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Shai is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Boyz II Men, Jodeci, Color Me Badd, Born Jamericans and Belinda Carlisle. Those roots explain a lot about how Shai arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Dru Hill, Boyz II Men, Mint Condition, H-Town and Blackstreet, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kai and Pentatonix, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Shai, reaching back through Boyz II Men and forward to Kai. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Shai connections
Shai grew out of Boyz II Men, Jodeci, Color Me Badd and Born Jamericans, shares an orbit with Dru Hill, Boyz II Men, Mint Condition and H-Town, went on to shape Kai and Pentatonix. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Shai
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