A cornerstone of Jamaican music for over 40 years, Sly & Robbie were important
figures in shaping reggae's languid rhythms and grooves and became leading
producers as the genre evolved into dub, dancehall and ragga. Both made their
names as young session musicians in Kingston: Sly Dunbar (born Lowell Dunbar on
May 10, 1952, in Kingston, Jamaica) as a drummer and Robbie Shakespeare (born in
Kingston, Jamaica on September 27, 1953) as a bass player. They were united in
1975 by producer JoJo Hookim to work as the rhythm section for his studio band
The Revolutionaries. Their mutual l...