Member Since: 10/10/2006
Band Website: djvanka.com
Influences: A Tribe Called Quest, Aaron Neville, Adrian Sherwood, Africanism, Afrika Bambaataa, Afronaut, Airto Moreira, Al Green, Alegre All Stars, Alex Attias, Alice Coltrane, Alton Ellis, Ammoncontact, Antibalas, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Aphex Twin, Archie Shepp, Art Blakey, Astrud Gilberto, Augustus Pablo, Baden Powell, Barrington Levy, Beatfanatic, Big Bang, Big Youth, Bill Laswell, Black Byrds, Black Uhuru, Bob Marley, Bobby Hutcherson, Bootsy Collins, Boozoo Bajou, BrazilBeat Sound System, Brazilian Beat Brooklyn, Buena Vista Social Club, Bugz In The Attic, Build An Ark, Buscemi, Cachao, Caetano Veloso, Cal Tjader, Can, Carl Craig, Celia Cruz, Charlie Palmieri, Cornell Campbell, Cuica, Culture, Curtis Mayfield, Cymande, Da Lata, De La Soul, Dennis Brown, Digital Underground, DJ Day, DJ Premier, DJ Rascue, DJ Said, DJ Shadow, DJ Smash, DJ Spinna, DJ Wisdom, DJ Zegon, DJ Zeph, Djinji Brown, Dom Um Romao, Don Carlos, Don Drummond, Donald Byrd, Dorothy Ashby, Dr John, Duke Ellington, Eddie Harris, Eddie Palmieri, Edu Lobo, Eeek-A-Mouse, Elvin Jones, Ennio Morricone, Eric B & Rakim, Fania All Stars, Fela Kuti, 4Hero, Frederic Galliano, Freestyle Fellowship, Fruko, Funkadelic, Gerardo Frisina, Gerson King, Gil Scott-Heron, Gilberto Gil, Goldie, Gotan Project, Grace Jones, Grandmaster Flash, Gregory Isaacs, Greyboy, Guem, Guru, Herbie Hancock, Horace Andy, Horace Silver, Hugh Masekela, Hugh Mundell, I & I Sound System, I-Roy, Ian Friday, IG Culture, Isaac Hayes, J Dilla, Jackie Mittoo, Jah Yzer, James Brown, Jay Dee, Jazzanova, Jazztronik, Jeremy Ellis, Joe Arroyo, Joe Bataan, Joe Claussell, John Coltrane, John Holt, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Guitar Watson, Johnny Osbourne, Jorge Ben, Joseph Malik, Jungle Brothers, Junior Murvin, Junior Reid, Ken Boothe, Kenny Dope, Kerri Chandler, King Britt, King Jammy, King Tubby, Kirk Degiorgio, Koop, Kraftwerk, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Lee Perry, Liquid Liquid, Lonnie Liston Smith, Louie Ramirez, Louie Vega, Luciano Perrone, Madlib, Manu Dibango, Marc Moulin, Marcelo D2, Marlena Shaw, Martinho Da Vila, Marvin Gaye, Massive Attack, Masters At Work, Matthew Herbert, Miles Davis, Minnie Riperton, Mongo Santamaria, Mos Def, Mr Scruff, Mulatu Astatke, Mutabaruka, Nina Simone, Olodum, Oneness Of Juju, Oreja, Organized Konfusion, Oscar De Leon, Osunlade, Ozomatli, Padre Miguel, Papete, Paris, Parliament, Pete Rock, Pharoah Sanders, Photek, Platinum Pied Pipers, Prefuse 73, Prince Charles, Prince Far I, Public Enemy, Quantic, Quincy Jones, Ray Barretto, Rhythm & Sound, Roland Alphonso, Romanowski, Roots Manuva, Roy Ayers, Ruben Blades, Sabu, Sade, Salome De Bahia, Santero, Sa-Ra, Scientist, Senor Coconut, Serge Gainsbourg, Sergio Mendes, Seu Jorge, Sidestepper, Sivuca, Sly & Robbie, Sly & The Family Stone, Snowboy, Soul II Soul, Spiritual South, Stan Getz, Stereo MCs, Suba, Sugar Minott, Superbacana, Sun Ra, Tego Calderon, Terry Callier, The Abyssinians, The Cinematic Orchestra, The Fugees, The Last Poets, The Meters, The Roots, The Roots Radics, The Sugarhill Gang, The Upsetters, Theo Parrish, Tito Puente, Tom Thump, Tommy McCook, Tony Allen, Toph One, Trio Mocoto, Troubleman, Truby Trio, Turntables On The Hudson, U-Roy, Ursula Rucker, Willie Bobo, Willie Colon, Willie Williams, Wilson Simonal, X-Clan, Yerba Buena, Yusef Lateef, Zero dB, ...
Record Label: Unsigned