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Smiley Culture is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Maxi Priest, Peter King, Ranking Joe, Tippa Irie and Papa Levi. Those roots explain a lot about how Smiley Culture arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Pluto Shervington, General Echo, Admiral Bailey, U Brown and Admiral Tibet, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Roots Manuva, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around Smiley Culture, reaching back through Maxi Priest and forward to Roots Manuva. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
David Victor Emmanuel, better known as Smiley Culture, was a British reggae singer and DJ known for his "fast chat" style. During a relatively brief period of fame and success, he produced two of the most critically acclaimed reggae singles of the 1980s. He died on 15 March 2011, aged 48, during a police raid on his home. An inquest found that his death was a suicide. Campaigners and his family have expressed scepticism about the official verdict and the police version of events.
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Smiley Culture connections
Smiley Culture grew out of Maxi Priest, Peter King, Ranking Joe and Tippa Irie, shares an orbit with Pluto Shervington, General Echo, Admiral Bailey and U Brown, went on to shape Roots Manuva. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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