On January 26, 2026, Lowell Fillmore “Sly” Dunbar died aged 73. He was musician (drums, percussion), best known as one half of the Jamaican rhythm section and reggae production duo Sly and Robbie. Sly performed and recorded with The Aggrovators, The Upsetters, The Revolutionaries, Peter Tosh, Bob Dylan, Grace Jones, Herbie Hancock, Joe Cocker, The Rolling Stones, Joan Armatrading, Serge Gainsbourg, Larry McDonald, Gary Barlow, Dennis Brown, Jackson Browne, Jimmy Cliff, Bootsy Collins, Carlene Davis, Ian Dury, Gwen Guthrie, Nona Hendryx, Mick Jagger, Garland Jeffreys, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, Jenny Morris, Yoko Ono, Sinéad O’Connor, Barry Reynolds, Carly Simon and Simply Red.
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Lee “Scratch” Perry: History, Mystery & Prophesy
On April 21, 1984, “History, Mystery & Prophesy”, the seventh Lee “Scratch” Perry album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Compass Point Studios” and “Joe Gibbs Studio”, and was produced by Lee “Scratch” Perry.
Personnel:
- Lee “Scratch” Perry – lead vocals, engineer
- Harold Barney – backing vocals
- Pat Carey – backing vocals
- Abigail Charlon – backing vocals
- Errol Thompson – engineer, mixing
- The Upsetters – engineer
- Andy Lyden – engineer
- Steven Stanley – engineer
- Kendal Stubbs – engineer
- Sean Burrows – engineer assistant
- Frank Gibson – engineer assistant
- Noel Garcia – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Lee “Scratch” Perry.
- Mr. Music
- The Ganja Man
- Nice Time
- Tiger Lion
- Funky Joe
- Head of Government
- Daniel
- Bed Jamming
The Upsetters: Super Ape
In August 1976, “Island” label released “Super Ape”, the twelve Upsetters album. It was recorded in 1976 at “Black Ark” in Kingston, Jamaica, and was produced by Lee “Scratch” Perry.
Personnel:
- Lee Perry – percussion, conga
- Michael “Mikey Boo” Richards – drums
- Anthony “Benbow” Creary – drums
- Noel “Skully” Simms– conga
- Boris Gardiner– bass
- Earl “Chinna” Smith– guitar
- Keith Sterling– piano
- Bobby Ellis– horns
- “Dirty” Harry Hall, Herman Marquis– horns
- Vin Gordon– trombone
- Egbert Evans – flute
- Prince Jazzbo– toasting
- Barry Llewellyn, Earl Morgan– backing vocals
- Tony Wright– cover art
Track listing:
All track by Lee “Scratch” Perry.
- Zion’s Blood
- Croaking Lizard
- Black Vest
- Underground
- Curly Dub
- Dread Lion
- Three in One
- Patience
- Dub Along
- Super Ape
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