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Steve McQueen's new film 'Lovers Rock' has awed audiences, so dub-reggae legend Dennis Bovell talks about the music behind the beauty.

Dennis Bovell wrote "Silly Games" after watching a TV ad for a cassette tape. Forty-plus years on, it's the heart of Steve McQueen's "Lovers Rock." ...

Widely regarded as the first “king of lovers’ rock” in the UK, English released more than 13 studio albums across a six-decade career, working with popular reggae producers and labels ...

The film takes its name from the musical genre lovers rock, a softer, sentimental spin on reggae created and popularized in mid-70s England by the first generation of British citizens born to ...

Like other reggae offshoots, lovers rock has a fragmented fan base in Britain today. Dennis Bovell leads a dub band that tours with firebrand dub poet, Linton Kwesi Johnson, ...

‘Lovers Rock‘ is the second film in Steve McQueen's ‘Small Axe‘ film series for Amazon. Music is arguably the star, with an amazing reggae soundtrack featuring Augustus Pablo, Janet Kay ...

International reggae artist Pressure Busspipe recently announced the arrival of his newest album titled, Lovers Rock, which is expected to drop in April. Born and raised in St. Thomas, U.S Virgin ...

Estelle's Lovers Rock — named for the reggae subgenre pioneered in Britain during the 1970s and 1980s — is a homecoming, an homage to her musical forebears and the diaspora that raised her ...

A Caribbean-themed bar with all sorts of inventive cocktails opened in late July at 419 Tompkins Avenue in Bed Stuy. Lovers Rock is across the street from BBQ joint Peaches Hothouse and around the ...