◇ image via WikipediaNikki Laoye
Nikki Laoye is a Gospel act. Their sound grew out of Kirk Franklin, CeCe Winans, Donnie McClurkin, Mary J. Blige and Brian McKnight. Those roots explain a lot about how Nikki Laoye arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tim Godfrey, Sinach and Greatman Takit, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Niyola, Seyi Shay and Banky W., where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 11 connections around Nikki Laoye, reaching back through Kirk Franklin and forward to Niyola. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Nikki Laoye connections
Nikki Laoye grew out of Kirk Franklin, CeCe Winans, Donnie McClurkin and Mary J. Blige, shares an orbit with Tim Godfrey, Sinach and Greatman Takit, went on to shape Niyola, Seyi Shay and Banky W.. 11 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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