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Kenna

Funk
Funk

Kenna is a Funk act. Their sound grew out of Duran Duran, Bono, Chad Hugo, U2 and Stevie Wonder. Those roots explain a lot about how Kenna arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Shiny Toy Guns, The Rapture, Mutemath, Basement Jaxx and The Bravery, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Lupe Fiasco, Justin Timberlake, The Cool Kids, RAC and Vic Mensa, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Kenna, reaching back through Duran Duran and forward to Lupe Fiasco. 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
KennaDuran DuranBonoChad HugoU2Stevie WonderMarvin GayeThe CureLupe FiascoJustin TimberlakeThe Cool KidsRACVic MensaKid CudiJoJoShiny Toy GunsThe RaptureMutemathBasement JaxxThe BraveryDeath from Above 1979As Tall As LionsGuster

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Kenna connections

Kenna grew out of Duran Duran, Bono, Chad Hugo and U2, shares an orbit with Shiny Toy Guns, The Rapture, Mutemath and Basement Jaxx, went on to shape Lupe Fiasco, Justin Timberlake, The Cool Kids and RAC. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Kenna

Roots7

Sounds and acts that shaped Kenna.

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Kindred16

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Kenna.

Bands Kenna shaped

Legacy7

Where the influence of Kenna travelled next.

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