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Tony Esposito

Tony Esposito is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Simon Boswell, Gato Barbieri, Gilberto Gil, Pino Daniele and Paul Buckmaster. Those roots explain a lot about how Tony Esposito arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Viola Wills, Gibson Brothers, Den Harrow, Righeira and Spargo, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Boney M. and Ten Thousand Lightyears, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Tony Esposito, reaching back through Simon Boswell and forward to Boney M.. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Antonio "Tony" Esposito is an Italian percussionist, songwriter and musician.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Tony EspositoSimon BoswellGato BarbieriGilberto GilPino DanielePaul BuckmasterDon CherryBoney M.Ten Thousand Lightye…Viola WillsGibson BrothersDen HarrowRigheiraSpargoImaginationEddy GrantPino D'Angiò

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Tony Esposito grew out of Simon Boswell, Gato Barbieri, Gilberto Gil and Pino Daniele, shares an orbit with Viola Wills, Gibson Brothers, Den Harrow and Righeira, went on to shape Boney M. and Ten Thousand Lightyears. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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