Robbie Shakespeare
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Robbie Shakespeare was a renowned Jamaican bass guitarist and record producer, best known as one half of the influential reggae and dub duo Sly and Robbie.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robbie Shakespeare canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6586243 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robbie Shakespeare Context triple: [Sly and Robbie, member, Robbie Shakespeare]
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A.
Edward Alleyn
Edward Alleyn was a prominent Elizabethan actor and theatre entrepreneur who became a wealthy philanthropist and educational benefactor in London.
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B.
Yorick Brown
Yorick Brown is the protagonist of the comic series "Y: The Last Man," a young escape artist who becomes the sole surviving human male after a mysterious global plague.
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C.
Hamnet Shakespeare
Hamnet Shakespeare was the only son of playwright William Shakespeare, whose early death at age 11 is often thought to have influenced his father's later works.
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D.
William Baldwin
William Baldwin is an American actor and producer, known as a member of the Baldwin acting family and for roles in films such as "Flatliners," "Sliver," and numerous television series.
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E.
Basil Brooke
Basil Brooke was a prominent Northern Irish politician who served as Prime Minister of Northern Ireland from 1943 to 1963 and was a leading figure in unionist politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robbie Shakespeare Target entity description: Robbie Shakespeare was a renowned Jamaican bass guitarist and record producer, best known as one half of the influential reggae and dub duo Sly and Robbie.
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A.
Edward Alleyn
Edward Alleyn was a prominent Elizabethan actor and theatre entrepreneur who became a wealthy philanthropist and educational benefactor in London.
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B.
Yorick Brown
Yorick Brown is the protagonist of the comic series "Y: The Last Man," a young escape artist who becomes the sole surviving human male after a mysterious global plague.
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C.
Hamnet Shakespeare
Hamnet Shakespeare was the only son of playwright William Shakespeare, whose early death at age 11 is often thought to have influenced his father's later works.
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D.
William Baldwin
William Baldwin is an American actor and producer, known as a member of the Baldwin acting family and for roles in films such as "Flatliners," "Sliver," and numerous television series.
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E.
Basil Brooke
Basil Brooke was a prominent Northern Irish politician who served as Prime Minister of Northern Ireland from 1943 to 1963 and was a leading figure in unionist politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jamaican person
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bass guitarist ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | early 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Black Uhuru
NERFINISHED
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Bunny Wailer NERFINISHED ⓘ Channel One studio band NERFINISHED ⓘ Dennis Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Grace Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Gregory Isaacs NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Tosh NERFINISHED ⓘ Sly Dunbar NERFINISHED ⓘ The Aggrovators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award for Best Reggae Recording NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1953-09-27 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Kingston, Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from kidney surgery ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Jamaica ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2021-12-08 ⓘ |
| familyName | Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dub
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reggae ⓘ rocksteady ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
dancehall
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dub ⓘ reggae ⓘ |
| instrument | bass guitar ⓘ |
| memberOf | Sly and Robbie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Robbie Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAwardFor | work with Black Uhuru ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Sly and Robbie recordings
NERFINISHED
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production work for Black Uhuru ⓘ production work for Bob Dylan ⓘ production work for Bunny Wailer ⓘ production work for Dennis Brown ⓘ production work for Grace Jones ⓘ production work for Gregory Isaacs ⓘ production work for Mick Jagger ⓘ production work for Peter Tosh ⓘ production work for Serge Gainsbourg ⓘ |
| occupation |
bass guitarist
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record producer ⓘ |
| partnerInDuoWith | Sly Dunbar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | rhythm section Sly and Robbie ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robbie Shakespeare Description of subject: Robbie Shakespeare was a renowned Jamaican bass guitarist and record producer, best known as one half of the influential reggae and dub duo Sly and Robbie.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nightclubbing
subject surface form:
Pull Up to the Bumper