Robbie Lyn | |
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| Birth name | Robert Bernard Lyn |
| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Kingston, Jamaica |
| Origin | Jamaica |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboard, synthesizer, piano, organ |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
Robert "Robbie" Bernard Lyn is a Jamaican session musician who plays piano, keyboard and synthesiser.
Robbie Lyn is a popular Jamaican session musician, who has played with various session/backing bands including Now Generation, Sound Dimension, Word, Sound and Power, and Sly and Robbie. He has also backed and/or toured with many reggae artists, including Burning Spear, Peter Tosh, Dennis Brown and Third World. [1]
The music of Jamaica includes Jamaican folk music and many popular genres, such as mento, ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub music, dancehall, reggae fusion and related styles.
There are several subgenres of reggae music including various predecessors to the form.
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