Dennis Bovell

Dennis Bovell
MBE
Dennis Bovell performing live on Druga godba festival in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 28 May 2015
Dennis Bovell performing live on Druga godba festival in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 28 May 2015
Background information
Also known asBlackbeard
Born (1953-05-22) 22 May 1953 (age 71)
Saint Peter, Barbados, West Indies
GenresDub, lovers rock, reggae, post-punk
Occupation(s)Musician, record producer
Instrument(s)Bass, guitar
Years active1968–present
LabelsLKJ Records
Bovell (left) playing with Matumbi, Cardiff, 1978

Dennis Bovell MBE (born 22 May 1953[1]) is a Barbados-born reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer, based in England. He was a member of a progressive rock group called Stonehenge, who later changed name and became the British reggae band Matumbi,[2] and released dub-reggae records under his own name as well as the pseudonym Blackbeard.[3] He is most widely known for his decades-spanning collaborations with Linton Kwesi Johnson.[2]

  1. ^ Huey, Steve, "Dennis Bovell Biography", Allmusic. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b Veal, Michael E. (2007). Dub. Wesleyan University Press. pp. 231–233. ISBN 978-0-8195-6572-3. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
  3. ^ Thompson, Dave (2002), "Reggae & Caribbean Music", Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-655-6.