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Papa Dee

Reggae
Reggae

Papa Dee is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Kapten Röd and Cat Stevens. Those roots explain a lot about how Papa Dee arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as C.J. Lewis and Dag Vag, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Lady Saw, Leftfield, Titiyo, Mad Professor and Diana King, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 9 connections around Papa Dee, reaching back through Kapten Röd and forward to Lady Saw. 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
Papa DeeKapten RödCat StevensLady SawLeftfieldTitiyoMad ProfessorDiana KingC.J. LewisDag Vag

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Papa Dee connections

Papa Dee grew out of Kapten Röd and Cat Stevens, shares an orbit with C.J. Lewis and Dag Vag, went on to shape Lady Saw, Leftfield, Titiyo and Mad Professor. 9 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Roots2

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