synffJanelle Monáe crafts a kaleidoscopic fusion of soul, funk, pop, and synth-driven art pop, channeling the genre-defying flair of Prince, David Bowie, and André 3000 into Afrofuturist epics like The ArchAndroid and the sexually liberated Dirty Computer.
Born in Kansas City and based in Atlanta, this…
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Prince, Amaarae, David Bowie, Nate “Rocket” Wonder + 32 more
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