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Dewa is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Slank. Those roots explain a lot about how Dewa arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sheila on 7, Padi, Noah and Marcell, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Andra And The Backbone, Ella, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, Riz and Outsider, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 12 connections around Dewa, reaching back through Slank and forward to Andra And The Backbone. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Dewa 19 is an Indonesian rock band from Surabaya, East Java, led by singer-songwriter Ahmad Dhani. Along with God Bless and Slank, they are dubbed as one of the greatest rock bands in the history of Indonesian popular music. The band was formed in 1986. There have been a number of changes to the lineup that ended in their disbandment in 2011, but then they regrouped in 2019 for comeback reunion shows.
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Dewa connections
Dewa grew out of Slank, shares an orbit with Sheila on 7, Padi, Noah and Marcell, went on to shape Andra And The Backbone, Ella, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal and Riz. 12 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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