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Idir

Folk
FolkWorld music

Idir is a Folk and World music act. Their sound grew out of Zaho and Kenza Farah. Those roots explain a lot about how Idir arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Cheb Mami, Khaled, Souad Massi, Cheb Hasni and Cesária Évora, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Grand Corps Malade, Manu Chao, Maxime Le Forestier, Gnawa Diffusion and Zebda, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around Idir, reaching back through Zaho and forward to Grand Corps Malade. 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
IdirZahoKenza FarahGrand Corps MaladeManu ChaoMaxime Le ForestierGnawa DiffusionZebdaGeoffrey OryemaKhaledCheb MamiKhaledSouad MassiCheb HasniCesária ÉvoraGeoffrey OryemaAmadou & MariamToumani Diabaté

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Idir connections

Idir grew out of Zaho and Kenza Farah, shares an orbit with Cheb Mami, Khaled, Souad Massi and Cheb Hasni, went on to shape Grand Corps Malade, Manu Chao, Maxime Le Forestier and Gnawa Diffusion. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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