Release Date: Mar 25, 2022
Discs: 2
Since making his recording debut in the early Seventies with legendary British reggae band, Matumbi, Dennis ‘Blackbeard’ Bovell has repeatedly demonstrated his supreme talent and versatility in a variety of music fields. And yet enormity of his impact upon the UK’s music scene over the past five decades has remained largely overlooked. ‘The DuBMASTER – The Essential Anthology’ sets to finally address this injustice by presenting the first serious retrospective of Dennis’s output as both a performer and producer. Charting his career from the Seventies up to the present day, this handsomely packaged double vinyl gate-folded album presents 24 of his most celebrated reggae works - including Janet Kay’s seminal lovers rock classic, ‘Silly Games’ – as well as rarities and previously unissued treasures from the vaults. Compiled by the artist himself, the collection is further enhanced by Dennis’s fascinating account of his life in the music business over the past half century, with his words enriched by rare photos.
Track Listing:
The Master
A1 Dennis Matumbi– Raindrops
A2 The 4th Street Orchestra– Za-Ion
A3 Dennis Matumbi– Blood Ah Go Run
A4 African Stone– Choose Me
A5 The 4th Street Orchestra– Row Row Row
A6 Dennis Bovell– Brain Damage
B1 Dennis Bovell– Chief Inspector
B2 Dennis Bovell & The Dub Band– Dub Master
B3 Dennis Bovell– Silly Dub
B4 Dennis Bovell– Oh Mama Oh Papa
B5 Dennis Bovell– Pickin' Up The Pieces
B6 Dennis Bovell– Caught You In A Lie
The Artists
C1 Janet Kay– Silly Games
C2 Errol Dunkley– A Little Way Different
C3 Julio ‘Dreadful' Finn*– Differentah
C4 I Roy*– Get Up Stand Up
C5 Marie Pierre– Our Tune
C6 Captain Morgan & His Merry Men*– Tom Hark
D1 Errol Campbell (3)– African Queen
D2 Joshua Moses (2)– Africa Is Our Land
D3 The Young Lions*– Take Five
D4 Delroy Wilson– Hooked On You
D5 Johnny Clarke– Guide Us Jah
D6 Marie Pierre– Can't Go Through (With Life) (Dancehall Version)
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