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From the Bottom: Breaking Down Robbie Shakespeare’s Bass Line on “Pull Up to the Bumper”
From the Bottom

From the Bottom: Breaking Down Robbie Shakespeare’s Bass Line on “Pull Up to the Bumper”

In this episode, Paul Thompson breaks down the hit that made Grace Jones a pop star. The iconic bass line that kicks off “Pull Up to the Bumper” is an all-time groove by the late, great Robbie Shakespeare.

Sly & Robbie Return with “Red Hills Road”
New Albums

Sly & Robbie Return with “Red Hills Road”

The dynamic duo of Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare started their careers together in the early 1970s in Kingston. Now, the legendary reggae rhythm section has dropped a new album, “Red Hills Road”.

Sly & Robbie with Mykal Rose: This Morning
Bass Videos

Sly & Robbie with Mykal Rose: This Morning

The legendary reggae rhythm section of Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare teamed up with Roots Radics for the album “The Final Battle.” Shakespeare’s simple yet perfect groove adds motion to the track, “This Morning.”

Sly & Robbie Team with Norwegian Trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer For “Nordub”
New Albums

Sly & Robbie Team with Norwegian Trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer For “Nordub”

The legendary reggae rhythm section of Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare (aka Sly & Robbie) have teamed up with Norwegian jazz trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer to release Nordub, an album that blends “the colorful atmospheres of Norwegian Jazz and the energetic grooves of Jamaica.” The band, which is rounded out with Eivind Aarset on guitar and Vladislav Delay on electronics,...

Sly & Robbie Continue to Exude the Reggae Power on Latest Album
New Albums

Sly & Robbie Continue to Exude the Reggae Power on Latest Album

Reggae legends Sly & Robbie’s latest album pairs the duo with Japanese reggae group Spicy Chocolate. The album, The Reggae Power 2, also features late reggae great Bob Marley’s grandson, Skip. “Once we heard Skip’s record ‘Cry to Me’ we knew that we wanted to try and involve him in the album,” said bassist Robbie Shakespeare, who is one half...

Shaggy Recruits Sly & Robbie for “Out of Many, One Music”
New Albums

Shaggy Recruits Sly & Robbie for “Out of Many, One Music”

Pop star Shaggy has teamed up with the legendary reggae rhythm section of Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare to release Out of Many One Music: Sly & Robbie Present Shaggy, the singer’s first all reggae album. Shaggy, who was born and raised in Jamaica, reached out to Sly and Robbie for their producing talent, but also to help promote the...

Sly and Robbie Release “New Legend – Jamaica 50th Edition”
New Albums

Sly and Robbie Release “New Legend – Jamaica 50th Edition”

Reggae masters Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare have done it again with New Legend – Jamaica 50th Edition, a new album of 10 original tracks celebrating Jamaica’s 50th anniversary of independence. The drum and bass duo are joined by a new band called the Jam Masters, which is filled out by guitarist Earl “Chinna” Smith, keyboardist Robbie Lyn and vocalist...