◇ image via WikipediaDoe Maar
Doe Maar is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Toots and the Maytals. Those roots explain a lot about how Doe Maar arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as De Dijk, Guus Meeuwis, Racoon, Froukje and Herman Brood, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Opposites, Gers Pardoel, Kempi, Kraantje Pappie and Postmen, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around Doe Maar, reaching back through Toots and the Maytals and forward to The Opposites. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Doe Maar was a Dutch pop band that combined punk, ska, and reggae influences. Formed in 1978, they broke up in 1984, reunited in 2000, and remained sporadically active from then until 2021, when their frontman, Henny Vrienten, died. Throughout their career, the band released five studio albums, four live albums, ten compilations, and numerous singles.
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Doe Maar connections
Doe Maar grew out of Toots and the Maytals, shares an orbit with De Dijk, Guus Meeuwis, Racoon and Froukje, went on to shape The Opposites, Gers Pardoel, Kempi and Kraantje Pappie. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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