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Talvin Singh

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Talvin Singh is a Electronic and World music act. Their sound grew out of Murcof, Asha Puthli, Siouxsie Sioux, Björk and Sun Ra. Those roots explain a lot about how Talvin Singh arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as José Padilla, Chicane, Tosca, Groove Armada and The Orb, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into John Martyn, Reena Bhardwaj, Natacha Atlas, Squarepusher and Guy Sigsworth, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Talvin Singh, reaching back through Murcof and forward to John Martyn. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Talvin Singh is a British tabla player, musician, producer, and composer. Singh is associated with the Asian Underground movement. His debut album, OK (1998), won the Mercury Music Prize in 1999. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to music and received the Ivor Novello Award for Innovation at the 2022 Ivor Composer Awards.

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Talvin SinghMurcofAsha PuthliSiouxsie SiouxBjörkSun RaMassive AttackCourtney PineSiouxsie and the Ban…John MartynReena BhardwajNatacha AtlasSquarepusherGuy SigsworthSarah McLachlanBjörkMadonnaJosé PadillaChicaneToscaGroove ArmadaThe OrbDavid HolmesGoldieHowie B

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Talvin Singh connections

Talvin Singh grew out of Murcof, Asha Puthli, Siouxsie Sioux and Björk, shares an orbit with José Padilla, Chicane, Tosca and Groove Armada, went on to shape John Martyn, Reena Bhardwaj, Natacha Atlas and Squarepusher. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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