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Ananda Shankar is a World music act. Their sound grew out of The Doors, Jimi Hendrix and The Rolling Stones. Those roots explain a lot about how Ananda Shankar arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ravi Shankar, Spirit, The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, Asha Bhosle and Gong, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into State Of Bengal, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 23 connections around Ananda Shankar, reaching back through The Doors and forward to State Of Bengal. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Ananda Shankar connections
Ananda Shankar grew out of The Doors, Jimi Hendrix and The Rolling Stones, shares an orbit with Ravi Shankar, Spirit, The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band and Asha Bhosle, went on to shape State Of Bengal. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Bandartist
- Asha Bhosleartist
- Gongartist
- A.R. Rahmanartist
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- Bardo Pondartist
- Dungenartist
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- The United States of Americaartist
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- Charanjit Singhartist
- Amon Düül IIartist
- Hugh Masekelaartist
- The Youngbloodsartist
- Jungle Brothersartist
- The Stoogesartist
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