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Johnny Clegg

Reggae
Reggae

Johnny Clegg is a Reggae act. They run in the same orbit as The Parlotones, Amadou & Mariam, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Juluka and Tinariwen, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Michael Jackson and Jimmy Buffett, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 14 connections around Johnny Clegg and forward to Michael Jackson. 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
Johnny CleggMichael JacksonJimmy BuffettThe ParlotonesAmadou & MariamTiken Jah FakolyJulukaTinariwenCheikh LôBaaba MaalHugh Masekela

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Johnny Clegg connections

Johnny Clegg shares an orbit with The Parlotones, Amadou & Mariam, Tiken Jah Fakoly and Juluka, went on to shape Michael Jackson and Jimmy Buffett. 14 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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