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Sly and Robbie
Group · Jamaica · formed 1970
Jamaican rhythm section and production duo
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Also known as Sly & Robby · Sly And Robbie · Sly DUMBAR & Robbie SHAKESPEARE · Sly Dumbar and Robbie Shakespeare · スライ&ロビー · 斯萊與羅比
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1970s
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Debut release: Disco Dub
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Biography
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Biography
Sly and Robbie were a prolific Jamaican rhythm section and production duo, associated primarily with the reggae and dub genres. Drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare teamed up in the mid-1970s after establishing themselves separately in Jamaica as professional musicians. They recorded several albums under the Sly and Robbie name, and made hundreds of appearances on records by other performers.
Shakespeare died in December 2021 following kidney surgery, and Dunbar on 26 January 2026.
1970s: Beginnings in reggae
Sly Dunbar, then drumming for Skin Flesh and Bones, and Robbie Shakespeare, playing bass and guitar with the Aggrovators, discovered they had the same ideas about music in general (both were fans of Motown, Stax Records, the Philly Sound, and country music, in addition to Jamaican record labels Studio One and Treasure Isle), and reggae production in particular. Speaking on his influences, Sly explained “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, 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." Sly and Robbie first worked together with The Revolutionaries for the newly created Channel One studio and label, operated by the Hoo Kim brothers.
According to The Independent, their breakthrough album was The Mighty Diamonds' 1976 release Right Time, which helped to establish them as the "masters of groove and propulsion." The drum beat on the title song was particularly tricky; in 2001 Dunbar recalled, "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 establish."
1980s: Transition to digital
In 1976, they introduced a harder beat called "Rockers", which quickly replaced the then-prevalent "One Drop" style, then introduced the "Rub a Dub" sound in the early 1980s. Sly and Robbie were important in developing the trend towards computer-assisted music and programming in the mid-1980s. Chris Blackwell made them the core of the Compass Point All Stars, the Nassau recording band based at Compass Point Studios that was to produce classic records for Grace Jones, Joe Cocker and Gwen Guthrie among many others.
In 1985, Sly and Robbie performed on the album Scacchi e tarocchi by Francesco De Gregori.
Their 1987 funk and dance album Rhythm Killers
Rhythm KillersSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1Fire5:252Boops (Here to Go)5:153Let's Rock7:254Yes We Can Can6:165Rhythm Killer7:186Bank Job3:56 was produced by Bill Laswell with an ensemble of musicians and showcased the duo's branching outside of the reggae market and experimenting with electronic sounds. It also produced a number 12 hit on the UK Singles Chart in 1987 with "Boops (Here to Go)" which Robbie Williams later sampled for his single "Rudebox".
1990s: Dancehall
In the early 1990s, Sly and Robbie introduced a novel sound with the hits "Bam Bam" and "Murder She Wrote" by Chaka Demus & Pliers. Chaka Demus' rough DJ vocals were matched with Pliers' sweet, melodic, soul-influenced singing; this unusual vocal pairing was championed by Sly and Robbie. This formula has since been used with success by the likes of Shaggy (who teamed up with singers Rayvon and Rik Rok), Shabba Ranks, Maxi Priest and others. This predates the trend in some rap music where a song's "hook" or chorus is sung by a guest, while the verses are rapped.
In the "Bam Bam" style, Dunbar introduced Indian tabla sounds in his drum beats, while Shakespeare altogether stopped playing bass on this particular project.
Sly & Robbie continued to innovate during the late 1990s and early 2000s, fusing dancehall and Latin music sounds (La Trenggae) or dancehall and hip hop/R&B (their 2004 'Big Up' riddim). They had a second UK top 40 hit in 1997, collaborating with Simply Red on a cover of Gregory Isaacs' "Night Nurse", reaching number 13.
Also in 1997, their collaboration with The Fugees was included on The Score, which went on to be one of the best selling albums of the decade. In 1999, their Strip to the Bone album paired them with Scottish electro producer Howie B, and together they explored new dub territories. Their 1999 single "Superthruster" from this album became a mainstream hit, whose music video was played on MTV frequently. The animated video depicted Sly and Robbie in battlesuits chasing a harlequin through a technological complex. As the video progresses, the harlequin turns out to be a marionette directed by the real villain. The early scene involving the Harlequin marionette bears at least a passing resemblance to Sven Väth's 1994 animated cult-video "Harlequin". "Superthruster" was released on vinyl and as a DVD single, its February 1999 release date making it one of or even the first DVD single ever to go on sale.
They won a Grammy Award in 1999 for the album Friends
FriendsSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Friday3:592Night Nurse3:533Seems to Be I'm Losing3:414Only a Smile3:395You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To4:026Penny Lover3:577Theme From 'Mission Impossible'4:008Candy Girl4:039Ghetto Girl3:5210All This Love4:0311Shoulder to Cry On4:5712Satisfaction4:0213Night Nurse (Jah Wobble radio mix)3:3814Friday (Street mix)4:0615Candy Girl (Street mix)4:06.
2000–2021: Projects
In 2003, they compiled and mixed a DJ mix album, Late Night Tales: Sly & Robbie, as part of the Late Night Tales series for Azuli Records. Far from restricting themselves to the Jamaican scene, (in which they have played for virtually every prominent Jamaican musical artist from Beenie Man to Sean Paul to Peter Tosh, Black Uhuru, Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, Spanner Banner, Ini Kamoze and others), they have played with and produced artists such as Madonna, Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones, Grace Jones, Joan Armatrading, Gilberto Gil, Joe Cocker, Matisyahu, Serge Gainsbourg, Simply Red, Michael Franti, Sting, Khaled, Mey Vidal, Tricky, Doug E. Fresh, Carlos Santana, Sinéad O'Connor, Monty Alexander, Ian Dury, and others.
Sly and Robbie produced No Doubt's international hits "Hey Baby" and "Underneath It All".
They also produced some tracks for Suggs' 1996 debut solo album The Lone Ranger including the hit version of "Cecilia" featuring Louchie Lou & Michie One which sold over 500,000 copies in the UK alone and reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart.
After 35 years together, they still toured and recorded in the 2000s, until Shakespeare's death in 2021. In early 2005, they toured with Tony Rebel and Half Pint. During the summer of 2005, they toured Europe and the UK with Bunny Rugs, lead singer for Third World. During the fall of 2005 they were on the road with Sinéad O'Connor. in August 2006, they appeared with Don Carlos at the Reggae on the River festival, and in August 2007 they performed on a tour of the Western United States and Canada along with dancehall-soul singer and actress Cherine Anderson, including headlining Reggae Rising in Humboldt County and the Hollywood Bowl. They toured with Bitty McLean, the TAXI Gang, and in 2012, planned a Jamaican Legends tour throughout Europe, with jazz pianist Monty Alexander and guitarist Ernest Ranglin.
They have produced several new Jamaican artists for their Taxi label, as well as such as Elephant Man and Buju Banton, for whom they re-used their 1982 instrumental song "Unmetered Taxi
Unmetered TaxiSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 21 tracks1Revolution3:592Revolution (version)3:513Revolution (dub plate mix)3:244Heart Made of Stone3:425Heart Made of Stone (version)3:436Shine Eye Girl3:197Shine Eye Girl (version)3:228Real Love3:559Real Love (version)3:4610Rocky Music4:0311Rock Music (dub)3:5012Baltimore3:4013Baltimore (version)3:3814Old Broom3:3615Old Broom (version)3:2916Love & Devotion3:4017Drunken Master3:4518Tickle Me3:3919Tickle Me (version)3:2420Taxi2:3421Unmetered Taxi3:16" for the number one hit "Driver A". In 2006, they recorded with their original group, the Revolutionaries, to produce Horace Andy's new album Livin' It Up and produced several hits for Cherine Anderson. In 2007, they collaborated with the Italian rapper Jovanotti on the album Safari. They also produced tracks for Paul McCartney and Britney Spears. Sly and Robbie collaborated with the Ecuadorian singer-songwriter Cecilia Villar Eljuri, on several occasions; on her song "El Aire" from her 2008 album En Paz, in 2012 on her song "Empuja" from Fuerte and in 2016 on her song "Quiero Saber" from La Lucha. Sung in Spanish, these songs quickly charted on Worldbeat and Latin Alternative international radio. Sly and Robbie worked on Brazilian singer-songwriter Vanessa da Mata's third album Sim, bringing their own feel to several tracks. Partially recorded in Kingston, Jamaica, Sim was released on 28 May 2007 by Sony BMG.
In 2009, Movin' On, the new album by Bitty McLean, which they produced with McLean and their longtime friend and associate Guillaume Bougard, came out and was widely acclaimed as the best reggae album of the year. Sly and Robbie toured Japan, Morocco (Mawazine festival) and Europe with McLean to showcase the album. Sly and Robbie produced four songs on Cherine Anderson's EP The Introduction-Dubstyle. The second single "Shine on Jamaica", which was produced by the duo, peaked at number 1 for four weeks on both the South Florida Reggae charts, as well as the WAVS 1170 Reggae Charts. In 2012, they worked on Khalifa's album G.RIOT 2012 and Bitty McLean's album. Their 2014 project, Sly and Robbie presents No-Maddz, was released at the end of 2014.
They received their 11th Grammy Award nomination in 2014 for the album The Reggae Power
The Reggae PowerSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Love On My Mind4:032Get Ya Girl5:033Let Me Love You3:544Star Across the Sky4:165Wasn't So Bad4:176Chatty Woman4:297Dancin' Time3:518Zutto5:049Anything and Everything4:1310Off Love4:1111Pray For the World4:2812Crazy Jamaican Love3:5913Shibuya Dream4:3714Party Time3:05. In October 2015, the duo received the Gold Musgrave Medal in recognition of their contribution to music.
In 2019, they collaborated with the reggae group Roots Radics on the album The Final Battle: Roots Radics vs. Sly & Robbie, produced by Hernan "Don Camel" Sforzini. The album was nominated for a Grammy.
Appearances in media
Sly and Robbie appeared in the 2011 documentary Reggae Got Soul: The Story of Toots and the Maytals which was featured on BBC and described as "The untold story of one of the most influential artists ever to come out of Jamaica".
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 15 | 72.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 123 | 98.5th |
| Studio albums | 71 | 99.6th |
| Awards recorded | 4 | 96.3th |
| Timeline events | 74 | 99.5th |
| Recording span (years) | 46 | 86.9th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (123 release groups · 71 studio albums)
Albums · 71
1979 · studio album
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A1Side Walk Doctor6:12A2War of the Gods4:46B1Depth Charge4:51B2Mickey Mouse3:42B3Battle of the Titans4:12Dub Transmission Specialists: At Prince Jammy's
1982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:09:02
Disc 11Bad Girls Dub3:242Loving Tonight3:103Jah Is With You3:134Weeping Willow4:085Rise Up3:276Sound Man Style3:237African Culture3:448Tonight Is the Night3:559Eden Dub4:1110Pure Is the Soul3:26Disc 21Double Trouble3:122Dance Dub3:083Pumping Dub3:134Crisis Dub3:465Reggae Style3:056Mystic Style3:367His Imperial Majesty3:428Chopping Dub3:139Firehouse Special3:0310See No Evil3:031982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks
A1SyncopationA2Free Ticket to RideA3EarthscanA4Flirting in SpaceB1Space InvadersB2NighthawkB3Lazer EyesB4Flight to Nowhere1984 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1TribulationA2Feel ItA3Try to Hyponotise MeA4Can't DweetA5How Are YouA6YowB1You Have fe MoveB2Let's MoveB3My Sweet LadyB4She NiceB5Girl Next DoorB6A We Control1984 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 36:59
A1Kingston Rock3:33A2Politicians4:30A3Now I Know4:35A4Let's Get Together5:45B1Policemen6:15B2Listen To The Bop4:11B3Right3:50B4I And I4:201985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 39:38
A1Make 'em Move8:01A2No Name on the Bullet6:04A3Miles (Black Satin)7:21B1Bass and Trouble6:06B2Language Barrier6:50B3Get to This, Get to That5:161986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 55:11
1Triplet4:112Devil Pickney3:413Rock Music4:114Pure & True5:455VLA Music4:316Fort Augustus4:487Sitting & Watching4:178Baltimore4:389Taxi Connection5:0110Bang Bang3:4411Red Hot3:4712Those Tricks3:3613Unmetered Taxi3:011987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 35:35
1Fire5:252Boops (Here to Go)5:153Let's Rock7:254Yes We Can Can6:165Rhythm Killer7:186Bank Job3:561988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 31:56
1All Aboard3:592Spy Vs Spy4:053Super Cool4:004First Light3:595My Turf4:016Free at Last3:597Rice + Peas4:038Here + Beyond3:501989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:00:26
1Rebel3:582Adventures of a Bullet3:513Woman for the Job4:174Man on a Mission3:335Steppin'3:116Under Arrest4:597No One Can Stop This Boy3:458Dance Hall6:499Party Together5:3310Living a Lie4:3911Come Again2:4212Letters to the President4:2013Ride the Riddim4:3514It's Me4:14Dubs For Tubs - A Tribute To King Tubby
1990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks
1Dub Fit for a King2Dub for the 90's3Dub for Joy4Dub For Happiness5Dub For Pleasure6Dub For Roots People7Dub For All Seasons8Dub For the Young & Old9Dub to Make You Move & Groove10Dub For Everybody's Party11Dub Immortal MemorySly & Robbie Present... DJ Riot
1990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 45:36
A1Minimum Wages3:33A2Wine & Go Down3:44A3One Burner3:45A4Hey Girl3:42A5Look Like Me4:05A6SRD4:03B1Who Test3:48B2Judgement Day3:47B3Love Motion3:49B4Raggamuffin3:46B5Nothing Like That3:40B6Wanna Party3:541991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 45:30
1Disgraceful3:252Dread Dread3:453African Roots3:294Playful3:225Everybody's2:316Forever3:257Passion3:288Peace3:119Conference3:4310War3:2011It's True3:2012Fancy Make Up2:1713One My Love3:1214Jah Jah Man3:02Sly & Robbie Present Sound of Sound
1992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 45:00
1Bagdad Cafe4:122Thief of Bagdad4:123Shank Eye2:544Holy Shank Eye2:525Freedom Blues3:036Pizza 1033:0275th Ave Groove2:458Bad Boys3:289Be Patient3:1010Come Back Fresh2:3711Stones3:0412Triangle of Love3:1513Mona Lisa3:1814Honey3:081992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks
1I Love You2Born To Love You3My Conversation4Hot Milk5Queen Majesty6Traveling Man7Armagidon8High Version9Make You Love Me10Keep That Night11Fatty Fatty1993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 58:29
1Plastic Dub3:202Warb of the Gods3:373Stonewall3:164Sting3:025Peter Gun3:026Roxanne3:027Iatola3:088River Niger3:159Depth Charge3:1410Battle of the Titans3:1411Faces in Dub2:5312My Whole World in Dub3:1813Heart Made of Dub3:0714Lovers Bob3:0315Sleeping Beauty3:2416Trying in Dub3:0717Market Dub3:4718Drum and Bass Dub3:401995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 57:40
1The Party5:052The Party (dub mix)4:183Fudge Faced Man3:244Fudge Faced Man (dub mix)4:175Groove on Love5:216Groove on Love (dub mix)4:187Much Too Fat4:388Where So We Go From Here (club version)3:379Where So We Go From Here (Hip Hop version)3:5610NYC (Central Park version)5:3711NYC (Bronx Zoo version)5:3012I Love U Babe3:5513Brainwash3:441995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 58:58
1Story Book Dub3:432Captivating Dub3:053Trade Man Dub3:494Vibes of Dub3:155Sweet African Dub2:196Sweet Home Dub3:387African Princess Dub2:108Dub it on the Banking Dub3:249Do it ina Dance Hall Dub2:2310Get Ready Dub4:2211Keep On Dubbing3:4712A Struggling Dub4:0413Blazing Horns Dub3:5314Noisy Dub3:4515Rebel Horns Dub3:0516Musival Horns Dub2:4517A Spicy Dub2:3918Ragamuffin Dub2:521997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 49:16
1Theme From Mission Impossible4:022Bood, Bad and the Ugly4:153Fire in de Oven4:284La Bamba3:555Live It Up (Beardman Shuffle)3:506Village Caller3:587Sunday Sunday4:418Mambo Taxi (Congo)3:529Alfred Hitchcock4:1510Theme From the Apartment4:0111Rasta Reggae3:1712Far Out (feat. Robbie Lyn)4:421998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:11:01
1Into Battle9:432Ballistic Squeeze7:503Drilling for Oil8:514High Voltage Syndrome5:555Psionce Merge4:286Exodub Implosion6:127Superthruster3:588Fatigue Chic4:499Major Magic5:3410Softcore Surge3:0911Zen Concrete5:4812Stripped to the Bone4:441998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 59:58
1Friday3:592Night Nurse3:533Seems to Be I'm Losing3:414Only a Smile3:395You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To4:026Penny Lover3:577Theme From 'Mission Impossible'4:008Candy Girl4:039Ghetto Girl3:5210All This Love4:0311Shoulder to Cry On4:5712Satisfaction4:0213Night Nurse (Jah Wobble radio mix)3:3814Friday (Street mix)4:0615Candy Girl (Street mix)4:061998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 46:18
1I & I Give Praise5:292Babylon I'Rebel6:223Dreadzone4:344Ras Respect5:435Let I Go4:386Rootsman4:297Rudeboy Inna Ghetto5:008Trapper John10:031998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 41:44
1From the Grass Dub3:412I Yah Who Dub2:293Dreams of Dub3:174Middle East Dub3:525Asian Roots Dub3:476Stake Dub4:057Flight of Africa4:568Jah Easy Dub3:549Sahara Dub2:3010Brain Dub2:4311Pannin' Dub3:4912The Experience2:411999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 37:01
1Peaceful Dub4:492African Dub4:303Burial Dub4:284Mil'ital Dub4:115Hypocrite Dub3:396Good News Dub4:047Good Rocking Dub3:468Manpower Dub3:419Memories Dub3:531999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 52:23
1Love My Woman4:012Because I Am Black3:413Curly Locks3:494Trample4:065When a Man Is in Love4:566The Man Who Loves You3:577Rise Up3:518My Lover4:009Jah Love4:0210Freedom & Liberation4:0411Pretty Baby4:0312Boogie on Reggae Woman3:5913Worldwide Corruption3:54Prince Jammy Presents Uhuru In Dub
1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 37:26
1Edendub4:132Mystic mix3:383Hisimperial majesty3:474Weeping willow4:135Bad girls dub3:286Tonight is the night3:577Fire house special3:058African culture3:509Crisis dub3:4810Sound man style3:272000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 35:48
1Conference3:452African Roots3:313Dread Dread3:434Forever3:265Disgraceful3:296Passion3:277Peaceful Dub4:408Burial Dub3:599Fancy Makeup2:1410Man Power Dub3:342002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 52:23
1Here Comes The Rain4:292Here I Come Again4:483Answer The Telephone3:214French Dub3:235Tonight Is The Night3:206Searching (Instrumental Version)3:297German Soldier2:318Hi Di Hi2:509I Wanna Love Again3:3410Love Again (Instrumental Version)3:2311Watch And Peep3:0512Power Dub4:1813Dance The Reggae Music4:0814Punch2:2015Ease Up The Pressure (Jamaican Stereo Style)3:242002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 49:50
1Dub Takeover3:042Nobodies Dub2:383A Dub Tribulation3:344Liquidator Dub3:535African Dub Child (part 1)3:566None Shall Escape the House of Dub4:017Legalise the Dub4:008Satta Massa Dub4:029Bad Way to Dub2:0610Dub to the Roots3:4511Zion Gates of Dub4:2312Looking in the Eyes of Dub3:1313African Dub Child (part 2)3:3214Moving Out of Dubland3:432004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 45:17
1Subzero4:582Vice Vanity3:593Here Comes the Rain Again4:054Right Stuff Dub3:375Around the Sun3:436Perspective3:177Shock Absorber Dub3:478Street Times2:529For the Living4:0710Rhythmotor Dub3:3011Words in Verse3:1912Turbo Dub4:032004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 36 tracks · 1:58:05
Disc 11A Skanking Dub2:272Natty Dread Love Dub3:003A Monster Dub4:114Passion3:325Peace3:176It's True3:247Good news dub4:038A Jumping Dub2:229Ital Locks Dub3:2410The Most Important Locks Dub2:2211Fancy Make Up2:2312African Roots3:3513Playful3:2614Burial Dub4:2115Fat Man Dub3:0316Everybody Loves Dub3:1717Good Morning Dub3:4718None Shall Escape Dub3:14Disc 21Two Face Dub3:122Traditional Dub3:293A Loving Dub2:244One My Love3:155Ital Dub4:116Hypocrite Dub3:397Dub Me With Feeling3:288A Magical Dub3:319Dub Hold I & I3:2210Jah Jah Love Dub2:2511Disgraceful3:2912Manpower Dub3:4113A1 Dub2:5814Bad Man Dub2:4115Conference3:4716War3:2217Everybodys2:3318Forever3:302004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:15:35
1Revolution3:592Revolution (version)3:513Revolution (dub plate mix)3:244Heart Made of Stone3:425Heart Made of Stone (version)3:436Shine Eye Girl3:197Shine Eye Girl (version)3:228Real Love3:559Real Love (version)3:4610Rocky Music4:0311Rock Music (dub)3:5012Baltimore3:4013Baltimore (version)3:3814Old Broom3:3615Old Broom (version)3:2916Love & Devotion3:4017Drunken Master3:4518Tickle Me3:3919Tickle Me (version)3:2420Taxi2:3421Unmetered Taxi3:162005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 58:09
1Love on the Carpet4:012If I Could Rule the World3:523Marcus Garvey3:544Don’t Be Afraid3:445Reggae Town3:326Get Away3:547Way Back Home3:528Human Nature3:469Sweet Charlie3:5210Super Freak3:5111Oh La La La4:1012Mr Love4:0513Mambo Taxi3:5014Village Caller3:4615Theme From Mission: Impossible4:00Romantic Reggae For The Ladies
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks
1Baby Baby2Do Good3One Away Woman4Gonna Take A Miracle5I Need Your Love6True Love7The Way I Feel8A Nuh Nutten9Need You Woman10Cotton Candy11No Time To Lose12Woman To Divine13Reggae Explosion14Commitment2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 32:58
1The Mighty Dub Of Dubs4:032Stone Age Dub2:073Top Ranking Style Dub2:574Dub Hold I & I3:235Sly & Robbie Rock Steady Dub3:316Liquidation Dub2:447Sly & Robbie The King Of Dubs4:008Legalize It Dub Style2:599A Roots This A Dub3:4110Blazing Away Dub Style3:33Prince Jammy Presents Osbourne In Dub
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 32:40
1Loving Tonight - Original3:132Reggae Stylee - Original3:103Dance Dub - Original3:124Jah Is With You - Original3:185Chopping Dub - Original3:166Pumping Dub - Original3:167Double Trouble - Original3:158See No Evil - Original3:039Pure Is the Soul - Original3:2810Rise Up - Original3:292006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:15:35
1El Cumbanchero5:132Bounce4:193Memories (Ghetto Heaven)3:524Walk Out3:475Liar4:046Black People3:257Party Hot4:018My Girl3:589Leve Sound5:0210Star3:5311There For You4:5412Milk & Honey4:0313Heavy Load3:5514Just To Know4:0215Big Up4:0516Searching4:4817Mango Tongo4:1718Sun Shine (Bonus Track)3:572008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 34:42
1Crazy Day4:232Drama Inside4:113I Fell on the Wagon3:374U4:295Blackhouse (Paint the White House Black)4:336Serious4:107I Believe in You4:468Lonely4:332008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:01:01
1Intro (Our Criteria)0:332Hurry Home5:073I Shot the Sheriff4:394Pull Up Selector4:185Dancing Idiot3:186Baby Tonight3:407Meet the Martin4:238Talk4:009Amazing3:5110Fall From Grace4:1611Cornwall Middlesex and Surrey3:1612Love Again3:2813Keep the Light3:3314All It Is4:3915Natty Dread4:0316Way Back Home3:572008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 52:03
1Crazy Day4:252Drama Inside4:123I Fell on the Wagon3:384U4:315Blackhouse (Paint the White House Black)4:336Be Alright4:347I Believe in You4:478Serious4:119Lonely4:3410Vibrationship4:1711Changes4:2712This World3:542009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
1If I Fall In Love2Baby Don't Cry3Automatic4Paradise Baby5Choo Choo Train6Around The World7Won't Be Long8Wrapping Me In Your Love9La La La Love Song10Passion11The Perfect Vision12You Were Mine2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:10:51
1So Far Away4:242Shine On Jamaica4:063Need You Now3:484Good Life3:555When She Was My Girl3:556Dirty Taxi4:077Hotel California6:008Ready to Go4:019Pretty Baby3:5710Forever4:2611Johnny B. Goode3:5412Never Give Up4:2013Heathen4:0014New York, New York4:1115Why Me4:2916Tracks of My Tears4:0117Awa Dance3:172012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 41:25
1Dirty Flirty4:042Shabby Attack4:173Burru Saturday4:054Communication Breakdown3:355Frenchman Code4:286Riding East4:127Ruff House3:458Smoothie4:139The Bomber4:3010The Great Escape4:162012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 45:38
1Wild3:402Murderer (Down In The Ghetto)5:543What She Wants3:174Gangster For Life3:395Survive5:596Reggae Music3:297Running Red4:398Don't Ya Know3:219Save My Life4:2310Apocalypse3:3511Remember3:422014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1DictionaryA2Forward MarchA3French WomanA4Spray BellyA5Great WallB1StormyB2War ZoneB3DaphneB4MelissaB5Thumb Drive2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 54:38
1Ante Meridian3:282Free Ride4:523Head Ruler4:394It Came From the Sky5:245Babylon Under Attack4:086Bleeding Thorns3:257Post Meridian3:578Dusk Over the City5:029Ante Meridian (interlude)0:5010Destroy the Walls of Jericho3:5711The Lion's Den5:0212Flash It!4:0813Dreamcaster!5:462014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 35:48
1Satan Fall5:272Freedom Ring4:073Drone Snipers3:464Bully Tactics4:205To the Rescue4:396No Surrender4:457Flame Thrower4:488Dub-Ble Agent3:562015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 24 tracks · 1:34:16
Disc 11Love Be True4:392Servants of Jah3:513Love As One3:584Ones Who Care4:035Where Jah Places You3:476Victory Through Patience3:567Change Ourselves3:578Submit to Jah3:379Source of Guidance3:2510Be Supportive3:5311Time to Speak3:4212The Way4:20Disc 21Love Be Dub4:392Servants of Dub3:513Love As Dub3:584Ones Who Dub4:035Where Jah Dubs You3:476Victory Through Dub3:567Change Our Dub3:578Submit to Dub3:379Source of Dub3:2510Be Supportive Dub3:5311Time to Dub3:4212The Way Dub4:202015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 59:30
1Love On My Mind4:032Get Ya Girl5:033Let Me Love You3:544Star Across the Sky4:165Wasn't So Bad4:176Chatty Woman4:297Dancin' Time3:518Zutto5:049Anything and Everything4:1310Off Love4:1111Pray For the World4:2812Crazy Jamaican Love3:5913Shibuya Dream4:3714Party Time3:052015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 45:02
1The Jam4:412Hey Ya Hey4:343There's A Reward4:214Maybe I Love You3:505No More3:586Request4:057She Ran Away4:378Ruff Stuff6:429Already Know4:0410Falling In Love4:10Sly & Robbie Revisit Bob Marley
2017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
1Redemption Song2Soul Shake Down Party3Let Him Go4Let Him Go Dub5Slave Driver6No Mama No Cry7Is This Love8Mellow Mood9Crazy Baldhead10Sun Is Shining11Running Away12Talking Blues2017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 45:21
1Dub in Hand4:172Di Bad Dub4:243Raw Chaw Dub4:004Samantha Dub4:295Spanish Court Dub4:116Top Road Dub4:527Zakki Di High Priest Dub4:238Bus Station Dub4:449Lovers Look Dub4:4810Slow Dance Dub5:132017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 45:12
1Good Morning!3:402Attack of the Demotic Androids5:023Sinner's Remorse4:464Repentance4:295The Outermission4:206Good Evening!3:377Protest4:218Riot!5:229Absolute Chaos4:5910Creation!4:362018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 40:04
1Kingdoms of Africa4:012Open Your Eyes4:043Fire5:244Moonlight5:105Leave Out Babylon5:006Strength of a Woman3:547What Kind of World?3:588Throw Down Your Guns4:309Kingdoms of Africa Dub4:03Sly & Robbie’s Book of Dubelation
2018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 56:11
1Previously on Dubageddon…1:302Extraterrestrial Invasion7:073Crime (Who Are the Criminals?)4:514Cybernetic Affair5:075Spiritual Warfare4:036Innermission4:577Taxi Prophecy7:368Absolute Chaos Part 25:299Beast of the Marx5:3310Rapture5:1111Taxi Nation4:472018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:00:27
1If I Gave You My Love5:302How Long7:053White Scarf in the Mist6:424Strange Bright Crowd6:505Norwegian Sword Fish4:376Was in the Blues6:047European Express5:228Dream Drifter5:369Rock-Stone Noah Bingie5:3210Politically KKKorrrekkkttt7:092018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 47:25
A1Militant4:17A2Bouncy Bouncy3:50A3Smelly3:44A4Dread Karma4:09A5Nothing but the Truth4:23A6Mad Mad Bad3:50B1Close to You4:10B2Sweet Wood4:22B3Drop a Bomb4:04B4Mighty Bertus3:33B5Round and Brown3:16B6Creation Binghi3:47The Final Battle: Sly & Robbie Vs. Roots Radics
2019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 48:20
1This Morning4:162Ulterior Motives3:513Change My Mind3:474Glory3:595Mind Your Own3:536Gwan Run Up Yuh Mouth4:097Full Moon, Plant A Tree4:298The Gates Of Hell3:449Argentina3:2610Things Must Get Better4:1511Make A Change4:2012To You4:112019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 37:37
1Money3:303Rain from the Skies4:255I'll Always Love You3:466Peaceful Man4:257Play Play3:158Give Me Your Love3:239(Love Me Forever) 'Till I Die4:094Better Must Come2:582How Can I Love Someone3:3810I'm Still Waiting4:082020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 52:43
1Yaw Yaw Yippe3:572Mad Piano3:513Linstead Market4:054Belly Dancer4:195Sweet Dub4:116So Far Away4:227When Love Is New4:288Haul & Pull Up4:159Santa Barbara4:0610El Bang Bang4:1511Beat Box3:3612Two Thirty2:3613Coronation Market4:42Sly & Robbie Present: Sound of Taxi, Vol. 2
2021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 34:58
1Could It Be I’m Falling in Love7:252Cost of Living7:163Rambo3:244Ain’t Nobody Move Me6:355England Be Nice6:546Rain Dance3:242021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 31:48
1Unmetered Taxi3:132Johnny Dollar & Soldier Take Over7:553Soldier Man Rock4:134Have You Ever Been in Love4:505Hey Love4:086Sponjie Reggae3:357Sweat For You Baby3:542021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 31:35
1Triplets4:022Peter Gunn3:353Pastor Dub3:584Pumping Iron4:145Twilight Zone4:406TAXI Connection3:447The Sting3:428Waterbed3:402021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:33:24
1Desperate Lover3:312Mama3:483She Gone3:554I Don’t Like It3:505Cost of Living7:166Level the Vibes3:407When One Gone3:368Come Alive4:119Night Life Lady6:5210Desperate Lover (version)3:4211I Don’t Like It (version)3:2412Cost of Living (version)3:3013When One Gone (version)3:3214Come Alive (version)3:0315Scorcher (live)5:1916Mr. Landlord (live)4:4217Money Problems (live)4:5918Hold on (live)3:1519Crazy (live)4:3320Too Rude (live)3:0421Political Fiction (live)4:4822Greetings (live)4:54Taxi Presents Sound of the 90’s
2021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 48:02
1Dancing Dirty4:042Cruising4:143Oh Baby Baby4:024Fast Car4:145Baby Can I Hold You4:166Ebony Eyes4:057Banjo Rock3:558Rumours3:579Oh La La La4:0510All Cried Out4:0511Silly3:4712Mystic Party3:18Sly & Robbie vs. Roots Radics: The Dub Battle
2021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 56:00
1Dub Morning (Scientist Dub)4:122Dubterior Motives (King Jammy Dub)4:083Dub My Mind (Bunny "Striker" Lee Dub)3:564Dub Glory (Mad Professor Dub)4:005Mind Your Dub (Don Camel Dub)3:546Gwan Dub Up Yuh Mouth (Mad Professor Dub)5:017Full Dub, Plant a Tree (Don Camel Dub)4:288The Gates of Dub (Lee "Scratch" Perry Dub)3:459Argentina Dub (Dennis Bovell Dub)3:2910Dub Must Get Better (Don Camel Alt Dub)4:2111Make a Dub (Scientist Dub)4:1412Dub to You (King Jammy Dub)4:1213Dub It to the Max (King Tubby Dub)2:3414Radical Dub Mix (King Tubby Dub)3:462022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 50:45
1Be Accepted4:002Back in My Arms3:533Let's Make Up4:514The Best Part3:525Love Has Gone3:456One Nation4:337Beauty You Are3:588The Need in Me4:119Glass House5:0210Far as Eye Can See3:3611Where Is Your Love4:1012Where Is Your Dub4:542023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 32:06
1Shine Eye Dub3:222Jail House Dub4:123Shaolin Dub3:064Love & Dub4:535Rockers Delight2:286Modeling Dub3:007Real Rock Dub3:318Level Vibes Dub3:599Special Brew Dub3:352024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 53:42
1AI4:312Babylon Destroy Creation4:163Faith6:084Mama Africa4:475Stick A Bush4:296Too Much Blood Stain4:137Tribute To U Roy4:408Wicked Politician4:029Woman4:4910Rumors A Spread7:1411AI (Steven Stanley Remix)4:332025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 33:20
1Changing for you3:172Change3:013Please don't leave me3:294Don't leave me this way2:225Travelling man2:336Soul sister3:337Picture on the wall3:128Troubled man2:559Troubled man version2:5710Wedding ring3:3611Wedding day2:25— · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:04:05
1fire3:452boops (here to go)3:403get to this, get to that5:184dance hall3:365let's rock7:286make 'em move3:337woman for the job4:168wanna party3:589man on a mission3:3210yes we can6:3611srd4:0512who test3:5213bass and trouble6:0914it's me4:17
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| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Sixties, Seventies + Eighties: TaxiSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 43:011You Don't Care3:05 2Bum Ball2:57 3Only Sixteen3:11 4You Have Caught Me3:32 5Rain from the Sky2:38 6When I Fall in Love2:05 7Conquer Me3:19 8Swing Easy3:53 9Soul Serenade3:15 10Who Done It2:34 11Stampede2:43 12I Should Have Known Better3:38 13Watermelon Man2:40 14El Pussy Cat Ska3:31 | Compilation | 1981 | |
| 1982 | Dub Rockers DelightSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 37:081Leaving Dub4:36 2Dub Glory3:16 3Righteous Dub3:43 4Dub to My Woman4:09 5Night of Dub4:34 6Dub Softly3:16 7Doctor in Dub3:39 8Bound in Dub3:43 9Dub the Government2:41 10Jah in Dub3:31 | Remix | 1982 | |
| 1985 | A Dub ExperienceSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 32:551Destination Unknown4:26 2Assault on Station 53:26 3Joyride3:34 4Demolition City5:30 5Computer Malfunction4:58 6Jailbreak3:55 7Skull and Crossbones2:57 8Back to Base4:09 | Compilation | 1985 | |
| 1991 | Ragga Pon TopSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 42:041Move With the Crowd3:48 2Little Crook4:02 3Hold Me3:55 4Ole Horse3:43 5Thief3:58 6Boom Boom Bye Bye3:46 7Rum Shaker3:49 8Love Lullabye3:46 9Give Her the Credit3:46 10Money fi Spend3:41 11Makosa3:50 | Compilation | 1991 | |
| 1993 | Sly & Robbie Present The PunishersSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 45:221Dons Of Dons4:10 2Any Way You Deh3:49 3Worries3:47 4Piece Of The Action4:01 5Feel Like Paradise3:40 6Ticky Fi You Body3:48 7One Day In Your Life3:41 8Who No Like Get Up People3:45 9Big Things3:33 10Sweet Janice3:42 11Pressure You Hate3:44 12Take Me Fi Fool3:42 | Compilation | 1993 | |
| 1993 | Sound of Sound, Volume 2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 45:331Monkey Business3:58 2Green Light4:04 3Mr. Mention4:03 4Remedy4:07 5Breakfast in Bed3:37 6Love Relationship3:36 7Stop in the Name of Love3:28 8Chop Chop3:59 9Taste of My Love3:31 10A Lover's Question3:49 11Love Potion3:49 12Girl Ya Look Good3:32 | Compilation | 1993 | |
| 1998 | Taxi Singles 1Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 58:341Soul Limbo3:46 2Soul Limbo (Taxi Gang version)3:42 3Jungle Boogie3:59 4Party Time4:18 5Party Time Version4:16 6Feel Like Making Love3:53 7Feel Like Making Love version4:07 8Don't Know Why3:52 9It Ain't Who You Know3:59 10Thank You Jah3:39 11Come See About Me3:27 12Fever3:44 13Cuss Cuss3:58 14I Want Her4:28 15I Know Myself3:26 | Compilation | 1998 | |
| 1998 | Maximum DubSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 37:511Down and Dubby3:14 2Tequila Dub3:05 3Get Up Dub3:24 4Darkness of Dub2:46 5The Organic Dub2:47 6Pickin' North3:18 7Hardwired Dub3:29 8Western Dub2:31 9My Woman2:35 10Babylon L'(dub)3:17 11[unknown]3:57 12[unknown]3:28 | Compilation | 1 December 1998 | |
| 1999 | Dub MastersSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracksDisc 1 1Eden Dub 2Mystic Dub 3His Imperial Dub 4Weeping Willow 5Bad Girls Dub 6Tonight Is The Night 7Firehouse Special 8African Culture 9Crisis Dub 10Sound Man Style Disc 21Loving Tonight 2Reggae Style 3Dance Dub 4Jah Is With You 5Chopping Dub 6Pumping Dub 7Double Trouble 8See No Evil 9Pure Is The Soul 10Rise Up | Compilation | 1999 | |
| 1999 | Dance hall killers!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:14:281Impossible Train3:42 2Foundation3:53 3Nitro Mix3:01 4Many Many3:42 5Bad Mind3:27 6Curly Locks3:49 7No Mama No Cry3:56 8Easy and Cool3:37 9Bam Bam4:04 10Fed Up3:47 11Halla Fi Jordan3:35 12Girls From Near and Far3:20 13Turn It Up3:30 14Running Away3:50 15Rap Segment3:33 16Road to France3:58 17Monster Look4:05 18Many Many Remix3:31 19People Listen3:54 20Freak Out4:14 | Compilation | 1999 | |
| 1999 | Hail Up Taxi 2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 54:061Because I'm Black3:42 2Monkey Business3:48 3Rub a Dub3:53 4Tune In3:52 5Woman Needs Love3:24 6Too Much3:47 7We Are Family (Previously Unreleased Hip Hop mix)4:10 8Night Nurse (Previously Unreleased Trip Hop mix)3:48 9Foundation (Previously Unreleased Hip Hop mix)4:16 10Impossible Train3:48 11Fed Up (Previously Unreleased Hip Hop mix)4:04 12Copacabana3:46 13One & One3:33 14Viva Terrano4:15 | Compilation | 1999 | |
| 2000 | Gold Dubs: Ultimate Reggae CollectionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 36:541Jah in Dub3:33 2Righteous Dub3:42 3Dub the Government2:39 4Dub Softly3:12 5Night of Dub4:33 6Bound in Dub3:41 7Dub to My Woman4:08 8Dub Gory3:14 9Doctor in Dub3:37 10Leaving Dub4:35 | Compilation | 30 May 2000 | |
| 2001 | Good Dubs: The Prime of Sly & RobbieSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 52:141It's True a.k.a. I Love You3:22 2African Roots3:32 3Disgraceful3:27 4Forever3:29 5Fancy Make Up2:18 6One My Love3:13 7War a.k.a. Please Be True3:21 8Peace3:13 9Eden Dub4:12 10Pumping Dub3:14 11Jah Jah Man3:00 12Dread Dread3:45 13Conference3:46 14Playful a.k.a. Play Play3:24 15Taxi Connection4:58 | Compilation | 2001 | |
| 2001 | Masters of DubSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 19 tracks · 1:09:231Liquidation Dub4:07 2Ankle Mechanic Dub2:53 3Burial Dub4:20 4Joyful Dub4:03 5Minstreal Dub3:22 6Fiery Dub2:59 7Move and Groove Dub3:48 8Hypocrite Dub3:37 9African Dub Style4:16 10Peaceful Dub4:42 11Blazing Away Dub Style3:41 12Late Night Dub4:32 13War of Dub3:02 14One Way Dub2:27 15Pretty Dub3:25 16Dub Hold I & I3:46 17Righteous Dub2:54 18Rock Steady Dub3:37 19A Loving Dub3:52 | Compilation | 2001 | |
| 2003 | Make Em Move / Taxi Style: An Introduction to Sly & RobbieSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 1:05:421World Is Africa5:18 2Hold On To What You Got5:34 3When You're Hot3:40 4Oh What A Feeling3:46 5Merry Go Round3:44 6Pass The Kouchie (12" Version)6:02 7Rub A Dub Style4:30 8My Womans Love3:28 9Johnny Dollar3:49 10Make Em Move8:00 11Boops (Here To Go)5:16 12Fire5:25 13Smiling Faces Sometimes3:32 14Sweet Sugar Plum Plum3:38 | Compilation | 2003 | |
| 2003 | LateNightTales: Sly & RobbieSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:11:081I L.O.V. E You 20024:17 2Coming Up for Air2:29 3Woman to Woman3:52 4Quiet Storm (White Lines remix)3:28 5Toby3:38 6Nights Over Egypt3:29 7Love Is the Message3:30 8I’m in Love3:42 9Manila (Headman version)4:39 10Reasons to Be Cheerful4:39 11I Just Wanna Celebrate3:29 12Patches3:04 13Who Writes the Songs4:27 14Superfly3:50 15Brand New (Let’s Stay Together)3:12 16A Rose Is Still a Rose3:59 17Tracks of My Tears2:48 18The White City, Part 28:36 | Compilation,DJ-mix | 14 July 2003 | |
| 2004 | Riddim: The Best of Sly & Robbie in Dub 1978 to 1985Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 40 tracks · 2:14:09Disc 1 1Soon Forward Dub3:00 2Rasta Man Chant4:07 3Motherless Children Dub2:25 4Sly & Robbie the Kings of Dub2:12 5Fisherman Dub2:46 6Crazy Baldhead3:28 779 Rock3:19 8Africa Love Dub3:22 9Jah Jah Man2:59 10Channel One In Dub3:42 11Negrea Africa Dub2:50 12Dub I Dub2:47 13Mistake Dub2:43 14Thompson In Dub3:34 15Jah Jah Children Dub3:34 16Lambsbread4:03 17Top Ranking Style Dub3:06 18Cocaine3:48 19Rizla3:03 20Rock me in Dub3:22 Disc 21Roots Dub3:21 2Herb3:29 3Roots Man Dub2:18 4Thompson Sound Incorporated3:33 5African Dub4:18 6Going Downtown Dub2:58 7African Roots3:32 8Buffalo Soldier3:49 9Slave Driver Dub3:04 10Burial Dub4:03 11Conference3:44 12Good Rocking Dub3:37 13African Free Up3:32 14Jah Live3:55 15Liquidation Dub4:06 16Dub Revolution3:52 17Lion Dub3:01 18Peace3:14 19Stone Age Dub4:04 20You'll Never Know Dub2:29 | Compilation | 2004 | |
| 2006 | The Mighty Paragons CollectionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 50 tracksDisc 1 1Pack Up Your Troubles 2Change Your Ways 3Judgement Day 4Talk To The People 5Just A Waste Of Time 6Left With A Broken Heart 7With You Girl 8Quiet Place 9Sparkle Of My Eyes 10Never Will I Hurt You 11Number 1 12Memories By The Score 13Thats All I Want 14I Desire 15I Know A Place 16Heaven And Earth 17Isrealite Movements 18Be My Best Friend 19Maddening Crowd 20Hold Your Horses 21You Will Regret 22First Time I Saw You 23Don't Break Your Promise 24Talk With My Woman 25Rootsman Medley Disc 21Lovers Rock Medley 2It's A Mad Crazy World 3Danger In Your Eyes 4Everybody's Talking 5Hard To Believe 6Love Vibration 7Got To Have Your Love 8I Need You 9Why Can't I Have My Way 10Know Yourself Mankind 11Restless Wind 12So Called Friends 13War International 14Stay By My Side 15For You Girl 16Until Then 17Land Far Away 18On A Night Like This 19The Story Of Love 20Word Of The Wise 21I'm The One 22Just Out Of Reach 23Don't You Ever Give Up 24I've Been Admiring You 25Why | Compilation | 2006 | |
| 2007 | The Rhythm Remains the Same: Sly & Robbie Greets Led ZeppelinSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 51:311Moby Dick3:23 2No Quarter5:42 3The Rain Song7:03 4Kashmir4:13 5D'yer Mak'er4:18 6Thank You4:33 7Going to California3:37 8In the Evening4:11 9Heart Breaker3:51 10Whole Lotta Love3:32 11Going to California (Ballad mix)3:39 12The Rhythm Remains the Same3:29 | Compilation | 2007 | |
| 2007 | This Is Crucial ReggaeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 40:491Soon Forward Dub2:59 2Rock Me in Dub3:22 3Marijuana2:43 4Slave Driver Dub3:04 5Thompson in Dub3:33 6Rasta Man Chant4:06 7Revolution Dub3:51 8Roots Dub3:20 9Herb3:29 10Going Downtown Dub2:58 11Channel One in Dub3:42 12Stepping Out a Space3:42 | Compilation | 7 August 2007 | |
| 2008 | The Kings Of ReggaeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks1War 2Peace 3Weeping Willow 4African Roots 5One My Love 6Reggae Style 7Hop Skip and Reggae 8Double Trouble 9Jah Is With You 10Playful 11Tonight Is the Night 12The Party 13Black and White Dub 14Everybody's 15Dread Dread 16African Culture | Compilation | 2008 | |
| 2009 | Sly & Robbie Present Beenie BountySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:08:541Revolution III4:01 2Fed Up3:47 3Foundation3:52 4Mi Nature3:18 5Halla Fi Di Jordan3:35 6Nitro Remix2:59 7Dancehall Queen4:33 8Down in the Ghetto3:56 9Crazy Bald Head3:58 10Tune In3:45 11No Mama no Cry3:55 12Fed Up hip hop mix4:01 13We are Family4:05 14My Jamaican guy4:32 15Jungle Boogie3:56 16Black People3:23 17Running away3:49 18Fed up 2k23:29 | Compilation | 21 April 2009 | |
| 2009 | Sly & Robbie Present More BaltimoreSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:17:291Baltimore4:37 2Baby Tonight3:50 3Africa3:54 4Fire3:51 5Hot Burn3:52 6Helpless3:51 7Sahara4:02 8Anytime3:51 9I'm ready3:59 10Want no more3:54 11Trust3:57 12Live my life3:38 13Praise him3:52 14For you3:50 15Straight up with you3:55 16Nice and Slow3:50 17Silly3:53 18There for you4:08 19Sad News2:55 20Hot Now3:50 | Compilation | 21 April 2009 | |
| 2012 | The Best Of Sly And Robbie - Hot You HotSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 19 tracks · 1:18:201Hot You Hot3:37 2Theme From Mission Impossible4:00 3Billie Jean4:58 4Unmetered Taxi3:16 5Trip-Let6:54 6Who Done It2:36 7Red Hot3:46 8Rasta Reggae3:15 9Ayatollah3:44 10Peter Gunn3:37 11Fire And Brimstone4:42 12Skull & Crossbones2:57 13Live It Up (Beardman Shuffle)3:49 14Slippin Into Darkness5:01 15Computer Malfunction4:59 16Taxi Connection3:46 17Swing Easy3:54 18Battle Of Jericho4:04 19Boops (Here To Go)5:25 | Compilation | 2012 | |
| 2012 | Sly & Robbie present Dancehall Killers!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:14:181Impossible Train3:41 2Foundation3:52 3Nitro Mix3:01 4Many Many3:42 5Bad Mind3:27 6Curly Locks3:48 7No Mama No Cry3:55 8Easy And Cool3:37 9Bam Bam4:03 10Fed Up3:46 11Halla Fi Jordan3:35 12Girls From Near And Far3:19 13Turn It Up3:30 14Running Away3:50 15Rap Segment3:32 16Road To France3:58 17Monster Look4:04 18Many Many Remix3:31 19People Listen3:54 20Freak Out4:13 | Compilation | 29 June 2012 | |
| 2015 | Live 85Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 21 tracks · 1:09:521Red Hot4:49 2Hi Fashion2:20 3Chiang Kai-Shek3:46 4Queen of the Minstrels5:36 5The Whip4:01 6Rent a Car3:27 7Real Rock3:24 8Unmetered Taxi4:14 9Intro0:42 10Tune In1:42 11Mr. Brown2:23 12The Storm1:59 13Soon Forward3:55 14All I Have Is Love1:12 15Love Is Overdue1:22 16Sun Shine3:02 17Oh What a Feeling4:46 18Let Off Sup'm3:56 19Front Door4:56 20Night Nurse4:07 21The Border4:13 | Live | 31 January 2015 | |
| 2015 | 2015-07-29: Mainwiesen, Würzburg, GermanySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks1Solid Ether 2Hot You Hot 3[unknown] 4Kakonita 5Dark Moisture 6[unknown] 7Land Far Away 8Another Brick in the Wall 9Ligotage 10Singalong W/ Robbie 11Encore Break - 12Band Introduction - 13Miles/Black Satin | Live | 29 July 2015 | |
| 2016 | Dub Sessions 1978-1985Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 54:141Sly & Robbie The Kings of Dub2:12 2Buffalo Soldier Dub3:50 3African Roots Dub3:32 4Crazy Baldhead Dub3:28 5Burial Dub4:03 6Good Ranking Dub3:37 7Top Ranking Style Dub3:06 8Liquidation Dub4:06 9Conference Dub3:44 10Jah Jah Dub2:59 11Jah Live Dub3:55 12Peace Dub3:14 13Stone Age Dub4:04 14Africa Dub4:18 15Rasta Man Chant Dub4:06 | Compilation | 10 June 2016 | |
| 2017 | Taxi Gang In Discomix Style 1978-1987Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 1:06:041Rainy Night In Georgia6:53 2Show & Tell8:47 3Break Your Promise6:59 4Sexual Healing9:06 5You Must Believe Me11:34 6Could It Be I'm Falling In Love7:26 7Fever7:26 8Inner City Blues7:53 | Compilation | 29 January 2017 | |
| 2018 | OverdubbedSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks1Dictionary 2Smoothie 3Riding East 4Great Wall 5Comunication Breakdown 6Dirty Flirty 7Great Escape 8Shabby Attack 9Frenchman Code 10Burru Saturday 11Ruff House 12Riding East (Original Western Mix) 13Communication Breakdown (Dub) | Remix | 19 January 2018 | |
| 2019 | Reggae Masterpieces Vol. 1 (A Taxi Records Anthology)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:17:201World a Music2:45 2Night Nurse (radio mix)3:48 3Sinsemilla5:09 4What a Feeling4:43 5Show & Tell3:55 6Sexual Healing3:09 7Murder She Wrote4:03 8Girls Them Pet3:30 9Revolution4:16 10Rub a Dub Sounds4:37 11Black Rose3:42 12Go Away Dreams3:48 13There for You4:53 14Jahoviah4:00 15Halla Them a Halla3:39 16Like Wild Fire4:36 17Come See About Me3:32 18Only a Smile3:35 19Artibella2:08 20Hot You’re Hot3:32 | Compilation | 2019 | |
| 2019 | Riddims (Live)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 1:01:161Rock Steady (Live)9:08 2Swing Easy (Live)18:30 3Shine Eye Girl (Live)4:45 4Unmetered Taxi (Live)2:28 5High Fashion (Live)10:14 6Stalag 17 (Live)3:35 7Sunshine for Me (Live)3:32 8Plastic Smile (Live)3:59 9Drifters (Live)5:05 | Live | 13 December 2019 | |
| 2020 | Sly & Robbie Present: Sound of Taxi, Vol. 3Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 30:281Ticket To Ride3:50 2Come See About Me3:34 3Down On The Corner3:17 4Bet He Don't Love You3:31 5Is This Love4:25 6DJ Cello3:50 7Egyptian Rock3:59 8Rasta Reggae4:02 | Compilation | 23 December 2020 | |
| 2020 | Sly & Robbie present: Sound of Taxi, Vol. 1Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 42:031Revolution, Part 27:28 2Love Is Where You Find It8:41 3Save Your Loving For Me5:04 4Night Life Lady6:52 5Long Lost Lover7:57 6Stone Wall6:01 | Compilation | 23 December 2020 | |
| — | Ultimate DubsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 36:571Jah in Dub3:33 2Righteous Dub3:42 3Dub the Government2:40 4Dub Softly3:12 5Night of Dub4:33 6Bound in Dub3:41 7Dub to My Woman4:08 8Dub Glory3:15 9Doctor in Dub3:38 10Leaving Dub4:35 | Compilation | — | |
| — | Sensi Dub, Volume 4-5Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 1:00:171Rizzla Dub3:25 2Gummie Dub3:28 3Sensi Dub Part 43:09 4Sniffer Dog Dub2:55 5Ital Spliff Dub3:20 6Chalice Man Dub3:24 7Red Up Dub3:30 8Ninnie Dub3:30 9Gully Bank Dub2:40 10Jail House Dub4:12 11Zulu Chalice Dub4:33 12Jah Shaka Makka Dub4:08 13Red Red Sowetto Dub4:24 14Green Herb Dub3:17 15Sensi Dub Part 52:59 16Stone Wolf Dub3:48 17Big Head Spliff Dub3:35 | Compilation | — |
Single · 15
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Don't Stop the MusicSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracksADon't Stop the Music B1Stampede B2El Pussy Cat Ska | 1981 | ||
| 1987 | FireSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:17AFire3:40 BTicket to Ride3:37 | 1987 | ||
| 1994 | All GangsterSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1All Gangster A2All Gangster (Version) B1Killing B2Killing (Version) | 1994 | ||
| 1994 | Wicked & Bad / Slaughter HouseSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksA1Wicked & Bad B1Slaughter House (Version) | 1994 | ||
| 1996 | Side Step / Salt & PepperSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksASide Step BSalt & Pepper Version | 1996 | ||
| 1999 | Fatigue ChicSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 29:221Fatigue Chic (Dub Pistols remix)6:26 2Fatigue Chic (album version)5:00 3Superthruster (Flytronix remix)7:42 4Superthruster (club mix by DJ Mandrax)6:25 5Superthruster (album version)3:49 | 1999 | ||
| 1999 | Softcore SurgeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 16:421Softcore Surge (edit)3:46 2Softcore Surge (Merchant of Menace)4:45 3Softcore Surge (Da Lata)5:02 4Softcore Surge (original)3:09 | 15 March 1999 | ||
| 2003 | African HeritageSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAAfrican Heritage BRhythm Kumina | 2003 | ||
| 2003 | La isla bonita: LateNightTalesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksALa isla bonita BThe White City, Part 2 | 14 July 2003 | ||
| 2018 | If I Gave You My LoveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 5:301If I Gave You My Love5:30 | 9 February 2018 | ||
| 2018 | Rock‐stone Noah BingieSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 5:321Rock‐Stone Noah Bingie5:32 | 23 March 2018 | ||
| 2018 | Neil Five (Caesura remix)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:131Neil Five (Caesura remix)4:13 | Remix | 29 June 2018 | |
| 2023 | Let's Make UpSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:511Let's Make Up4:51 | 14 April 2023 | ||
| — | Maxi TaxiSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAMaxi Taxi BVersion | — | ||
| — | It Comes Down to YouSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAIt Comes Down to You BIt Comes Down to You (version) | — |
Other · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Stonehead Reggae PartySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks1The Party 2Fudge Faced Man 3Groove On Love 4Much Too Fat 5Where Do We Go From Here 6NYC 7I Love U Babe 8Brainwash 9The Party (Dub Mix) 10Fudge Faced Man (Dub Mix) 11Groove On Love (Club Mix) 12Where Do We Go From Here (Club Version) 13NYC (Bronx Zoo Version) | 2000 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Sly and Robbie head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 15 | 72.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 123 | 98.5th |
| Studio albums | 71 | 99.6th |
| Awards recorded | 4 | 96.3th |
| Timeline events | 74 | 99.5th |
| Recording span (years) | 46 | 86.9th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album | won | |
| 1998 | Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album | won | |
| 2015 | Gold Musgrave Medal | won | |
| 2015 | Gold Musgrave Medal | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell “Sly” Dunbar | — | present | |
| Lowell “Sly” Dunbar | — | present | |
| Robert “Robbie” Shakespeare | — | present | |
| The Mighty Rootsmen | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RobbieShakespeare1978.pngaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6e14dc18-9313-4afa-9344-4b6c2bf80fcadiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6e14dc18-9313-4afa-9344-4b6c2bf80fcacore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q576723genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q576723seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_and_Robbiebiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_and_Robbie
Why this artist is in the database
- List of reggae musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: TimDuncan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q576723 · MusicBrainz: 6e14dc18-9313-4afa-9344-4b6c2bf80fca
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