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Half Pint

Half Pint is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ken Boothe, King Jammy, Fortunate Youth, Snow and Prince Jammy. Those roots explain a lot about how Half Pint arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Cocoa Tea, Frankie Paul, Sugar Minott, Garnett Silk and Gregory Isaacs, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Stick Figure, Miguel Migs, Sublime, Lucky Boys Confusion and Slightly Stoopid, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around Half Pint, reaching back through Ken Boothe and forward to Stick Figure. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Lindon Andrew Roberts, professionally known as Half Pint, is a Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae singer.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Half PintKen BootheKing JammyFortunate YouthSnowPrince JammyBob MarleyDennis BrownPeter ToshStick FigureMiguel MigsSublimeLucky Boys ConfusionSlightly StoopidThe Rolling StonesCocoa TeaFrankie PaulSugar MinottGarnett SilkGregory IsaacsBeres HammondPinchersDennis Brown

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Half Pint connections

Half Pint grew out of Ken Boothe, King Jammy, Fortunate Youth and Snow, shares an orbit with Cocoa Tea, Frankie Paul, Sugar Minott and Garnett Silk, went on to shape Stick Figure, Miguel Migs, Sublime and Lucky Boys Confusion. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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