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Kimbra

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HouseRapRhythm and blues

Kimbra is a House and Rap act. Their catalogue also touches Rhythm and blues. Their sound grew out of Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Mariah Carey, Jeff Buckley and Tokyo Police Club. Those roots explain a lot about how Kimbra arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ryn Weaver, MØ, Banks, St. Vincent and Zella Day, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Pentatonix, half•alive, Miami Horror, Gotye and John Legend, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 52 connections around Kimbra, reaching back through Stevie Wonder and forward to Pentatonix. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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KimbraStevie WonderDavid BowieMariah CareyJeff BuckleyTokyo Police ClubNesian MystikDelicate SteveKate BushPentatonixhalf•aliveMiami HorrorGotyeJohn LegendMatt BellamyThundercatBilalRyn WeaverMØBanksSt. VincentZella DayChairliftJanelle MonáeKate Nash

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Kimbra connections

Kimbra grew out of Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Mariah Carey and Jeff Buckley, shares an orbit with Ryn Weaver, MØ, Banks and St. Vincent, went on to shape Pentatonix, half•alive, Miami Horror and Gotye. 52 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Kimbra

Roots14

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