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Niney the Observer

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Reggae

Niney the Observer is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Lee "Scratch" Perry. Those roots explain a lot about how Niney the Observer arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Aggrovators, Tommy McCook, Twinkle Brothers, Prince Jammy and King Tubby, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Big Youth, Dennis Alcapone, Dennis Brown, Delroy Wilson and The Heptones, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 45 connections around Niney the Observer, reaching back through Lee "Scratch" Perry and forward to Big Youth. 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
Niney the ObserverLee "Scratch" PerryBig YouthDennis AlcaponeDennis BrownDelroy WilsonThe HeptonesJohnny ClarkeSlim SmithJacob MillerThe AggrovatorsTommy McCookTwinkle BrothersPrince JammyKing TubbyJoe Gibbs & The Prof…Keith HudsonThe Ethiopians

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Niney the Observer grew out of Lee "Scratch" Perry, shares an orbit with The Aggrovators, Tommy McCook, Twinkle Brothers and Prince Jammy, went on to shape Big Youth, Dennis Alcapone, Dennis Brown and Delroy Wilson. 45 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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