◇ image via WikipediaPurpleman
Purpleman is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as Yellowman & Fathead, Peter Metro, Pad Anthony, Jah Thomas and Welton Irie, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Yellowman, U Brown, Cornell Campbell and Sister Nancy, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 20 connections around Purpleman and forward to Yellowman. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Purpleman, also known as Peter Yellow was a Jamaican dancehall deejay. Being one of three albino deejays in the 1980s, he was originally given the name Peter Yellow before using the name Yellowman, and released an album under this name. The name Purpleman was given to him by Nicodemus.
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Purpleman connections
Purpleman shares an orbit with Yellowman & Fathead, Peter Metro, Pad Anthony and Jah Thomas, went on to shape Yellowman, U Brown, Cornell Campbell and Sister Nancy. 20 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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