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Max Romeo

Reggae
Reggae

Max Romeo is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of The Congos, The Upsetters, Niney the Observer, Bunny Lee and Owen Gray. Those roots explain a lot about how Max Romeo arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Clinton Fearon, Chezidek, Gregory Isaacs, Groundation and Pablo Moses, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Bob Marley, Patrice and The Emotions, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around Max Romeo, reaching back through The Congos and forward to Bob Marley. 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
Max RomeoThe CongosThe UpsettersNiney the ObserverBunny LeeOwen GrayLloyd CharmersTapper ZukieLee "Scratch" PerryBob MarleyPatriceThe EmotionsClinton FearonChezidekGregory IsaacsGroundationPablo MosesJacob MillerDennis BrownLee "Scratch" Perry …

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Max Romeo connections

Max Romeo grew out of The Congos, The Upsetters, Niney the Observer and Bunny Lee, shares an orbit with Clinton Fearon, Chezidek, Gregory Isaacs and Groundation, went on to shape Bob Marley, Patrice and The Emotions. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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