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Panjabi MC

Panjabi MC is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Im Nin'alu, UB40, Labh Janjua, Skull Snaps and Afrika Bambaataa. Those roots explain a lot about how Panjabi MC arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mika Singh, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Asha Bhosle, Harrdy Sandhu and Sukhwinder Singh, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sukhwinder Singh and Sapna Awasthi, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Panjabi MC, reaching back through Im Nin'alu and forward to Sukhwinder Singh. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Rajinder Singh Rai, known professionally as Panjabi MC, is a British recording artist, rapper, record producer and DJ. He is best known for the worldwide bhangra 2002 hit "Mundian To Bach Ke", which sold 10 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time. Among other songs, he also gained acclaim with the 2003 release "Jogi". AllMusic has called him "one of the most prominent names in bhangra".

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Panjabi MCIm Nin'aluUB40Labh JanjuaSkull SnapsAfrika BambaataaOfra HazaJAY-ZMustafa SandalSukhwinder SinghSapna AwasthiMika SinghYo Yo Honey SinghAsha BhosleHarrdy SandhuSukhwinder SinghLata MangeshkarRekha Bhardwaj

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Panjabi MC connections

Panjabi MC grew out of Im Nin'alu, UB40, Labh Janjua and Skull Snaps, shares an orbit with Mika Singh, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Asha Bhosle and Harrdy Sandhu, went on to shape Sukhwinder Singh and Sapna Awasthi. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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