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ALBUMRas Steppers (DJ Drez Remix) - SingleSly & Robbie & DJ Drez
Albums by Sly & Robbie
ALBUMForwardBitty McLean & Sly & Robbie
ALBUMA Tribute To King TubbySly & Robbie
ALBUMSly & Robbie vs. Roots Radics: The Dub BattleSly & Robbie & Roots Radics
ALBUMFox Dubs: Remember Our CreatorReggae Angels & Sly & Robbie
ALBUMRemember Our CreatorReggae Angels & Sly & Robbie
ALBUMThe Final Battle: Sly & Robbie vs Roots Radics (Deluxe Edition)Sly & Robbie & Roots Radics
ALBUMKids Reggae (Sing - Along Bible Songs)Rorey Baker & Sly & Robbie
ALBUMThe Final Battle (Sly & Robbie vs. Roots Radics)Sly & Robbie & Roots Radics
ALBUMMagicHook Shop & Sly & Robbie
ALBUMLove Restart (Deluxe Edition)Bitty McLean & Sly & Robbie
Sly & Robbie's Popular Music Videos
Live It Up (Beardman Shuffle)
Sly & Robbie, Beenie Man & Ansel Collins
With Me
REA, Sly & Robbie & Chekx
Full Moon, Plant a Tree (feat. Lee "Scratch" Perry, Addis Pablo)
Sly & Robbie
Argentina (feat. Ken Boothe)
Sly & Robbie
Make a Change (feat. Luciano)
Sly & Robbie
This Morning (feat. Mykal Rose)
Sly & Robbie
Mind Your Own (feat. Horace Andy)
Sly & Robbie
Artist Playlists
Sly & Robbie Essentials
Essential grooves from Jamaica's unstoppable Riddim Twins.
Sly & Robbie: The Producers
The Jamaican duo has pushed boundaries since the mid-'70s.
Inspired by Sly & Robbie
These Jamaican beatmakers had the world nodding to their rhythms.
Sly & Robbie: Deep Cuts
Their bassy riddims are traditional, hi-tech, and timeless.
Artist Biography
Sly & Robbie were one of the most influential rhythm sections in Jamaican music, architects of popular trends in reggae, dub, and dancehall that became highly sought-after among international superstars such as Bob Dylan, Grace Jones, and No Doubt. Drummer Lowell Fillmore "Sly" Dunbar (born 1952) and bassist Robert Warren Dale Shakespeare (born 1953) met in Kingston, Jamaica, in the early ‘70s while working as session musicians. They bonded over a love of Motown, country music, and local pioneers like The Wailers, eventually partnering and earning acclaim for their work on Mighty Diamonds' 1976 LP, Right Time, which showcased their masterful grooves and innovative beatmaking. The pair launched their Taxi label shortly after, releasing a string of guest-filled albums like 1983's Sly & Robbie Turbo Charge, featuring reggae legends Black Uhuru and Jimmy Riley, as well as 1987's experimental Rhythm Killers, which explored funk and electronic dance music. They scored some of their biggest hits in the ‘90s alongside Chaka Demus & Pliers, reinterpreting Sister Nancy's “Bam Bam” and detonating a global sensation with “Murder She Wrote.” In their later years, Sly & Robbie remained prolific, earning a Grammy nomination for 2015's The Reggae Power and cementing their historic legacy before Shakespeare's passing in 2021.
Hometown
Kingston, Jamaica
Genre
Reggae