What is Dennis Bovell?
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = Dennis Bovell | image = Dennis Bovell.jpg | caption = Dennis Bovell performing live on [[Druga godba]] festival in [[Ljubljana, Slovenia]], 28 May 2015 | landscape = yes | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = | alias = Blackbeard | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|05|22}} | birth_place = [[Saint Peter, Barbados]], [[West Indies]] | origin = | death_date = | death_place = | genre = [[Dub music|Dub]], [[lovers rock]], [[reggae]], [[post-punk]] | occupation = Musician, record producer | instrument = Bass, guitar | years_active = 1968–present | label = LKJ Records | associated_acts = [[Linton Kwesi Johnson]]<br/>[[Janet Kay]]<br/>[[Matumbi (band)|Matumbi]]<br/>Bobby Kray<br/>The 4th Street Orchestra | website = }} [[Image:DennisBovell1978.jpg|thumb|right|Bovell (left) playing with Matumbi, [[Cardiff]], 1978]] '''Dennis Bovell''' (born 22 May 1953) is a [[Barbados]]-born [[reggae]] guitarist, bass player and [[record producer]]. He is based in England. He was a member of the British reggae band [[Matumbi (band)|Matumbi]]. He also released [[Dub music|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]]. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bovell, Dennis}} [[Category:1953 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:British record producers]] [[Category:Black British musicians]] [[Category:British bass guitarists]] [[Category:Barbadian musicians]] [[Category:Reggae musicians]] [[Category:Barbadian reggae singers]]