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Elza Soares

Bossa nova
Bossa nova

Elza Soares is a Bossa nova act. Their sound grew out of Sandra de Sá, Erasmo Carlos, Ed Lincoln, Jorge Ben and Louis Armstrong. Those roots explain a lot about how Elza Soares arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Nana Caymmi, Gilberto Gil, Nara Leão and Jorge Ben, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Liniker, Djonga, Agnes Nunes, Paula Lima and Tina Turner, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Elza Soares, reaching back through Sandra de Sá and forward to Liniker. 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
Elza SoaresSandra de SáErasmo CarlosEd LincolnJorge BenLouis ArmstrongBilly BlancoLinikerDjongaAgnes NunesPaula LimaTina TurnerGal CostaChico BuarqueGilberto GilNana CaymmiGilberto GilNara LeãoJorge Ben

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Elza Soares connections

Elza Soares grew out of Sandra de Sá, Erasmo Carlos, Ed Lincoln and Jorge Ben, shares an orbit with Nana Caymmi, Gilberto Gil, Nara Leão and Jorge Ben, went on to shape Liniker, Djonga, Agnes Nunes and Paula Lima. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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