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UB40 is a Pop and Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Madness, John Holt, Inner Circle, The Pioneers and Eric Donaldson. Those roots explain a lot about how UB40 arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Aswad, Bad Manners, Gregory Isaacs, Toots and the Maytals and Eddy Grant, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Bradley Nowell, Bantu, Mikey Dread, Rubén Rada and B.T.R., where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 65 connections around UB40, reaching back through Madness and forward to Bradley Nowell. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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UB40 connections
UB40 grew out of Madness, John Holt, Inner Circle and The Pioneers, shares an orbit with Aswad, Bad Manners, Gregory Isaacs and Toots and the Maytals, went on to shape Bradley Nowell, Bantu, Mikey Dread and Rubén Rada. 65 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced UB40
Sounds and acts that shaped UB40.
- Madnessartist
- John Holtartist
- Inner Circleartist
- The Pioneersartist
- Eric Donaldsonartist
- The Kingstoniansartist
- Lord Creatorartist
- SOJAartist
- Jackie Mittooartist
- Red Red Wineartist
- The Paragonsartist
- Rebelutionartist
- Adé Bantuartist
- Jerry Dammersartist
- Winston Groovyartist
- The Slickersartist
- Black Rootsartist
- Peter Metroartist
- Christafariartist
- Tony Tribeartist
- Jimmy Cliffartist
- Neil Diamondartist
- Stevie Wonderartist
- Bob Marleyartist
- Chrissie Hyndeartist
- Eddy Grantartist
Artists similar to UB40
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with UB40.
- Aswadartist
- Bad Mannersartist
- Gregory Isaacsartist
- Toots and the Maytalsartist
- Eddy Grantartist
- Fine Young Cannibalsartist
- Steel Pulseartist
- Chaka Demus & Pliersartist
- Bob Marley & The Wailersartist
- The Selecterartist
- Dennis Brownartist
- Wet Wet Wetartist
- Bob Marleyartist
- Ziggy Marleyartist
- Thompson Twinsartist
- The Heptonesartist
- Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makersartist
- Dexys Midnight Runnersartist
- Terence Trent D'Arbyartist
- Mike & The Mechanicsartist
- Erasureartist
- ABCartist
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