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Pato Banton

Reggae
Reggae

Pato Banton is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of The Police, UB40, The Beat, Musical Youth and Los Pericos. Those roots explain a lot about how Pato Banton arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Yellowman, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Steel Pulse, Cidade Negra and Aswad, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ali Campbell, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Pato Banton, reaching back through The Police and forward to Ali Campbell. 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
Pato BantonThe PoliceUB40The BeatMusical YouthLos PericosEddy GrantSpirits in the Mater…The Young RascalsAli CampbellYellowmanChaka Demus & PliersSteel PulseCidade NegraAswadLos PericosDennis BrownThe Abyssinians

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Pato Banton connections

Pato Banton grew out of The Police, UB40, The Beat and Musical Youth, shares an orbit with Yellowman, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Steel Pulse and Cidade Negra, went on to shape Ali Campbell. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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