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Related: About this forumDamn another one bites the dust - the great Sly Dunbar is dead
https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/01/26/legendary-drummer-sly-dunbar-dies-73/https://www.discogs.com/artist/5064-Sly-Robbie
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Damn another one bites the dust - the great Sly Dunbar is dead (Original Post)
malaise
Monday
OP
rzemanfl
(31,247 posts)1. Darn keys are right next to each other.
You have a typo.
Another blow
malaise
(293,779 posts)3. Wiki has not updated yet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_Dunbar
Partly now
He died this morning
https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/01/26/legendary-drummer-sly-dunbar-dies-73/
Partly now
He died this morning
https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/01/26/legendary-drummer-sly-dunbar-dies-73/
malaise
(293,779 posts)4. Bet you didn't know this
Last year - "Master drummer Sly Dunbar and Herbie Miller, curator of the Jamaica Music Museum, have been honoured by the University of Minnesota for their contribution to making reggae a global brand.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKsQlwRSWjf/
duckworth969
(1,284 posts)5. The drum beat on Sinsemilla
Is completely wicked, masterful hand technique. Starts after the intro, its a subtle bit.
malaise
(293,779 posts)6. Great observation- real talent dat
A good brethren used to light up and relax with Black Uhuru, Sly and Robbie😀
Celerity
(53,952 posts)7. RIP! A superb album they played on..... Culture - Two Sevens Clash (1977)
Label: Joe Gibbs Record Globe
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Jamaica
Released: 1977
Genre: Reggae
Style: Roots Reggae




Joseph Hill lead vocals
Albert Walker harmony vocals
Kenneth Dayes harmony vocals
Lloyd Parks bass
Sly Dunbar drums
Lennox Gordon guitar
Robbie Shakespeare guitar
Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont guitar
Franklyn "Bubbler" Waul keyboards
Errol "Tarzan" Nelson keyboards
Harold Butler keyboards
Uziah "Sticky" Thompson percussion
Herman Marquis alto saxophone
Vin Gordon trombone
Tommy McCook tenor saxophone
Bobby Ellis trumpet
Errol "ET" Thompson, Joe Gibbs arranging, mixing
malaise
(293,779 posts)8. Checking with a brethren to see who among them is
still alive