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Vakero

Vakero is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ismael Rivera, Héctor Lavoe and Bob Marley. Those roots explain a lot about how Vakero arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Toxic Crow, Poeta Callejero, Secreto "El Famoso Biberon", Milka La Mas Dura and Quimico Ultra Mega, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Arcángel and Don Miguelo, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around Vakero, reaching back through Ismael Rivera and forward to Arcángel. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Manuel Varet Marte, known as Vakero, is a Dominican singer and rapper, believed to be one of the most important acts of the Dominican urban music movement and one of the first to gain international exposure. Known for blending elements of punta, cumbia and merengue with Dominican urban and dembow music, he is heavily influenced by reggae and afro-pop with his characteristic style influenced by the rastafari movement.

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VakeroIsmael RiveraHéctor LavoeBob MarleyArcángelDon MigueloToxic CrowPoeta CallejeroSecreto "El Famoso B…Milka La Mas DuraQuimico Ultra MegaLITO KIRINOGuelo StarGuanabanas

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Vakero connections

Vakero grew out of Ismael Rivera, Héctor Lavoe and Bob Marley, shares an orbit with Toxic Crow, Poeta Callejero, Secreto "El Famoso Biberon" and Milka La Mas Dura, went on to shape Arcángel and Don Miguelo. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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