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The Ethiopians

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Reggae

The Ethiopians is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Sonia Pottinger, Rupie Edwards, The Wailers, The Gladiators and Delroy Wilson. Those roots explain a lot about how The Ethiopians arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Derrick Morgan, The Kingstonians, The Jamaicans, The Techniques and The Paragons, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Expanders and The Gladiators, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around The Ethiopians, reaching back through Sonia Pottinger and forward to The Expanders. 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
The EthiopiansSonia PottingerRupie EdwardsThe WailersThe GladiatorsDelroy WilsonDerrick HarriottThe ExpandersThe GladiatorsDerrick MorganThe KingstoniansThe JamaicansThe TechniquesThe ParagonsPrince BusterDerrick HarriottToots and the Maytals

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The Ethiopians connections

The Ethiopians grew out of Sonia Pottinger, Rupie Edwards, The Wailers and The Gladiators, shares an orbit with Derrick Morgan, The Kingstonians, The Jamaicans and The Techniques, went on to shape The Expanders and The Gladiators. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced The Ethiopians

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Sounds and acts that shaped The Ethiopians.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Ethiopians.

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