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Afel Bocoum

Afel Bocoum is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Mongo Santamaria, Ali Farka Touré, Salif Keita, John Lee Hooker and Everyday Robots. Those roots explain a lot about how Afel Bocoum arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ali Farka Touré, Issa Bagayogo, Rokia Traoré, Tinariwen and Vieux Farka Touré, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around Afel Bocoum, reaching back through Mongo Santamaria. 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
Afel BocoumMongo SantamariaAli Farka TouréSalif KeitaJohn Lee HookerEveryday RobotsAli Farka TouréIssa BagayogoRokia TraoréTinariwenVieux Farka TouréToumani DiabatéAmadou & MariamSamba Touré

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Afel Bocoum connections

Afel Bocoum grew out of Mongo Santamaria, Ali Farka Touré, Salif Keita and John Lee Hooker, shares an orbit with Ali Farka Touré, Issa Bagayogo, Rokia Traoré and Tinariwen. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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