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Black Uhuru is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Ansel Collins, Prince Jammy, Sly Dunbar, The Impressions and Michael Rose. Those roots explain a lot about how Black Uhuru arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, Peter Tosh, Steel Pulse and The Mighty Diamonds, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Super Furry Animals, Don Carlos, The Wailing Souls, Michael Rose and Junior Reid, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 57 connections around Black Uhuru, reaching back through Ansel Collins and forward to Super Furry Animals. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Black Uhuru connections
Black Uhuru grew out of Ansel Collins, Prince Jammy, Sly Dunbar and The Impressions, shares an orbit with Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, Peter Tosh and Steel Pulse, went on to shape Super Furry Animals, Don Carlos, The Wailing Souls and Michael Rose. 57 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Black Uhuru
Sounds and acts that shaped Black Uhuru.
Artists similar to Black Uhuru
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Black Uhuru.
- Dennis Brownartist
- Gregory Isaacsartist
- Peter Toshartist
- Steel Pulseartist
- The Mighty Diamondsartist
- Wailing Soulsartist
- Jacob Millerartist
- Aswadartist
- Mikey Dreadartist
- The Abyssiniansartist
- Pablo Mosesartist
- Junior Murvinartist
- Max Romeoartist
- Hugh Mundellartist
- Toots and the Maytalsartist
- Yellowmanartist
- Sly & Robbieartist
- Black Rootsartist
- Bob Marley & The Wailersartist
- U-Royartist
- The Heptonesartist
- Linton Kwesi Johnsonartist
- Yabby Youartist
- Half Pintartist
- Sizzlaartist
- Groundationartist
Bands Black Uhuru shaped
Where the influence of Black Uhuru travelled next.
- Super Furry Animalsartist
- Don Carlosartist
- The Wailing Soulsartist
- Michael Roseartist
- Junior Reidartist
- Pam Hallartist
- Aterciopeladosartist
- Jarabe de Paloartist
- Shaggyartist
- Sean Paulartist
- Stephen Streetartist
- Sinsemiliaartist
- Protojeartist
- Bongo Bongartist
- Michael Frantiartist
- Wailing Soulsartist
- Joy Crookesartist
- Michael Franti & Spearheadartist
- Mishkaartist
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