{
 "id": "dennis-bovell-77eb63bd",
 "name": "Dennis Bovell",
 "kind": "person",
 "disambiguation": "reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer",
 "identifiers": {
  "mbid": [
   "77eb63bd-cc38-4044-a23c-c2ff3cfcc610"
  ],
  "wikidata": [
   "Q3017545"
  ],
  "isni": [
   "0000000100283205"
  ],
  "ipi": [
   "00025074900"
  ],
  "discogs": [
   "58333"
  ]
 },
 "aliases": [
  "Bovell",
  "D Bovell",
  "D. Bovel",
  "D. Bovell",
  "D. Bovelle",
  "D. Bovril",
  "D. Bowel",
  "D. M.  Bovell",
  "D. M. Bovell",
  "D. bovell",
  "D.Bovell",
  "D.M. Bovell",
  "Denis",
  "Denis Bovele",
  "Denis Bovell",
  "Denis Bovell (Matumbi)",
  "Denis Bowell",
  "Dennis",
  "Dennis \"Black Beard\" Bovell",
  "Dennis \"Blackbeard\" Bovell",
  "Dennis \"Blackbird\" Bovell",
  "Dennis \"Dubzan\" Bovell",
  "Dennis \"Matumbi\" Bovell",
  "Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell",
  "Dennis 'Daddy Cool' Bovell",
  "Dennis 'Dubmaster' Bovell",
  "Dennis (Blackbeard) Bovell",
  "Dennis Blackbeard",
  "Dennis Blackbeard Bovel",
  "Dennis Blackbeard Bovell",
  "Dennis Blackbeard Bovelle",
  "Dennis Bovel",
  "Dennis Bovell (Matumbi)",
  "Dennis Bovell (Mtumbe)",
  "Dennis Bovell (Mutumbi)",
  "Dennis Bovell - Blackbeard",
  "Dennis Bovril",
  "Dennis Bovril (Blackbeard)",
  "Dennis Bowel",
  "Dennis Bowell",
  "Dennis Curtis Bovell",
  "Dennis [Blackbeard] Bovell",
  "Dennis-Bovel",
  "Denniss Bovell",
  "db",
  "דניס בוואל"
 ],
 "facts": {
  "area": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "United Kingdom",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "77eb63bd-cc38-4044-a23c-c2ff3cfcc610",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "8a754a16-0027-3a29-b6d7-2b40ea0481ed"
    }
   ]
  },
  "begin_date": {
   "status": "multi_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "1953-05-22",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "77eb63bd-cc38-4044-a23c-c2ff3cfcc610",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "precision": "day"
    },
    {
     "value": "1953-05-22",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q3017545",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-02",
     "precision": "day",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  },
  "begin_place": {
   "status": "multi_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "Saint Peter",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "77eb63bd-cc38-4044-a23c-c2ff3cfcc610",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "3beb6dfd-49ba-42c3-9f11-7d989e05f15b"
    },
    {
     "value": "Saint Peter",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q3017545",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-02",
     "ref": "Q932723",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  },
  "citizenship": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "Barbados",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q3017545",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-02",
     "ref": "Q244",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  },
  "country": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "GB",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "77eb63bd-cc38-4044-a23c-c2ff3cfcc610",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24"
    }
   ]
  },
  "description": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "Barbadian-British reggae musician",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q3017545",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-02"
    }
   ]
  },
  "genre": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "dub music",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q3017545",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-02",
     "ref": "Q212688",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  },
  "instrument": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "guitar",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q3017545",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-02",
     "ref": "Q6607",
     "source_cites_reference": false
    }
   ]
  },
  "member_of": {
   "status": "multi_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "Matumbi",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "77eb63bd-cc38-4044-a23c-c2ff3cfcc610",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "1057d846-c3d6-4073-aefb-ff186390fd3b"
    },
    {
     "value": "Poet and the Roots",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "77eb63bd-cc38-4044-a23c-c2ff3cfcc610",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "750c4a2d-aad9-4a9f-ba53-1ea5e1b4f66b"
    },
    {
     "value": "The 4th Street Orchestra",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "77eb63bd-cc38-4044-a23c-c2ff3cfcc610",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "1ef86934-9fa7-4a80-b428-2dd02e98c69e",
     "attributes": [
      "original"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "The Dub Band",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "77eb63bd-cc38-4044-a23c-c2ff3cfcc610",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "fccecbef-51ec-491a-a3ca-3806d70129e7",
     "attributes": [
      "bass",
      "original"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "BBC",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "77eb63bd-cc38-4044-a23c-c2ff3cfcc610",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "6e1b9514-3a3d-40eb-bdd1-64bcb6126108"
    },
    {
     "value": "Poet And The Roots",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "58333",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:145692",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Matumbi",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "58333",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:246655",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "African Stone",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "58333",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:352544",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "The Dub Band",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "58333",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:438424",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "The 4th Street Orchestra",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "58333",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:824429",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Three Star",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "58333",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:1713664",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "African Brothers (4)",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "58333",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:1903946",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Good Breed",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "58333",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:3338198",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Dennis Bovell Jazz Band",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "58333",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:5278220",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "BBC (15)",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "58333",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:5515701",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Dennis Bovell & Friends",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "58333",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:15861191",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    }
   ]
  },
  "occupation": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "composer",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q3017545",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-02",
     "ref": "Q36834",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    },
    {
     "value": "record producer",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q3017545",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-02",
     "ref": "Q183945",
     "source_cites_reference": false
    },
    {
     "value": "musician",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q3017545",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-02",
     "ref": "Q639669",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    },
    {
     "value": "guitarist",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q3017545",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-02",
     "ref": "Q855091",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  }
 },
 "discography": [],
 "links": [
  {
   "kind": "IMDb",
   "url": "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0100599/"
  },
  {
   "kind": "VIAF",
   "url": "http://viaf.org/viaf/77529923"
  },
  {
   "kind": "allmusic",
   "url": "https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000240402"
  },
  {
   "kind": "bandcamp",
   "url": "https://dennis-bovell.bandcamp.com/"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs",
   "url": "https://www.discogs.com/artist/58333"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Bovell"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "https://dennisbovell.bandcamp.com/"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "https://www.facebook.com/dubmaestro"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "https://www.instagram.com/dennisbovell"
  },
  {
   "kind": "free streaming",
   "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/0xJuAKhVgEfuiEXjyLEuC6"
  },
  {
   "kind": "free streaming",
   "url": "https://www.deezer.com/artist/243311"
  },
  {
   "kind": "myspace",
   "url": "https://myspace.com/dennisbovell"
  },
  {
   "kind": "other databases",
   "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/dennis-bovell"
  },
  {
   "kind": "other databases",
   "url": "https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/dennis-bovell/"
  },
  {
   "kind": "purchase for download",
   "url": "https://www.beatport.com/artist/dennis-bovell/199949"
  },
  {
   "kind": "streaming",
   "url": "https://tidal.com/artist/3515917"
  },
  {
   "kind": "wikidata",
   "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3017545"
  },
  {
   "kind": "wikipedia",
   "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Bovell"
  }
 ],
 "citation": {
  "canonical_url": "https://musiciandictionary.com/artist/dennis-bovell-77eb63bd",
  "cite_as": "Dennis Bovell, Musician Dictionary, https://musiciandictionary.com/artist/dennis-bovell-77eb63bd",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): free to use with credit",
  "sources": [
   {
    "name": "musicbrainz",
    "dump": "20261024-001001",
    "date": "2026-10-24",
    "license": "CC0 1.0 (core data; supplementary fields removed)"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-28T151314",
    "date": "2026-10-28",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-29T161131",
    "date": "2026-10-29",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "discogs",
    "dump": "20261001",
    "date": "2026-10-01",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-29T182648",
    "date": "2026-10-29",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-30T103005",
    "date": "2026-10-30",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-31T103005",
    "date": "2026-10-31",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-01T113005",
    "date": "2026-11-01",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-02T113003",
    "date": "2026-11-02",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-03T113003",
    "date": "2026-11-03",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-04T113007",
    "date": "2026-11-04",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-05T113005",
    "date": "2026-11-05",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-06T113005",
    "date": "2026-11-06",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-07T113005",
    "date": "2026-11-07",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   }
  ]
 }
}