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  Sly Dunbar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Lowell "Sly" Dunbar was born on 10 May 1952, in Kingston, Jamaica.
Working together with Robbie Shakespeare, Sly and Robbie are considered one of the world's premier rhythm sections for their work in and out of reggae.
Dunbar and Shakespeare formed their Taxi label in 1980.
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Dunbar is soft-spoken and sincere as he sits in a modest office at the Mixing Lab to discuss his work and career.
Sly explains that the work of Chaka Demus and Pliers, who hit in 1993 with "Murder She Wrote," was an important stage in the development he is seeking.
Sly combined a dancehall drum pattern without a bassline (in the same style as the 'Bogle' rhythm used on "Murder She Wrote") and a sustained chord (like one would find in a soul tune) to complement her vocal.
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 Drummerworld: Sly Dunbar
Sly had an affinity for the drums from a young age, even constructing his own set out of empty food cans.
The first official Sly and Robbie release came in 1981 with Sly and Robbie Present Taxi, which was followed the next year by Dunbar's final solo album to date, Sly-Go-Ville.
Dunbar continued to work with Shakespeare into the '90s, the two shifting their focus once again to dancehallin an effort to bring reggae back to its former state of overseas popularity; they have also worked with American rap artists on such albums as 1990's Silent Assassin.
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 Sly Dunbar
Sly Dunbar was born on 10 May 1952, in Kingston, Jamaica.
Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare are considered one of the world's premier rhythm sections for their work in & out of reggae.
Lowell "Sly" Dunbar (drums) and Robbie Shakespeare (bass) had become the premier Jamaican rhythm team in the mid-Seventies, the two of them anchoring a series of hit-making studio bands and forming the creative lynchpin of innovative reggae sounds all the way up to the present day.
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 Sly Dunbar: Slyght Of Hand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Although Lowell "Sly" Dunbar is primarily known as the drumming half of the rhythm team of 'Sly and Robbie,' he currently spends all of his time as the principal operator of the Mixing Lab and associated Taxi label, co-owned by him and partner/bassist Robbie Shakespeare.
Sly Dunbar's achievements as a producer are enough to earn him a permanent place in reggae history, but his contribution to reggae percussion is equally remarkable and influential.
Sly explains that the ultra-progressive sound of vintage Black Uhuru came from translating his observations of the three singers into music.
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 Sly & Robbie MP3 Downloads - Sly & Robbie Music Downloads - Sly & Robbie Music Videos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Lowell Charles Dunbar was nicknamed Sly for his adoration of Sly Stone, and in his teens had begun his career in the late '60s playing in studio bands.
Dunbar would have better luck with his studio work and made his recorded debut with the Upsetters on the single "Night Doctor." Producer Lee Perry was obviously impressed with the young drummer and consistently used him in the studio.
Dunbar's mechanized beats were so far afield from what others were creating as to be off the map entirely, while Shakespeare's sinuous bass adds a rich organic feel to the sound.
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Sly's technical proficiency and relentless inventiveness drove him to constantly develop original drum patterns, and while most of the island's other drummers were copying his latest innovations, he would move on and create something new.
Sly's inventive and entertaining playing can be heard on dub and instrumental albums such as VITAL DUB, SATTA DUB and REVOLUTIONARY SOUNDS, as well as supporting the Mighty Diamonds on their classic RIGHT TIME.
Around this time, Sly was the first drummer to integrate successfully synthesized drums into his playing, and a little later became the first reggae drummer to use a Simmons electronic drum kit.
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 Sly And Robbie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Drummer Lowell 'Sly' Dunbar (getting his nick Sly from listening to Sly Stone) and bassplayer Robert Shakespeare meet in the mid seventies.
Dunbar already had quite a reputation as a drummer.
En 1980, Sly Dunbar et Robbie Shakespeare produisent des légendes du reggae...
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 The MTV Shop - Sly Dunbar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Sly and Robbie's own albums include Friends, which received a Grammy award as "Best Reggae Album" in 1999.
Dunbar's earliest inspiration for playing the drums was sparked while watching Lloyd Knibbs and The Skatalites on television.
Meeting Robbie Shakespeare, then playing bass for The Hippy Boys, in 1972, Dunbar began a life-long friendship.When Shakespeare was asked to recommend a drummer for a recording session for producer Bunny Lee's Aggrevators, he remembered Dunbar.
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 Interview mit Sly Dunbar
Sly: Wir haben Sachen gemacht, von denen wir heute schon nicht mehr wissen, daß wir sie gemacht haben.
Sly: Nein, in meiner derzeitigen Situation kann ich kein Fußball mehr spielen: wenn mir was passiert und ich mir die Arme breche, kann ich kein Schlagzeug mehr spielen.
Während der 30 Jahre von Sly and Robbie haben wir immer versucht, Euch musikalisch zufrieden zu stellen.
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 Monty Alexander, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare - Chameleon - Last.fm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Monty Alexander, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare - Chameleon - Last.fm
Monty Alexander, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare - Chameleon
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 Sly and Robbie: history
Sly was playing at a club called Tit for Tat and Robbie was up the street at Evil People.
The work with Grace Jones was the start of a heap international artists wanting Sly & Robbie to produce and/or provide the drum 'n bass backing for their songs and albums.
From now on, Sly focuses on drum programming and production (Robbie still plays the bass), and again they produce a gigantic world wide hit: Murder she Wrote by Shaka Demus and Pliers.
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 Sly Dunbar Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
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 Drummerworld: Aynsley Dunbar
With over 30 gold and platinum records from over 112 albums, Aynsley Dunbar has proven himself one of the finest drummers in the business for over forty years, whether as a member of a band or as a session musician.
Playing drums since the age of eleven, Aynsley began his professional career on the Liverpool jazz scene, playing at various gigs until joining a band called Leo Rutherford at fifteen, and then on to the traditional jazz band Merseysippi Jazz Band at the age of seventeen.
In 1967, Dunbar formed a blues-rock band named The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, which featured guitarist/vocalist John Moorshead, keyboardist Tommy Eyre, bassist Alex Dmochowski, organist/singer Victor Brox, and also back veteran blues artist Champion Jack Dupree and Tim Rose, famous for his songs Hey Joe and In the Morning Dew.
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 DrumCore : Sly Dunbar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
As half of reggae's premier rhythm section, (known simply as "Sly & Robbie" or the "Riddim Twins"), Sly Dunbar has appeared on records by legends such as Bob Marley; Peter Tosh; Jimmy Cliff; Black Uhuru; and Burning Spear.
When artists outside of Jamaica heard Dunbar's infectious grooves, they sought him out to play sessions with them—pop and rock artists such as Grace Jones, Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan, and Herbie Hancock.
Dunbar's latest release "The Dub Revolutionaries Meet The Mad Professor" (2004) reflects his work in the classic Jamaican "Dub" style.
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 Sly Dunbar - Reggae Drumsplash - MIDI Classics
Sample CD Sly Dunbar needs no introduction, he is one of the world's greatest drummers.
Dubbed the Riddim Twins, Sly and Robbie pioneered the fusion of Hip Hop and Reggae that is today taking the charts by storm - Dancehall Reggae has left a trail of music rich in rhythm and bass.
Sly plays the numerous styles of Reggae and Ska, then opens the vault to his Dancehall grooves, which can only be described as a sonic hurricane.
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 Michael Rose, Black Uhuru, Sly Dunbar issue of 400 Years   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Issue 3 is a 56 pager featuring Michael Rose, Sly Dunbar and Black Uhuru.
Concentrating on the work of Black Uhuru it contains incisive interviews with Mykal Roze and Sly Dunbar and a lengthy 7", 12", LP and tape listing/discography.
Two with Michael Rose and one with the legendary Sly Dunbar.
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 Milando - Suche nach "Sly Dunbar : Sly wicked & slick  LP"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Milando - Suche nach "Sly Dunbar : Sly wicked & slick  LP"
Sly Dunbar : Sly wicked & slick  LP durchsucht.
Ihre Suche nach - 'Sly Dunbar : Sly wicked & slick  LP' - fand keine Produkte bei Milando.
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 Monty Alexander, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare's "Monty Meets Sly & Robbie" SACD reviewed on ...
The result is a pleasant fusion of jazz and reggae with dub overtones, but one with some limitations, both musical and technical.
Having worked with Sly and Robbie many years ago when I was at Island Records, I was somewhat disappointed that there was not more reggae-oriented and "Jamaican" material on the album.
While the cuts are well-known in most cases, the novelty of the stylings wears off after a while and they begin to sound a little too alike.
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 Telarc International:
On Monty Meets Sly and Robbie, pianist and Kingston, Jamaica native Monty Alexander teams up with Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare—reggae’s most respected and experienced rhythm section—to create a killer combination of classic soul tunes, funky jazz and modern grooves with a hardcore, dub flavor.
Sophisticated and down-to-earth, Monty Meets Sly and Robbie crafts its own blend of jazzy soul infused with fresh beats and a stripped-to-the-bone sound.
"Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, reggae’s most respected and experienced rhythm section, join the great jazz pianist Monty Alexander to create a killer combination of soul tunes, funky jazz and modern grooves with a hardcore, dub flavor."
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 Sly Dunbar - ZICLINE, l'info musicale
Pour une bonne nouvelle en voilà une bonne : enfin la réédition en CD augmentée de 6 bonus qui n'existaient que sous forme de 45 tours et qui faisaient la joie des collectionneurs, Sly go ville est dans les bacs.
Dans la sphère reggae, il n'existe pas au monde d'équivalent de cette section rythmique formée par Sly Dunbar (batterie) et Robbie Sheakespear (basse).
Sorti en 1982, Sly go ville regroupe 14 titres dont une superbe version de Inner city blues du grand Marvin Gaye.
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 Monty Alexander, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare - Last.fm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Monty Alexander, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare - Last.fm
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 nodoubt
were in the island this past week, to record tracks produced by the Riddim Twins, Sly and Robbie, for their new album.
Long time lovers of Reggae and Dancehall, No Doubt specifically wanted to work with the Killer on one of the songs and came to Kingston to record with him.
(below left) Gwen is over the moon with the vocal Killer just laid, (below) Sly Dunbar expresses his delight at the Warlord's skills.
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 Sly Dunbar mp3
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 Sly Dunbar Music : Sly Dunbar Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
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Featuring some of the greatest names ever to sit at a mixing desk - Lee 'Scratch' Perry & his Upsetters, Gregory Issacs, King Tubby & Tommy McCook - the fifty tracks present here encompass the whole Jamaican dub spectrum.
Instrumental B-Sides to reggae classics, one-off acetates & Rasta rhythms are all represented, with even the odd bit of comedy thrownin for good measure (c.f: the openings to Sly & The Revolutionaries startling dub plates).
The only one criticism (and it is minor) is that the set isn't definitive, with the obvious lack of Augustus Pablo tracks somewhat affecting the release's overall potentcy.
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 ISLAND 12"S
Remixed by Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare and Godwin Logie, Chris Blackwell
Produced by Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare and Paul 'Groucho' Smykle
Produced by Sly and Robbie and Lloyd Willis
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