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Mayorkun is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Davido. Those roots explain a lot about how Mayorkun arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Olamide, BNXN, Asake, Reekado Banks and Adekunle Gold, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 20 connections around Mayorkun, reaching back through Davido. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel, known professionally as Mayorkun, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, pianist and dancer. He released a cover of Davido's "The Money" single and was discovered by the singer on Twitter. Mayorkun was signed to Davido's record label DMW from 2016 to 2021; his debut single "Eleko" was released under the label. Mayorkun released his debut studio album The Mayor of Lagos in November 2018. After his exit from DMW in 2021; he released "Let Me Know" and his second studio album Back in Office in October 2021, under the Sony Music West Africa division.
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Mayorkun grew out of Davido, shares an orbit with Olamide, BNXN, Asake and Reekado Banks. 20 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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