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René & Angela

Funk
Funk

René & Angela is a Funk act. Their sound grew out of Kurtis Blow. Those roots explain a lot about how René & Angela arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Loose Ends, S.O.S. Band, Change, Miki Howard and Ashford & Simpson, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Stephanie Mills, Michael Jackson, Kenny Lattimore, The Isley Brothers and Sheena Easton, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around René & Angela, reaching back through Kurtis Blow and forward to Stephanie Mills. 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
René & AngelaKurtis BlowStephanie MillsMichael JacksonKenny LattimoreThe Isley BrothersSheena EastonLalah HathawayAvantLoose EndsS.O.S. BandChangeMiki HowardAshford & SimpsonThe Jones GirlsThe WhispersJean Carn

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René & Angela connections

René & Angela grew out of Kurtis Blow, shares an orbit with Loose Ends, S.O.S. Band, Change and Miki Howard, went on to shape Stephanie Mills, Michael Jackson, Kenny Lattimore and The Isley Brothers. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Roots1

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