◇ image via WikipediaNikka Costa
Nikka Costa is a Electropop and Funk act. Their catalogue also touches Progressive rock, Rhythm and blues and Synth-pop. Their sound grew out of Eric Clapton, Noiseworks, Jack White, Questlove and Frank Sinatra. Those roots explain a lot about how Nikka Costa arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Macy Gray, Terence Trent D'Arby, Prince and the New Power Generation, Joss Stone and Amel Larrieux, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Shaila Dúrcal and Britney Spears, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 41 connections around Nikka Costa, reaching back through Eric Clapton and forward to Shaila Dúrcal. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Nikka Costa connections
Nikka Costa grew out of Eric Clapton, Noiseworks, Jack White and Questlove, shares an orbit with Macy Gray, Terence Trent D'Arby, Prince and the New Power Generation and Joss Stone, went on to shape Shaila Dúrcal and Britney Spears. 41 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Nikka Costa
Sounds and acts that shaped Nikka Costa.
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- Prince and the New Power Generationartist
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- Amel Larrieuxartist
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- Natalie Imbrugliaartist
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- Prince & The Revolutionartist
- Sheryl Crowartist
- Annie Lennoxartist
- Robert Randolph & The Family Bandartist
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- Gabriella Cilmiartist
- Mark Ronsonartist
- Toni Braxtonartist
- Ashford & Simpsonartist
- Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kingsartist
- CeeLo Greenartist
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