The story
Matumbi were one of the top British reggae bands of the 1970s and early 1980s, and are best known as the first successful band of guitarist and record producer Dennis Bovell.
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Records
Albums 6
- Guide Us Jah / Pretendah · 2022
- Music In The Air · 2005 · compilation
- Empire Road - The Best Of Matumbi · 2001
- Testify · 1982
- Nothing At All · 1980
- Point Of View (Squeeze A Little Lovin) · 1979
- The Man In Me / Can't Satisfy · 1979
- After Tonight / Go Back Home · 1978
- Rock · 1978
- Bluebeat & Ska · 1978
- Empire Road · 1978
- Chaingang / Working · 1977
- Music In The Air / Guide Us · 1977
- The Best Of Matumbi · 1977
- After Tonight / The Man In Me · 1976
- After Tonight · 1976
- Man In Me · 1976
- Wipe Them Out · 1973
- Brother Louie · 1973
- (I Can't Get Enough Of That) Reggae Stuff · 1973 · Single
- Unreleased Demo LP ·
- African Sunshine ·
- In Daylight / Model Version ·
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Members
Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.
Also plays on
Records by other artists with Matumbi in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.
In playlists
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- Max Romeo84% match
- Misty In Roots81% match
- Clinton Fearon76% match
- Barry Brown74% match
- Rita Marley68% match
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