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King Jammy

Reggae
Reggae

King Jammy is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of King Tubby, Bunny Lee and Yabby You. Those roots explain a lot about how King Jammy arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Prince Jammy, King Tubby, Wayne Smith, Keith Hudson and Sly & Robbie, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Barry Brown, Sizzla, Anthony Johnson, Cocoa Tea and Horace Andy, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around King Jammy, reaching back through King Tubby and forward to Barry Brown. 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
King JammyKing TubbyBunny LeeYabby YouBarry BrownSizzlaAnthony JohnsonCocoa TeaHorace AndyHalf PintWard 21Black UhuruPrince JammyKing TubbyWayne SmithKeith HudsonSly & RobbieDennis BrownDub SyndicateYellowman

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King Jammy connections

King Jammy grew out of King Tubby, Bunny Lee and Yabby You, shares an orbit with Prince Jammy, King Tubby, Wayne Smith and Keith Hudson, went on to shape Barry Brown, Sizzla, Anthony Johnson and Cocoa Tea. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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