Sly and Robbie
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Island Records stars pay tribute at Montreux Jazz Festival (Reuters)On Saturday, the festival pays tribute to jazz singer Nina Simone with performances by Kidjo and Wyclef Jean before further celebrations of Blackwell and Island Records including Sly and Robbie on Sunday and Marianne Faithful on Monday. In this article: Chris Blackwell, Angelique Kidjo, Island Records, Monty Alexander, Bob Marley, Ray Lema, Poverty, Billy Jean, Another One Bites the Dust, and AIDS |
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Wikipedia | July 12, 2009
Dean Fraser
...Dynamite, and in 1980 by Revolutionary Sounds for producer Donovan Germain. Fraser provided horns for Sly & Robbie in the 1980s, both on record and on tour. Fraser appeared at the 1981 Reggae Sunsplash, performing an instrumental version...
In this article: Dean Fraser, Bob Marley, Joe Gibbs, Donovan Germain, Redemption Song, Dennis Brown, Lloyd Parks, and Jamaica
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Mikey Chung
...(? -1975? -?), and the Compass Point All Stars (Island Records). He often accompanied Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare on their recordings and played guitar for Black Uhuru. He has worked with Maxi Priest, Grace Jones, Bette Midler, Big...
In this article: Mikey Chung, Sly Dunbar, Word, Sound and Power, All Stars, Now Generation Band, Peter Tosh, Joe Cocker, Garnett Silk, Big Mountain, and Inner Circle
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Daily Mail | March 11, 2009
Amy Winehouse starts off well... but ends the night in a different outfit looking rather bedraggled
...Bush Empire on May 31. The Island 50 festival - May 26 to 31 - features some of the label's other top acts including Paul Weller, Keane, The Fratellis, Sly & Robbie, Cat Stevens and 'very special' guests. She will be supported at her...
In this article: Amy Winehouse, London, Monkey Man, Paul Weller, Cat Stevens, Toots and the Maytals, and Back to Black
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Compass Point All Stars
...that Blackwell put together in 1980, based on jamaican (reggae) foundation shaped around legendary combo Sly & Robbie, with Sly Dunbar (drums), Robbie Shakespeare (bass), joined by Mikey Chung (guitar) and Sticky Uzzaiah Thompson...
In this article: Wally Badarou, Chris Blackwell, Grace Jones, Alex Sadkin, Joe Cocker, Mikey Chung, and Black Uhuru
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Empire Burlesque
...be prominent on the recording. In April, Dylan participated in a recording session with Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare (better known as Sly & Robbie), playing harmonica on "No Name On The Bullet. " The song was released on ''Language...
In this article: Bob Dylan, Empire Burlesque, Robbie Shakespeare, Infidels, Arthur Baker, Sam Shepard, Steven Van Zandt, and Knocked Out Loaded
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Sly and Robbie are one of reggae's most prolific and long lasting production teams. The rhythm section of drummer Lowell Dunbar (nicknamed Sly after Sly Stone, one of his favorite musicians) and bass guitarist Robert Shakespeare started working together in the mid 1970s, after having established themselves separately on the Jamaican music scene. They are humorously also sometimes referred to as Sly Drumbar and Robbie Basspeare. For example, the sleeve notes of Black Uhuru's Red album credit drums and syndrums to Sly Drumbar and bass guitar to Robert "Robbie" Basspeare.
Sly and Robbie may well be the most prolific recording artists ever. One estimate is that they have played on or produced some 200,000 songs , considering that some of their riddims such as "Revolution" have been used on over 100 songs.
Sly and Robbie played Sligo Town, Ireland in October between Thurs 23rd and 27th 2008 as part of the Sligo Live Festival.
- Name:
- Sly and Robbie
- Origin:
- Jamaica
- Years Active:
- 1970s - Present
- Current members:
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- Lowell Dunbar
- Robert Shakespeare
- Genre:
- Reggae
- Record Label:
- TAXI Records
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