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The Melodians is a Ska act. Their sound grew out of B.B. Seaton, Ambelique, Leslie Kong, Sonia Pottinger and Trojan Records. Those roots explain a lot about how The Melodians arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Slim Smith, The Ethiopians, The Techniques, The Slickers and The Jamaicans, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Winston Francis, Throw Down Your Arms and Ernest Ranglin, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around The Melodians, reaching back through B.B. Seaton and forward to Winston Francis. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Melodians connections
The Melodians grew out of B.B. Seaton, Ambelique, Leslie Kong and Sonia Pottinger, shares an orbit with Slim Smith, The Ethiopians, The Techniques and The Slickers, went on to shape Winston Francis, Throw Down Your Arms and Ernest Ranglin. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Melodians
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