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Dadju is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Charlie Puth, Papa Wemba and Youssoupha. Those roots explain a lot about how Dadju arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Black M, Soprano, Kendji Girac, La Fouine and Nekfeu, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Gims, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 10 connections around Dadju, reaching back through Charlie Puth and forward to Gims. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Dadju Alimasi Nsungula, better known by the mononym Dadju or at times Prince Dadj, is a French-Congolese singer. He was signed to the label Wati B and in 2017 signed with Polydor Records of Universal Music Group. He was a member of the musical formation Shin Sekaï alongside rapper Abou Tall from 2012 to 2016. The duo was part of the label Wati B and released the album Indéfini. The duo announced that they were breaking up so they can each follow solo careers. Dadju released his solo album Gentleman 2.0 in 2017.
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Dadju connections
Dadju grew out of Charlie Puth, Papa Wemba and Youssoupha, shares an orbit with Black M, Soprano, Kendji Girac and La Fouine, went on to shape Gims. 10 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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