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Osunlade is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Patti LaBelle, Freddie Jackson, Roy Ayers, Salif Keita and Cesária Évora. Those roots explain a lot about how Osunlade arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Kerri Chandler, Franck Roger, Louie Vega, Ron Trent and Fouk, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Freddie Jackson, Martha Wash, Eric Roberson, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Vivian Green, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Osunlade, reaching back through Patti LaBelle and forward to Freddie Jackson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Osunlade is an American musician and music producer.
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Osunlade connections
Osunlade grew out of Patti LaBelle, Freddie Jackson, Roy Ayers and Salif Keita, shares an orbit with Kerri Chandler, Franck Roger, Louie Vega and Ron Trent, went on to shape Freddie Jackson, Martha Wash, Eric Roberson and DJ Jazzy Jeff. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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