Sly Dunbar, Jamaican drummer who played with reggae and rock greats, dead at 73

Jan 27, 2026 - 15:00
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Sly Dunbar, Jamaican drummer who played with reggae and rock greats, dead at 73
Two dark-complected man, one bespectacled, stand beside each other and hold a framed award.

Two-time Grammy Award-winning reggae drummer Sly Dunbar, who fuelled countless tracks from Bob Marley to Bob Dylan and was one-half of the influential reggae rhythm section Sly & Robbie, has died. He was 73.