Editing Sly Dunbar (section)

==Biography==
Dunbar began playing at 15 in a band called The Yardbrooms. His first appearance on a [[sound recording and reproduction|recording]] was on the [[Dave and Ansell Collins]] album ''Double Barrel''. Dunbar joined a band Ansell Collins called Skin, Flesh and Bones.<ref name="AMG"/>

Speaking on his influences, Sly explains “My mentor was the drummer for [[the Skatalites]], [[Lloyd Knibb]]. And I used to listen a lot to the drummer for [[Booker T. & the M.G.'s]], [[Al Jackson Jr.]], and a lot of Philadelphia. And there are other drummers in Jamaica, like Santa and Carly from [[the Wailers Band]], Winston Bennett, [[Paul Douglas (musician)|Paul Douglas]], Mikey Boo. I respect all these drummers and have learnt a lot from them. From them, I listened and created my own style. They played some things I copied, other things I recreated."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/lectures/sly-and-robbie-twins-peak|title=Red Bull Music Academy|website=Redbullmusicacademy.com|access-date=13 October 2019}}</ref>

In 1972, Dunbar met and became friends with [[Robbie Shakespeare]], who was then bass guitarist for [[the Hippy Boys]]. Shakespeare recommended Dunbar to [[Bunny Lee]] as a possible session drummer for [[the Aggrovators]]. Dunbar and Shakespeare decided to continue performing together. They worked with [[Peter Tosh]] and his band until 1981, recording five albums.<ref name="AMG"/>

Dunbar noted about [[the Mighty Diamonds]]' song "Right Time": "When that tune first come out, because of that double tap on the rim nobody believe it was me on the drums, they thought it was some sort of sound effect we was using. Then when it go to number 1 and stay there, everybody started trying for that style and it soon become established."<ref>{{cite book | title = This is Reggae Music: The Story of Jamaica's Music | first = Lloyd | last = Bradley | publisher = Grove Press | year = 2001 | isbn = 0-8021-3828-4 | url =https://archive.org/details/thisisreggaemusi00brad | url-access = registration | quote = Mighty Diamonds Right Time. | page =[https://archive.org/details/thisisreggaemusi00brad/page/479 479]}}</ref> According to ''[[The Independent]]'', the entire album ''[[Right Time]]'' was "revolutionary", the breakthrough album of "masters of groove and propulsion" Dunbar and Shakespeare, with "Sly's radical drumming matching the singers' insurrectionary lyrics blow-for-blow."<ref>{{cite news | title = The rhythm kings Drum and bass are at the heart of popular music and for 20 years Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare have been acknowledged the best. But who are their own favourites? | first = Charles Shaar | last = Murray | date = 12 March 1999 | work = The Independent | access-date = 17 December 2008 | url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4959497.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121022170916/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4959497.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = 22 October 2012}}</ref>

Dunbar and Shakespeare formed their [[Taxi Records]] [[record label|label]] in 1980. It has seen releases from many international successful artists, including [[Black Uhuru]], [[Chaka Demus and Pliers]], [[Ini Kamoze]], [[Beenie Man]] and [[Red Dragon (musician)|Red Dragon]].<ref name="AMG"/>

Dunbar played for [[the Aggrovators]] for Bunny Lee, [[the Upsetters]] for [[Lee "Scratch" Perry|Lee Perry]], [[the Revolutionaries]] for [[Joseph Hoo Kim]], and [[sound recording and reproduction|recorded]] for Barry O'Hare in the 1990s.<ref name="AMG"/>

Dunbar plays drums on several noteworthy tracks produced by [[Lee "Scratch" Perry|Lee Perry]] including "Night Doctor", [[Junior Murvin]]'s "Police and Thieves", and [[Bob Marley]]'s "[[Punky Reggae Party]]" 12" track (although the track was produced by Perry, Dunbar's drum track was actually recorded at [[Joe Gibbs (producer)|Joe Gibbs]] Duhaney Park studio).<ref name="Midnight Raver">{{cite web|title=The Usual Suspects Part III: Sly Dunbar interviewed by Dermot Hussey|url=http://midnightraverblog.com/2014/01/10/sly-and-robbie-part-iii/|website=Midnightraverblog.com|access-date=31 January 2014}}</ref>

Sly and Robbie also played on [[Bob Dylan]]'s albums ''[[Infidels (Bob Dylan album)|Infidels]]'' and ''[[Empire Burlesque]]'' (using [[sound recording and reproduction|recordings]] from the ''Infidels'' [[music session|sessions]]). Other [[session musician|sessions]] include their appearance on three [[Grace Jones]] albums, and work with [[Herbie Hancock]], [[Joe Cocker]], [[Serge Gainsbourg]] and [[the Rolling Stones]].<ref name="AMG"/>

In 2008, Sly Dunbar collaborated with the Jamaican percussionist Larry McDonald, on his debut album ''Drumquestra''.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-larry-mcdonald-drumquestra-mcpr-1693320.html | location=London | work=The Independent | first=Nick | last=Coleman | title=Album: Larry McDonald, Drumquestra (MCPR) | date=31 May 2009}}</ref>

Dunbar appeared in the 2011 documentary ''Reggae Got Soul: The Story of [[Toots and the Maytals]]'' which was featured on the [[BBC]] and described as “The untold story of one of the most influential artists ever to come out of Jamaica”.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ymljb|title=BBC Four - Toots and the Maytals: Reggae Got Soul|website=BBC|access-date=13 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfiNMBhnd8w |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/SfiNMBhnd8w |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Toots & The Maytals - Reggae Got Soul - Documentary Trailer|date=15 August 2013 |publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=13 October 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 1979, [[Brian Eno]] remarked of Sly Dunbar: " (...) So when you buy a reggae record, there's a 90 percent chance the drummer is Sly Dunbar. You get the impression that Sly Dunbar is chained to a studio seat somewhere in Jamaica, but in fact what happens is that his drum tracks are so interesting, they get used again and again."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.hyperreal.org/artists/brian_eno/interviews/downbeat79.htm |title=Downbeat – PRO SESSION – The Studio As Compositional Tool |website=Music.hyperreal.org |access-date=27 June 2014}}</ref>