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Stonebwoy is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Amaarae, Mutabaruka, Rocky Dawuni, Isa and Kayso. Those roots explain a lot about how Stonebwoy arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Kwesi Arthur, Adekunle Gold, Kuami Eugene, Moliy and Mayorkun, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Collie Buddz, SZA, Usher, Sarkodie and Stormzy, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Stonebwoy, reaching back through Amaarae and forward to Collie Buddz. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Livingstone Etse Satekla, better known by his stage name Stonebwoy, is a Ghanaian Afropop, Afro-dancehall and reggae musician from Ashaiman, Accra.
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Stonebwoy connections
Stonebwoy grew out of Amaarae, Mutabaruka, Rocky Dawuni and Isa, shares an orbit with Kwesi Arthur, Adekunle Gold, Kuami Eugene and Moliy, went on to shape Collie Buddz, SZA, Usher and Sarkodie. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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