Shankar–Jaikishan

Indian composer duo and progenitors of the "raaga-jazz" music style
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Shankar–Jaikishan

Summary

Shankar–Jaikishan is a musical duo[1]. Shankar–Jaikishan worked as a jazz musician[2] and composer[3]. Shankar–Jaikishan draws 1,645 Wikipedia views per month (musical_duo category, ranking #181 of 787).[4]

Key Facts

  • Shankar–Jaikishan held citizenship in India[5].
  • Shankar–Jaikishan worked as a jazz musician[2].
  • Shankar–Jaikishan's professions included composer[3].
  • Shankar–Jaikishan received the Filmfare Awards[6].
  • Shankar–Jaikishan's instance of is recorded as musical duo[7].
  • Shankar–Jaikishan's instance of is recorded as composer duo[8].
  • Shankar–Jaikishan's genre is film score[9].
  • Shankar–Jaikishan's discography is recorded as Shankar Jaikishan discography[10].
  • Shankar–Jaikishan's Commons category is recorded as Shankar Jaikishan[11].
  • Shankar–Jaikishan comprises Shankar[12].
  • Shankar–Jaikishan comprises Jaikishan[13].
  • Shankar–Jaikishan's official website is recorded as http://shankarjaikishan.org/[14].
  • Shankar–Jaikishan's start of work period is recorded as 1949[15].
  • Shankar–Jaikishan's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Shankar Jaikishan'}[16].
  • Shankar–Jaikishan's copyright representative is recorded as IPRS[17].
  • Shankar–Jaikishan's related category is recorded as Category:Songs with music by Shankar Jaikishan[18].
  • Shankar–Jaikishan's related category is recorded as Category:Films scored by Shankar–Jaikishan[19].

Product Details

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  • Type: Group[20]

  • Country: IN[21]

  • Began / founded: 1949[22]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1987[23]

  • Genre(s): filmi[24]

  • Community tags: bollywood, film composer, filmi, hindi, hindi film music, soundtrack[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 44795277-c4ee-4a78-ae1e-d27fa62995f0[26]

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Recognition

Shankar–Jaikishan received the Filmfare Awards[6].

Why It Matters

Shankar–Jaikishan draws 1,645 Wikipedia views per month (musical_duo category, ranking #181 of 787).[4] Shankar–Jaikishan has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Shankar–Jaikishan is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

What did Shankar–Jaikishan do for work?

Shankar–Jaikishan worked as jazz musician[2] and composer[3].

What awards did Shankar–Jaikishan receive?

Honors received include Filmfare Awards[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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