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Ledisi

Ledisi is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Raphael Saadiq, Billy Porter, Mark Lettieri, Johnny Ace and Nina Simone. Those roots explain a lot about how Ledisi arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Kindred The Family Soul, Eric Roberson, Raheem DeVaughn, Amel Larrieux and India.Arie, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Eric Benét, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Ledisi, reaching back through Raphael Saadiq and forward to Eric Benét. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Ledisi Anibade Young, better known simply as Ledisi, is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, author, and actress. Her name means "to bring forth" or "to come here" in Yoruba.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
LedisiRaphael SaadiqBilly PorterMark LettieriJohnny AceNina SimoneDinah WashingtonEric BenétKindred The Family S…Eric RobersonRaheem DeVaughnAmel LarrieuxIndia.ArieSyleena JohnsonMusiqDwele

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Ledisi connections

Ledisi grew out of Raphael Saadiq, Billy Porter, Mark Lettieri and Johnny Ace, shares an orbit with Kindred The Family Soul, Eric Roberson, Raheem DeVaughn and Amel Larrieux, went on to shape Eric Benét. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Ledisi

Roots6

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Ledisi.

Bands Ledisi shaped

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