Kula Shaker
E699511
Kula Shaker is a British rock band known for blending psychedelic rock with Indian musical influences and achieving mainstream success in the mid-1990s Britpop era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kula Shaker canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7943592 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kula Shaker Context triple: [Knebworth Park 1996, supportAct, Kula Shaker]
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A.
Alborosie
Alborosie is an Italian-born reggae artist and producer known for his roots-influenced sound and prominent role in contemporary Jamaican reggae music.
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B.
Hiatus Kaiyote
Hiatus Kaiyote is an Australian future-soul band known for its intricate, genre-blending sound that fuses neo-soul, jazz, and electronic influences.
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C.
The High Llamas
The High Llamas are a British band led by Sean O'Hagan, known for their lush, orchestrated pop that blends Beach Boys-style harmonies with experimental and electronic influences.
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D.
Thee Oh Sees
Thee Oh Sees are a prolific San Francisco–formed garage and psychedelic rock band led by John Dwyer, known for their frenetic live shows and fuzz-heavy, experimental sound.
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E.
Guayna Capac
Guayna Capac is an alternative name for Huayna Capac, the Inca emperor who greatly expanded the Inca Empire in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kula Shaker Target entity description: Kula Shaker is a British rock band known for blending psychedelic rock with Indian musical influences and achieving mainstream success in the mid-1990s Britpop era.
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A.
Alborosie
Alborosie is an Italian-born reggae artist and producer known for his roots-influenced sound and prominent role in contemporary Jamaican reggae music.
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B.
Hiatus Kaiyote
Hiatus Kaiyote is an Australian future-soul band known for its intricate, genre-blending sound that fuses neo-soul, jazz, and electronic influences.
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C.
The High Llamas
The High Llamas are a British band led by Sean O'Hagan, known for their lush, orchestrated pop that blends Beach Boys-style harmonies with experimental and electronic influences.
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D.
Thee Oh Sees
Thee Oh Sees are a prolific San Francisco–formed garage and psychedelic rock band led by John Dwyer, known for their frenetic live shows and fuzz-heavy, experimental sound.
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E.
Guayna Capac
Guayna Capac is an alternative name for Huayna Capac, the Inca emperor who greatly expanded the Inca Empire in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | rock band ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1990s
ⓘ
2000s ⓘ 2010s ⓘ 2020s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Ocean Colour Scene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Coral NERFINISHED ⓘ The Jeevas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bassist | Alonza Bevan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | K NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutAlbumReleaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| drummer | Paul Winterhart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerMember |
Jeremy Stacey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saul Dismont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Britpop
ⓘ
alternative rock ⓘ indie rock ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ raga rock ⓘ |
| hasMusicalInfluence |
Indian music
ⓘ
psychedelic music ⓘ |
| hitSingle |
Govinda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hey Dude NERFINISHED ⓘ Hush NERFINISHED ⓘ Tattva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1995 ⓘ |
| keyboardist | Jay Darlington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsedInLyrics |
English
ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| leadGuitarist | Crispian Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Crispian Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| member |
Alonza Bevan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crispian Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ Jay Darlington NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Winterhart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Britpop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | blending psychedelic rock with Indian musical elements ⓘ |
| notableWork |
1st Congregational Church of Eternal Love and Free Hugs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
K NERFINISHED ⓘ K 2.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts NERFINISHED ⓘ Pilgrims Progress NERFINISHED ⓘ Strangefolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPopularityPeriod | mid-1990s ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
ⓘ
Sony Music Entertainment ⓘ
surface form:
Sony Music
|
| secondAlbum | Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondAlbumReleaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| usesInstrumentation |
sitar
ⓘ
tabla ⓘ |
| website | https://www.kulashaker.co.uk/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kula Shaker Description of subject: Kula Shaker is a British rock band known for blending psychedelic rock with Indian musical influences and achieving mainstream success in the mid-1990s Britpop era.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.