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I-Roy

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Reggae

I-Roy is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Earl Lindo, Prince Jazzbo, Ken Boothe, Glen Brown and Niney the Observer. Those roots explain a lot about how I-Roy arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as U-Roy, Leroy Smart, The Aggrovators, Dennis Brown and Yabby You, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into John Cooper Clarke, Gang of Four and U Brown, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around I-Roy, reaching back through Earl Lindo and forward to John Cooper Clarke. 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
I-RoyEarl LindoPrince JazzboKen BootheGlen BrownNiney the ObserverAugustus PabloThe RevolutionariesDennis BovellJohn Cooper ClarkeGang of FourU BrownU-RoyLeroy SmartThe AggrovatorsDennis BrownYabby YouThe HeptonesFreddie McKayThe Mighty Diamonds

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I-Roy connections

I-Roy grew out of Earl Lindo, Prince Jazzbo, Ken Boothe and Glen Brown, shares an orbit with U-Roy, Leroy Smart, The Aggrovators and Dennis Brown, went on to shape John Cooper Clarke, Gang of Four and U Brown. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced I-Roy

Roots9

Sounds and acts that shaped I-Roy.

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Kindred18

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with I-Roy.

Bands I-Roy shaped

Legacy3

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