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Songhoy Blues

Songhoy Blues is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Julian Casablancas, Ali Farka Touré, John Lee Hooker, Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles. Those roots explain a lot about how Songhoy Blues arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tinariwen, Samba Touré, Vieux Farka Touré, Amadou & Mariam and Benjamin Booker, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around Songhoy Blues, reaching back through Julian Casablancas. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Songhoy Blues is a desert blues music group from Timbuktu, Mali. The band was formed in Bamako after being forced to leave their homes during the civil conflict and the imposition of Sharia law. The band released its debut album, Music in Exile, via Transgressive Records on February 23, 2015, while Julian Casablancas' Cult Records partnered with Atlantic Records to release the album in North America in March 2015. The group is one of the principal subjects of the documentary film They Will Have To Kill Us First.

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Songhoy BluesJulian CasablancasAli Farka TouréJohn Lee HookerJimi HendrixThe BeatlesTinariwenSamba TouréVieux Farka TouréAmadou & MariamBenjamin BookerSeasick SteveToumani DiabatéTony Joe White

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Songhoy Blues connections

Songhoy Blues grew out of Julian Casablancas, Ali Farka Touré, John Lee Hooker and Jimi Hendrix, shares an orbit with Tinariwen, Samba Touré, Vieux Farka Touré and Amadou & Mariam. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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