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Tom Close

Afrobeat
AfrobeatDancehall

Tom Close is a Afrobeat and Dancehall act. They run in the same orbit as Yvan Buravan, Bruce Melodie and Eddy Kenzo, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sean Kingston and Shaggy, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 5 connections around Tom Close and forward to Sean Kingston. 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
Tom CloseSean KingstonShaggyYvan BuravanBruce MelodieEddy Kenzo

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Tom Close connections

Tom Close shares an orbit with Yvan Buravan, Bruce Melodie and Eddy Kenzo, went on to shape Sean Kingston and Shaggy. 5 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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