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Boney M. is a Disco and House act. Their catalogue also touches Pop and Reggae. Their sound grew out of Los Iracundos, Exuma, Precious Wilson, Frank Farian and Gilla. Those roots explain a lot about how Boney M. arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ottawan, Baccara, Modern Talking, Village People and Gloria Gaynor, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Gilla, Milli Vanilli, The Fame, Bad Romance and All That She Wants, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 47 connections around Boney M., reaching back through Los Iracundos and forward to Gilla. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Boney M. connections
Boney M. grew out of Los Iracundos, Exuma, Precious Wilson and Frank Farian, shares an orbit with Ottawan, Baccara, Modern Talking and Village People, went on to shape Gilla, Milli Vanilli, The Fame and Bad Romance. 47 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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