Yoshi's San Francisco (Venue Partner)
1330 Fillmore St
415.655.5600
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Courtesy Sly and Robbie
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July 26, 2010 – July 27, 2010
Daily (8pm)
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- Price
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$26
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“Reggae's "Rhythm Twins," Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, came to prominence while supporting the Rolling Stones in 1976. Their group Word, Sound, and Power, featured Peter Tosh (one of Bob Marley's Wailers) on lead vocals. On tour, they were allocated $240 for food each week. Instead of spending it, Sly and Robbie would sneak leftover boiled eggs and bread into a trash bag after breakfast to feast on later. When they went back to Jamaica, the duo used their lunch money set up their own label, Taxi. They've gone on to become one of the most prolific drum and bass sections of all time: playing on or producing over 200,000 records, including Bob Dylan's "Infidels" and Grace Jones' "Pull Up to the Bumper Baby." Join reggae royalty tonight as they turn Yoshi's into their own dance hall.”
Joey Stevenson, Flavorpill
Yoshi's says:
Sly and Robbie are one of reggae's most prolific and long lasting production teams. The rhythm section of drummer Lowell Dunbar (nicknamed Sly after Sly Stone, one of his favorite musicians) and bass guitarist Robert Shakespeare started working together in the mid 1970s, after having established themselves separately on the Jamaican music scene. They are humorously also sometimes referred to as Sly Drumbar and Robbie Basspeare, one example being the sleeve notes of Black Uhuru's Red album.
