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Roots Radics

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Reggae

Roots Radics is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Bongo Herman, Zap Pow and Prince Far I. Those roots explain a lot about how Roots Radics arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as King Tubby, Prince Jammy, Sly & The Revolutionaries, Keith Hudson and The Aggrovators, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Barrington Levy, Israel Vibration, Prince Far I, King Tubby and Alborosie, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Roots Radics, reaching back through Bongo Herman and forward to Barrington Levy. 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
Roots RadicsBongo HermanZap PowPrince Far IBarrington LevyIsrael VibrationPrince Far IKing TubbyAlborosieSly and RobbieDavid ToopBunny WailerKing TubbyPrince JammySly & The Revolution…Keith HudsonThe AggrovatorsJoe Gibbs & The Prof…Creation RebelWayne Jarrett

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Roots Radics connections

Roots Radics grew out of Bongo Herman, Zap Pow and Prince Far I, shares an orbit with King Tubby, Prince Jammy, Sly & The Revolutionaries and Keith Hudson, went on to shape Barrington Levy, Israel Vibration, Prince Far I and King Tubby. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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