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Rita Lee

Bossa nova
Bossa novaPopRock

Rita Lee is a Bossa nova and Pop act. Their catalogue also touches Rock. Their sound grew out of Elvis Presley, João Barone, Supla, Nara Leão and Cauby Peixoto. Those roots explain a lot about how Rita Lee arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Gal Costa, Os Mutantes, Marisa Monte, Cássia Eller and Secos & Molhados, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Wanessa Camargo, Daniela Mercury, Cássia Eller, Fito Páez and Lulu Santos, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Rita Lee, reaching back through Elvis Presley and forward to Wanessa Camargo. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Rita LeeElvis PresleyJoão BaroneSuplaNara LeãoCauby PeixotoRodolfo AbrantesJoão GilbertoErasmo CarlosWanessa CamargoDaniela MercuryCássia EllerFito PáezLulu SantosWanessaPaula TollerElis ReginaGal CostaOs MutantesMarisa MonteCássia EllerSecos & MolhadosKid AbelhaLulu SantosGilberto Gil

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Rita Lee connections

Rita Lee grew out of Elvis Presley, João Barone, Supla and Nara Leão, shares an orbit with Gal Costa, Os Mutantes, Marisa Monte and Cássia Eller, went on to shape Wanessa Camargo, Daniela Mercury, Cássia Eller and Fito Páez. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Roots10

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Legacy8

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