Pillars of Jamaican music Sly & Robbie are the Riddim Twins, propelling beats for over 40 years. Their work is catchy, thick, and always tasty, as we hear on the instrumental “ Linstead Market.” ...

For Anthem, Black Uhuru’s fifth album for Island Records, producers Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare wanted to broaden the ...

Sly & Robbie, 9 at Slim's. $28. “”I close my eyes, the bass in my hand, and my channel open to God,” reggae legend Robbie Shakespeare once said, explaining his approach. “I try to look for the perfect ...

The Gist: It’s 1967, and Sylvester Stewart, better known as Sly Stone, has a message he’s saying with “Dance to the Music,” Sly and the Family Stone’s first hit on the pop charts: “All the squares go ...