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Maxi Priest is a Dancehall and House act. Their catalogue also touches Reggae and Rhythm and blues. Their sound grew out of Shabba Ranks, Green Onions, Inner Circle, Diana King 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, Steel Pulse and Gregory Isaacs, 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 46 connections around Maxi Priest, reaching back through Shabba Ranks 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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Maxi Priest connections
Maxi Priest grew out of Shabba Ranks, Green Onions, Inner Circle and Diana King, shares an orbit with Aswad, Sanchez, Beres Hammond and Steel Pulse, went on to shape Smiley Culture. 46 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Maxi Priest
Sounds and acts that shaped Maxi Priest.
- Shabba Ranksartist
- Green Onionsartist
- Inner Circleartist
- Diana Kingartist
- Terror Fabulousartist
- Starshipartist
- Sly & Robbieartist
- Irationartist
- Sly and Robbieartist
- Peter Hunnigaleartist
- Jonathan Emileartist
- Lee Ritenourartist
- Dennis Brownartist
- Burning Spearartist
- John Holtartist
- Ken Bootheartist
- Beres Hammondartist
- Gregory Isaacsartist
- Marvin Gayeartist
- Al Greenartist
- Cat Stevensartist
- Steve Winwoodartist
- The Beatlesartist
- Phil Collinsartist
- Frank Sinatraartist
- Jacob Millerartist
- King Tubbyartist
- Augustus Pabloartist
Artists similar to Maxi Priest
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Maxi Priest.
- Aswadartist
- Sanchezartist
- Beres Hammondartist
- Steel Pulseartist
- Gregory Isaacsartist
- Tarrus Rileyartist
- Eddy Grantartist
- Chaka Demus & Pliersartist
- Dennis Brownartist
- Wet Wet Wetartist
- Lisa Stansfieldartist
- Half Pintartist
- Garnett Silkartist
- Sly & Robbieartist
- Climie Fisherartist
- Color Me Baddartist
- Bitty McLeanartist
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