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The Heptones is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Rupie Edwards, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Sharon Forrester, The Upsetters and Augustus Pablo. Those roots explain a lot about how The Heptones arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Freddie McKay, Slim Smith, U-Roy, Hopeton Lewis and Sound Dimension, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Michael Prophet, African Brothers, The Cables, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars and The Wailers, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 47 connections around The Heptones, reaching back through Rupie Edwards and forward to Michael Prophet. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Heptones connections
The Heptones grew out of Rupie Edwards, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Sharon Forrester and The Upsetters, shares an orbit with Freddie McKay, Slim Smith, U-Roy and Hopeton Lewis, went on to shape Michael Prophet, African Brothers, The Cables and Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars. 47 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Heptones.
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- Sound Dimensionartist
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- Derrick Harriottartist
- Junior Murvinartist
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- Gregory Isaacsartist
- Wailing Soulsartist
- Byron Lee & The Dragonairesartist
- Prince Busterartist
- Leroy Smartartist
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