◇ image via WikipediaMohammed Rafi
Mohammed Rafi is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of O.P. Nayyar and S. D. Burman. Those roots explain a lot about how Mohammed Rafi arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh, Asha Bhosle and Hemant Kumar, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Udit Narayan, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, S.P. Balasubramaniam, Rahul Dev Burman and Khruangbin, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 47 connections around Mohammed Rafi, reaching back through O.P. Nayyar and forward to Udit Narayan. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Mohammed Rafi was an Indian playback singer. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Rafi was notable for his versatility and range of voice; his songs varied from fast, peppy numbers to patriotic songs, sad numbers to highly romantic songs, qawwalis to ghazals and bhajans to classical songs. He was known for his ability to mould his voice to the persona and style of the actor lip-syncing the song on screen in the movie. He received six Filmfare Awards and one National Film Award in India. In 1967, the Government of India honored him with the fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri. In 2001, Rafi was honoured with the "Best Singer of the Millennium" title by Hero Honda and Stardust magazine. In 2013, Rafi was voted for the Greatest Voice in Hindi Cinema in a CNN-IBN poll.
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Mohammed Rafi connections
Mohammed Rafi grew out of O.P. Nayyar and S. D. Burman, shares an orbit with Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh and Asha Bhosle, went on to shape Udit Narayan, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, S.P. Balasubramaniam and Rahul Dev Burman. 47 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Mohammed Rafi
Sounds and acts that shaped Mohammed Rafi.
Artists similar to Mohammed Rafi
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Mohammed Rafi.
- Kishore Kumarartist
- Lata Mangeshkarartist
- Mukeshartist
- Asha Bhosleartist
- Hemant Kumarartist
- Geeta Duttartist
- Talat Mahmoodartist
- Manna Deyartist
- Kumar Sanuartist
- Alka Yagnikartist
- Rahat Fateh Ali Khanartist
- Mohit Chauhanartist
- Shaanartist
- Amitabh Bachchanartist
- Sukhwinder Singhartist
- Shreya Ghoshalartist
- Atif Aslamartist
- Kailash Kherartist
- Sunidhi Chauhanartist
- Roop Kumar Rathodartist
- Kumar Sanu & Alka Yagnikartist
- Anuradha Paudwalartist
- Himesh Reshammiyaartist
- Javed Aliartist
- Kalyanji-Anandjiartist
- Sadhana Sargamartist
- Paponartist
Bands Mohammed Rafi shaped
Where the influence of Mohammed Rafi travelled next.
- Udit Narayanartist
- S.P. Balasubrahmanyamartist
- S.P. Balasubramaniamartist
- Rahul Dev Burmanartist
- Khruangbinartist
- Udit Narayan Jhaartist
- R.D. Burmanartist
- Nadeem-Shravanartist
- K J Yesudasartist
- Noor Jehanartist
- Talat Mahmoodartist
- Kishore Kumarartist
- Asha Bhosleartist
- Manna Deyartist
- Lata Mangeshkarartist
- Mukeshartist
- Kavita Krishnamurthyartist
- Anuradha Paudwalartist
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