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Les Nubians

Les Nubians is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Cheikh Lô and Iyeoka. Those roots explain a lot about how Les Nubians arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Amel Larrieux, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Sweetback and Zhané, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mos Def, Black Eyed Peas, Guru, Reflection Eternal and Joanne, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Les Nubians, reaching back through Cheikh Lô and forward to Mos Def. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Les Nubians is a French musical duo, composed of sisters Hélène and Célia Faussart from Paris, France. In 1985, the sisters moved with their parents to Chad. Seven years later, they returned to Bordeaux, France, and began singing a cappella, producing poetry slams in Bordeaux and Paris, and singing background vocals for various artists worldwide. The duo's debut album Princesses Nubiennes was released by Virgin Records, France, in 1998.

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Les NubiansCheikh LôIyeokaMos DefBlack Eyed PeasGuruReflection EternalJoanneTom BrowneAmel LarrieuxErykah BaduJill ScottSweetbackZhanéRaheem DeVaughnLedisiVan Hunt

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Les Nubians connections

Les Nubians grew out of Cheikh Lô and Iyeoka, shares an orbit with Amel Larrieux, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott and Sweetback, went on to shape Mos Def, Black Eyed Peas, Guru and Reflection Eternal. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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