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Earl "Chinna" Smith

Reggae
Reggae

Earl "Chinna" Smith is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Tyrone Downie, Dadawah, Ansel Collins, The Congos and The Heptones. Those roots explain a lot about how Earl "Chinna" Smith arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Winston Jarrett, Ranking Joe, U Brown, Pablo Gad and The Itals, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kiddus I, Kamil Bednarek, Tyrone Downie, Amy Winehouse and Bantu, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Earl "Chinna" Smith, reaching back through Tyrone Downie and forward to Kiddus I. 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
Earl "Chinna" SmithTyrone DownieDadawahAnsel CollinsThe CongosThe HeptonesKiddus IKamil BednarekTyrone DownieAmy WinehouseBantuDavid ToopLauryn HillBob MarleyWinston JarrettRanking JoeU BrownPablo GadThe ItalsMutabarukaTony TuffRockamovya

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Earl "Chinna" Smith connections

Earl "Chinna" Smith grew out of Tyrone Downie, Dadawah, Ansel Collins and The Congos, shares an orbit with Winston Jarrett, Ranking Joe, U Brown and Pablo Gad, went on to shape Kiddus I, Kamil Bednarek, Tyrone Downie and Amy Winehouse. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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