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Working with longtime partner bassist Robbie Shakespeare (who died in 2021), Dunbar was one half of the dynamic duo that provided the thrumming backbeat to reggae classics from the likes of Black Uhuru, Peter Tosh, Burning Spear, Bunny Wailer, Gregory Isaacs and countless others.
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Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2026
Sly Dunbar, the legendary Jamaican drummer who helped steer reggae‘s modern evolution while providing the backbeat to countless recordings, has died.
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
But this year’s celebrations are soundtracked to a jarring backbeat as the country strains under economic pressure, insecurity and the biggest buzzkill of all — a government trying to cash in on the cool.
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Vanessa Offiong,
CNN Money,
19 Dec. 2025
Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood and Jonathan and Jordan Knight half-rap over an irritating electronic backbeat like wannabe Beastie Boys.
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Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
4 Dec. 2025
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Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2026
Sly Dunbar, the legendary Jamaican drummer who helped steer reggae‘s modern evolution while providing the backbeat to countless recordings, has died.
—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
But this year’s celebrations are soundtracked to a jarring backbeat as the country strains under economic pressure, insecurity and the biggest buzzkill of all — a government trying to cash in on the cool.
—
Vanessa Offiong,
CNN Money,
19 Dec. 2025
Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood and Jonathan and Jordan Knight half-rap over an irritating electronic backbeat like wannabe Beastie Boys.
—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for backbeat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backbeat
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Compare receipts to your plan, then adjust a subscription or daily expense so the numbers match the rhythm of your life.
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Germany's head coach, Julian Nagelsmann, gave Ecuador its deserved praise for the win today, saying his own team failed to find its rhythm in the second half.
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This can be especially true of hourly workers, who may depend on seasonal or variable income that doesn't come in on a consistent cadence.
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Most participants stuck with it, especially at the hourly cadence, which the paper identifies as the sweet spot between effort and effect.
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These animals could reach over three meters in length, but to understand the very beginning of their life cycle, scientists focused on examining some of their centimeter-scale babies.
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On-site, behind-the-meter generation lets operators scale without waiting on the grid or hitting consumers in the wallet, and rapid-deployment options like fuel cells can keep pace with development otherwise constrained by gas-turbine backlogs and long nuclear lead times.
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“Backbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backbeat. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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