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Maxi Priest

Dancehall
DancehallHouseReggae

Maxi Priest is a Dancehall and House act. Their catalogue also touches Reggae and Rhythm and blues. Their sound grew out of Diana King, Inner Circle, Shabba Ranks, Sly and Robbie and Terror Fabulous. Those roots explain a lot about how Maxi Priest arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Aswad, Sanchez, Beres Hammond, Diana King and Steel Pulse, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Smiley Culture, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 51 connections around Maxi Priest, reaching back through Diana King and forward to Smiley Culture. 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
Maxi PriestDiana KingInner CircleShabba RanksSly and RobbieTerror FabulousGreen OnionsStarshipSly & RobbieSmiley CultureAswadSanchezBeres HammondDiana KingSteel PulseGregory IsaacsTarrus RileyRomain Virgo

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Maxi Priest connections

Maxi Priest grew out of Diana King, Inner Circle, Shabba Ranks and Sly and Robbie, shares an orbit with Aswad, Sanchez, Beres Hammond and Diana King, went on to shape Smiley Culture. 51 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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