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Raveena

Raveena is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, D'Angelo, Björk and Asha Bhosle. Those roots explain a lot about how Raveena arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Hope Tala, Ravyn Lenae, Fana Hues, Sabrina Claudio and Mereba, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Lizzo, Awkwafina, Hayley Kiyoko, Toto and Vince Staples, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 50 connections around Raveena, reaching back through Nina Simone and forward to Lizzo. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Raveena Kaur Aurora, known mononymously as Raveena, is an American singer and songwriter. Her music blends the genres contemporary R&B, soul, jazz, and pop with instrumentations influenced by Indian music.

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RaveenaNina SimoneStevie WonderD'AngeloBjörkAsha BhosleLata MangeshkarRavi ShankarFeistLizzoAwkwafinaHayley KiyokoTotoVince StaplesKing KruleJPEGMAFIATinasheHope TalaRavyn LenaeFana HuesSabrina ClaudioMerebaUMIMac AyresAri Lennox

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Raveena grew out of Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, D'Angelo and Björk, shares an orbit with Hope Tala, Ravyn Lenae, Fana Hues and Sabrina Claudio, went on to shape Lizzo, Awkwafina, Hayley Kiyoko and Toto. 50 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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