Sly Dunbar, a Grammy Award-winning drummer and a member of the manufacturing duo Sly & Robbie, has died. Together with the late Robbie Shakespeare, Sly Dunbar fashioned the Taxi Information label in 1980 and labored with a bevy of musical greats each inside and past the confines of reggae and dub.

Sly Dunbar’s spouse knowledgeable The Jamaican Gleaner publication about her husband’s passing, sharing a quick assertion concerning his loss.

From The Jamaican Gleaner:

“About 7 o’clock this morning I went to wake him up and he wasn’t responding, I known as the physician and that was the information,” Thelma mentioned, struggling to speak by means of her ache and tears.

“Yesterday was such a great day for him. He had buddies come over to go to him and all of us had such a great time. He ate properly yesterday … typically he’s not into meals. I knew he was sick … however I didn’t know that he was this sick,” shared Thelma, Sly’s lifelong accomplice.

In response to the outlet, Dunbar had been sick for a while and was getting therapy in an undisclosed location. It was not shared the place Dunbar was getting therapy.

Dunbar was born Lowell Fillmore Dunbar on Might 10, 1952, in Kingston, Jamaica. His drumming profession started at 15, and he later joined the band of the legendary Jamaican duo, Dave and Ansell Collins.

After establishing himself as a expertise on the drums, he met Shakespeare, a bassist, and the pair went on to work as session gamers for a number of reggae acts whereas performing as a duo. Sly & Robbie’s abilities have been lent to the likes of Beenie Man, Bunny Wailer, and several other giants of the reggae scene.

Dunbar and Shakespeare additionally labored with vocalists resembling Joe Cocker, Maxi Priest, Merely Purple, and Madonna, amongst different high acts.

Sly Dunbar was 73.

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