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Irene Cara

Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&BDiscoFolk

Irene Cara is a Contemporary R&B and Disco act. Their catalogue also touches Folk and Pop. Their sound grew out of Vicki Sue Robinson, Brothers Johnson, The Brothers Johnson, Luther Vandross and Duke Ellington. Those roots explain a lot about how Irene Cara arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Laura Branigan, Amii Stewart, The Weather Girls, Belinda Carlisle and Starship, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into 60s 70s 80s, Yael Naim, Anastacia, Mapei and Robin Beck, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Irene Cara, reaching back through Vicki Sue Robinson and forward to 60s 70s 80s. 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
Irene CaraVicki Sue RobinsonBrothers JohnsonThe Brothers JohnsonLuther VandrossDuke EllingtonStevie WonderSammy Davis Jr.Roberta Flack60s 70s 80sYael NaimAnastaciaMapeiRobin BeckVicki Sue RobinsonLou ReedGeorge DukeLaura BraniganAmii StewartThe Weather GirlsBelinda CarlisleStarshipOttawanGloria GaynorPatrick Hernandez

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Irene Cara connections

Irene Cara grew out of Vicki Sue Robinson, Brothers Johnson, The Brothers Johnson and Luther Vandross, shares an orbit with Laura Branigan, Amii Stewart, The Weather Girls and Belinda Carlisle, went on to shape 60s 70s 80s, Yael Naim, Anastacia and Mapei. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Roots10

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