Sly & Robbie

Drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare are not only the most renowned rhythm section in reggae, they're among the most celebrated groovemeisters in all of pop music. The Kingston pair starting playing together in the mid-1970s, when reggae was really hitting its stride, and they quickly became in-demand session players. In Jamaica they graced the recordings of countless artists, from Lee "Scratch" Perry to Peter Tosh. After Sly & Robbie's fame spread to the US and UK in the '80s, they were recruited by Bob Dylan, Grace Jones and other pop/rock stars. The duo's own project Taxi, featuring various guest vocalists, was a reggae crossover success that displayed Dunbar and Shakespeare's growing technological facility as well as their vaunted rhythmic prowess.

• Adrian Sherwood
• Augustus Pablo
• Black Uhuru
• Burning Spear
• Culture
• Dennis Brown
• Grace Jones
• Jimmy Riley
• Linton Kwesi Johnson
• Mad Professor
• Mikey Dread
• Scientist
• Steel Pulse
• The Congos
• Wailing Souls

• Curtis Mayfield
• James Brown
• Jimmy Cliff
• King Tubby/The Observer Allstars/The Aggrovators
• Lee "Scratch" Perry
• Marvin Gaye
• Peter Tosh
• Sly & The Family Stone
• The Funk Brothers
• The Skatalites
• The Wailers (Reggae)
• Toots Hibbert

• Beenie Man
• Big Youth
• Chaka Demus & Pliers
• DJ Shadow
• DJ Spooky
• Gang Of Four
• Goldie (Drum & Bass)
• Howie B.
• Luciano
• Massive Attack
• Maxi Priest
• Roni Size/Reprazent
• Shaggy
• Talking Heads
• Tortoise

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