Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "As one half of Sly & Robbie, Sly helped shape the sound of reggae and Jamaican music for generations," read a statement from his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The drummer half of the influential duo Sly & Robbie, Sly Dunbar, shown around 2000, helped shape modern reggae for decades. He ...

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 ...

In 2026 so far, the music world has repeatedly been surprised to learn about the deaths of famous and talented artists. That trend has now continued as the reggae legend who worked with some of the ...

Sly Dunbar, the legendary Jamaican drummer who helped steer reggae‘s modern evolution while providing the backbeat to countless recordings, has died. He was 73. Dunbar’s wife, Thelma, confirmed his ...

Reggae icon Lowell 'Sly' Dunbar passed Monday at his Kingston, Jamaica, home at the age of 73. His daughter Natasha confirmed he passed away, but did not disclose his cause of death, according to TMZ.

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Sly Dunbar, the legendary reggae drummer who was a longtime musical partner with bassist Robbie Shakespeare and worked with artists such as Bob Marley and Madonna, has died at the ...

Lowell “Sly” Dunbar, the reggae drummer who helped define the sound of Jamaican music for decades, died Monday. He was 73. Dunbar had been in poor health and died at his home in Kingston, according to ...

The reggae legend who worked with Bob Marley and shaped generations of music has died at 73, prompting tributes across the industry. Reggae legend Lowell “Sly” Dunbar died at 73 after a groundbreaking ...

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