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Toyan is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Henry "Junjo" Lawes, Barrington Levy, Johnny Ringo and Triston Palmer. Those roots explain a lot about how Toyan arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as General Echo, Purpleman, Jah Thomas, Nitty Gritty and Pad Anthony, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Billy Boyo and Anthony Johnson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Toyan, reaching back through Henry "Junjo" Lawes and forward to Billy Boyo. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Toyan connections
Toyan grew out of Henry "Junjo" Lawes, Barrington Levy, Johnny Ringo and Triston Palmer, shares an orbit with General Echo, Purpleman, Jah Thomas and Nitty Gritty, went on to shape Billy Boyo and Anthony Johnson. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Toyan
Sounds and acts that shaped Toyan.
Artists similar to Toyan
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Toyan.
- General Echoartist
- Purplemanartist
- Jah Thomasartist
- Nitty Grittyartist
- Pad Anthonyartist
- Peter Metroartist
- Welton Irieartist
- Yellowman & Fatheadartist
- Triston Palmerartist
- Ranking Joeartist
- U Brownartist
- Admiral Baileyartist
- Tony Tuffartist
- Lady Annartist
- Reggie Stepperartist
- Admiral Tibetartist
- Ronnie Davisartist
- Super Blackartist
- Junior Catartist
- Johnny Ringoartist
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