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The Communards

Synth-pop
Synth-pop

The Communards is a Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of Jerry Dammers, Gloria Gaynor, Young Marble Giants, Bronski Beat and Thelma Houston. Those roots explain a lot about how The Communards arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat, Kim Wilde, ABC and Ultravox, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around The Communards, reaching back through Jerry Dammers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The CommunardsJerry DammersGloria GaynorYoung Marble GiantsBronski BeatThelma HoustonTeddy PendergrassHarold Melvin & the …Jimmy SomervilleBronski BeatKim WildeABCUltravoxErasureEurythmicsFine Young Cannibals

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The Communards grew out of Jerry Dammers, Gloria Gaynor, Young Marble Giants and Bronski Beat, shares an orbit with Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat, Kim Wilde and ABC. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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