Dennis Bovell Photo: Will Hutchinson
One of the UK’s foundational black music producers Barbados-born Dennis Bovell was an instigator of the slow-reggae love song genre Lovers Rock, producing songs such as Janet Kaye's 1979 hit Silly Games.
From the early influence of Calypso and Caribbean culture in the UK in the 1950s and '60s through to the rise of soundsystem culture and British reggae in the 70s, Dennis Bovell has been a pivotal player in the emergence of Lovers Rock, dub and reggae as West Indian musicians and producers began to influence the sound and style of modern Britain.
Dennis is coming to New Zealand next week - playing DJ sets in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
