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Oingo Boingo , Talking Heads , Joe Jackson , The Police , Radiohead , Yo La Tengo , Calexico , Giant Sand, Thomas Mapfumo, The Bhundu Boys, Orchestra Baobaab, Bob Marley, Television, Toots & The Maytals, Steel Pulse, Desmond Decker, English Beat, The Specials, XTC, Elvis Costello, Fugazi, Steely Dan, The Beatles, John Zorn & Masada, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, New Order, Joy Division, Magazine, The Ramones, Ultravox, Kraftwerk, Music with accordions in it, Cambodia, Fela Kuti, Ibrahim Ferrer, Alison Krauss, David Bowie, Frank Zappa, Missing Persons, Blondie, Berlin, Low, The Clash, La Mesa, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Mr. Bungle, Lee "Scratch" Perry, My dad's whistling, Kate Bush, The radio, various jobs, Spencer, IVF, Motown, Funkadelic, Parliament, Sly & The Family Stone, The Fixx, OMD, Junior Murvin, Tlahoun Gessesse, Tori Amos, Bjork, Devo, U2, Brian Eno, Haircut 100, Jimmy Cliff, Bad Brains, Japan, Visage, Black Heart Procession, Creedle, Refugee All Stars, the twins, Gillian Welch, Mule Skinner Blues, Goran Bregovic, Bollywood

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Manganista takes influence from a variety of different musical styles, life experiences and most of all, simple observation. Featuring a diverse collection of rhythm patterns, melodies, and vocal harmonies, Manganista has a sound that is ominous and upbeat, positive yet direct, familiar and at the same time bohemian. They are one of those rare bands that somehow have the ability to dabble in countless styles of music but still maintain an overall sound that is their very own. Since a good chunk of the band grew up listening to groups like Oingo Boingo, Talking Heads and The Police, the influence definitely shines through at times leaving me to conclude that Manganista plays some sort of "New Wave" hybrid.