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Dennis Bovell (22 May 1953 - )

Male Person - United Kingdom reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer

Releases (14)

Official

Album

  1. Brain Damage 1981
  2. Strictly Dub Wise 1987
  3. Tactics 1993
  4. Dub Dem Silly 1993
  5. All Over the World 27 Mar 2006
  6. Mek It Run 17 Jul 2012
  7. Dub of Ages

Album - Compilation

  1. Dub Master 1993
  2. Decibel - More Cuts & Dubs 1976-1983 22 Jul 2003
  3. The DuBMASTER: The Essential Anthology 25 Mar 2022

EP

  1. Heaven 2016

Relationships (6)

Performs As

  1. Blackbeard

Member Of

  1. The 4th Street Orchestra original
  2. The Dub Band original, bass
  3. Matumbi
  4. BBC
  5. Poet and the Roots

Recordings by (136)

  1. Electrocharge 4:09 (1980)
  2. Steadie 3:35 (1980)
  3. Jazzz 2:55 (1980)
  4. Reflections 3:10 (1980)
  5. Blaubart 3:12 (1980)
  6. Oohkno 3:32 (1980)
  7. 'Nough 3:38 (1980)
  8. Binoculars 3:00 (1980)
  9. Beafy's Tune 2:19 (1980)
  10. Manhunter 4:43 (1980)
  11. Jazzterpiece 2:53 (1980)
  12. Better 3:10 (1981)
  13. Brain Damage 2:04 (1981)
  14. Bettah 3:09 (1981)
  15. After Tonight 2:55 (1981)
  16. Our Tune 3:03 (1981)
  17. Run Away 2:22 (1981)
  18. Heaven 5:20 (1981)
  19. Bah Be Lon 2:57 (1981)
  20. Bertie 3:26 (1981)
  21. Aqua Dub 2:03 (1981)
  22. Frea Stoil 3:03 (1981)
  23. Smouche 3:00 (1981)
  24. El Passoah 3:39 (1981)
  25. Chief Inspector 2:28 (1981)
  26. Ehying 4:25 (1981)
  27. Dutty 2:48 (1981)
  28. Cabbage 3:22 (1981)
  29. Cut After Cut 3:44 (1987)
  30. Rebel Chase 3:06 (1987)
  31. Ites of Dub 2:34 (1987)
  32. River to Bank 3:42 (1987)
  33. Tell Yuh So 3:02 (1987)
  34. Strictly Dub 2:35 (1987)
  35. Mint Ah Music 3:31 (1987)
  36. Surrey with the Fringe on Top (Ska-Be-Doo-Za) 3:12 (1987)
  37. Ah Weh 3:41 (1987)
  38. Rhythm Rocker 2:54 (1993)
  39. Do You Dub Me 2:31 (1993)
  40. Can Dub It Up 3:54 (1993)
  41. Night Dubbin 3:21 (1993)
  42. Capricorn (Strip mix) 2:36 (1993)
  43. Silly Dub 4:39 (1993)
  44. Images of Dub 3:27 (1993)
  45. Dub Feel Away 5:06 (1993)
  46. Tactics ?:?? (1993)
  47. Thief ?:?? (1993)
  48. Backbone ?:?? (1993)
  49. Oh Mama Oh Papa ?:?? (1993)
  50. I Manic ?:?? (1993)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Five Nights of Bleeding (for Leroy Harris) 4:31 Poet and the Roots (1977) keyboard
  2. Song of Blood 6:28 Poet and the Roots (Aug 1978) keyboard
  3. It Dread Inna Inglan (for George Lindo) 4:04 Poet and the Roots (Aug 1978) keyboard
  4. Doun di Road 2:26 Poet and the Roots (Aug 1978) keyboard, guitar
  5. Man Free (for Darcus Howe) 6:02 Poet and the Roots (Aug 1978) keyboard
  6. Come Wi Goh Dung Deh 3:47 Poet and the Roots (Aug 1978) keyboard
  7. Dread Beat an’ Blood 2:59 Poet and the Roots (Aug 1978) keyboard
  8. Sonny’s Lettah (Anti-Sus Poem) 3:52 Linton Kwesi Johnson (06 Apr 1979) keyboard, piano
  9. Want fi Goh Rave 4:21 Linton Kwesi Johnson (06 Apr 1979) keyboard, piano
  10. Independent Intavenshan 4:20 Linton Kwesi Johnson (06 Apr 1979) keyboard, piano
  11. Reality Poem 4:44 Linton Kwesi Johnson (06 Apr 1979) keyboard, piano
  12. Fite Dem Back 4:28 Linton Kwesi Johnson (06 Apr 1979) keyboard, piano
  13. It Noh Funny 3:43 Linton Kwesi Johnson (06 Apr 1979) keyboard, piano
  14. Forces of Viktry 4:56 Linton Kwesi Johnson (06 Apr 1979) keyboard, piano
  15. Time Come 3:25 Linton Kwesi Johnson (06 Apr 1979) keyboard, piano

Remixed

  1. All Wi Doin Is Defendin 3:00 Poet and the Roots (1977)
  2. Five Nights of Bleeding (for Leroy Harris) 4:31 Poet and the Roots (1977)
  3. Doun di Road 2:26 Poet and the Roots (Aug 1978)
  4. It Dread Inna Inglan (for George Lindo) 4:04 Poet and the Roots (Aug 1978)
  5. Come Wi Goh Dung Deh 3:47 Poet and the Roots (Aug 1978)
  6. Man Free (for Darcus Howe) 6:02 Poet and the Roots (Aug 1978)
  7. Song of Blood 6:28 Poet and the Roots (Aug 1978)
  8. Dread Beat an’ Blood 2:59 Poet and the Roots (Aug 1978)

Engineered

  1. Five Nights of Bleeding (for Leroy Harris) 4:31 Poet and the Roots (1977)
  2. All Wi Doin Is Defendin 3:00 Poet and the Roots (1977)
  3. Song of Blood 6:28 Poet and the Roots (Aug 1978)
  4. Man Free (for Darcus Howe) 6:02 Poet and the Roots (Aug 1978)
  5. It Dread Inna Inglan (for George Lindo) 4:04 Poet and the Roots (Aug 1978)
  6. Doun di Road 2:26 Poet and the Roots (Aug 1978)
  7. Dread Beat an’ Blood 2:59 Poet and the Roots (Aug 1978)
  8. Come Wi Goh Dung Deh 3:47 Poet and the Roots (Aug 1978)
  9. It Noh Funny 3:43 Linton Kwesi Johnson (06 Apr 1979)
  10. Independent Intavenshan 4:20 Linton Kwesi Johnson (06 Apr 1979)
  11. Sonny’s Lettah (Anti-Sus Poem) 3:52 Linton Kwesi Johnson (06 Apr 1979)
  12. Reality Poem 4:44 Linton Kwesi Johnson (06 Apr 1979)
  13. Forces of Viktry 4:56 Linton Kwesi Johnson (06 Apr 1979)
  14. Want fi Goh Rave 4:21 Linton Kwesi Johnson (06 Apr 1979)
  15. Fite Dem Back 4:28 Linton Kwesi Johnson (06 Apr 1979)
  16. Time Come 3:25 Linton Kwesi Johnson (06 Apr 1979)

Produced

  1. So Tough 2:41 The Slits (Sep 1979)
  2. Spend, Spend, Spend 3:18 The Slits (Sep 1979)
  3. Shoplifting 1:39 The Slits (Sep 1979)
  4. Ping Pong Affair 4:16 The Slits (Sep 1979)
  5. Adventures Close to Home 3:28 The Slits (Sep 1979)
  6. Instant Hit 2:43 The Slits (Sep 1979)
  7. Love und Romance 2:27 The Slits (Sep 1979)
  8. FM 3:35 The Slits (Sep 1979)
  9. Newtown 3:48 The Slits (Sep 1979)
  10. See Them A-Come 8:20 X-O-Dus (Feb 1980)
  11. English Black Boys 10:11 X-O-Dus (Feb 1980)

Credited as (41)

  1. Dennis Bovell
  2. Steve Mason & Dennis Bovell
  3. Las Kellies feat. Dennis Bovell
  4. Golden Teacher Meets Dennis Bovell
  5. Spahni's Dub Dancers, Dennis Bovell
  6. Dennis Bovell Presents The 4th Street Orchestra
  7. Dennis Bovell and The Dub Band
  8. Sharon Shannon feat. Dennis Bovell
  9. Dennis Bovell / Noel Green
  10. Dennis Bovell feat. I‐Roy
  11. Spahni's Dub Dancers feat. Dennis Bovell
  12. Spahni's Dub Dancers feat. Phil POW Santschi & Dennis Bovell
  13. Spahni's Dub Dancers Collective feat. Dennis Bovell, Samuel Blaser, Phil Santschi, Ada Louembe & Jaba
  14. Spahni's Dub Dancers Collective feat. Dennis Bovell & Samuel Blaser
  15. Spahni's Dub Dancers Collective feat. Dennis Bovell
  16. Spahni's Dub Dancers Collective feat. Jaba, Dennis Bovell & Samuel Blaser
  17. Spahni's Dub Dancers Collective feat. Phil Santschi & Dennis Bovell
  18. Lamin ’Prince Cool’ Jones and Dennis ’Daddy Cool’ Bovell
  19. Dennis ’Daddy Cool’ Bovell
  20. Dennis ‘Blackbeard’ Bovell
  21. Zara McFarlane with Dennis Bovell
  22. Gaudi with Dennis Bovell
  23. Boy George & Dennis Bovell
  24. William Farley & Dennis Bovell
  25. William Farley and Dennis Bovell
  26. Dennis Bovell & John Brown’s Body
  27. Zara McFarlane & Dennis Bovell
  28. Dennis Bovell meets Dubblestandart
  29. Spahni’s Dub Dancers, Dennis Bovell
  30. Garland Jeffreys & Dennis Bovell
  31. Dennis Bovell & African Stone
  32. Dennis Bovell & The 4th Street Orchestra
  33. Dennis Bovell & Dennis Curtis
  34. Dennis Bovell & The Dub Band
  35. DeDuBros; Dennis Bovell
  36. Dennis Bovell & William Farley
  37. Brown Sugar with Dennis Bovell
  38. Jack Johnson & Dennis Bovell
  39. Dennis Bovell as African Stone
  40. Dennis Bovell feat. Janet Kay
  41. Coldcut, On‐U Sound, Roots Manuva, Adrian Sherwood & Dennis Bovell

Works (29)

Wrote

  1. Choose Me
  2. After Tonight
  3. Grand Bazaar
  4. Ricochet
  5. Guided Missile
  6. Demolition Dub
  7. Jughead
  8. Parental Dub
  9. Imanic Dub
  10. Y’ard
  11. Lament
  12. Dub of Ages
  13. Dreamer
  14. Lovin Was’n’ Easy
  15. Shame-A-Lady
  16. Ordinary Mawning
  17. Simple Things
  18. A Song to Heal
  19. Dubwise
  20. Confusion (Warner)
  21. Time Gawn
  22. Arising (for Youths of Azania)
  23. Tracks
  24. Nanny
  25. The 8th Shade

Composed

  1. The Measure of the Man
  2. Heaven
  3. Silly Games

Lyrics

  1. Silly Games

Events (1)

Main Performer At

  1. House of Fun Weekender

Links (12)

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/dennis-bovell
  2. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/dennis-bovell/

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/58333

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000240402

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0100599/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/77529923

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3017545

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/0xJuAKhVgEfuiEXjyLEuC6
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/243311

Bandcamp

  1. https://dennis-bovell.bandcamp.com/

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/77eb63bd-cc38-4044-a23c-c2ff3cfcc610

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/dennisbovell