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Dean Fraser

Reggae
Reggae

Dean Fraser is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Dennis Brown, Bob Andy, Earl "Chinna" Smith, Bob Marley and Ernest Ranglin. Those roots explain a lot about how Dean Fraser arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Glen Washington, George Nooks, Vin Gordon, Admiral Tibet and Mikey Spice, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kamil Bednarek, Beres Hammond, Gregory Isaacs, Duane Stephenson and Tarrus Riley, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around Dean Fraser, reaching back through Dennis Brown and forward to Kamil Bednarek. 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
Dean FraserDennis BrownBob AndyEarl "Chinna" SmithBob MarleyErnest RanglinThe CongosKamil BednarekBeres HammondGregory IsaacsDuane StephensonTarrus RileyLucianoGlen WashingtonGeorge NooksVin GordonAdmiral TibetMikey SpiceRichie StephensAdmiral BaileyTony Tuff

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Dean Fraser grew out of Dennis Brown, Bob Andy, Earl "Chinna" Smith and Bob Marley, shares an orbit with Glen Washington, George Nooks, Vin Gordon and Admiral Tibet, went on to shape Kamil Bednarek, Beres Hammond, Gregory Isaacs and Duane Stephenson. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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