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Omah Lay

Afrobeat
Afrobeat

Omah Lay is a Afrobeat act. Their sound grew out of Tay Iwar. Those roots explain a lot about how Omah Lay arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Fireboy DML, Asake, Ruger, BNXN and Adekunle Gold, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Big Boss Vette, Davido, Martin Solveig, Alpha P and Justin Bieber, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Omah Lay, reaching back through Tay Iwar and forward to Big Boss Vette. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Omah LayTay IwarBig Boss VetteDavidoMartin SolveigAlpha PJustin BieberOlamideTemsFireboy DMLAsakeRugerBNXNAdekunle GoldOlamideBurna BoyKizz Daniel

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Omah Lay connections

Omah Lay grew out of Tay Iwar, shares an orbit with Fireboy DML, Asake, Ruger and BNXN, went on to shape Big Boss Vette, Davido, Martin Solveig and Alpha P. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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