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Bonga is a World music act. Their sound grew out of Maria Bethânia and Cesária Évora. Those roots explain a lot about how Bonga arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Victor Démé, Orchestra Baobab, Cheikh Lô, Lura and Lhasa de Sela, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Nicolas Jaar, Lura and Carlinhos Brown, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around Bonga, reaching back through Maria Bethânia and forward to Nicolas Jaar. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Bonga connections
Bonga grew out of Maria Bethânia and Cesária Évora, shares an orbit with Victor Démé, Orchestra Baobab, Cheikh Lô and Lura, went on to shape Nicolas Jaar, Lura and Carlinhos Brown. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Artists similar to Bonga
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Bonga.
- Victor Déméartist
- Orchestra Baobabartist
- Cheikh Lôartist
- Luraartist
- Lhasa de Selaartist
- Amadou & Mariamartist
- Tiken Jah Fakolyartist
- Geoffrey Oryemaartist
- Toumani Diabatéartist
- Francis Bebeyartist
- Vieux Farka Touréartist
- Bembeya Jazz Nationalartist
- Baaba Maalartist
- Putumayoartist
- Zap Mamaartist
- Mulatu Astatkeartist
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