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Banky W.

Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B

Banky W. is a Contemporary R&B act. Their sound grew out of Nonso Amadi, Omawumi, Jesse Jagz, Selmor Mtukudzi and Skales. Those roots explain a lot about how Banky W. arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as 9ice, Duncan Mighty, Sean Tizzle, Seyi Shay and Harrysong, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Alpha P, Niyola, Skales and Wizkid, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Banky W., reaching back through Nonso Amadi and forward to Alpha P. 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
Banky W.Nonso AmadiOmawumiJesse JagzSelmor MtukudziSkalesNikki LaoyeCobhams AsuquoID CabasaAlpha PNiyolaSkalesWizkid9iceDuncan MightySean TizzleSeyi ShayHarrysong

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Banky W. connections

Banky W. grew out of Nonso Amadi, Omawumi, Jesse Jagz and Selmor Mtukudzi, shares an orbit with 9ice, Duncan Mighty, Sean Tizzle and Seyi Shay, went on to shape Alpha P, Niyola, Skales and Wizkid. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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