Once Upon A Time… Robbie Shakespeare 1953~2021 🔥 Original Bass Reggae Tribute EN/FR
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Once Upon A Time… Robbie Shakespeare 1953~2021 🔥 Original Bass Reggae Tribute EN/FR
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🎶 Once Upon A Time… Robbie Shakespeare 1953~2021
🔥 The Bass That Carried Reggae
✨ Original Bass Reggae Tribute EN/FR ✨
There are musicians who stand in front of the light.
And there are musicians who carry the light from below.
Robbie Shakespeare was one of them.
A bass player.
A foundation builder.
A rhythm architect.
A man whose sound did not need to speak loudly to shake the earth.
This original tribute by Lyric Poupette Production honors Robert Warren Dale Shakespeare, known to the world as Robbie Shakespeare, one of the greatest bass players in reggae history and one half of the legendary duo Sly & Robbie with drummer Sly Dunbar.
Together, they became known as The Riddim Twins.
But before the legend, there was a young man listening.
Before the deep basslines, before the studios, before the world stages, before the international collaborations, there was a beginning.
Robbie first tried acoustic guitar and drums.
Then he heard the depth of the bass.
He heard Aston “Family Man” Barrett.
And something inside him knew.
That was the sound.
That was the instrument.
That was the foundation.
He wanted to learn the bass.
He entered the studio almost by helping others first, carrying and setting up drums, watching, listening, waiting, observing hands, lines, silence and rhythm.
This is how a foundation is born.
Not always under the spotlight.
Sometimes beside the walls.
Sometimes in the shadows.
Sometimes through patience, respect and hunger to learn.
Robbie Shakespeare did not only play bass.
He helped reggae breathe.
With Sly Dunbar, his bass became one of the deepest engines of Jamaican music.
Their sound moved through roots reggae, dub, rockers, lovers rock, dancehall, pop, funk and international music.
Their rhythm carried voices, rebels, lovers, legends, studios and generations.
Robbie Shakespeare played, recorded, produced or built rhythm foundations with names that show the true size of his legacy:
Peter Tosh
Bunny Wailer
Black Uhuru
Burning Spear
Dennis Brown
Gregory Isaacs
U-Roy
Yellowman
Sugar Minott
Augustus Pablo
Jimmy Cliff
Junior Murvin
Maxi Priest
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Toots and the Maytals
The Revolutionaries
The Aggrovators
Taxi Gang
Sly & Robbie
And far beyond Jamaica, his bass travelled across styles, borders and generations with artists such as:
Grace Jones
Bob Dylan
The Rolling Stones
Mick Jagger
Serge Gainsbourg
No Doubt
Herbie Hancock
Gwen Guthrie
Ian Dury
Joan Armatrading
Madonna
The Fugees
Sinéad O’Connor
Joe Cocker
Simply Red
James Brown
Carly Simon
Nona Hendryx
This is the mark of a true foundation musician.
Many people know the singers.
Many people remember the voices.
But behind so many voices, there was a bassline.
Behind so many songs, there was a pulse.
Behind so many classics, there was Robbie.
He played from the shadows, but the world moved because of him.
This tribute was created to bring that shadow into the light.
To honor the boy who listened.
The student who learned.
The bass player who became a master.
The man who helped carry reggae to the world.
This is not a cover.
This is not a remix.
This is an original reggae tribute creation by Lyric Poupette Production.
Lyrics, concept, artistic direction, structure, visual universe and final creation by Lyric Poupette Production.
Created with deep respect, love, memory and gratitude for Robbie Shakespeare, the bass that carried reggae.
🎥 Tribute directed by Lyric Poupette Production
🌍 Independent Artistic Director of Reggae Roots & Dub Reggae
🎶 Original reggae music
🎤 Voice: Aiden
🎧 Bilingual subtitles EN / FR included
🔥 Original Bass Reggae Tribute
Original work by Lyric Poupette Production
Declared with SACEM
Protected and time stamped by Safe Stamper
Blockchain audit on file
Radio broadcast copies available upon request
Unauthorized reproduction, download, repost or redistribution is strictly prohibited.
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💚💛❤️ One love, big respect and deep gratitude to Robbie Shakespeare
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