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U-Roy is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Bongo Herman, Tarrus Riley, Sonia Pottinger, Tapper Zukie and King Tubby. Those roots explain a lot about how U-Roy arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Heptones, The Abyssinians, The Mighty Diamonds, Dennis Brown and Yabby You, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sean Paul, Josey Wales, Shabba Ranks, Keith Hudson and Tapper Zukie, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 47 connections around U-Roy, reaching back through Bongo Herman and forward to Sean Paul. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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U-Roy connections
U-Roy grew out of Bongo Herman, Tarrus Riley, Sonia Pottinger and Tapper Zukie, shares an orbit with The Heptones, The Abyssinians, The Mighty Diamonds and Dennis Brown, went on to shape Sean Paul, Josey Wales, Shabba Ranks and Keith Hudson. 47 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced U-Roy
Sounds and acts that shaped U-Roy.
- Bongo Hermanartist
- Tarrus Rileyartist
- Sonia Pottingerartist
- Tapper Zukieartist
- King Tubbyartist
- Rupie Edwardsartist
- The Gladiatorsartist
- Coxsone Doddartist
- Lovely Ritaartist
- John Holtartist
- Gregory Isaacsartist
- Robert Shakespeareartist
- Glen Brownartist
- The Congosartist
- Ken Bootheartist
- Louis Primaartist
- James Brownartist
- Ruth Brownartist
- Fats Dominoartist
- Rufus Thomasartist
- Louis Jordanartist
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