Jan 26 2026

In memoriam: Sly Dunbar 1952-2026

By A Pop Life (Erwin Barendregt) in In memoriam

✎	Lowell Fillmore “Sly” Dunbar
☆	05/10/1952
†	01/26/2026
∞	Jamaican drummer and producer, originally renowned from his work with the reagge rhythm section Sly And Robbie. Dunbar was an influential player, whose rhythms were copied multiple times. He was a popular session musician and producer. He worked on music by reggae musicians like U-Roy, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, Sugar Minott, Augustus Pablo, Yellowman and Black Uhuru. But he was sought after outside of the reggae genre as well, by artists like Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, Cyndi Lauper, Joe Cocker, Yoko Ono, Sting en Grace Jones
♫	Selection Sly And Robbie: Language Barrier Rhythm Killers Taxi Fare Friends Rhythm Doubles Dubrising Cooperations: Joan Armatrading – Walk Under Ladders Dennis Brown – Visions Of Dennis Brown Dennis Brown – Hold Tight Dennis Brown – Give Prasies Jackson Browne – World In Motion Jimmy Cliff – Follow My Mind Jimmy Cliff – Give The People What They Want Joe Cocker – Sheffield Steel Bootsy Collins – Play With Bootsy Ian Dury – Lord Upminster Bob Dylan – Infidels Gwen Guthrie – Gwen Guthrie Mick Jagger – She’s The Boss Garland Jeffreys – Don’t Call Me Buckwheat Grace Jones – Warm Leatherette Grace Jones – Nightclubbing Grace Jones – Living My Life Augustus Pablo – King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown Simply Red – Life Sting – 44/876 Peter Tosh – Legalize It Peter Tosh – Equal Rights Peter Tosh – Bush Doctor Peter Tosh – Mystic Man

Sly Dunbar

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