Dennis Bovell
Reggae
The next Dennis Bovell concert is scheduled for Friday, August 1, 2025 at Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, United Kingdom. See all 1 upcoming concerts
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About Dennis Bovell
Hometown
St. Peter, Barbados
Born
May 22, 1953
Genre
Reggae
Dennis Bovell became a key figure of London's reggae scene in the late '70s and early '80s, working as both a solo artist, musician, and producer for a wide range of artists. Bovell's resumé is one of the most wide-ranging of his peers, including work as guitarist for the reggae band Matumbi, solo dub excursions of his own under the Blackbeard pseudonym, collaborations with dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, production for post-punk acts like the Pop Group and the Slits, and work as a songwriter for other artists and as a composer for film and television scores. Bovell continued putting out new material and producing records for others as the decades went on. Along with releasing new material like 2015's Dub 4 Daze, multiple collections of Bovell's work surfaced over time, including standouts like 2003's Pressure Sounds collection Decibel and the 2024 dub compilation Sufferer Sounds.
Dennis Bovell has also released music as a member of BBC, Poet and the Roots, Dennis Bovell's Dub Band, The 4th Street Orchestra, The Dub Band Matumbi.
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