Dennis Bovell

Person · Male

Dennis Bovell

reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer

From
Saint Peter, United Kingdom
Since
1953–present
Releases
29

About

Dennis Bovell (born 22 May 1953) is a Barbados-born reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer, based in the United Kingdom. He was a member of a progressive rock group called Stonehenge, who later changed name and became the British reggae band Matumbi, and released dub-reggae records under his own name as well as the pseudonym Blackbeard. He is most widely known for his decades-spanning collaborations with Linton Kwesi Johnson.

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Discography

Albums 18
EPs 3
Singles 1
Compilations 7

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Tags

  • soul and reggae

Identifiers

ISNI
0000000100283205
IPI
00025074900

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