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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 Patrice, Jaqee, Kendra Morris, Soom T and Emeli Sandé, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Corinne Bailey Rae, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Ziggy Marley and Tricky, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 49 connections around Nneka, reaching back through Adé Bantu and forward to Corinne Bailey Rae. 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 Patrice, Jaqee, Kendra Morris and Soom T, went on to shape Corinne Bailey Rae, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna and Ziggy Marley. 49 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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