Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer)

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member of:	BBC (Dennis Bovell, Jimmy Brown and Steve Cobby) Matumbi Poet and the Roots (Reggae band)
original member of:	The 4th Street Orchestra The Dub Band (bass)
performs as:	Blackbeard (reggae artist)

IMDb:	https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0100599/ [info]
Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/artist/58333 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/dennis-bovell [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/dennis-bovell/ [info]
Myspace:	https://myspace.com/dennisbovell [info]
BBC Music:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/77eb63bd-cc38-4044-a23c-c2ff3cfcc610 [info] (until 2020-11-19)
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000240402 [info]
VIAF ID:	77529923 [info]
Wikidata:	Q3017545 [info]
Bandcamp:	https://dennis-bovell.bandcamp.com/ [info]

Appearances

Date	Title	Credited As	Attributes	Artist	Length
	arranged
	Hey! Mr. Sky -Mr. Sky Panoramix-			一十三十一	5:27
	engineered
1994-05	Björn Again Polka	Denis		Sharon Shannon	3:20
1994-05	Out the Gap	Denis		Sharon Shannon	4:21
1994-05	The Mighty Sparrow	Denis		Sharon Shannon	3:51
1994-07	Sandy River Belle	Denis		Sharon Shannon	2:10
	All Wi Doin Is Defendin	Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell		Poet and the Roots	3:00
	Bass Culture			Linton Kwesi Johnson	6:06
	Come Wi Goh Dung Deh	Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell		Poet and the Roots	3:47
	Di Black Petty Booshwah			Linton Kwesi Johnson	3:42
	Doun di Road	Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell		Poet and the Roots	2:27
	Dread Beat an’ Blood	Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell		Poet and the Roots	2:59
	Fite Dem Back	Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell		Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:28
	Five Nights of Bleeding (for Leroy Harris)	Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell		Poet and the Roots	4:31
	Forces of Viktry	Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell		Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:56
	Independent Intavenshan	Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell		Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:20
	Inglan Is a Bitch			Linton Kwesi Johnson	5:26
	It Dread Inna Inglan (for George Lindo)	Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell		Poet and the Roots	4:05
	It Noh Funny	Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell		Linton Kwesi Johnson	3:43
	Loraine			Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:09
	Man Free (for Darcus Howe)	Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell		Poet and the Roots	6:02
	Reality Poem	Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell		Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:45
	Reggae fi Peach			Linton Kwesi Johnson	2:41
	Reggae Sounds			Linton Kwesi Johnson	3:10
	riot in Lagos			坂本龍一	5:40
	Song of Blood	Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell		Poet and the Roots	6:28
	Sonny’s Lettah (Anti-Sus Poem)	Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell		Linton Kwesi Johnson	3:53
	Sparky	Denis		Sharon Shannon	3:44
	Street 66			Linton Kwesi Johnson	3:45
	Time Come	Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell		Linton Kwesi Johnson	3:26
	Two Sides of Silence			Linton Kwesi Johnson	2:13
	Want fi Goh Rave	Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell		Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:21
	instruments
	50 Ways to Leave Your Lover		keyboard	Playgroup	5:42
	Bass Culture		keyboard	Linton Kwesi Johnson	6:06
	Come Wi Goh Dung Deh		keyboard	Poet and the Roots	3:47
	Cross to Theremin		bass guitar [bass], guitar and keyboard [keys]	Gaudi with Dennis Bovell	3:18
	Di Black Petty Booshwah		keyboard	Linton Kwesi Johnson	3:42
	Di Eagle an' di Bear		bass guitar	Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:14
	Di Great Insohreckshan		bass guitar	Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:03
	Doun di Road		keyboard	Poet and the Roots	2:27
	Doun di Road		guitar	Poet and the Roots	2:27
	Dread Beat an’ Blood		keyboard	Poet and the Roots	2:59
	Fite Dem Back		keyboard	Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:28
	Fite Dem Back		piano	Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:28
	Five Nights of Bleeding (for Leroy Harris)		keyboard	Poet and the Roots	4:31
	Forces of Viktry		keyboard	Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:56
	Forces of Viktry		piano	Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:56
	Heying Dub		bass guitar [bass], guitar and keyboard [keys]	Gaudi with Dennis Bovell	3:10
	Independent Intavenshan		piano	Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:20
	Independent Intavenshan		keyboard	Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:20
	Inglan Is a Bitch		keyboard	Linton Kwesi Johnson	5:26
	It Dread Inna Inglan (for George Lindo)		keyboard	Poet and the Roots	4:05
	It Noh Funny		piano	Linton Kwesi Johnson	3:43
	It Noh Funny		keyboard	Linton Kwesi Johnson	3:43
	Loraine		keyboard	Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:09
	Making History		bass guitar	Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:25
	Man Free (for Darcus Howe)		keyboard	Poet and the Roots	6:02
	New Craas Massahkah		bass guitar	Linton Kwesi Johnson	6:31
	Reality Poem		piano	Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:45
	Reality Poem		keyboard	Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:45
	Reggae fi Dada		bass guitar	Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:50
	Reggae fi Peach		keyboard	Linton Kwesi Johnson	2:41
	Reggae fi Radni		bass guitar	Linton Kwesi Johnson	5:04
	Reggae Sounds		keyboard	Linton Kwesi Johnson	3:10
	Secret Service Dub		bass guitar [bass], guitar and keyboard [keys]	Gaudi with Dennis Bovell	2:37
	Song of Blood		keyboard	Poet and the Roots	6:28
	Sonny’s Lettah (Anti-Sus Poem)		keyboard	Linton Kwesi Johnson	3:53
	Sonny’s Lettah (Anti-Sus Poem)		piano	Linton Kwesi Johnson	3:53
	Street 66		keyboard	Linton Kwesi Johnson	3:45
	Time Come		keyboard	Linton Kwesi Johnson	3:26
	Time Come		piano	Linton Kwesi Johnson	3:26
	Two Sides of Silence		keyboard	Linton Kwesi Johnson	2:13
	Want fi Goh Rave		piano	Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:21
	Want fi Goh Rave		keyboard	Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:21
	Wat About di Workin' Claas?		bass guitar	Linton Kwesi Johnson	5:10
	mixed
	A Song to Heal			Jean "Binta" Breeze	3:32
	Arising (for Youths of Azania)			Jean "Binta" Breeze	3:29
	Bass Culture			Linton Kwesi Johnson	6:06
	Björn Again Polka	Denis Bovell		Sharon Shannon	3:20
	Confusion (Warner)			Jean "Binta" Breeze	5:57
	Days Like These			The Pop Group	4:35
	Di Anfinished Revalueshan			Linton Kwesi Johnson	5:35
	Di Black Petty Booshwah			Linton Kwesi Johnson	3:42
	Di Eagle an' di Bear			Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:14
	Di Good Life			Linton Kwesi Johnson	5:34
	Di Great Insohreckshan			Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:03
	Dreamer			Jean "Binta" Breeze	0:20
	Dubbing for Life			Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:01
	Dubwise			Jean "Binta" Breeze	0:40
	Heaven?			The Pop Group	3:20
	Inglan Is a Bitch			Linton Kwesi Johnson	5:26
	Instant Halo			The Pop Group	4:27
	Liebe and Romanze (slow version)			The Slits	4:44
	Little Town			The Pop Group	3:54
	Loraine			Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:09
	Lovin Was’n’ Easy			Jean "Binta" Breeze	3:23
	Making History			Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:25
	Mi Revalueshanary Fren			Linton Kwesi Johnson	5:21
	Michael 13			The Pop Group	3:58
	Nanny			Jean "Binta" Breeze	3:32
	New Craas Massahkah			Linton Kwesi Johnson	6:31
	Ordinary Mawning			Jean "Binta" Breeze	5:44
	Out the Gap	Denis Bovell		Sharon Shannon	4:21
	Pure Ones			The Pop Group	4:26
	Reggae fi Dada			Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:50
	Reggae fi Peach			Linton Kwesi Johnson	2:41
	Reggae fi Radni			Linton Kwesi Johnson	5:04
	Reggae Sounds			Linton Kwesi Johnson	3:10
	Sandy River Belle	Denis Bovell		Sharon Shannon	2:10
	Sense Outta Nansense			Linton Kwesi Johnson	5:01
	Shame-A-Lady			Jean "Binta" Breeze	0:31
	Simple Things			Jean "Binta" Breeze	0:50
	Story			Linton Kwesi Johnson	5:22
	Street 66			Linton Kwesi Johnson	3:45
	Time Gawn			Jean "Binta" Breeze	0:53
	Tings an’ Times			Linton Kwesi Johnson	6:33
	Tracks			Jean "Binta" Breeze	0:34
	Two Sides of Silence			Linton Kwesi Johnson	2:13
	Wat About di Workin' Claas?			Linton Kwesi Johnson	5:10
	Zipperface			The Pop Group	4:18
	performed
	Money (Mad Professor remix)		additional	Easy Star All‐Stars	5:28
	Reggae Train			William Farley & Dennis Bovell	2:28
	The Mighty Sparrow		guest	Sharon Shannon feat. Dennis Bovell	5:04
	produced
	A Product of…			Thompson Twins	3:54
	A Song to Heal			Jean "Binta" Breeze	3:32
	Adventures Close to Home			The Slits	3:28
	Animal Space / Spacier			The Slits	6:36
	Arising (for Youths of Azania)			Jean "Binta" Breeze	3:29
	Bass Culture			Linton Kwesi Johnson	5:04
	Björn Again Polka	Denis Bovell		Sharon Shannon	3:20
	Bungee Jumpers	Denis Bovell		Sharon Shannon	4:12
	Confusion (Warner)			Jean "Binta" Breeze	5:57
	Cross to Theremin			Gaudi with Dennis Bovell	3:18
	Days Like These			The Pop Group	4:35
	Demolition Dub			Dennis Bovell	3:47
	Di Anfinished Revalueshan			Linton Kwesi Johnson	5:35
	Di Good Life			Linton Kwesi Johnson	5:34
	Di Great Insohreckshan			Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:03
	Don’t Go Away			Thompson Twins	3:06
	Dreamer			Jean "Binta" Breeze	0:20
	Dub of Ages			Dennis Bovell	2:54
	Dubbing for Life			Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:01
	Dubwise			Jean "Binta" Breeze	0:40
	English Black Boys			X-O-Dus	10:11
	Face Place			The Slits	4:20
	FM			The Slits	3:35
	Grand Bazaar			Dennis Bovell	2:59
	Guided Missile			Dennis Bovell	3:14
	Heaven?			The Pop Group	3:20
	Heying Dub			Gaudi with Dennis Bovell	3:10
	Imanic Dub			Dennis Bovell	3:20
	Improperly Dressed			The Slits	4:25
	Instant Halo			The Pop Group	4:27
	Instant Hit			The Slits	2:43
	Ironman (Pempi remix)		co	Lee “Scratch” Perry	4:43
	Jughead			Dennis Bovell	3:31
	Lament			Dennis Bovell	2:29
	Little Town			The Pop Group	3:54
	Love und Romance			The Slits	2:27
	Lovin Was’n’ Easy			Jean "Binta" Breeze	3:23
	Make Believe			Thompson Twins	3:24
	Make Believe			Thompson Twins	3:39
	Mi Revalueshanary Fren			Linton Kwesi Johnson	5:21
	Michael 13			The Pop Group	3:58
	Nanny			Jean "Binta" Breeze	3:32
	Newtown			The Slits	3:48
	Or What It Is?			The Slits	4:20
	Ordinary Mawning			Jean "Binta" Breeze	5:44
	Out the Gap	Denis Bovell		Sharon Shannon	4:21
	Parental Dub			Dennis Bovell	3:29
	Ping Pong Affair			The Slits	4:17
	Pure Ones			The Pop Group	4:26
	Reggae Fi Radni			Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:23
	Reggae Sounds			Linton Kwesi Johnson	3:06
	Ricochet			Dennis Bovell	3:20
	Sandy River Belle	Denis Bovell		Sharon Shannon	2:10
	Secret Service Dub			Gaudi with Dennis Bovell	2:37
	See Them A-Come			X-O-Dus	8:20
	Sense Outta Nansense			Linton Kwesi Johnson	5:01
	Shame-A-Lady			Jean "Binta" Breeze	0:31
	Shoplifting			The Slits	1:39
	Simple Things			Jean "Binta" Breeze	0:50
	Slave Trade			Thompson Twins	3:33
	So Tough			The Slits	2:41
	Spend, Spend, Spend			The Slits	3:18
	Story			Linton Kwesi Johnson	5:22
	Street 66			Linton Kwesi Johnson	3:45
	The Mighty Sparrow	Denis Bovell		Sharon Shannon	3:51
	Time Gawn			Jean "Binta" Breeze	0:53
	Tings an’ Times			Linton Kwesi Johnson	6:33
	Tracks			Jean "Binta" Breeze	0:34
	Typical Girls			The Slits	3:56
	Walk About			The Slits	4:40
	Y’ard			Dennis Bovell	3:55
	Zipperface			The Pop Group	4:18
	recording engineer for
	Di Anfinished Revalueshan			Linton Kwesi Johnson	5:35
	Di Good Life			Linton Kwesi Johnson	5:34
	Dubbing for Life			Linton Kwesi Johnson	4:01
	Mi Revalueshanary Fren			Linton Kwesi Johnson	5:21
	Sense Outta Nansense			Linton Kwesi Johnson	5:01
	Story			Linton Kwesi Johnson	5:22
	Tings an’ Times			Linton Kwesi Johnson	6:33
	remixed
	All Wi Doin Is Defendin	Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell		Poet and the Roots	3:00
	Animal Rhapsody (Dennis Bovell mix) (part of “DJ-Kicks: Chicken Lips” DJ-mix)			The Raincoats	4:42
	Animal Rhapsody (version)			The Raincoats	5:07
	Cherokee (Dennis Bovell Remix)			Animal Collective	7:46
	Come Wi Goh Dung Deh	Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell		Poet and the Roots	3:47
	Don't Let the Rain (dub mix)			Stone Foundation	8:48
	Doun di Road	Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell		Poet and the Roots	2:27
	Dread Beat an’ Blood	Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell		Poet and the Roots	2:59
	Five Nights of Bleeding (for Leroy Harris)	Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell		Poet and the Roots	4:31
	Gallows Pole Dub (mixed by Dennis Bovell)	Dennis Bovell		John Brown’s Body	4:17
	It Dread Inna Inglan (for George Lindo)	Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell		Poet and the Roots	4:05
	Man Free (for Darcus Howe)	Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell		Poet and the Roots	6:02
	Song of Blood	Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell		Poet and the Roots	6:28
	Wild (Dennis Bovell remix)			Spoon	4:06
	vocals
	Choose Me		guest	Dancing Mood	5:33
	Ghost of a Chance		background vocals	Edwyn Collins	4:09
	If Ever You’re Ready		background vocals	Edwyn Collins	4:21
	Let Me Put My Arms Around You		background vocals	Edwyn Collins	4:07
	Pushing It to the Back of My Mind		background vocals	Edwyn Collins	3:48
	The Measure of the Man		background vocals	Edwyn Collins	3:38
	The Wheels of Love		background vocals	Edwyn Collins	4:55
	You’re Better Than You Know		background vocals	Edwyn Collins	4:13
	engineered
	B-2 Unit (remaster)			坂本龍一
	instruments
	Dub of Ages		bass, berimbau [berimbow], guitar, keyboard and saz	Dennis Bovell
	Honeymoon on Mars		additional and keyboard	The Pop Group
	Mawamba Dub (Warrior)		bass and organ	Delroy Witter
	Tings an’ Times		bass guitar	Linton Kwesi Johnson
	Tings an’ Times		percussion	Linton Kwesi Johnson
	mixed
	Mawamba Dub (Warrior)			Delroy Witter
	produced
	Love Affair			Marie Pierre
	programming
	Dub of Ages		membranophone	Dennis Bovell
	Dub of Ages		percussion	Dennis Bovell
	recording engineer for
	Mawamba Dub (Warrior)			Delroy Witter
	composed
	Heaven
	Silly Games
	The Measure of the Man
	lyrics
	Silly Games
	wrote
	A Song to Heal
	After Tonight
	Arising (for Youths of Azania)
	Choose Me
	Confusion (Warner)
	Demolition Dub
	Dreamer
	Dub of Ages
	Dubwise
	Grand Bazaar
	Guided Missile
	Imanic Dub
	Jughead
	Lament
	Lovin Was’n’ Easy
	Nanny
	Ordinary Mawning
	Parental Dub
	Ricochet
	Shame-A-Lady
	Simple Things
	The 8th Shade
	Time Gawn
	Tracks
	Y’ard

Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer)

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