◇ image via WikipediaRahul Dev Burman
Rahul Dev Burman is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi and Geeta Dutt. Those roots explain a lot about how Rahul Dev Burman arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar, Shaan, Mohammed Rafi and Sunidhi Chauhan, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Uttam Singh, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Rahul Dev Burman, reaching back through Kishore Kumar and forward to Uttam Singh. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Rahul Dev Burman was an Indian music director and singer, who is considered to be one of the greatest and most successful music directors of the Hindi film music industry. From the 1960s to the 1990s, Burman composed musical scores for 331 films, bringing a new level of music ensemble with his compositions. Burman did his major work with legendary singers Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi. He also worked extensively with lyricists like Majrooh Sultanpuri, Anand Bakshi and Gulzar, with whom he created some of the most memorable numbers in his career. Nicknamed Pancham, he was the only son of the composer Sachin Dev Burman and his Bengali lyricist wife Meera Dev Burman.
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Rahul Dev Burman connections
Rahul Dev Burman grew out of Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi, shares an orbit with Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar, Shaan and Mohammed Rafi, went on to shape Uttam Singh. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Asha Bhosleartist
- Kishore Kumarartist
- Shaanartist
- Mohammed Rafiartist
- Sunidhi Chauhanartist
- Lata Mangeshkarartist
- Mika Singhartist
- R.D. Burmanartist
- Himesh Reshammiyaartist
- Manna Deyartist
- Shreya Ghoshalartist
- O.P. Nayyarartist
- Sadhana Sargamartist
- Mohit Chauhanartist
- Kumar Sanu & Alka Yagnikartist
- Amitabh Bachchanartist
- Talat Mahmoodartist
- Roop Kumar Rathodartist
- Alka Yagnikartist
- Nadeem-Shravanartist
- Parvati Khanartist
- Jaspinder Narulaartist
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