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Beres Hammond

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Reggae

Beres Hammond is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Pam Hall, Zap Pow, Gregory Isaacs, Buju Banton and Cutty Ranks. Those roots explain a lot about how Beres Hammond arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Garnett Silk, Sanchez, Tarrus Riley, Sizzla and Romain Virgo, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Wyclef Jean, Buju Banton, Morgan Heritage, Popcaan and Marcia Griffiths, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 44 connections around Beres Hammond, reaching back through Pam Hall and forward to Wyclef Jean. 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
Beres HammondPam HallZap PowGregory IsaacsBuju BantonCutty RanksRobert FfrenchLady SawMad CobraWyclef JeanBuju BantonMorgan HeritagePopcaanMarcia GriffithsBig YouthNatural BlackMaxi PriestGarnett SilkSanchezTarrus RileySizzlaRomain VirgoChristopher MartinDennis BrownDuane Stephenson

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Beres Hammond connections

Beres Hammond grew out of Pam Hall, Zap Pow, Gregory Isaacs and Buju Banton, shares an orbit with Garnett Silk, Sanchez, Tarrus Riley and Sizzla, went on to shape Wyclef Jean, Buju Banton, Morgan Heritage and Popcaan. 44 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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