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Big Youth is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of The Abyssinians, Glen Brown, The Congos, Junior Reid and Bedhead. Those roots explain a lot about how Big Youth arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as U-Roy, Junior Murvin, Yabby You, The Mighty Diamonds and King Tubby, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sonic Youth, Soul II Soul, Sharon Marley, Keith Hudson and Jah Stitch, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 45 connections around Big Youth, reaching back through The Abyssinians and forward to Sonic Youth. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Big Youth connections
Big Youth grew out of The Abyssinians, Glen Brown, The Congos and Junior Reid, shares an orbit with U-Roy, Junior Murvin, Yabby You and The Mighty Diamonds, went on to shape Sonic Youth, Soul II Soul, Sharon Marley and Keith Hudson. 45 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Big Youth
Sounds and acts that shaped Big Youth.
- The Abyssiniansartist
- Glen Brownartist
- The Congosartist
- Junior Reidartist
- Bedheadartist
- Sonia Pottingerartist
- Uziah Thompsonartist
- Earl Lindoartist
- Yabby Youartist
- Beres Hammondartist
- Tarrus Rileyartist
- Leroy Wallaceartist
- Devon Russellartist
- Keith & Texartist
- Pat Kellyartist
- Gregory Isaacsartist
- Niney the Observerartist
- Derrick Harriottartist
Artists similar to Big Youth
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Big Youth.
- U-Royartist
- Junior Murvinartist
- Yabby Youartist
- The Mighty Diamondsartist
- King Tubbyartist
- Keith Hudsonartist
- The Heptonesartist
- The Abyssiniansartist
- Derrick Morganartist
- Gregory Isaacsartist
- Leroy Smartartist
- Joe Gibbs & The Professionalsartist
- Freddie McKayartist
- Dennis Brownartist
- The Aggrovatorsartist
- Jacob Millerartist
Bands Big Youth shaped
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