◇ image via WikipediaLaura Mvula
Laura Mvula is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of John Coltrane, Eternal, Nina Simone, Jill Scott and Erykah Badu. Those roots explain a lot about how Laura Mvula arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Emeli Sandé, Emily King, Jonathan Jeremiah, Gabriels and India.Arie, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Esperanza Spalding, Nile Rodgers, Snarky Puppy, Wretch 32 and Tom Odell, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 48 connections around Laura Mvula, reaching back through John Coltrane and forward to Esperanza Spalding. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Laura Mvula is a British singer. A native of Birmingham, England, Mvula gained experience as a member or leader of a cappella, jazz/neo-soul and gospel groups and choirs. She was classically trained. In 2012, she signed with RCA Records and released an extended play, She, to critical acclaim.
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Laura Mvula connections
Laura Mvula grew out of John Coltrane, Eternal, Nina Simone and Jill Scott, shares an orbit with Emeli Sandé, Emily King, Jonathan Jeremiah and Gabriels, went on to shape Esperanza Spalding, Nile Rodgers, Snarky Puppy and Wretch 32. 48 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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