◇ image via WikipediaEmmanuel Jal
Emmanuel Jal is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Aterciopelados, Folamour, Bob Marley and Nico & Vinz. Those roots explain a lot about how Emmanuel Jal arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Témé Tan and The Black Madonna, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Amy Winehouse, Eddy Grant, Will Smith and Henrik Schwarz, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 10 connections around Emmanuel Jal, reaching back through Aterciopelados and forward to Amy Winehouse. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Emmanuel Jal is a South Sudanese-Canadian rapper, actor, author, former child soldier, and political activist. His autobiography, War Child: A Child Soldier's Story, was published in 2009.
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Emmanuel Jal connections
Emmanuel Jal grew out of Aterciopelados, Folamour, Bob Marley and Nico & Vinz, shares an orbit with Témé Tan and The Black Madonna, went on to shape Amy Winehouse, Eddy Grant, Will Smith and Henrik Schwarz. 10 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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