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Aṣa

Afrobeat
AfrobeatFolkHouse

Aṣa is a Afrobeat and Folk act. Their catalogue also touches House and Jazz. Their sound grew out of Féfé, SMC Lähiörotat, Cobhams Asuquo, Yinka Davies and Tay Iwar. Those roots explain a lot about how Aṣa arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Obongjayar, Qing Madi, Mannywellz, Mélissa Laveaux and Emeli Sandé, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Lady Donli, Cina Soul, Tems and Yannick Noah, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 41 connections around Aṣa, reaching back through Féfé and forward to Lady Donli. 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
AṣaFéféSMC LähiörotatCobhams AsuquoYinka DaviesTay IwarMarvin GayeFela KutiBob MarleyLady DonliCina SoulTemsYannick NoahObongjayarQing MadiMannywellzMélissa LaveauxEmeli SandéJacob BanksHindi ZahraIyeoka

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Aṣa connections

Aṣa grew out of Féfé, SMC Lähiörotat, Cobhams Asuquo and Yinka Davies, shares an orbit with Obongjayar, Qing Madi, Mannywellz and Mélissa Laveaux, went on to shape Lady Donli, Cina Soul, Tems and Yannick Noah. 41 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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