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Shai

Shai is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Jodeci, Color Me Badd, Belinda Carlisle, H-Town and Born Jamericans. Those roots explain a lot about how Shai arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Boyz II Men, H-Town, Blackstreet, Joe and Tyrese, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Pentatonix and Kai, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Shai, reaching back through Jodeci and forward to Pentatonix. 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
ShaiJodeciColor Me BaddBelinda CarlisleH-TownBorn JamericansBoyz II MenPentatonixKaiBoyz II MenH-TownBlackstreetJoeTyreseDonell JonesSWVJon B.

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Shai connections

Shai grew out of Jodeci, Color Me Badd, Belinda Carlisle and H-Town, shares an orbit with Boyz II Men, H-Town, Blackstreet and Joe, went on to shape Pentatonix and Kai. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Shai

Roots6

Sounds and acts that shaped Shai.

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Kindred17

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Shai.

Bands Shai shaped

Legacy2

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