- Born
- Died
- Birth nameLowell Fillmore Dunbar
- Nicknames
- Sly & Robbie
- Lowell Dunbar
- Sly Dunbar
- Black Uhuru
- Sly
- Lowell 'Sly' Dunbar was born on May 10, 1952 in Kingston, Jamaica. He was an actor and composer, known for Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997), Smoke (1995) and Boomerang (1992). He was married to Thelma. He died on January 26, 2026 in Kingston, Jamaica.
- SpouseThelma(? - January 26, 2026) (his death, 1 child)
- Nicknamed Sly after Sly Stone, one of his favorite musicians.
- He together with Robbie also played on Bob Dylan's albums Infidels and Empire Burlesque (using recordings from Infidels sessions).
- Together with Robbie Shakespeare, he formed Taxi label in 1980. It has seen releases from many international successful artists, including Black Uhuru, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Ini Kamoze, Beenie Man and Red Dragon.
- With Robbie Shakespeare, he is one-half of Sly and Robbie, reggae music's most prolific and long lasting production team. They are considered originators of the "Rockers" rhythm. They started working together in the mid 1970s, after having established themselves separately on the Jamaican music scene.
- With Robbie Shakespeare as Sly and Robbie, he is one of the personalities mentioned in the song Genius of Love by Tom Tom Club. The others mentioned were Bob Marley, Smokey Robinson, 'Hamilton Bohannon', George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, and Kurtis Blow.
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