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Tony Rebel

Reggae
Reggae

Tony Rebel is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Mikey Spice, Bob Andy, Buju Banton, Diana King and Sugar Minott. Those roots explain a lot about how Tony Rebel arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Natural Black, Chuck Fender, Ras Shiloh, Natty King and Warrior King, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ninjaman, Cutty Ranks, Dr. Alban and Capleton, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Tony Rebel, reaching back through Mikey Spice and forward to Ninjaman. 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
Tony RebelMikey SpiceBob AndyBuju BantonDiana KingSugar MinottNinjamanCutty RanksDr. AlbanCapletonNatural BlackChuck FenderRas ShilohNatty KingWarrior KingGlen WashingtonLMSGeorge Nooks

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Tony Rebel connections

Tony Rebel grew out of Mikey Spice, Bob Andy, Buju Banton and Diana King, shares an orbit with Natural Black, Chuck Fender, Ras Shiloh and Natty King, went on to shape Ninjaman, Cutty Ranks, Dr. Alban and Capleton. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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