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Zak Abel is a Highlife act. Their sound grew out of Secret Rendezvous. Those roots explain a lot about how Zak Abel arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as James Morrison, Avicii, Jonas Blue, Sam Smith and Jax Jones, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kygo and Gorgon City, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 20 connections around Zak Abel, reaching back through Secret Rendezvous and forward to Kygo. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Zak David Zilesnick, better known professionally as Zak Abel, is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. He has also been an English Cadet national table tennis champion. He is known for songs including "Be Kind", "Unstable", "Say Sumthin", and "Freedom".
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Zak Abel grew out of Secret Rendezvous, shares an orbit with James Morrison, Avicii, Jonas Blue and Sam Smith, went on to shape Kygo and Gorgon City. 20 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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