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Mama Africa is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis and Frank Sinatra. Those roots explain a lot about how Mama Africa arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into Harry Belafonte, Hugh Masekela, Nina Simone and Dizzy Gillespie, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 8 connections around Mama Africa, reaching back through Duke Ellington and forward to Harry Belafonte. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Zenzile Miriam Makeba, nicknamed Mama Africa, was a South African singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist. Associated with musical genres including Afropop, jazz, and world music, she was an advocate against apartheid and white-minority government in South Africa.
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Mama Africa connections
Mama Africa grew out of Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis and Frank Sinatra, went on to shape Harry Belafonte, Hugh Masekela, Nina Simone and Dizzy Gillespie. 8 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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