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Soul II Soul

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Soul II Soul is a Blues and House act. Their sound grew out of Big Youth, Diamond Life, Nellee Hooper, N.W.A and King Tubby. Those roots explain a lot about how Soul II Soul arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Lisa Stansfield, Loose Ends, The Brand New Heavies, Technotronic and Neneh Cherry, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Penny Ford, Wookie, Madison Avenue, Moko and Sadeness, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around Soul II Soul, reaching back through Big Youth and forward to Penny Ford. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Soul II SoulBig YouthDiamond LifeNellee HooperN.W.AKing TubbyPrince AllaYabby YouMaximum JoyPenny FordWookieMadison AvenueMokoSadenessFreedom! '90MCMXC a.D.Lisa StansfieldLoose EndsThe Brand New HeaviesTechnotronicNeneh CherryEn VogueS.O.S. BandThe Whispers

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Soul II Soul connections

Soul II Soul grew out of Big Youth, Diamond Life, Nellee Hooper and N.W.A, shares an orbit with Lisa Stansfield, Loose Ends, The Brand New Heavies and Technotronic, went on to shape Penny Ford, Wookie, Madison Avenue and Moko. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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