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Diana King

Reggae
Reggae

Diana King is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of The Notorious B.I.G., Bob Marley, Dionne Warwick, I Say a Little Prayer and Eternal. Those roots explain a lot about how Diana King arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Maxi Priest, Des'ree, Lisa Stansfield, Jennifer Paige and En Vogue, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Brownstone, Maki Goto, Brian McKnight, Céline Dion and Toots Hibbert, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 44 connections around Diana King, reaching back through The Notorious B.I.G. and forward to Brownstone. 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
Diana KingThe Notorious B.I.G.Bob MarleyDionne WarwickI Say a Little PrayerEternalRufusPapa DeeBrownstoneMaki GotoBrian McKnightCéline DionToots HibbertZiggy MarleyBuju BantonIni KamozeMaxi PriestDes'reeLisa StansfieldJennifer PaigeEn VogueColor Me BaddToni BraxtonLighthouse Family

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Diana King connections

Diana King grew out of The Notorious B.I.G., Bob Marley, Dionne Warwick and I Say a Little Prayer, shares an orbit with Maxi Priest, Des'ree, Lisa Stansfield and Jennifer Paige, went on to shape Brownstone, Maki Goto, Brian McKnight and Céline Dion. 44 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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