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Chanson

Chanson is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as Uncle Louie, Rhyze, Mystic Merlin, Stephen Encinas and The Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens Band, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Smokey Robinson, Madonna, Janet Jackson, The Pointer Sisters and Aretha Franklin, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around Chanson and forward to Smokey Robinson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
ChansonSmokey RobinsonMadonnaJanet JacksonThe Pointer SistersAretha FranklinThe JacksonsUncle LouieRhyzeMystic MerlinStephen EncinasThe Brooklyn, Bronx …Bionic BoogieFriskyCaptain Sky

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Chanson connections

Chanson shares an orbit with Uncle Louie, Rhyze, Mystic Merlin and Stephen Encinas, went on to shape Smokey Robinson, Madonna, Janet Jackson and The Pointer Sisters. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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