◇ image via WikipediaSonny Okosun
Sonny Okosun is a Gospel and Highlife act. Their catalogue also touches Reggae. Their sound grew out of Victor Uwaifo, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Herman's Hermits and Cliff Richard. Those roots explain a lot about how Sonny Okosun arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as 9ice, Majek Fashek and Duncan Mighty, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into London Calling, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 11 connections around Sonny Okosun, reaching back through Victor Uwaifo and forward to London Calling. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Sonny Okosun grew out of Victor Uwaifo, The Rolling Stones, The Who and Herman's Hermits, shares an orbit with 9ice, Majek Fashek and Duncan Mighty, went on to shape London Calling. 11 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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