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Barrington Levy

Reggae
ReggaeRhythm and blues

Barrington Levy is a Reggae and Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Iya Terra, Junior Reid, Sugar Minott, Stick Figure and Linval Thompson. Those roots explain a lot about how Barrington Levy arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, Yellowman, Half Pint and Wailing Souls, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Beenie Man, Trinity, Bounty Killer, Snoop Dogg and Long Beach Dub All Stars, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 57 connections around Barrington Levy, reaching back through Iya Terra and forward to Beenie Man. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Barrington LevyIya TerraJunior ReidSugar MinottStick FigureLinval ThompsonRoots RadicsHenry "Junjo" LawesDobby DobsonBeenie ManTrinityBounty KillerSnoop DoggLong Beach Dub All S…Rascalzk-osShyneDennis BrownGregory IsaacsYellowmanHalf PintWailing SoulsTenor SawSister NancyThe Viceroys

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Barrington Levy grew out of Iya Terra, Junior Reid, Sugar Minott and Stick Figure, shares an orbit with Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, Yellowman and Half Pint, went on to shape Beenie Man, Trinity, Bounty Killer and Snoop Dogg. 57 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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