Robbie Lyn

Robbie Lyn
Background information
Birth name	Robert Bernard Lyn
Born	1951 (age 73–74) Kingston, Jamaica
Origin	Jamaica
Genres	Reggae
Occupation	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.

Biography

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]

Discography

Solo albums

• Making Notes (2007) – for which Lyn received the Reggae Academy Award for Best Instrumental Album, 2008.^[2]

Participated Albums

• Never Ending by Beres Hammond (2018, VP Records) - Keyboards^[3]
• From Then 'Til Now by Roots Architects (2024, Fruits Records) - Keyboards, organisation

References

1. "Jamaica Gleaner News - Robbie Lyn rewarded for 'Making Notes' - Sunday | April 13, 2008". jamaica-gleaner.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2008.
2. "Reggae Report - Reggae History...'80s & '90s...Read the Music!".
3. "Beres Hammond - Never Ending". AllMusic.

External links

• Robbie's MySpace page
• Listing of playing credits at Roots Archives
• Interview at Penthouse Records, 2009