Sly Dunbar, the Jamaican musician and producer who created generations of global hits as one half of production duo Sly and Robbie, has died aged 73.
His wife, Thelma, told Jamaican newspaper the Gleaner that she found him unresponsive yesterday, with doctors later pronouncing him dead.
Other sources close to Dunbar confirmed the news to the Guardian, adding that Dunbar had been unwell for some months.
Among those paying tribute was the British dub and reggae DJ David Rodigan, who called him a “true icon … one of the greatest drummers of all time who played on literally thousands and thousands of recordings”.
Those thousands of sessions were across multiple decades and made with an astonishing range of musical names: stars from the reggae scene such as Black Uhuru, Bunny Wailer and Chaka Demus & Pliers, but also ones from across the pop sphere, from Mick Jagger to Grace Jones, No Doubt and Serge Gainsbourg.
The Fiji Teachers Union (FTU) has maintained its stance that it does not condone corporal punishment.When asked by fijivillage News about its position...
3 hours ago
Road upgrades across Fiji are now in progress, funded by climate finance secured through the Duavata Partnership between the Governments of Fiji and ...
2 hours ago
As thousands of students return to class for the new school year, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has reminded them that education remains the ...
2 hours ago
Minister for Finance Esrom Immanuel says customs officers operate under pressure, often unseen and unrecognised, yet their work quietly protects ...
4 hours ago
Miss Fiji 2025 first runner-up and Miss Nasinu, Ailava Samuels, has been officially appointed as Fiji’s representative to next month's Miss ...
5 days ago
The National Referendum Bill risks undermining democracy by criminalising political expression, enabling state overreach and excluding young people ...
7 days ago
The Fiji National University is being reassigned under the Prime Minister's Office Ministerial Portfolio via the Ministry of Strategic Planning, ...
7 days ago
