SPRC In conversation with Dennis Bovell
by Paul Gilroy and Dennis Bovell
11 February 2021
Dennis Bovell, UK reggae pioneer and writer of the hit song Silly Games, joins Paul Gilroy for a conversation about his career as a producer, multi-instrumentalist, sound engineer and more. Dennis discusses not having any musical boundaries, working across reggae to country to afrobeats, and recounts stories of working with Linton Kwesi Johnson, Leroy Smart, Fela Kuti and John Kpiaye.
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Speakers: Paul Gilroy, Director of the UCL Sarah Parker Remond Centre // Dennis Bovell, UK Reggae pioneer, producer, musician, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and sound engineer
Image: Photo by Tim Schnetgoeke
Producer and Editor: Kaissa Karhu