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Saba is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Smino, Mick Jenkins, Jamila Woods and Devon Hendryx. Those roots explain a lot about how Saba arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mick Jenkins, EARTHGANG, Isaiah Rashad, Joey Bada$$ and Bas, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Chance the Rapper, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Saba, reaching back through Smino and forward to Chance the Rapper. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Anna Saba Lykke Oehlenschlæger, known simply by her birth name Saba, is an Ethiopian-Danish singer, musical theatre actress and model. She represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Sand".
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Saba connections
Saba grew out of Smino, Mick Jenkins, Jamila Woods and Devon Hendryx, shares an orbit with Mick Jenkins, EARTHGANG, Isaiah Rashad and Joey Bada$$, went on to shape Chance the Rapper. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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