◇ image via WikipediaBurning Spear
Burning Spear is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ziggy Marley, Coxsone Dodd, The Gladiators, Uziah Thompson and Earl Lindo. Those roots explain a lot about how Burning Spear arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Culture, Black Uhuru, Israel Vibration, Wailing Souls and The Abyssinians, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Aswad, Alpha Blondy, Maxi Priest, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars and Pepper, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 58 connections around Burning Spear, reaching back through Ziggy Marley and forward to Aswad. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Winston Rodney OD, better known by the stage name Burning Spear, is a Jamaican roots reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist, and musician. Burning Spear is a Rastafarian and one of the most influential and long-standing roots artists to emerge from the 1970s.
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Burning Spear connections
Burning Spear grew out of Ziggy Marley, Coxsone Dodd, The Gladiators and Uziah Thompson, shares an orbit with Culture, Black Uhuru, Israel Vibration and Wailing Souls, went on to shape Aswad, Alpha Blondy, Maxi Priest and Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars. 58 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Burning Spear
Sounds and acts that shaped Burning Spear.
- Ziggy Marleyartist
- Coxsone Doddartist
- The Gladiatorsartist
- Uziah Thompsonartist
- Earl Lindoartist
- Leroy Wallaceartist
- Vincent "Randy" Chinartist
- Tyrone Downieartist
- Junior Marvinartist
- Curtis Mayfieldartist
- James Brownartist
- Bob Marleyartist
- Jackie Edwardsartist
- Larry Marshallartist
- Leroy Sibblesartist
- Sharon Forresterartist
Artists similar to Burning Spear
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Burning Spear.
- Cultureartist
- Black Uhuruartist
- Israel Vibrationartist
- Wailing Soulsartist
- The Abyssiniansartist
- Gregory Isaacsartist
- Jacob Millerartist
- Dennis Brownartist
- Steel Pulseartist
- The Mighty Diamondsartist
- Pablo Mosesartist
- U-Royartist
- Junior Murvinartist
- The Heptonesartist
- Yabby Youartist
- Toots and the Maytalsartist
- Keith Hudsonartist
- Aswadartist
- Bob Marley & The Wailersartist
- Ijahman Leviartist
- King Tubbyartist
- Twinkle Brothersartist
Bands Burning Spear shaped
Where the influence of Burning Spear travelled next.
- Aswadartist
- Alpha Blondyartist
- Maxi Priestartist
- Sierra Leone's Refugee All Starsartist
- Pepperartist
- Gilberto Gilartist
- Throw Down Your Armsartist
- Del Arno Bandartist
- Nasio Fontaineartist
- Bobby Aluartist
- Sly Dunbarartist
- Rico Rodriguezartist
- Cultureartist
- Natty Kingartist
- Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squadartist
- Sylford Walkerartist
- Steel Pulseartist
- The Expandersartist
- Freddie McKayartist
- Postmenartist
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