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Ta-ku

Ta-ku is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Nujabes, Idris Muhammad, DJ Toomp, Chuck D and Bun B. Those roots explain a lot about how Ta-ku arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Knxwledge, fLako, Sweet Valley, nohidea and twit one, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Wafia, Outasight and John Robinson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around Ta-ku, reaching back through Nujabes and forward to Wafia. 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
Ta-kuNujabesIdris MuhammadDJ ToompChuck DBun BDennis CoffeyWafiaOutasightJohn RobinsonKnxwledgefLakoSweet Valleynohideatwit oneLetherettePavel Dovgal

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Ta-ku connections

Ta-ku grew out of Nujabes, Idris Muhammad, DJ Toomp and Chuck D, shares an orbit with Knxwledge, fLako, Sweet Valley and nohidea, went on to shape Wafia, Outasight and John Robinson. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Ta-ku

Roots6

Sounds and acts that shaped Ta-ku.

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Kindred7

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Ta-ku.

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Legacy3

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