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Nneka is a House and Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Adé Bantu, Hot Chip, Fela Kuti, Bob Marley and Mos Def. Those roots explain a lot about how Nneka arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jaqee, Kendra Morris, Emeli Sandé, Naâman and Alice Russell, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ziggy Marley, Tricky, Bantu, Selah Sue and Rita Ora, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around Nneka, reaching back through Adé Bantu and forward to Ziggy Marley. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Nneka connections
Nneka grew out of Adé Bantu, Hot Chip, Fela Kuti and Bob Marley, shares an orbit with Jaqee, Kendra Morris, Emeli Sandé and Naâman, went on to shape Ziggy Marley, Tricky, Bantu and Selah Sue. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Nneka
Sounds and acts that shaped Nneka.
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