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Los Van Van

Los Van Van is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Lionel Richie. Those roots explain a lot about how Los Van Van arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sierra Maestra, Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound, Ibrahim Ferrer, Grupo Niche and Ray Barretto, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Carlinhos Brown and Rubén Blades, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 12 connections around Los Van Van, reaching back through Lionel Richie and forward to Carlinhos Brown. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Los Van Van is one of the leading musical groups of post-revolutionary Cuba. It was founded in 1969 by bassist Juan Formell, who directed the band until his death in 2014. Formell and former band members Changuito and Pupy are some of the most important figures in contemporary Cuban music, having contributed to the development of songo and timba, two popular dance music genres.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Los Van VanLionel RichieCarlinhos BrownRubén BladesSierra MaestraRoberto Roena y Su A…Ibrahim FerrerGrupo NicheRay BarrettoEl Gran Combo De Pue…Eliades OchoaMarc Anthony

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Los Van Van connections

Los Van Van grew out of Lionel Richie, shares an orbit with Sierra Maestra, Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound, Ibrahim Ferrer and Grupo Niche, went on to shape Carlinhos Brown and Rubén Blades. 12 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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