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Afrocubism

Afrocubism is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Buena Vista Social Club and Ali Farka Touré. Those roots explain a lot about how Afrocubism arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Orchestra Baobab, Sierra Maestra, Ibrahim Ferrer, Cheikh Lô and Issa Bagayogo, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Afro-Cuban All Stars and Fatoumata Diawara, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 23 connections around Afrocubism, reaching back through Buena Vista Social Club and forward to Afro-Cuban All Stars. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

AfroCubism is a Grammy-nominated album featuring musical collaborations between musicians from Mali and Cuba. It was released in 2010.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
AfrocubismBuena Vista Social C…Ali Farka TouréAfro-Cuban All StarsFatoumata DiawaraOrchestra BaobabSierra MaestraIbrahim FerrerCheikh LôIssa BagayogoAfro-Cuban All StarsCompay SegundoAmadou & Mariam

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Afrocubism connections

Afrocubism grew out of Buena Vista Social Club and Ali Farka Touré, shares an orbit with Orchestra Baobab, Sierra Maestra, Ibrahim Ferrer and Cheikh Lô, went on to shape Afro-Cuban All Stars and Fatoumata Diawara. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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