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

~ Person

Relationships

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

DateTitleCredited AsAttributesArtistLength
arranged
Hey! Mr. Sky -Mr. Sky Panoramix-一十三十一5:27
engineered
1994-05Björn Again PolkaDenisSharon Shannon3:20
1994-05Out the GapDenisSharon Shannon4:21
1994-05The Mighty SparrowDenisSharon Shannon3:51
1994-07Sandy River BelleDenisSharon Shannon2:10
All Wi Doin Is DefendinDennis 'Blackbeard' BovellPoet and the Roots3:00
Bass CultureLinton Kwesi Johnson6:06
Come Wi Goh Dung DehDennis 'Blackbeard' BovellPoet and the Roots3:47
Di Black Petty BooshwahLinton Kwesi Johnson3:42
Doun di RoadDennis 'Blackbeard' BovellPoet and the Roots2:27
Dread Beat an’ BloodDennis 'Blackbeard' BovellPoet and the Roots2:59
Fite Dem BackDennis 'Blackbeard' BovellLinton Kwesi Johnson4:28
Five Nights of Bleeding (for Leroy Harris)Dennis 'Blackbeard' BovellPoet and the Roots4:31
Forces of ViktryDennis 'Blackbeard' BovellLinton Kwesi Johnson4:56
Independent IntavenshanDennis 'Blackbeard' BovellLinton Kwesi Johnson4:20
Inglan Is a BitchLinton Kwesi Johnson5:26
It Dread Inna Inglan (for George Lindo)Dennis 'Blackbeard' BovellPoet and the Roots4:05
It Noh FunnyDennis 'Blackbeard' BovellLinton Kwesi Johnson3:43
LoraineLinton Kwesi Johnson4:09
Man Free (for Darcus Howe)Dennis 'Blackbeard' BovellPoet and the Roots6:02
Reality PoemDennis 'Blackbeard' BovellLinton Kwesi Johnson4:45
Reggae fi PeachLinton Kwesi Johnson2:41
Reggae SoundsLinton Kwesi Johnson3:10
riot in Lagos坂本龍一5:40
Song of BloodDennis 'Blackbeard' BovellPoet and the Roots6:28
Sonny’s Lettah (Anti-Sus Poem)Dennis 'Blackbeard' BovellLinton Kwesi Johnson3:53
SparkyDenisSharon Shannon3:44
Street 66Linton Kwesi Johnson3:45
Time ComeDennis 'Blackbeard' BovellLinton Kwesi Johnson3:26
Two Sides of SilenceLinton Kwesi Johnson2:13
Want fi Goh RaveDennis 'Blackbeard' BovellLinton Kwesi Johnson4:21
instruments
50 Ways to Leave Your LoverkeyboardPlaygroup5:42
Bass CulturekeyboardLinton Kwesi Johnson6:06
Come Wi Goh Dung DehkeyboardPoet and the Roots3:47
Cross to Thereminbass guitar [bass], guitar and keyboard [keys]Gaudi with Dennis Bovell3:18
Di Black Petty BooshwahkeyboardLinton Kwesi Johnson3:42
Di Eagle an' di Bearbass guitarLinton Kwesi Johnson4:14
Di Great Insohreckshanbass guitarLinton Kwesi Johnson4:03
Doun di RoadkeyboardPoet and the Roots2:27
Doun di RoadguitarPoet and the Roots2:27
Dread Beat an’ BloodkeyboardPoet and the Roots2:59
Fite Dem BackkeyboardLinton Kwesi Johnson4:28
Fite Dem BackpianoLinton Kwesi Johnson4:28
Five Nights of Bleeding (for Leroy Harris)keyboardPoet and the Roots4:31
Forces of ViktrykeyboardLinton Kwesi Johnson4:56
Forces of ViktrypianoLinton Kwesi Johnson4:56
Heying Dubbass guitar [bass], guitar and keyboard [keys]Gaudi with Dennis Bovell3:10
Independent IntavenshanpianoLinton Kwesi Johnson4:20
Independent IntavenshankeyboardLinton Kwesi Johnson4:20
Inglan Is a BitchkeyboardLinton Kwesi Johnson5:26
It Dread Inna Inglan (for George Lindo)keyboardPoet and the Roots4:05
It Noh FunnypianoLinton Kwesi Johnson3:43
It Noh FunnykeyboardLinton Kwesi Johnson3:43
LorainekeyboardLinton Kwesi Johnson4:09
Making Historybass guitarLinton Kwesi Johnson4:25
Man Free (for Darcus Howe)keyboardPoet and the Roots6:02
New Craas Massahkahbass guitarLinton Kwesi Johnson6:31
Reality PoempianoLinton Kwesi Johnson4:45
Reality PoemkeyboardLinton Kwesi Johnson4:45
Reggae fi Dadabass guitarLinton Kwesi Johnson4:50
Reggae fi PeachkeyboardLinton Kwesi Johnson2:41
Reggae fi Radnibass guitarLinton Kwesi Johnson5:04
Reggae SoundskeyboardLinton Kwesi Johnson3:10
Secret Service Dubbass guitar [bass], guitar and keyboard [keys]Gaudi with Dennis Bovell2:37
Song of BloodkeyboardPoet and the Roots6:28
Sonny’s Lettah (Anti-Sus Poem)keyboardLinton Kwesi Johnson3:53
Sonny’s Lettah (Anti-Sus Poem)pianoLinton Kwesi Johnson3:53
Street 66keyboardLinton Kwesi Johnson3:45
Time ComekeyboardLinton Kwesi Johnson3:26
Time ComepianoLinton Kwesi Johnson3:26
Two Sides of SilencekeyboardLinton Kwesi Johnson2:13
Want fi Goh RavepianoLinton Kwesi Johnson4:21
Want fi Goh RavekeyboardLinton Kwesi Johnson4:21
Wat About di Workin' Claas?bass guitarLinton Kwesi Johnson5:10
mixed
A Song to HealJean "Binta" Breeze3:32
Arising (for Youths of Azania)Jean "Binta" Breeze3:29
Bass CultureLinton Kwesi Johnson6:06
Björn Again PolkaDenis BovellSharon Shannon3:20
Confusion (Warner)Jean "Binta" Breeze5:57
Days Like TheseThe Pop Group4:35
Di Anfinished RevalueshanLinton Kwesi Johnson5:35
Di Black Petty BooshwahLinton Kwesi Johnson3:42
Di Eagle an' di BearLinton Kwesi Johnson4:14
Di Good LifeLinton Kwesi Johnson5:34
Di Great InsohreckshanLinton Kwesi Johnson4:03
DreamerJean "Binta" Breeze0:20
Dubbing for LifeLinton Kwesi Johnson4:01
DubwiseJean "Binta" Breeze0:40
Heaven?The Pop Group3:20
Inglan Is a BitchLinton Kwesi Johnson5:26
Instant HaloThe Pop Group4:27
Liebe and Romanze (slow version)The Slits4:44
Little TownThe Pop Group3:54
LoraineLinton Kwesi Johnson4:09
Lovin Was’n’ EasyJean "Binta" Breeze3:23
Making HistoryLinton Kwesi Johnson4:25
Mi Revalueshanary FrenLinton Kwesi Johnson5:21
Michael 13The Pop Group3:58
NannyJean "Binta" Breeze3:32
New Craas MassahkahLinton Kwesi Johnson6:31
Ordinary MawningJean "Binta" Breeze5:44
Out the GapDenis BovellSharon Shannon4:21
Pure OnesThe Pop Group4:26
Reggae fi DadaLinton Kwesi Johnson4:50
Reggae fi PeachLinton Kwesi Johnson2:41
Reggae fi RadniLinton Kwesi Johnson5:04
Reggae SoundsLinton Kwesi Johnson3:10
Sandy River BelleDenis BovellSharon Shannon2:10
Sense Outta NansenseLinton Kwesi Johnson5:01
Shame-A-LadyJean "Binta" Breeze0:31
Simple ThingsJean "Binta" Breeze0:50
StoryLinton Kwesi Johnson5:22
Street 66Linton Kwesi Johnson3:45
Time GawnJean "Binta" Breeze0:53
Tings an’ TimesLinton Kwesi Johnson6:33
TracksJean "Binta" Breeze0:34
Two Sides of SilenceLinton Kwesi Johnson2:13
Wat About di Workin' Claas?Linton Kwesi Johnson5:10
ZipperfaceThe Pop Group4:18
performed
Money (Mad Professor remix)additionalEasy Star All‐Stars5:28
Reggae TrainWilliam Farley & Dennis Bovell2:28
The Mighty SparrowguestSharon Shannon feat. Dennis Bovell5:04
produced
A Product of…Thompson Twins3:54
A Song to HealJean "Binta" Breeze3:32
Adventures Close to HomeThe Slits3:28
Animal Space / SpacierThe Slits6:36
Arising (for Youths of Azania)Jean "Binta" Breeze3:29
Bass CultureLinton Kwesi Johnson5:04
Björn Again PolkaDenis BovellSharon Shannon3:20
Bungee JumpersDenis BovellSharon Shannon4:12
Confusion (Warner)Jean "Binta" Breeze5:57
Cross to ThereminGaudi with Dennis Bovell3:18
Days Like TheseThe Pop Group4:35
Demolition DubDennis Bovell3:47
Di Anfinished RevalueshanLinton Kwesi Johnson5:35
Di Good LifeLinton Kwesi Johnson5:34
Di Great InsohreckshanLinton Kwesi Johnson4:03
Don’t Go AwayThompson Twins3:06
DreamerJean "Binta" Breeze0:20
Dub of AgesDennis Bovell2:54
Dubbing for LifeLinton Kwesi Johnson4:01
DubwiseJean "Binta" Breeze0:40
English Black BoysX-O-Dus10:11
Face PlaceThe Slits4:20
FMThe Slits3:35
Grand BazaarDennis Bovell2:59
Guided MissileDennis Bovell3:14
Heaven?The Pop Group3:20
Heying DubGaudi with Dennis Bovell3:10
Imanic DubDennis Bovell3:20
Improperly DressedThe Slits4:25
Instant HaloThe Pop Group4:27
Instant HitThe Slits2:43
Ironman (Pempi remix)coLee “Scratch” Perry4:43
JugheadDennis Bovell3:31
LamentDennis Bovell2:29
Little TownThe Pop Group3:54
Love und RomanceThe Slits2:27
Lovin Was’n’ EasyJean "Binta" Breeze3:23
Make BelieveThompson Twins3:24
Make BelieveThompson Twins3:39
Mi Revalueshanary FrenLinton Kwesi Johnson5:21
Michael 13The Pop Group3:58
NannyJean "Binta" Breeze3:32
NewtownThe Slits3:48
Or What It Is?The Slits4:20
Ordinary MawningJean "Binta" Breeze5:44
Out the GapDenis BovellSharon Shannon4:21
Parental DubDennis Bovell3:29
Ping Pong AffairThe Slits4:17
Pure OnesThe Pop Group4:26
Reggae Fi RadniLinton Kwesi Johnson4:23
Reggae SoundsLinton Kwesi Johnson3:06
RicochetDennis Bovell3:20
Sandy River BelleDenis BovellSharon Shannon2:10
Secret Service DubGaudi with Dennis Bovell2:37
See Them A-ComeX-O-Dus8:20
Sense Outta NansenseLinton Kwesi Johnson5:01
Shame-A-LadyJean "Binta" Breeze0:31
ShopliftingThe Slits1:39
Simple ThingsJean "Binta" Breeze0:50
Slave TradeThompson Twins3:33
So ToughThe Slits2:41
Spend, Spend, SpendThe Slits3:18
StoryLinton Kwesi Johnson5:22
Street 66Linton Kwesi Johnson3:45
The Mighty SparrowDenis BovellSharon Shannon3:51
Time GawnJean "Binta" Breeze0:53
Tings an’ TimesLinton Kwesi Johnson6:33
TracksJean "Binta" Breeze0:34
Typical GirlsThe Slits3:56
Walk AboutThe Slits4:40
Y’ardDennis Bovell3:55
ZipperfaceThe Pop Group4:18
recording engineer for
Di Anfinished RevalueshanLinton Kwesi Johnson5:35
Di Good LifeLinton Kwesi Johnson5:34
Dubbing for LifeLinton Kwesi Johnson4:01
Mi Revalueshanary FrenLinton Kwesi Johnson5:21
Sense Outta NansenseLinton Kwesi Johnson5:01
StoryLinton Kwesi Johnson5:22
Tings an’ TimesLinton Kwesi Johnson6:33
remixed
All Wi Doin Is DefendinDennis "Blackbeard" BovellPoet and the Roots3:00
Animal Rhapsody (Dennis Bovell mix) (part of “DJ-Kicks: Chicken Lips” DJ-mix)The Raincoats4:42
Animal Rhapsody (version)The Raincoats5:07
Cherokee (Dennis Bovell Remix)Animal Collective7:46
Come Wi Goh Dung DehDennis "Blackbeard" BovellPoet and the Roots3:47
Don't Let the Rain (dub mix)Stone Foundation8:48
Doun di RoadDennis "Blackbeard" BovellPoet and the Roots2:27
Dread Beat an’ BloodDennis "Blackbeard" BovellPoet and the Roots2:59
Five Nights of Bleeding (for Leroy Harris)Dennis "Blackbeard" BovellPoet and the Roots4:31
Gallows Pole Dub (mixed by Dennis Bovell)Dennis BovellJohn Brown’s Body4:17
It Dread Inna Inglan (for George Lindo)Dennis "Blackbeard" BovellPoet and the Roots4:05
Man Free (for Darcus Howe)Dennis "Blackbeard" BovellPoet and the Roots6:02
Song of BloodDennis "Blackbeard" BovellPoet and the Roots6:28
Wild (Dennis Bovell remix)Spoon4:06
vocals
Choose MeguestDancing Mood5:33
Ghost of a Chancebackground vocalsEdwyn Collins4:09
If Ever You’re Readybackground vocalsEdwyn Collins4:21
Let Me Put My Arms Around Youbackground vocalsEdwyn Collins4:07
Pushing It to the Back of My Mindbackground vocalsEdwyn Collins3:48
The Measure of the Manbackground vocalsEdwyn Collins3:38
The Wheels of Lovebackground vocalsEdwyn Collins4:55
You’re Better Than You Knowbackground vocalsEdwyn Collins4:13
engineered
B-2 Unit (remaster)坂本龍一
instruments
Dub of Agesbass, berimbau [berimbow], guitar, keyboard and sazDennis Bovell
Honeymoon on Marsadditional and keyboardThe Pop Group
Mawamba Dub (Warrior)bass and organDelroy Witter
Tings an’ Timesbass guitarLinton Kwesi Johnson
Tings an’ TimespercussionLinton Kwesi Johnson
mixed
Mawamba Dub (Warrior)Delroy Witter
produced
Love AffairMarie Pierre
programming
Dub of AgesmembranophoneDennis Bovell
Dub of AgespercussionDennis 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