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The Wailers

Jamaican reggae band
Organization musical_group Q383016
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Summary

The Wailers is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,001 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Genre: reggae[3], ska[4]
  • Followed by: Bob Marley & The Wailers[5]
  • Record label: Studio One[6]
  • Discography: The Wailers discography[7]
  • Part of: Bob Marley & The Wailers[8]
  • Commons category: The Wailers[9]
  • Country of origin: Jamaica[10]
  • Has part(s): Bob Marley[11], Bunny Wailer[12], Peter Tosh[13]
  • Inception: January 1, 1963[14]
  • Location of formation: Kingston[15]
  • Official website: http://www.wailers.com/[16]
  • Topic's main category: Category:The Wailers[17]
  • Replaces: Bob Marley & The Wailers[18]
  • Start of work period: 1962[19]
  • Name: The Wailers[20]
  • Member category: Category:The Wailers members[21]

Why It Matters

The Wailers has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

Bob Marley Bunny Wailer Jamaica Kingston Peter Tosh

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · KimKelting · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Record label → —
    Topic's main category → Category:The Wailers
    Part of → Bob Marley & The Wailers
    Instance of → musical group
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Replaces: Bob Marley & The Wailers, using [[User:Frettie/consistency check add.js]]"
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