◇ image via WikipediaBarbara Kanam
Barbara Kanam is a Highlife act. Their sound grew out of Alpha Blondy. Those roots explain a lot about how Barbara Kanam arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Teeyah, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tiken Jah Fakoly, Amadou & Mariam, Salif Keita, Oumou Sangaré and Mory Kanté, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 7 connections around Barbara Kanam, reaching back through Alpha Blondy and forward to Tiken Jah Fakoly. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Barbara Kanam grew out of Alpha Blondy, shares an orbit with Teeyah, went on to shape Tiken Jah Fakoly, Amadou & Mariam, Salif Keita and Oumou Sangaré. 7 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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