◇ image via WikipediaJake Shimabukuro
Jake Shimabukuro is a J-pop act. Their sound grew out of Alan Parsons. Those roots explain a lot about how Jake Shimabukuro arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, Michael Hedges, Jennifer Warnes, The Derek Trucks Band and Mr.Children, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Def Tech, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 11 connections around Jake Shimabukuro, reaching back through Alan Parsons and forward to Def Tech. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Jake Shimabukuro connections
Jake Shimabukuro grew out of Alan Parsons, shares an orbit with Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, Michael Hedges, Jennifer Warnes and The Derek Trucks Band, went on to shape Def Tech. 11 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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