Talvin Singh
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Talvin Singh is a British musician, producer, and tabla player known for pioneering the fusion of Indian classical music with electronic genres such as drum and bass and Asian Underground.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Talvin Singh canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9127131 — 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: Talvin Singh Context triple: [Natacha Atlas, collaboratedWith, Talvin Singh]
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A.
Jam Raval
Jam Raval was a ruler and founder of the princely state that developed into the city of Jamnagar in present-day Gujarat, India.
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B.
John Parish
John Parish is an English musician, songwriter, and producer best known for his long-running creative collaboration with PJ Harvey and his work on numerous alternative rock and indie projects.
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C.
Martyn Atkins
Martyn Atkins is a British graphic designer and art director known for creating album covers and visual identities for prominent rock and alternative musicians.
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D.
David Sancious
David Sancious is an American keyboardist and guitarist best known as an original member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and for his work as a versatile session and solo artist.
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E.
Ian Reed
Ian Reed is a colleague of the fictional London detective John Luther in the British crime drama series "Luther."
- 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: Talvin Singh Target entity description: Talvin Singh is a British musician, producer, and tabla player known for pioneering the fusion of Indian classical music with electronic genres such as drum and bass and Asian Underground.
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A.
Jam Raval
Jam Raval was a ruler and founder of the princely state that developed into the city of Jamnagar in present-day Gujarat, India.
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B.
John Parish
John Parish is an English musician, songwriter, and producer best known for his long-running creative collaboration with PJ Harvey and his work on numerous alternative rock and indie projects.
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C.
Martyn Atkins
Martyn Atkins is a British graphic designer and art director known for creating album covers and visual identities for prominent rock and alternative musicians.
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D.
David Sancious
David Sancious is an American keyboardist and guitarist best known as an original member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and for his work as a versatile session and solo artist.
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E.
Ian Reed
Ian Reed is a colleague of the fictional London detective John Luther in the British crime drama series "Luther."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
ⓘ
human ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ tabla player ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1980s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bjork
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nitin Sawhney NERFINISHED ⓘ Ravi Shankar NERFINISHED ⓘ Siouxsie and the Banshees NERFINISHED ⓘ Sun Ra Arkestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Mercury Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | OK ⓘ |
| awardReceivedYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1970-09-02 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Indian ⓘ |
| familyName | Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Anokha club night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Asian Underground
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian classical music ⓘ drum and bass ⓘ electronic music ⓘ |
| givenName | Talvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDiscographyItem |
Anokha – Soundz of the Asian Underground (compilation)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ha (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ OK (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
percussion
ⓘ
tabla ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Asian Underground movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pioneering fusion of Indian classical music with electronic music ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement | Asian Underground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Talvin Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anokha – Soundz of the Asian Underground
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ha NERFINISHED ⓘ OK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ tabla player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| recordLabel |
Island Blue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Island Records ⓘ Sony Classical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Sikhism ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| website | http://www.talvinsingh.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Talvin Singh Description of subject: Talvin Singh is a British musician, producer, and tabla player known for pioneering the fusion of Indian classical music with electronic genres such as drum and bass and Asian Underground.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.