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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 Nellee Hooper, Diamond Life, N.W.A, Howie B and Big Youth. 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 Shalamar, 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 39 connections around Soul II Soul, reaching back through Nellee Hooper 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 SoulNellee HooperDiamond LifeN.W.AHowie BBig YouthMaximum JoyYabby YouPrince AllaPenny FordWookieMadison AvenueMokoSadenessFreedom! '90MCMXC a.D.Lisa StansfieldLoose EndsThe Brand New HeaviesTechnotronicShalamarNeneh CherryEn VogueS.O.S. Band

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Soul II Soul connections

Soul II Soul grew out of Nellee Hooper, Diamond Life, N.W.A and Howie B, 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. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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