◇ image via WikipediaWayne Smith
Wayne Smith is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of King Jammy, Prince Jammy and Barrington Levy. Those roots explain a lot about how Wayne Smith arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tenor Saw, Pinchers, Yellowman, Josey Wales and Sugar Minott, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Anthony Red Rose, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Wayne Smith, reaching back through King Jammy and forward to Anthony Red Rose. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Wayne Smith was a Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician best known for his 1985 hit "Under Me Sleng Teng", which is regarded as the track which initiated the digital era of reggae.
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Wayne Smith connections
Wayne Smith grew out of King Jammy, Prince Jammy and Barrington Levy, shares an orbit with Tenor Saw, Pinchers, Yellowman and Josey Wales, went on to shape Anthony Red Rose. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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