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Kwabs

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HouseRhythm and blues

Kwabs is a House and Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Catching Flies, Nao, Disclosure, Sohn and Corinne Bailey Rae. Those roots explain a lot about how Kwabs arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Rock Mafia, Jacob Banks, Marlon Roudette, Emeli Sandé and Sam Smith, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Kwabs, reaching back through Catching Flies. 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
KwabsCatching FliesNaoDisclosureSohnCorinne Bailey RaeJames BlakePlan BAqualungRock MafiaJacob BanksMarlon RoudetteEmeli SandéSam SmithTaio CruzJamie WoonJack Garratt

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Kwabs connections

Kwabs grew out of Catching Flies, Nao, Disclosure and Sohn, shares an orbit with Rock Mafia, Jacob Banks, Marlon Roudette and Emeli Sandé. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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