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Exuma

Exuma is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Blues Magoos, Dr. John, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino and Bob Dylan. Those roots explain a lot about how Exuma arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tim Buckley, The Angels of Light, Animal Collective, Dave Bixby and Linda Perhacs, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mick Harvey, Nightflight to Venus, Boney M., Patti LaBelle and Curtis Mayfield, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Exuma, reaching back through Blues Magoos and forward to Mick Harvey. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Macfarlane Gregory Anthony Mackey, known professionally as Tony McKay and Exuma, was a Bahamian musician, artist, playwright, and author best known for his music that blends folk, rock, carnival, junkanoo, calypso, reggae, and African music stylings.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
ExumaBlues MagoosDr. JohnSam CookeFats DominoBob DylanRichie HavensPeter, Paul and MaryMick HarveyNightflight to VenusBoney M.Patti LaBelleCurtis MayfieldRita MarleyPeter ToshToots and the MaytalsTim BuckleyThe Angels of LightAnimal CollectiveDave BixbyLinda PerhacsSix Organs of Admitt…The PentangleMark Fry

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Exuma connections

Exuma grew out of Blues Magoos, Dr. John, Sam Cooke and Fats Domino, shares an orbit with Tim Buckley, The Angels of Light, Animal Collective and Dave Bixby, went on to shape Mick Harvey, Nightflight to Venus, Boney M. and Patti LaBelle. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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