Sly Dunbar

Summary

Sly Dunbar is a human^[1]. Born in Kingston^[2], he… he was born on May 10, 1952^[3]. He died in Kingston^[4]. He died on January 26, 2026^[5]. He worked as a record producer^[6], drummer^[7], songwriter^[8], reggae musician^[9], and musician^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (578 views/month, #7,051 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Sly Dunbar was born in Kingston^[2].
• Sly Dunbar died in Kingston^[4].
• Sly Dunbar was born on May 10, 1952^[3].
• Sly Dunbar died on January 26, 2026^[5].
• Sly Dunbar held citizenship in Jamaica^[12].
• Sly Dunbar worked as a record producer^[6].
• Sly Dunbar worked as a drummer^[7].
• Sly Dunbar worked as a songwriter^[8].
• Sly Dunbar worked as a reggae musician^[9].
• Sly Dunbar's professions included musician^[10].
• Sly Dunbar worked as a percussionist^[13].
• Sly Dunbar's field of work was music^[14].
• Sly Dunbar's field of work was percussion performance^[15].
• Sly Dunbar's field of work was music production^[16].
• Sly Dunbar was a member of Bad Yard Club^[17].
• Sly Dunbar is recorded as male^[18].
• Sly Dunbar's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Sly Dunbar's genre is reggae^[20].
• Sly Dunbar's genre is jazz^[21].
• Sly Dunbar is part of Sly and Robbie^[22].
• Sly Dunbar's Commons category is recorded as Sly Dunbar^[23].
• Sly Dunbar's family name is recorded as Dunbar^[24].
• Sly Dunbar's given name is recorded as Lowell^[25].
• Sly Dunbar's given name is recorded as Fillmore^[26].
• Sly Dunbar's pseudonym is recorded as Sly Dunbar^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: JM^[29]

• Began / founded: 1952-05-10^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2026-01-26^[31]

• Genre(s): reggae^[32]

• Community tags: reggae^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 1ea888e8-3406-41b7-a516-5e743540a442^[34]

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Origins and Family

Sly Dunbar's place of birth was Kingston^[2]. He was born on May 10, 1952^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include record producer^[6], drummer^[7], songwriter^[8], reggae musician^[9], musician^[10], and percussionist^[13]. Fields of work include music^[14], a type of arts^[35]; percussion performance^[15]; and music production^[16], a manufacturing process^[36].

Death and Burial

Sly Dunbar died on January 26, 2026^[5]. He passed away in Kingston^[4].

Why It Matters

Sly Dunbar ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (578 views/month, #7,051 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

FAQs

Where was Sly Dunbar born?

Sly Dunbar's place of birth was Kingston^[2].

Where did Sly Dunbar die?

Sly Dunbar died in Kingston^[4].

What did Sly Dunbar do for work?

Sly Dunbar worked as record producer^[6], drummer^[7], songwriter^[8], reggae musician^[9], and musician^[10].