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Fiji is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Elvis Presley. Those roots explain a lot about how Fiji arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Maoli, J Boog, Common Kings, The Green and Ekolu, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Irie Love, Glenn Medeiros, Maoli, J Boog and Kolohe Kai, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around Fiji, reaching back through Elvis Presley and forward to Irie Love. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
George Brooks Veikoso, known professionally as Fiji, was a Fijian singer-songwriter, musician, producer and occasional actor. He was from Buretu, Nakelo in the Tailevu Province and both of his parents had Tongan & Fijian ancestry. He grew up in the urban area of Raiwaqa in Fiji before moving to Hawaiʻi.
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Fiji connections
Fiji grew out of Elvis Presley, shares an orbit with Maoli, J Boog, Common Kings and The Green, went on to shape Irie Love, Glenn Medeiros, Maoli and J Boog. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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