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Raftaar

Raftaar is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Yo Yo Honey Singh, Arijit Singh, Karma, Vishal Dadlani and Badshah. Those roots explain a lot about how Raftaar arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Badshah, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Pritam, Sachin-Jigar and Shubh, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Aastha Gill, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Raftaar, reaching back through Yo Yo Honey Singh and forward to Aastha Gill. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Dilin Nair, better known by his stage name Raftaar, is an Indian rapper, lyricist, music producer, composer, dancer, actor and TV personality associated with Hindi, Punjabi and Haryanvi music.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
RaftaarYo Yo Honey SinghArijit SinghKarmaVishal DadlaniBadshahAastha GillBadshahYo Yo Honey SinghPritamSachin-JigarShubhMika SinghMohit ChauhanHimesh Reshammiya

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Raftaar connections

Raftaar grew out of Yo Yo Honey Singh, Arijit Singh, Karma and Vishal Dadlani, shares an orbit with Badshah, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Pritam and Sachin-Jigar, went on to shape Aastha Gill. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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