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Ansel Collins

Ansel Collins is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Trojan Records. Those roots explain a lot about how Ansel Collins arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Andy Capp, The Versatiles, Joe White, Lester Sterling and The G.G. All Stars, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Scientist, Lincoln Thompson, Augustus Pablo, Black Uhuru and Jimmy Cliff, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around Ansel Collins, reaching back through Trojan Records and forward to Scientist. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Ansel CollinsTrojan RecordsScientistLincoln ThompsonAugustus PabloBlack UhuruJimmy CliffKing TubbyPrince JammyMighty DiamondsAndy CappThe VersatilesJoe WhiteLester SterlingThe G.G. All StarsVincent FosterRoland Alphonso

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Ansel Collins connections

Ansel Collins grew out of Trojan Records, shares an orbit with Andy Capp, The Versatiles, Joe White and Lester Sterling, went on to shape Scientist, Lincoln Thompson, Augustus Pablo and Black Uhuru. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Ansel Collins

Roots1

Sounds and acts that shaped Ansel Collins.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Ansel Collins.

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