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Brazilian Girls is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Misstress Barbara and Talking Heads. Those roots explain a lot about how Brazilian Girls arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Smoke City, Moloko, Everything But the Girl, Massive Attack and Dot Allison, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Angelique Kidjo, David Byrne and Bebel Gilberto, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around Brazilian Girls, reaching back through Misstress Barbara and forward to Angelique Kidjo. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Brazilian Girls is an American music group from New York City, known for their eclectic blend of electronic dance music with musical styles as diverse as tango, chanson, house, reggae, samba, and lounge. Formed in 2003, the group consists of Argentine keyboardist Didi Gutman, drummer Aaron Johnston and bassist Jesse Murphy, and was formerly fronted by Italian singer Sabina Sciubba.
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Brazilian Girls connections
Brazilian Girls grew out of Misstress Barbara and Talking Heads, shares an orbit with Smoke City, Moloko, Everything But the Girl and Massive Attack, went on to shape Angelique Kidjo, David Byrne and Bebel Gilberto. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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