From The Jamaica Gleaner
Lowell Fillmore 'Sly' Dunbar, drummer extraordinaire and co-founder of the revolutionary Taxi Records label, has died. His wife, Thelma, confirmed to The Gleaner that he passed away at home this morning. He was 73.
"About 7 o'clock this morning I went to wake him up and he wasn't responding, I called the doctor and that was the news," Thelma said, struggling to talk through her pain and tears.
Sly, who had been ailing for some time, was being treated by physicians at home and overseas.
"Yesterday was such a good day for him. He had friends come over to visit him and we all had such a good time. He ate well yesterday ... sometimes he's not into food. I knew he was sick ... but I didn't know that he was this sick," shared Thelma, Sly's lifelong partner.
Born on May 10, 1952, Lowell Fillmore 'Sly' Dunbar distinguished himself as one half of the iconic duo Sly and Robbie, the illustrious Riddim Twins who revolutionised reggae and dancehall music. His musical partner, bassist Robbie Shakespeare, died on December 8, 2021, in Miami, Florida, at the age of 68.
Sly Dunbar, whose first recording appearance was on the Dave and Ansell Collins album Double Barrel, began playing drums at the age of 15 with The Yardbrooms. He later joined the Ansell Collins-led band Skin, Flesh & Bones.
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RIP
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