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Musical Youth

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Musical Youth is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Boney M., The Techniques, The Mighty Diamonds, Leroy Sibbles and Jimmy Cliff. Those roots explain a lot about how Musical Youth arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sister Nancy, Eddy Grant, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Yellowman and Wailing Souls, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Pato Banton, Lemar, Kelly Rowland, Da Brat and Donna Summer, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around Musical Youth, reaching back through Boney M. and forward to Pato Banton. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Musical YouthBoney M.The TechniquesThe Mighty DiamondsLeroy SibblesJimmy CliffUB40Don LettsJackie MittooPato BantonLemarKelly RowlandDa BratDonna SummerJody WatleySister NancyEddy GrantChaka Demus & PliersYellowmanWailing SoulsGregory IsaacsSteel PulseLaid Back

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Musical Youth connections

Musical Youth grew out of Boney M., The Techniques, The Mighty Diamonds and Leroy Sibbles, shares an orbit with Sister Nancy, Eddy Grant, Chaka Demus & Pliers and Yellowman, went on to shape Pato Banton, Lemar, Kelly Rowland and Da Brat. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Musical Youth

Roots19

Sounds and acts that shaped Musical Youth.

Artists similar to Musical Youth

Kindred15

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Musical Youth.

Bands Musical Youth shaped

Legacy6

Where the influence of Musical Youth travelled next.

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