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Augustus Pablo

Reggae
Reggae

Augustus Pablo is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Ansel Collins, Lloyd Charmers, Glen Adams, Robert Shakespeare and Earl "Chinna" Smith. Those roots explain a lot about how Augustus Pablo arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as King Tubby, Prince Jammy, Scientist, The Aggrovators and Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Fred Locks, Dillinger, I-Roy, Jacob Miller and The Immortals, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 52 connections around Augustus Pablo, reaching back through Ansel Collins and forward to Fred Locks. 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
Augustus PabloAnsel CollinsLloyd CharmersGlen AdamsRobert ShakespeareEarl "Chinna" SmithVincent "Randy" ChinFred LocksDillingerI-RoyJacob MillerThe ImmortalsEarl SixteenLacksley CastellThe HeptonesKing TubbyPrince JammyScientistThe AggrovatorsLee "Scratch" Perry …Creation RebelJoe Gibbs & The Prof…Yabby You

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Augustus Pablo connections

Augustus Pablo grew out of Ansel Collins, Lloyd Charmers, Glen Adams and Robert Shakespeare, shares an orbit with King Tubby, Prince Jammy, Scientist and The Aggrovators, went on to shape Fred Locks, Dillinger, I-Roy and Jacob Miller. 52 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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