Nitin Sawhney
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Nitin Sawhney is a British-Indian musician, producer, and composer known for blending Asian and Western musical traditions across genres like electronica, jazz, and world music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nitin Sawhney canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9127132 — 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: Nitin Sawhney Context triple: [Natacha Atlas, collaboratedWith, Nitin Sawhney]
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A.
Karl Jenkins
Karl Jenkins is a Welsh composer and musician best known for his crossover classical works such as "Adiemus" and "The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace."
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B.
Owen Pallett
Owen Pallett is a Canadian composer, violinist, and singer-songwriter known for his intricate orchestral pop arrangements and collaborations with numerous indie rock artists.
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C.
Max Richter
Max Richter is a German-British composer known for his influential contemporary classical and minimalist film scores and solo works.
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D.
George Benjamin
George Benjamin is a British composer and conductor renowned for his meticulously crafted contemporary classical works and influential contributions to modern opera.
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E.
Jon Hopkins
Jon Hopkins is a British electronic music producer and composer known for his richly textured, atmospheric soundscapes and acclaimed albums such as "Immunity" and "Singularity."
- 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: Nitin Sawhney Target entity description: Nitin Sawhney is a British-Indian musician, producer, and composer known for blending Asian and Western musical traditions across genres like electronica, jazz, and world music.
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A.
Karl Jenkins
Karl Jenkins is a Welsh composer and musician best known for his crossover classical works such as "Adiemus" and "The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace."
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B.
Owen Pallett
Owen Pallett is a Canadian composer, violinist, and singer-songwriter known for his intricate orchestral pop arrangements and collaborations with numerous indie rock artists.
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C.
Max Richter
Max Richter is a German-British composer known for his influential contemporary classical and minimalist film scores and solo works.
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D.
George Benjamin
George Benjamin is a British composer and conductor renowned for his meticulously crafted contemporary classical works and influential contributions to modern opera.
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E.
Jon Hopkins
Jon Hopkins is a British electronic music producer and composer known for his richly textured, atmospheric soundscapes and acclaimed albums such as "Immunity" and "Singularity."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
DJ
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composer ⓘ musician ⓘ person ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| album |
Beyond Skin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dystopian Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ Human NERFINISHED ⓘ Immigrants NERFINISHED ⓘ London Undersound NERFINISHED ⓘ Philtre NERFINISHED ⓘ Prophesy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedCBE | 2019 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Ivor Novello Award
NERFINISHED
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MOBO Award NERFINISHED ⓘ South Bank Show Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Nitin Sawhney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1964-03-12 ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | Spirit Dance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Liverpool University
NERFINISHED
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Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Indian ⓘ |
| genre |
Asian underground
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electronica ⓘ fusion ⓘ jazz ⓘ world music ⓘ |
| hasCollaboratedWith |
Anoushka Shankar
NERFINISHED
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Jeff Beck NERFINISHED ⓘ Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul McCartney NERFINISHED ⓘ Sting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWrittenFor |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ video games ⓘ |
| honour | Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | blending Asian and Western musical traditions ⓘ |
| name | Nitin Sawhney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Beyond Skin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dystopian Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ Human NERFINISHED ⓘ Immigrants NERFINISHED ⓘ London Undersound NERFINISHED ⓘ Philtre NERFINISHED ⓘ Prophesy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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multi-instrumentalist ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| playsInstrument |
guitar
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piano ⓘ tabla ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1993 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nitin Sawhney Description of subject: Nitin Sawhney is a British-Indian musician, producer, and composer known for blending Asian and Western musical traditions across genres like electronica, jazz, and world music.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.