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Lowell “Sly” Dunbar (10 May 1952 - )

Male Person - Jamaica

 Also known as (1)

Releases (2)

Official

Album

  1. Sly, Wicked and Slick 1979
  2. Sly-Go-Ville 1982

Relationships (17)

Member Of

  1. The Seven Seas Players (1981) original, drums (drum set)
  2. Ring Craft Posse
  3. The Aggrovators
  4. Sly & Robbie
  5. The Professionals
  6. Material
  7. The Taxi Gang
  8. Kookoo Baya
  9. The Upsetters
  10. Skin, Flesh & Bones
  11. Black Roots Players
  12. The Revolutionaries
  13. Joe Gibbs & The Professionals
  14. Word, Sound and Power
  15. Black Uhuru
  16. Sly & the Revolutionaries
  17. Padlock

Recordings by (45)

  1. Rasta Fiesta 4:10 (1979)
  2. Sesame 3:17 (1979)
  3. Lovers Bop 5:12 (1979)
  4. Senegal Market Place 3:34 (1979)
  5. Mr. Music 4:26 (1979)
  6. Queen of The Minstrels 4:39 (1979)
  7. Dirty Harry 4:16 (1979)
  8. Oriental Taxi 4:11 (1979)
  9. Hot You're Hot 3:36 (1981)
  10. Slippin' Into Darkness 5:00 (1982)
  11. Gonna Love You 3:44 (1982)
  12. Battle of Jericho 4:03 (1982)
  13. Inner City Blues 4:13 (1982)
  14. If You Want It 4:00 (1982)
  15. River Niger 5:09 (1982)
  16. Unmetered Taxi 3:15 (1982)
  17. A Who Say 4:55 (1989)
  18. Bluesy Baby II 5:14 (1991)
  19. Mr Music 4:28 (1991)
  20. Cocaine Cocaine 4:48 (1991)
  21. Mr Bassie 3:26 (1991)
  22. Dope Addict 5:40 (1991)
  23. Sun Is Shining 3:04 (1991)
  24. Nigger Whitie 3:49 (1991)
  25. Dance and Shake Your Tambourine 4:20 (1991)
  26. Top Rank 2:45 (1991)
  27. Bluesy Baby 5:14 (15 Jul 1997)
  28. Drug Addict 5:40 (2001)
  29. Sun Is Shining ?:?? (2002)
  30. Dirty Harry ?:?? (2002)
  31. When You're Hot 3:40 (2003)
  32. Sesame Street (2001 remaster) 3:17 (18 Apr 2011)
  33. You Haven't Done Nothing ?:?? (19 Sep 2011)
  34. Hot You're Hot 3:38 (2011)
  35. Queen of the Minstrels 4:38 (2011)
  36. Hot You’re Hot ?:?? (Jun 2012)
  37. Rasta Fiesta 4:09 (30 Jul 2012)
  38. Mr. Bassie 3:24 (11 Aug 2014)
  39. Mr. Music 4:27 (11 Aug 2014)
  40. A Who Say 4:57 (11 Aug 2014)
  41. Dope Addict 5:39 (2015)
  42. Senegal Market Place 3:31 ()
  43. Africa Dub (remix) 3:10 ()
  44. Sesame Street 3:18 ()
  45. Mr Music 4:25 ()

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Double Barrel 2:45 Dave & Ansel Collins (1971) membranophone
  2. Cosmic Slop 5:16 Material (1975) drums (drum set)
  3. Man Smart, Woman Smarter 4:30 Dream Warriors (1976) drums (drum set)
  4. Stepping Razor 5:48 Peter Tosh (1977) drums (drum set)
  5. Equal Rights 5:58 Peter Tosh (1977) drums (drum set)
  6. Get Up, Stand Up 3:36 Peter Tosh (1977) drums (drum set)
  7. Downpressor Man 6:26 Peter Tosh (1977) drums (drum set)
  8. Apartheid 5:22 Peter Tosh (1977) drums (drum set)
  9. I’m the Toughest 3:53 Peter Tosh (1978) slit drum, drums (drum set)
  10. Dem Ha fi Get a Beatin 4:15 Peter Tosh (1978) slit drum, drums (drum set)
  11. Creation 6:27 Peter Tosh (1978) slit drum, drums (drum set)
  12. Bush Doctor 4:05 Peter Tosh (1978) slit drum, drums (drum set)
  13. Moses (The Prophet) 3:38 Peter Tosh (1978) slit drum, drums (drum set)
  14. Stand Firm 6:12 Peter Tosh (1978) slit drum, drums (drum set)
  15. Pick Myself Up 3:58 Peter Tosh (1978) slit drum, drums (drum set)
  16. (You’ve Gotta Walk) Don’t Look Back 3:46 Peter Tosh (1978) slit drum, drums (drum set)
  17. The Day the Dollar Die 4:50 Peter Tosh (1979) percussion, drums (drum set)
  18. This World 3:16 Sugar Minott (1979) membranophone
  19. Can’t You See 3:43 Peter Tosh (1979) percussion, drums (drum set)
  20. Save the Children 4:55 Sugar Minott (1979) membranophone
  21. Crystal Ball 5:11 Peter Tosh (1979) percussion, drums (drum set)
  22. Fight On 3:21 Peter Tosh (1979) percussion, drums (drum set)
  23. Mystic Man 5:56 Peter Tosh (1979) percussion, drums (drum set)
  24. Give the People 5:50 Sugar Minott (1979) membranophone
  25. Jah Seh No 4:40 Peter Tosh (1979) percussion, drums (drum set)
  26. Recruiting Soldiers 4:27 Peter Tosh (1979) percussion, drums (drum set)
  27. Be Careful 2:43 Sugar Minott (1979) membranophone
  28. Buk‐In‐Hamm Palace 8:47 Peter Tosh (1979) percussion, drums (drum set)
  29. Rumours of War 3:29 Peter Tosh (1979) percussion, drums (drum set)
  30. Whooping MA MA ?:?? Carl Dobson (1980) membranophone
  31. It's You I Really Love ?:?? Carl Dobson (1980) membranophone
  32. So in Love ?:?? Carl Dobson (1980) membranophone
  33. MYSTICAL COSMIC VIBRATION 5:24 Pecker (1980) drum machine, membranophone
  34. She Take a Set ?:?? Carl Dobson (1980) membranophone
  35. INTERNATIONAL ORCHITIS 4:09 Pecker (1980) membranophone
  36. MILITANT SNIFF 4:28 Pecker (1980) membranophone
  37. Mother Martha ?:?? Carl Dobson (1980) membranophone
  38. Soul Shake Down ?:?? Carl Dobson (1980) membranophone
  39. Mystical Electro Harakiri 5:02 Pecker (1980) membranophone
  40. Jump for Joy ?:?? Carl Dobson (1980) membranophone
  41. Sweet Heart ?:?? Carl Dobson (1980) membranophone
  42. Take It Easy ?:?? Carl Dobson (1980) membranophone
  43. I’ve Seen That Face Before (Libertango) 4:29 Grace Jones (04 May 1981) synthesizer, drums (drum set)
  44. The (Body Song) 5:22 Ian Dury (Sep 1981) drums (drum set)
  45. Lonely (Town) 4:32 Ian Dury (Sep 1981) drums (drum set)
  46. Spasticus (Autisticus) 5:12 Ian Dury (Sep 1981) drums (drum set)
  47. Wait (For Me) 4:01 Ian Dury (Sep 1981) drums (drum set)
  48. I Can’t Lie to Myself 3:25 Joan Armatrading (Sep 1981) drums (drum set)

Produced

  1. Happiness 4:21 Black Uhuru (1980)
  2. Utterance 3:43 Black Uhuru (Jun 1981)

Credited as (26)

  1. Sly & Gitsy
  2. Sly & The Revolutionaries
  3. Sly Dunbar
  4. Sly and The Revolutionaries With Jah Thomas
  5. Sly Dunbar & Christopher Birch
  6. Sly Dunbar & Tamlins
  7. Lowell “Sly” Dunbar
  8. Material feat. Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Lowell “Sly” Dunbar & Robert "Robbie" Shakespeare
  9. Monty Alexander feat. Sly Dunbar
  10. Lutan Fyah feat. Sly & Robbie
  11. Marshall Peters & Johnny Lawton
  12. Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Peter Tosh, Mikey 'Mao' Chung featuring Chris Hinze
  13. Gussie P, Sly & Herbie
  14. Larry Levan Featuring Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Gwen Guthrie, Wally Badarou, Darryl Thompson
  15. Sly & Lenky
  16. Sly, Lenky & Frenchie
  17. Monty Alexander feat. Lowell “Sly” Dunbar
  18. Judas / Sly & Firehouse Crew
  19. Sly & Firehouse Crew
  20. Vladislav Delay + Sly Dunbar + Robbie Shakespeare
  21. Marianne Faithfull, Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare
  22. Sly, Robbie And Yellowman
  23. Vladislav Delay / Sly Dunbar / Robbie Shakespeare
  24. Keith Richards feat. Lowell “Sly” Dunbar & Robert “Robbie” Shakespeare & Black Uhuru
  25. Monty Alexander, Ernest Ranglin, Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare
  26. Monty Alexander, Sly Dunbar & Mixa Mike

Works (75)

Wrote

  1. Cheerleader
  2. Ooh La La
  3. Send It Up
  4. Who Could It Be
  5. All in My Head (Flex)
  6. Either or Either
  7. You Want It
  8. Miles
  9. Serious Love
  10. Rise Up
  11. Return to the Bass and Trouble
  12. Murder She Wrote
  13. Santa Barbara
  14. Hasta abajo
  15. In de Ghetto
  16. Ras Trent
  17. Peanut Butter
  18. The Fire From Africa
  19. Siempre si
  20. The Human Chain
  21. Solutions (We Can Do It)
  22. Beat Con Flow
  23. Destiny
  24. Reggae y Son
  25. Slave Trade
  26. We Are One
  27. Slow and Sexy
  28. Rudebox
  29. Winsome
  30. Pull Up to the Bumper
  31. Say It
  32. Angel Eyes
  33. Music Power
  34. House Call
  35. Slow and Sexy
  36. Tease Me
  37. Compliments on Your Kiss
  38. In da Getto
  39. Havana Meets Kingston (La canción)
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Composed

  1. Stripped to the Bone
  2. Rhythm Killer
  3. Bank Job
  4. Superthruster
  5. Fatigue Chic
  6. Nipple to the Bottle
  7. Boops (Here to Go)
  8. Let's Rock
  9. Girls (Watching)
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Lyrics

  1. Girls (Watching)
  2. Anthem
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Events (1)

Guest Performer At

  1. Black Uhuru at The Concert Hall

Links (10)

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/sly_dunbar

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_Dunbar

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/30419
  2. https://www.discogs.com/artist/508282

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000477341

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1783132/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/195940

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2165958

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sly_Dunbar_TFF_04.JPG

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/1ea888e8-3406-41b7-a516-5e743540a442