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The Legend Of King Tubby Ft. Dr Dennis Bovell MBE
See all 2 datesDennis Bovell is a Barbadian musician working in dub, born in 1953 in Saint Peter, Barbados, and active since 1968. His first album, Brain Damage, appeared in 1981.
Next date in London: 24 January 2027 at The Jazz Cafe.
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- Latest album
- Cloud Music (2026)New
- Born
- 1953 · Saint Peter
- Origin
- Barbade
- Active since
- 1968
About — The artist
Dennis Bovell (born 22 May 1953) is a Barbados-born reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer, based in the United Kingdom. He was a member of a progressive rock group called Stonehenge, who later changed name and became 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.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Dennis Bovell” (en), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Discography
- Brain Damage 1981
- Audio Active 1986
- Dub Dem Silly 1993
- Tactics 1993
- Dub Dem Silly - Volume 2 1995
- All Over the World 2006
- Corean-jamaican Connection Destination: London Lounge 2007
- Ghosts Outside 2011
- Mek It Run 2012
- DNS and Friends 2017
- Love Overdue 2018
- Akoustik 2019
- @ Repulse "Reggae Classics" 2021
- Sufferer Sounds 2024
- Dennis Bovell: Wise Music in Dub 2025
- Cloud Music 2026