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Tiken Jah Fakoly

Reggae
Reggae

Tiken Jah Fakoly is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Mory Kanté, Tyrone Downie, Sinsemilia, Barbara Kanam and Patrice. Those roots explain a lot about how Tiken Jah Fakoly arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Naâman, Groundation, Biga Ranx, Clinton Fearon and Patrice, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dub Incorporation, Amadou & Mariam and Steel Pulse, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Tiken Jah Fakoly, reaching back through Mory Kanté and forward to Dub Incorporation. 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
Tiken Jah FakolyMory KantéTyrone DownieSinsemiliaBarbara KanamPatriceSteel PulseDub IncorporationAmadou & MariamSteel PulseNaâmanGroundationBiga RanxClinton FearonPatriceBlundettoMo'kalamityMax Romeo

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Tiken Jah Fakoly grew out of Mory Kanté, Tyrone Downie, Sinsemilia and Barbara Kanam, shares an orbit with Naâman, Groundation, Biga Ranx and Clinton Fearon, went on to shape Dub Incorporation, Amadou & Mariam and Steel Pulse. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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