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Andra Day is a House act. Their sound grew out of Nina Simone, Chloe x Halle, Adrian Gurvitz, Stevie Wonder and Billie Holiday. Those roots explain a lot about how Andra Day arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Emeli Sandé, Ledisi, Jennifer Hudson, Rebecca Ferguson and Fantasia, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ayra Starr and Gallant, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around Andra Day, reaching back through Nina Simone and forward to Ayra Starr. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Andra Day connections
Andra Day grew out of Nina Simone, Chloe x Halle, Adrian Gurvitz and Stevie Wonder, shares an orbit with Emeli Sandé, Ledisi, Jennifer Hudson and Rebecca Ferguson, went on to shape Ayra Starr and Gallant. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Andra Day
Sounds and acts that shaped Andra Day.
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