RIP Robbie Shakespeare.

[PaulB]

Very sad news this morning as we hear of the death of one of the world's best ever bass players. One of the greatest ever bass and drums duos along with his erstwhile partner, Sly Dunbar.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MqkTmAYscU

 

[Cycleops]

Iconic bassist, here he is with Black Uhuru:


View: https://youtu.be/dFmI34xBD08

 

[PaulB]

That's Bunny Wailer, Lee Perry and now Robbie all gone in 2021.

 

[Chromatic]

Saw this on another forum earlier, even though reggae is not my thing it's another sad loss to music.

 

[Profpointy]

Very sad to hear.

Apart from Black Uhuru and other gigs in their own right, I remember noticing Sly and Robbie were on so many records nominally by other artists.

 

[raleighnut]

Saw this on another forum earlier, even though reggae is not my thing it's another sad loss to music.

Not just Reggae


View: https://youtu.be/1XSvsFgvWr0


Sad loss

 

[farfromtheland]

Oh, a great loss!


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVIsTZPp0iM

 

[Chromatic]

Not just Reggae


View: https://youtu.be/1XSvsFgvWr0


Sad loss

Looked like Bob Dylan appeared before the dreaded ( see what I did there? Robbie Shakespeare, reggae, dreads! Geddit?) black box appeared, Bob is even less my thing!

 

[raleighnut]

Looked like Bob Dylan appeared before the dreaded ( see what I did there? Robbie Shakespeare, reggae, dreads! Geddit?) black box appeared, Bob is even less my thing!

Sly and Robbie with Mark Knopfler and Mick Taylor on guitars, gotta be some kind of 'supergroup' surely.

 

[Cycleops]

Not sure if this is him playing here but a great version of Twist and Shout by Chaka Demus and Pliers. I know he worked with them.

View: https://youtu.be/0ejxNjMjlB4