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VanJess is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Gallant, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Xscape and TLC. Those roots explain a lot about how VanJess arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Amaka, Joyce Wrice, Alex Isley, Ravyn Lenae and Amber Mark, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around VanJess, reaching back through Gallant. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
VanJess was a Nigerian-American R&B duo composed of sisters Ivana Nwokike and Jessica Nwokike. The duo began their career on YouTube performing cover songs. After one of their videos, a cover of Drake's "Headlines", had viral success, they decided to pursue a serious career in music. In 2011, the duo hired a manager and recorded in a studio for the first time. On November 12, 2018, the group announced that they had signed to the RCA joint venture label Keep Cool. Thus far in their career, VanJess has released one studio album, Silk Canvas, and one EP, Homegrown.
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VanJess connections
VanJess grew out of Gallant, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson and Xscape, shares an orbit with Amaka, Joyce Wrice, Alex Isley and Ravyn Lenae. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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