◇ image via WikipediaPapa San
Papa San is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Lady G, Kirk Franklin, Freddie McGregor and Dirtsman. Those roots explain a lot about how Papa San arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Admiral Bailey, Captain Barkey, Jigsy King, Peter Metro and Pad Anthony, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Lecrae, Andy Mineo and Lady G, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around Papa San, reaching back through Lady G and forward to Lecrae. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Tyrone Thompson, better known as Papa San, is a Jamaican reggae, dancehall and gospel singer.
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Papa San connections
Papa San grew out of Lady G, Kirk Franklin, Freddie McGregor and Dirtsman, shares an orbit with Admiral Bailey, Captain Barkey, Jigsy King and Peter Metro, went on to shape Lecrae, Andy Mineo and Lady G. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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