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Kajagoogoo

Alternative rock
Alternative rockSynth-pop

Kajagoogoo is a Alternative rock and Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of Duran Duran. Those roots explain a lot about how Kajagoogoo arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as ABC, Thompson Twins, Spandau Ballet, Ultravox and The Fixx, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Only Ones and Say So, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 14 connections around Kajagoogoo, reaching back through Duran Duran and forward to The Only Ones. 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
KajagoogooDuran DuranThe Only OnesSay SoABCThompson TwinsSpandau BalletUltravoxThe FixxGo WestBronski BeatWang Chung

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Kajagoogoo connections

Kajagoogoo grew out of Duran Duran, shares an orbit with ABC, Thompson Twins, Spandau Ballet and Ultravox, went on to shape The Only Ones and Say So. 14 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Kajagoogoo

Roots1

Sounds and acts that shaped Kajagoogoo.

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