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Vishal-Shekhar is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Akon, Ben E. King, Diplo, Imogen Heap and The Vamps. Those roots explain a lot about how Vishal-Shekhar arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sachin-Jigar, Atif Aslam, Himesh Reshammiya, Anu Malik and Mika Singh, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Gopi Sundar, Farhan Akhtar, Anu Malik, Tanishk Bagchi and Jonita Gandhi, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Vishal-Shekhar, reaching back through Akon and forward to Gopi Sundar. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Vishal–Shekhar are an Indian music composition, production, singing, and songwriting duo consisting of Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani, from Mumbai. Known predominantly for their work as music composers in Hindi cinema, Vishal–Shekhar have also recorded in Telugu, Tamil and Marathi with the likes of Akon, The Vamps, Imogen Heap and Diplo. They have been streamed over 3 billion times on YouTube, have had 72 number-one singles, and have been featured on over 350 film sound tracks.
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Vishal-Shekhar connections
Vishal-Shekhar grew out of Akon, Ben E. King, Diplo and Imogen Heap, shares an orbit with Sachin-Jigar, Atif Aslam, Himesh Reshammiya and Anu Malik, went on to shape Gopi Sundar, Farhan Akhtar, Anu Malik and Tanishk Bagchi. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Himesh Reshammiyaartist
- Anu Malikartist
- Mika Singhartist
- Sunidhi Chauhanartist
- Yo Yo Honey Singhartist
- Rahat Fateh Ali Khanartist
- Neeraj Shridharartist
- Shreya Ghoshalartist
- Mohit Chauhanartist
- Javed Aliartist
- Kailash Kherartist
- Sukhwinder Singhartist
- Kishore Kumarartist
- Ankit Tiwariartist
- Anand Raj Anandartist
- Palak Muchhalartist
- Lata Mangeshkarartist
- Monali Thakurartist
- Mohammed Irfanartist
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