The legendary reggae drummer, Sly Dunbar, has died at age 73, creating performances that defined the genre while also influencing the wider world of popular music.

ANALYSIS The drumbeat that helped carry reggae, dancehall, and Caribbean music onto the world stage has fallen silent. Lowell Fillmore Sly Dunbar, the drummer extraordinaire, producer, and co-founder ...

Reggae has lost one of its most important architects with the death of Sly Dunbar, the innovative drummer who helped carry the sound from Kingston to the world. He was […] ...

Lowell Fillmore “Sly” Dunbar, a Jamaican drummer and one-half of the production duo Sly and Robbie, has died at the age of 73, sources confirmed to The Guardian. “About 7 o’clock this morning, I went ...

Dunbar was one-half of the production team, Sly & Robbie. The family released a statement confirming his death. Sly Dunbar, a renowned reggae drummer, passed away on Monday (January 26) at age 73. The ...

Sly Dunbar, whose drumming with bassist Robbie Shakespeare made for an all but unrivaled reggae rhythm section utilized by such greats as Bob Marley, Bob Dylan and Mick Jagger, has died. He was 73.

Lowell “Sly” Dunbar, the Jamaican drummer for the former reggae group Sly & Robbie, has died. He was 73. Dunbar’s wife, Thelma, confirmed the news to Jamaican newspaper The Gleaner on Monday. “About ...