Dennis Bovell

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Born 1953.

reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer

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Dennis Bovell - Man In Me

Dennis Bovell performs Man In Me at the Barbican in London for a very special concert as part of BBC Four's Reggae Britannia.

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Biography

Dennis Bovell (born 22 May 1953, Saint Peter, Barbados, West Indies) is a reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer. He was a member of the British reggae band Matumbi, and released dub-reggae records under his own name as well as the pseudonym 'Blackbeard'. He is most widely known for his decades-spanning collaborations with Linton Kwesi Johnson.

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BBC Reviews

  1. All Over The World 2006

    Review of All Over The World

    Reviewed by Simon Coates

    The master and commander has returned in a fine style.

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