◇ image via WikipediaJah Thomas
Jah Thomas is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Barrington Levy and Triston Palmer. Those roots explain a lot about how Jah Thomas arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Peter Metro, Purpleman, Welton Irie, Pad Anthony and U Brown, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Da'Ville, Ranking Toyan, Anthony Johnson, Johnny Osbourne and Michael Palmer, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 23 connections around Jah Thomas, reaching back through Barrington Levy and forward to Da'Ville. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Nkrumah "Jah" Thomas is a reggae deejay and record producer who first came to prominence in the 1970s, later setting up his own Midnight Rock and Nura labels.
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Jah Thomas connections
Jah Thomas grew out of Barrington Levy and Triston Palmer, shares an orbit with Peter Metro, Purpleman, Welton Irie and Pad Anthony, went on to shape Da'Ville, Ranking Toyan, Anthony Johnson and Johnny Osbourne. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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