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Somi is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Nina Simone, Miriam Makeba, The Idan Raichel Project, Hugh Masekela and Angelique Kidjo. Those roots explain a lot about how Somi arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as TRI.BE, Brave Girls, Ledisi, Dominique Fils-Aimé and Malia, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Idan Raichel, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around Somi, reaching back through Nina Simone and forward to Idan Raichel. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Laura Kabasomi Kakoma, known professionally as Somi or Somi Kakoma, is a Grammy-nominated American-born singer, songwriter, playwright, and actress of Rwandan and Ugandan descent. Somi is the first African woman to be nominated for a Grammy Award in a Jazz category. She is also the first Rwandan or Ugandan to ever be nominated for a Grammy. She is also the first East African actor to perform on Broadway.
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Somi connections
Somi grew out of Nina Simone, Miriam Makeba, The Idan Raichel Project and Hugh Masekela, shares an orbit with TRI.BE, Brave Girls, Ledisi and Dominique Fils-Aimé, went on to shape Idan Raichel. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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