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Lucky Dube is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Jimmy Cliff, Peter Tosh and Mutabaruka. Those roots explain a lot about how Lucky Dube arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Duane Stephenson, Ijahman Levi, Tarrus Riley, Gregory Isaacs and Beres Hammond, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Patoranking and Shanachie Records, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Lucky Dube, reaching back through Ladysmith Black Mambazo and forward to Patoranking. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Lucky Dube connections
Lucky Dube grew out of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Jimmy Cliff, Peter Tosh and Mutabaruka, shares an orbit with Duane Stephenson, Ijahman Levi, Tarrus Riley and Gregory Isaacs, went on to shape Patoranking and Shanachie Records. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Lucky Dube
Sounds and acts that shaped Lucky Dube.
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- Tarrus Rileyartist
- Gregory Isaacsartist
- Beres Hammondartist
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- Dennis Brownartist
- Chaka Demus & Pliersartist
- Bob Marleyartist
- The Mighty Diamondsartist
- Jacob Millerartist
- Bob Marley & The Wailersartist
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