◇ image via WikipediaSierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Heptones and Burning Spear. Those roots explain a lot about how Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Majek Fashek, HaBanot Nechama and Eneida Marta, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Trombone Shorty, Keith Richards, Ice Cube and Aerosmith, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 9 connections around Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, reaching back through The Heptones and forward to Trombone Shorty. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars is a band from Sierra Leone which was formed by a group of refugees displaced to Guinea during the Sierra Leone Civil War. Since their return to Freetown in 2004, the band has toured extensively to raise awareness for humanitarian causes. Their story is documented in the 2005 documentary film Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars.
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Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars connections
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars grew out of The Heptones and Burning Spear, shares an orbit with Majek Fashek, HaBanot Nechama and Eneida Marta, went on to shape Trombone Shorty, Keith Richards, Ice Cube and Aerosmith. 9 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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