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Neneh Cherry is a Hip hop and Jazz act. Their catalogue also touches Trip hop. Their sound grew out of Annie Lennox, Youssou N’Dour, Don Cherry, Geoff Barrow and Bim Sherman. Those roots explain a lot about how Neneh Cherry arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Lisa Stansfield, Terence Trent D'Arby, En Vogue, Kim Wilde and Prince and the New Power Generation, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Lily Allen, Massive Attack, Demon Days, Blue Lines and My Humps, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 52 connections around Neneh Cherry, reaching back through Annie Lennox and forward to Lily Allen. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Neneh Cherry connections
Neneh Cherry grew out of Annie Lennox, Youssou N’Dour, Don Cherry and Geoff Barrow, shares an orbit with Lisa Stansfield, Terence Trent D'Arby, En Vogue and Kim Wilde, went on to shape Lily Allen, Massive Attack, Demon Days and Blue Lines. 52 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Neneh Cherry
Sounds and acts that shaped Neneh Cherry.
- Annie Lennoxartist
- Youssou N’Dourartist
- Don Cherryartist
- Geoff Barrowartist
- Bim Shermanartist
- It's a Man's Man's Man's Worldartist
- Kleerupartist
- Ari Upartist
- James Lavelleartist
- Bomb the Bassartist
- Greentea Pengartist
- The Slitsartist
- X-Ray Spexartist
- Milli Vanilliartist
- Janet Jacksonartist
- k.d. langartist
- R.E.M.artist
- Steppenwolfartist
- John Bonhamartist
- Portisheadartist
- The Notorious B.I.G.artist
- Lenny Kravitzartist
- James Brownartist
- Marvin Gayeartist
- Trickyartist
- MF DOOMartist
Artists similar to Neneh Cherry
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Neneh Cherry.
- Lisa Stansfieldartist
- Terence Trent D'Arbyartist
- En Vogueartist
- Kim Wildeartist
- Prince and the New Power Generationartist
- Paula Abdulartist
- Ce Ce Penistonartist
- All Saintsartist
- Deee-Liteartist
- Belinda Carlisleartist
- Pebblesartist
- Kirsty MacCollartist
- Sananda Maitreyaartist
- Queen Latifahartist
- Fine Young Cannibalsartist
- Jungle Brothersartist
- T'Pauartist
- Vanessa Williamsartist
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