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Wiyaala

Wiyaala is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Angelique Kidjo, Kayso, Madonna, Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston. Those roots explain a lot about how Wiyaala arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as STRONGMAN, Kofi Kinaata, Kwesi Arthur, Sister Deborah and MzVee, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dodo and Laibach, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 23 connections around Wiyaala, reaching back through Angelique Kidjo and forward to Dodo. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Noella Wiyaala Nwadei is a Ghanaian Afro-pop singer-songwriter who sings in her native language Sissala and Waala dialects and English, often combining all three languages within her songs. Wiyaala means "the doer" in the Sissala dialect. She achieved fame with her single "Make Me Dance" and her androgynous image. After making her name in reality shows in Accra, she established a solo career in 2013 with the hit single "Rock My Body",(Dance move was initiated by Van Calebs) which won her two awards at the 2014 first edition of the All Africa Music Awards, the Most Promising Artiste in Africa and Revelation of The African Continent. Wiyaala is also associated with UNICEF Ghana and the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection's campaigns against child marriage, child poverty, health and sanitation. She headlined the 15th London African Music Festival in London. In March 2021, she was among the Top 30 Most Influential Women in Music by the 3Music Awards Women's Brunch.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
WiyaalaAngelique KidjoKaysoMadonnaMichael JacksonWhitney HoustonTina TurnerMiriam MakebaNora DeanDodoLaibachSTRONGMANKofi KinaataKwesi ArthurSister DeborahMzVeeKuami EugeneEbony ReignsEddie Khae

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Wiyaala connections

Wiyaala grew out of Angelique Kidjo, Kayso, Madonna and Michael Jackson, shares an orbit with STRONGMAN, Kofi Kinaata, Kwesi Arthur and Sister Deborah, went on to shape Dodo and Laibach. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Wiyaala

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Wiyaala.

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