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RAY BLK is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of MNEK. Those roots explain a lot about how RAY BLK arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mahalia, Bree Runway, THEY., Josh Levi and Keke Palmer, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around RAY BLK, reaching back through MNEK. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Rita Ekwere, better known under her stage name of Ray BLK, is a British singer and songwriter who was born in Nigeria, and grew up in Catford in London. She won the BBC's Sound of 2017, and was the first unsigned artist to do so. On 28 October 2016, she released her debut mini-album, Durt, and in January 2018 signed to the UK branch of Island Records. Her debut full-length studio album, Access Denied, was released to critical acclaim in October 2021.
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RAY BLK connections
RAY BLK grew out of MNEK, shares an orbit with Mahalia, Bree Runway, THEY. and Josh Levi. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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