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The Bamboos is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Durand Jones & The Indications. Those roots explain a lot about how The Bamboos arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Smoove & Turrell, Cookin' On 3 Burners, Soopasoul, Izo FitzRoy and Lack of Afro, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Transatlantics and Fat Freddy's Drop, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around The Bamboos, reaching back through Durand Jones & The Indications and forward to The Transatlantics. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Bamboos connections
The Bamboos grew out of Durand Jones & The Indications, shares an orbit with Smoove & Turrell, Cookin' On 3 Burners, Soopasoul and Izo FitzRoy, went on to shape The Transatlantics and Fat Freddy's Drop. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Bamboos
Sounds and acts that shaped The Bamboos.
Artists similar to The Bamboos
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Bamboos.
- Smoove & Turrellartist
- Cookin' On 3 Burnersartist
- Soopasoulartist
- Izo FitzRoyartist
- Lack of Afroartist
- The Haggis Hornsartist
- The New Mastersoundsartist
- Monophonicsartist
- The Sugarman 3artist
- Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kingsartist
- The Poets of Rhythmartist
- Nick Waterhouseartist
- Bobby Byrdartist
- Menahan Street Bandartist
- Lee Fieldsartist
- Cory Wongartist
- Alice Russellartist
- The Quantic Soul Orchestraartist
- The Bar-Kaysartist
- Chris Jossartist
- Ikebe Shakedownartist
- The Brand New Heaviesartist
- Greyboyartist
- Delvon Lamarr Organ Trioartist
- The Budos Bandartist
- St. Paul & The Broken Bonesartist
- Lettuceartist
- Souliveartist
- Average White Bandartist
- El Michels Affairartist
- Maceo Parkerartist
- The J.B.'sartist
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