'No-one comes close': the music world remembers reggae icon Robbie Shakespeare

The Jamaican Grammy-winning bassist was one-half of trail-blazers Sly & Robbie, and worked with such artists as Mick Jagger and Grace Jones

The late musician Robbie Shakespeare. Picture: David Corio/Redferns

Robbie Shakespeare, acclaimed bassist and record producer, has died at the age of 68. The Jamaican artist was part of the duo Sly and Robbie with Sly Dunbar.

According to The Jamaica Gleaner, Shakespeare had recently undergone surgery related to his kidneys. He had been in hospital in Florida.