{"id":18629,"date":"2026-02-01T07:04:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T07:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/?p=18629"},"modified":"2026-02-01T07:04:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T07:04:18","slug":"sly-dunbar-reggae-legend-dies-at-73","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/sly-dunbar-reggae-legend-dies-at-73\/","title":{"rendered":"Sly Dunbar, Reggae Legend, Dies at 73."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='epvc-post-count'><span class='epvc-eye'><\/span>  <span class=\"epvc-count\"> 149<\/span><span class='epvc-label'> Views<\/span><\/div><p>Sly Dunbar, the prolific Jamaican drummer and half of the iconic production duo Sly &amp; Robbie, has passed away at 73. With a career spanning over five decades, Dunbar played on an estimated 200,000 recordings worldwide. His wife, Thelma, reported finding him unresponsive on January 20, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare formed the Revolutionaries, a rhythm section that revolutionized reggae music with their unique &#8220;rockers&#8221; rhythm. They worked with legendary artists like Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Gregory Isaacs, and later with international stars like Madonna, Mick Jagger, and Sting.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18630\" src=\"http:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-1.png 614w, https:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-1-252x300.png 252w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><br \/>\nThe duo&#8217;s production company was born out of hardship, with stories of living on bread and water to save money. Their creative partnership remains one of the most in-demand in reggae history. Sly &amp; Robbie&#8217;s influence on reggae music will be remembered for generations to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>149 ViewsSly Dunbar, the prolific Jamaican drummer and half of the iconic production duo Sly&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[986,985,984],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sly Dunbar, Reggae Legend, Dies at 73. -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/sly-dunbar-reggae-legend-dies-at-73\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" 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