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Jacob Banks

Jacob Banks is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Wretch 32, Tobe Nwigwe, Outasight, X Ambassadors and Aqualung. Those roots explain a lot about how Jacob Banks arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Samm Henshaw, Ben l'Oncle Soul, Rag'n'Bone Man, Danielle Ponder and Victor Ray, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Emeli Sandé, Wretch 32, Plan B and X Ambassadors, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Jacob Banks, reaching back through Wretch 32 and forward to Emeli Sandé. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Jacob Banks is a Nigerian-born English singer and songwriter from Birmingham. Banks won the 2012 MOBO UnSung regional competition in Birmingham and the Adidas "Are You In" music competition. His music is influenced by a range of genres including soul, R&B and hip hop. Banks is currently signed with American label Interscope Records.

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Jacob BanksWretch 32Tobe NwigweOutasightX AmbassadorsAqualungEmeli SandéWretch 32Plan BX AmbassadorsSamm HenshawBen l'Oncle SoulRag'n'Bone ManDanielle PonderVictor RayThe Teskey BrothersCurtis HardingLeon Bridges

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Jacob Banks connections

Jacob Banks grew out of Wretch 32, Tobe Nwigwe, Outasight and X Ambassadors, shares an orbit with Samm Henshaw, Ben l'Oncle Soul, Rag'n'Bone Man and Danielle Ponder, went on to shape Emeli Sandé, Wretch 32, Plan B and X Ambassadors. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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