Dennis Bovell on Lovers Rock, Linton Kwesi Johnson and Songwriting | Red Bull Music Academy

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Dennis Bovell's youthful exuberance belies a long and distinguished career taking in some surprisingly far-flung corners of the music industry. Responsible for more or less inventing the lovers rock sound with the three-part harmonies of Matumbi, Dennis went on to produce some of the defining records of British reggae. But as well as his work with artists like Linton Kwesi Johnson and Janet Kay, Dennis produced classic records with the Slits, rock band Orange Juice, afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, Japanese master Ryuichi Sakamoto and good old popstars like Bananarama!

Still as busy as ever, Dennis joined us on the couch at the 2004 Red Bull Music Academy to recall how an immigrant from Barbados became involved in Jamaican music and expound on exploitation and other downsides of the music industry.
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TOPICS:
00:52 - Reggae
05:18 - Barbados to London
09:12 - Matumbi
35:29 - Production
48:20 - Lovers Rock
58:09 - Linton Kwesi Johnson

MUSIC:
00:46 - Dennis Bovell - "Love The Reggae"
22:09 - Matumbi - "Law Of The Land"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ_cnXMvNvY
48:17 - Janet Kay - "Silly Games"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFHqabGMZOM
59:00 - Brown Sugar - "I'm In Love With A Dreadlocks"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8fP-fmsDfw
1:00:00 - Dennis Bovell - unknown
1:08:41 - Linton Kwesi Johnson - “Street 66"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOL5gQpGZu0
1:29:42 - Linton Kwesi Johnson - "Wat About Di Working Class"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scBif3NgbNE

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