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Ini Kamoze

Dancehall
DancehallReggae

Ini Kamoze is a Dancehall and Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Taana Gardner, Sly Dunbar, Chris Kenner, Fats Domino and Wilson Pickett. Those roots explain a lot about how Ini Kamoze arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Wailing Souls, Hugh Mundell, The Viceroys, Alborosie and Martin Campbell, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Stooshe, Nicky Jam, Damian Marley, Anthony B and Welcome to Jamrock, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 42 connections around Ini Kamoze, reaching back through Taana Gardner and forward to Stooshe. 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
Ini KamozeTaana GardnerSly DunbarChris KennerFats DominoWilson PickettDiana KingSalaam RemiStoosheNicky JamDamian MarleyAnthony BWelcome to JamrockProtojeDoin' TimeWailing SoulsHugh MundellThe ViceroysAlborosieMartin CampbellGregory IsaacsSister NancySteel Pulse

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Ini Kamoze grew out of Taana Gardner, Sly Dunbar, Chris Kenner and Fats Domino, shares an orbit with Wailing Souls, Hugh Mundell, The Viceroys and Alborosie, went on to shape Stooshe, Nicky Jam, Damian Marley and Anthony B. 42 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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