◇ image via WikipediaTay Iwar
Tay Iwar is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Cruel Santino, Nonso Amadi, Bloody Civilian and Pa Salieu. Those roots explain a lot about how Tay Iwar arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bloody Civilian, Odunsi (The Engine), Blaqbonez, Show Dem Camp and Mannywellz, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Knucks, Headie One, Aṣa, Cruel Santino and Odunsi (The Engine), where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around Tay Iwar, reaching back through Cruel Santino and forward to Knucks. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Austin Iornongu Iwar Jnr, known professionally as Tay Iwar, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, composer, sound engineer and record producer known for his vibrant blend of R&B and Afro-fusion, drawing upon classic Afrobeat, hip-hop, and future sounds. Tay Iwar's career can often feel longer than it's been. He was only in his teens when he released his first full-length projects, including 2016's Renascentia. He then rose to wider fame with 2019's Gemini, released with LA-based music collective Soulection.
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Tay Iwar connections
Tay Iwar grew out of Cruel Santino, Nonso Amadi, Bloody Civilian and Pa Salieu, shares an orbit with Bloody Civilian, Odunsi (The Engine), Blaqbonez and Show Dem Camp, went on to shape Knucks, Headie One, Aṣa and Cruel Santino. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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