![]() ![]() Meeting Robbie Shakespeare, then playing bass for The Hippy Boys, in 1972, Dunbar began a life-long friendship. He's my idol! In some ways, I'm self taught but I got a lot of help from other drummers by watching them play."ĭunbar launched his musical career while still in his teens, playing with a local group, The Yardbrooms at the age of fifteen. During a 1997 interview, he recalled, "I saw (Knibbs) playing and I thought, 'I want to be a drummer' because he's the hardest worker in the band. ![]() "Reggae Drumsplash", the 1997 release is an encyclopedic exploration of Jamaican rhythms that includes over 840 sampled loops.ĭunbar's earliest inspiration for playing the drums was sparked while watching Lloyd Knibbs and The Skatalites on television. Sly Dunbar has also recorded four solo albums. The duo also worked with an impressive list of non-Jamaican performers including Bob Dylan, Shabba Ranks, The Rolling Stones, Joe Cocker, Herbie Hancock, Maxi Priest, Cindy Lauper, KRS-One, Queen Latifah, Yoko Ono and No Doubt. ![]() As one-half of the Riddim Twins, Dunbar joined with bassist Robbie Shakespeare to provide the rhythm section and/or production for recordings by many reggae artists including Peter Tosh, Black Uhuru, Culture, Dillinger, Israel Vibration and U Roy. Sly Dunbar was born as Lowell Fillmore Dunbar. ![]()
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