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Kirani Ayat

Kirani Ayat is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Kayso. Those roots explain a lot about how Kirani Ayat arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Kwesi Arthur, EFYA, Smallgod, magnom and King Paluta, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Medikal, magnom, EFYA and Sarkodie, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 13 connections around Kirani Ayat, reaching back through Kayso and forward to Medikal. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Ayat Maqwam Salis, better known by his stage name Kirani Ayat, is a Ghanaian musician, rapper, singer and producer. Kirani Ayat started his music professionally as Mr. Ayat in 2008 and later rebranded to "Billy Banger" in 2010 during that period, where he recorded and released several mixtapes, which made a little impact locally. In 2011, as "Billy Banger" he recorded and released "aint easy", a hip-hop/RnB song which had an honorable mention in the Hip-hop category at the 2011 International Songwriting Competition out of over 17,000 entries. Kirani Ayat's hit records include "Kudi", "I Don't Know You (IDKY)", "Play For Keeps (SOYAYA)" and "Dodo".

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Kirani Ayat connections

Kirani Ayat grew out of Kayso, shares an orbit with Kwesi Arthur, EFYA, Smallgod and magnom, went on to shape Medikal, magnom, EFYA and Sarkodie. 13 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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