Dennis Bovell MBE (born 22 May 1953) is a Barbados-born reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer, based in England. He was a member of a progressive...
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Bovell may refer to: Andrew Bovell (born 1962), Australian playwright Brian Bovell (born 1959), English actor, appeared in Gimme Gimme Gimme Dennis Bovell...
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1979. It was recorded at Ridge Farm Studios in Rusper and produced by Dennis Bovell. Musically, Cut works in an "innovative" fusion of punk and reggae....
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label. It was produced by Linton Kwesi Johnson and Dennis Bovell (credited as Blackbeard). Bovell, Lloyd "Jah Bunny" Donaldson and Webster Johnson were...
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known as the first successful band of guitarist and record producer Dennis Bovell. The group wrote and performed the opening theme song to Empire Road...
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set in Brixton, London. The film, anchored by Dennis Bovell’s propulsive score, is partly based on Bovell’s false imprisonment for running a Jamaican sound...
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Silly Games (category Songs written by Dennis Bovell)
"Silly Games" is a song written by Dennis Bovell that was first released in 1979 as a single by Janet Kay. The single was a hit not only in the UK, where...
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with producer Dennis Bovell, and in October Honeymoon on Mars was released. In 2019, the band's debut album Y, produced by Dennis Bovell, was reissued...
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7-inch single on December 10, 2021. The song was backed with a remix by Dennis Bovell on the B-side. The album was released on February 11, 2022, via Matador...
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their new style drew heavily from reggae, dub and world music. Their Dennis Bovell-produced debut album Cut was released in September 1979 on Island Records...
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Brain Damage (album) (category Dennis Bovell albums)
Damage is the third studio album by Barbadian-British reggae musician Dennis Bovell, released in 1981 by Fontana Records. His first solo album under his...
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Linton Kwesi Johnson. The "Poet" is dub poet Johnson and "the Roots" are Dennis Bovell, Lloyd "Jah Bunny" Donaldson, Desmond Craig, Winston Curniffe, Everald...
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Kwesi Johnson, released in 1980 on Island Records. It was produced by Dennis Bovell (credited as Blackbeard). It contains dub versions of tracks from the...
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who have helped popularise the music of Barbados in the UK include Dennis Bovell who is largely a producer of reggae music, Jimmy Senya Haynes of roots...
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dub-reggae, usually written in collaboration with reggae producer/artist Dennis Bovell. Johnson was born in Chapelton, a small town in the rural parish of...
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recorded at Berry Street Studio in London, which was, at the time, run by Dennis Bovell. The group was formed by percussionist Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah, and featured...
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except where indicated "Who You Fighting For" – 3:30 "After Tonight" (Dennis Bovell. Errol Pottinger) – 3:42 "Bling Bling" – 3:21 "Plenty More" – 3:55 "War...
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Gregory played with Wet Wet Wet, Van Morrison, and then joined the Dennis Bovell Dub Band, touring around the world with Linton Kwesi Johnson. He released...
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for Attracting Attention. A remix by Dennis Bovell was released on 3 March. Greenwood told The Quietus: "Dennis's work runs like a thread through so much...
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"Prince Fatty" Pelanconi, featuring George Dekker of the Pioneers and Dennis Bovell. The BBC, reviewing the album, described it as "one of the most enjoyable...
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help of musical legends such as Bocana Maiga and UK reggae producer Dennis Bovell. The album, with its hit single "Rendez Vous", was a huge success, and...
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East London Studio on Upper Brockley Road along with John Kpiaye and Dennis Bovell, which gave the new genre a name.[page needed] South London trio Brown...
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Street" by The Del-Tones "Behind Closed Doors of the House of Commons" by Dennis Bovell "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" by The Beatles (Bishopsgate) from...
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devised by producers such as Steve Lillywhite, Martin Hannett, and Dennis Bovell became important element of the emerging music. Labels such as Rough...
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post-punk band The Pop Group. The album was produced by dub musician Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell at Ridge Farm Studios in Surrey, and was released on 20 April...
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but would become key to British sound systems and artists such as Dennis Bovell. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Music House in North London and JTS...
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record was released as a 7-inch single and was backed with a remix by Dennis Bovell which features the same drum pattern. "Hell Bent For Leather" and a...
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Point of View (Matumbi song) (category Songs written by Dennis Bovell)
Length 3:12 Label Matumbi Songwriter(s) Bevin Fagan, Valerie Davis ("Point of View") Dennis Bovell, Jah Bunny ("Pretender") Producer(s) Errol Thompson...
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Killer Dennis Bovell (a.k.a. Blackbeard) Andru Branch Brick & Lace Annette Brissett Peter Broggs Cedric Brooks Mike Brooks Barry Brown Dennis Brown Foxy...
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(1980–1983) Alfie Agius – bass, backing vocals (1983) Touring/session members Dennis Bovell – bass (1994–1998) Chris Tait – bass (1998–2002) Gary Tibbs – bass,...
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