Sly Dunbar on drums and Robbie Shakespeare on bass with their band at The Barrymore (above);
Heayweight Dub Champion from San Francisco opened for Sly & Robbie (below)
















My first time catching the legendary drums and bass duo of Sly & Robbie and what a great show! Starting off with Heavyweight Dub Champion - the trio comprising of members Ressurector, Patch and Totter Todd got the groove going with their heavy dub connection. As Sly and Robbie came on stage, the bodies started packing up close and dancing to the super-tight bass lines, the incessant and always-on-mark drumming, and a superb backing band covering vocals, horns, keys and more. A pity the show was on a Wednesday work-week night and the house was half full, because the sound and musicmanship was spectacular. Do not miss them the next time they are in the vicinity. Sly and Robbie have been producing music together for more than 30 years, and have instrumental in shaping the sound of reggae and world music. They have provided the rhythm section for notables like Black Uhuru to Peter Tosh, to Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, Bob Dylan, Santana, Tricky, Ben Harper, Michael Franti, and many, many more... rejoice in the riddim! As always, please feel free to e-mail us with your comments and photo enquiries. See you at the next show - Ankur