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Zebda

Zebda is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Idir. Those roots explain a lot about how Zebda arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tryo, Babylon Circus, Massilia Sound System, Louise Attaque and Sinsemilia, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Les Fatals Picards, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 11 connections around Zebda, reaching back through Idir and forward to Les Fatals Picards. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Zebda is a French band from Toulouse, known for its political activism and its wide variety of musical styles. The group, which was formed in 1985, consisted of seven musicians of diverse nationalities, and the themes of much of their music involved political and social justice, the status of immigrants and minorities in France, and the inhabitants of the French banlieues, or suburbs. Zebda earned widespread recognition, as well as several awards, for its 1998 single "Tomber la chemise". In 2001, the band spearheaded an independent political party that won over 12% of the first-round vote in Toulouse's municipal elections. The band was disbanded in 2003 but reformed in 2011.

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ZebdaIdirLes Fatals PicardsTryoBabylon CircusMassilia Sound SystemLouise AttaqueSinsemiliaLes Négresses VertesFrancis CabrelLes Rita Mitsouko

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Zebda connections

Zebda grew out of Idir, shares an orbit with Tryo, Babylon Circus, Massilia Sound System and Louise Attaque, went on to shape Les Fatals Picards. 11 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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