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Victor Démé

Victor Démé is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Salif Keita and Mory Kanté. Those roots explain a lot about how Victor Démé arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bonga, Rokia Traoré, Habib Koité, Cheikh Lô and Amadou & Mariam, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Synapson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around Victor Démé, reaching back through Salif Keita and forward to Synapson. 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
Victor DéméSalif KeitaMory KantéSynapsonBongaRokia TraoréHabib KoitéCheikh LôAmadou & MariamOrchestra BaobabGeoffrey OryemaToumani Diabaté

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Victor Démé connections

Victor Démé grew out of Salif Keita and Mory Kanté, shares an orbit with Bonga, Rokia Traoré, Habib Koité and Cheikh Lô, went on to shape Synapson. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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