◇ image via WikipediaVanessa da Mata
Vanessa da Mata is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Curumin, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals and Milton Nascimento. Those roots explain a lot about how Vanessa da Mata arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Marisa Monte, Tribalistas, Cássia Eller, Djavan and Kid Abelha, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ben Harper, Seu Jorge, Celia Mara, Maria Bethânia and Chico César, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around Vanessa da Mata, reaching back through Curumin and forward to Ben Harper. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Vanessa Sigiane da Mata Ferreira, professionally known as Vanessa da Mata, is a Latin Grammy Award-winning Brazilian MPB singer, songwriter, and novelist. She has released four studio albums and the songs "Ai, Ai, Ai", "Boa Sorte/Good Luck" and "Amado" became number-one hits in Brazil.
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Vanessa da Mata connections
Vanessa da Mata grew out of Curumin, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals and Milton Nascimento, shares an orbit with Marisa Monte, Tribalistas, Cássia Eller and Djavan, went on to shape Ben Harper, Seu Jorge, Celia Mara and Maria Bethânia. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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