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Shara Nelson

Shara Nelson is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Saint Etienne. Those roots explain a lot about how Shara Nelson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Lisa Stansfield, Neneh Cherry, Lou Rawls, Queen Latifah and Rumer, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Bitter Sweet Symphony, Massive Attack, Dub Syndicate, Saint Etienne and Dave Stewart, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around Shara Nelson, reaching back through Saint Etienne and forward to Bitter Sweet Symphony. 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
Shara NelsonSaint EtienneBitter Sweet SymphonyMassive AttackDub SyndicateSaint EtienneDave StewartGuruPresenceBim ShermanLisa StansfieldNeneh CherryLou RawlsQueen LatifahRumerCarleen AndersonJoan ArmatradingPatti Austin

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Shara Nelson connections

Shara Nelson grew out of Saint Etienne, shares an orbit with Lisa Stansfield, Neneh Cherry, Lou Rawls and Queen Latifah, went on to shape Bitter Sweet Symphony, Massive Attack, Dub Syndicate and Saint Etienne. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Shara Nelson

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Sounds and acts that shaped Shara Nelson.

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