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Wayne Wonder

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Reggae

Wayne Wonder is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Buju Banton, Gyptian, Alphaville, Ken Boothe and Sanchez. Those roots explain a lot about how Wayne Wonder arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Elephant Man, Beres Hammond, Sanchez, Serani and Gyptian, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Missy Elliott, Lumidee, Sean Paul and Buju Banton, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Wayne Wonder, reaching back through Buju Banton and forward to Missy Elliott. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Wayne WonderBuju BantonGyptianAlphavilleKen BootheSanchezTerror FabulousDelly RanksDelly RanxMissy ElliottLumideeSean PaulBuju BantonElephant ManBeres HammondSanchezSeraniGyptianChaka Demus & PliersTarrus RileyT.O.K.

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Wayne Wonder connections

Wayne Wonder grew out of Buju Banton, Gyptian, Alphaville and Ken Boothe, shares an orbit with Elephant Man, Beres Hammond, Sanchez and Serani, went on to shape Missy Elliott, Lumidee, Sean Paul and Buju Banton. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Wayne Wonder

Roots9

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