◇ image via WikipediaDele Sosimi
Dele Sosimi is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Antibalas, Tony Allen and Femi Kuti. Those roots explain a lot about how Dele Sosimi arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ebo Taylor, Fela Kuti, The Lijadu Sisters, The Souljazz Orchestra and Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Prince Fatty and Ty, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Dele Sosimi, reaching back through Antibalas and forward to Prince Fatty. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Bamidele Olatunbosun Sosimi, known as Dele Sosimi, is a Nigerian-British musician.
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Dele Sosimi connections
Dele Sosimi grew out of Antibalas, Tony Allen and Femi Kuti, shares an orbit with Ebo Taylor, Fela Kuti, The Lijadu Sisters and The Souljazz Orchestra, went on to shape Prince Fatty and Ty. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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