Musician Dictionary

Dennis Bovell

Barbadian-British reggae musician · reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer

DescriptionBarbadian-British reggae musician
Source: Wikidata
Born1953-05-22
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceSaint Peter Saint Peter
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited Kingdom
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryGB
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipBarbados
Source: Wikidata
Occupationcomposer record producer musician guitarist
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentsguitar
Source: Wikidata
Genresdub music
Source: Wikidata
Member ofMatumbi Poet and the Roots The 4th Street Orchestra The Dub Band BBC African Stone Three Star African Brothers (4) Good Breed Dennis Bovell Jazz Band BBC (15) Dennis Bovell & Friends
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz

Also known as

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

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Identifiers

mbid: 77eb63bd-cc38-4044-a23c-c2ff3cfcc610 · wikidata: Q3017545 · isni: 0000000100283205 · ipi: 00025074900 · discogs: 58333

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