◇ image via WikipediaLa Santa Cecilia
La Santa Cecilia is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Miles Davis, Mercedes Sosa, Los Claxons, Chavela Vargas and Janis Joplin. Those roots explain a lot about how La Santa Cecilia arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Alex Cuba, Lila Downs, Natalia Lafourcade, Bomba Estéreo and Ely Guerra, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around La Santa Cecilia, reaching back through Miles Davis. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
La Santa Cecilia is an American band based in Los Angeles, California that plays a blend of cumbia, bossa nova, and boleros, among other styles. The group is named after Santa Cecilia, who is the patron saint of musicians. The band seeks to represent a US bicultural identity, both immersed in modern music but still close to their Latin American influences and Mexican heritage.
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La Santa Cecilia connections
La Santa Cecilia grew out of Miles Davis, Mercedes Sosa, Los Claxons and Chavela Vargas, shares an orbit with Alex Cuba, Lila Downs, Natalia Lafourcade and Bomba Estéreo. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced La Santa Cecilia
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