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Gnarls Barkley

Contemporary R&B
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Gnarls Barkley is a Contemporary R&B and Electronic act. Their catalogue also touches Rap and Rhythm and blues. Their sound grew out of Natalie Jane, Tonedeff, Santana, Goodie Mob and Lauryn Hill. Those roots explain a lot about how Gnarls Barkley arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as CeeLo Green, Flea, OutKast, Nubiyan Twist and Tom Misch, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Matt & Kim, Broken Bells, The Raconteurs, Welcome to the Black Parade and Isaiah Rashad, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 45 connections around Gnarls Barkley, reaching back through Natalie Jane and forward to Matt & Kim. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Gnarls BarkleyNatalie JaneTonedeffSantanaGoodie MobLauryn HillGorillazThe Black KeysJAY-ZMatt & KimBroken BellsThe RaconteursWelcome to the Black…Isaiah RashadTech N9neDaniela AndradeDurand BernarrCeeLo GreenFleaOutKastNubiyan TwistTom MischArlo ParksTalib KweliSay She She

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Gnarls Barkley connections

Gnarls Barkley grew out of Natalie Jane, Tonedeff, Santana and Goodie Mob, shares an orbit with CeeLo Green, Flea, OutKast and Nubiyan Twist, went on to shape Matt & Kim, Broken Bells, The Raconteurs and Welcome to the Black Parade. 45 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Roots17

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