◇ image via WikipediaRahat Fateh Ali Khan
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Strings. Those roots explain a lot about how Rahat Fateh Ali Khan arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Atif Aslam, Arijit Singh, Mohit Chauhan, Pritam and KK, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Derek Trucks Band, James Horner, Eddie Vedder, Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, reaching back through Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and forward to The Derek Trucks Band. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is a Pakistani Punjabi singer, primarily of Qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music. Khan is one of the most popular and highest paid singers in Pakistan. He is the nephew of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the son of Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan and the grandson of Qawwali singer Fateh Ali Khan. In addition to Qawwali, he also performs ghazals and other light music. He is also well-known as a playback singer in the Hindi cinema and Pakistan film industry.
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Rahat Fateh Ali Khan connections
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan grew out of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Strings, shares an orbit with Atif Aslam, Arijit Singh, Mohit Chauhan and Pritam, went on to shape The Derek Trucks Band, James Horner, Eddie Vedder and Sonu Nigam. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Kishore Kumarartist
- Roop Kumar Rathodartist
- Javed Aliartist
- Ankit Tiwariartist
- Shreya Ghoshalartist
- Lata Mangeshkarartist
- Gajendra Vermaartist
- Sunidhi Chauhanartist
- Mohammed Irfanartist
- Sachin-Jigarartist
- Sukhwinder Singhartist
- Mohammed Rafiartist
- Himesh Reshammiyaartist
- Asha Bhosleartist
- Shaanartist
- Alka Yagnikartist
- Kumar Sanuartist
- Yo Yo Honey Singhartist
- Rashid Aliartist
- Ali Zafarartist
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- Neeraj Shridharartist
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