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Matumbi

Matumbi is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Wailers, Cimarons, Bob Dylan and Misty in Roots. Those roots explain a lot about how Matumbi arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Dennis Bovell, Aswad, Clinton Fearon, Max Romeo and The Mighty Diamonds, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into London Calling, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Matumbi, reaching back through The Wailers and forward to London Calling. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Matumbi were one of the top British reggae bands of the 1970s and early 1980s, and are best known as the first successful band of guitarist and record producer Dennis Bovell. The group wrote and performed the opening theme song to Empire Road, a British television series made by the BBC in 1978 and running until 1979. The popularity of the song led to it being released as a single in 1978.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
MatumbiThe WailersCimaronsBob DylanMisty in RootsLondon CallingDennis BovellAswadClinton FearonMax RomeoThe Mighty DiamondsJacob MillerLove JoysIjahman Levi

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Matumbi connections

Matumbi grew out of The Wailers, Cimarons, Bob Dylan and Misty in Roots, shares an orbit with Dennis Bovell, Aswad, Clinton Fearon and Max Romeo, went on to shape London Calling. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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