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A. K. Paul

A. K. Paul is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Jai Paul, Prince, D'Angelo and Miguel. Those roots explain a lot about how A. K. Paul arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Nick Hakim, Francis and the Lights, D'Angelo, Janelle Monáe and Omar Apollo, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mura Masa, Everything Is Recorded, Emeli Sandé, Big Boi and Nao, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around A. K. Paul, reaching back through Jai Paul and forward to Mura Masa. 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
A. K. PaulJai PaulPrinceD'AngeloMiguelMura MasaEverything Is RecordedEmeli SandéBig BoiNaoSam SmithMiguelFoalsNick HakimFrancis and the LightsD'AngeloJanelle MonáeOmar ApolloRiver TiberPrince & The Revolut…Nourished by Time

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A. K. Paul connections

A. K. Paul grew out of Jai Paul, Prince, D'Angelo and Miguel, shares an orbit with Nick Hakim, Francis and the Lights, D'Angelo and Janelle Monáe, went on to shape Mura Masa, Everything Is Recorded, Emeli Sandé and Big Boi. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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