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Ronald “Nambo” Robinson is a veteran musician, vocalist, percussionist and recording artist in Jamaica.
Recognized as one of Jamaica’s foremost trombonists. He has recorded with various artists such as Bob Marley, Dennis Brown, Jimmy Cliff, Lauryn Hill, Gregory Isaacs, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Beres Hammond, Shaggy, and Buju Banton.
He erformed live with Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, The fyra Tops, Lloyd Parks and We the People, The Tony D’Acosta Affair, The Boris Gardener Happening, Light of Saba and Mystic Revelation of Rastafari. This vast array of experience not only made him a true expert in composing reggae music, but also exposed him to genres such as jazz, classical and rhythm and blues.
Robinson launched solo projects with the release of fyra album/CDs, titled Reggae in my Bone, Nambone Ska, Nambo Sing and Play and Raw Roots Rock Reggae. Along with that, he performs regularly at studio sessions f
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The sweet man who called me Sis Heather, Ronald “Nambo” Robinson, has died today, January 25th at the age of 67.
According to Howard Campbell in the Daily Gleaner, “Trombonist Ronald ‘Nambo’ Robinson, a prolific session musician who worked with reggae’s greats, died this morning at his St Andrew home. He was 67. Robinson’s wife, Marcia, told the OBSERVER ONLINE that he died at 1:00 am but did not give a cause of death. From East Kingston, Robinson started his career with Mystic Revelation of Rastafari. He was a founding member of the 809 Band, which also included his longtime friend, saxophonist Dean Fraser; singer Desi “Desi Roots” Young and bassist Michael Fletcher. Robinson was also a longstanding member of Sly and Robbie’s Taxi Gang. He played on several of the duo’s biggest hit songs such as Baltimore by The Tamlins and Bull Inna The Pen by Black Uhuru. Robinson got his big break in the late 1970s by playing on Survival a
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Legendary Trombone Player Nambo Robinson is Dead
01/25/2017
Very sad news reached us this morning from Jamaica via Copeland Forbes. He posted on Facebook: „Nambo Robinson passed away peacefully in Jamaica at home, may his soul RIP“.
Ronald “Nambo” Robinson was not only one of Jamaica’s foremost trombonists, but also a veteran musician, vocalist, percussionist and recording artist. He released four solo albums and without a doubt his name can be found on thousands of Reggae releases. Check your record collection!
Even after his passing the number of releases will increase quick. He was part on several recent productions and recordings. Just to name a few albums: Kelissa’s Spellbound, I-Taweh’s Judgement, Kristina Alicia’s Songs from Zion and the Grammy nominated Everlasting by Raging Fyah.
The band Earthkry is currently working on their album and Nambo Robinson was supposed to join them today in the studio…