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Ibibio Sound Machine is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Faze Action, Osibisa and Hot Chip. Those roots explain a lot about how Ibibio Sound Machine arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Say She She, Obongjayar, William Onyeabor, Betty Davis and Fela Kuti, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Ibibio Sound Machine, reaching back through Faze Action. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Ibibio Sound Machine is an English electronic afro-funk band from London. The band currently consists of vocalist Eno Williams, guitarist Alfred Kari Bannerman, percussionist Afla Sackey, drummer Joseph Amoako, bassist Philip PK Ambrose, trombonist/keyboardist Tony Hayden, trumpeter/keyboardist Scott Baylis and saxophonist/keyboardist Max Grunhard.
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Ibibio Sound Machine connections
Ibibio Sound Machine grew out of Faze Action, Osibisa and Hot Chip, shares an orbit with Say She She, Obongjayar, William Onyeabor and Betty Davis. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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