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Genre
sandalwood

Sandalwood music is a genre of music that originated in the Kannada film industry. It is known for its unique blend of traditional Indian music with modern Western influences. The music is characterized by its use of classical Indian instruments such as the sitar and tabla, as well as electronic beats and synthesizers. Sandalwood music is often used in films to enhance the emotional impact of scenes and to create a sense of atmosphere. It is a popular genre in India and has gained a following around the world.


Top artists of sandalwood genre

Ananya Bhat
Ravi Basrur
B. Ajaneesh Loknath
Sanjith Hegde
Santhosh Venky
Sachin Basrur
V. Hari Krishna
Rajesh
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sandalwood music timeline

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List of sandalwood artists

Here is a list of sandalwood artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the sandalwood genre. You can find out what sandalwood genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Ananya Bhat
64 32 40 40 87 29 112 91806
2
Ravi Basrur
62 79 39 66 29 16 121 828478
3
B. Ajaneesh Loknath
62 24 55 68 57 37 118 305056
4
Sanjith Hegde
60 0 63 54 29 41 122 597947
5
Santhosh Venky
58 0 0 0 0 0 0 44631
6
Sachin Basrur
56 0 0 0 0 0 0 2392
7
V. Hari Krishna
53 0 76 75 55 74 111 470726
8
Rajesh
53 0 59 64 30 63 103 191427
9
Arjun Janya
53 0 77 70 31 81 141 464245
10
Krishna Beura
50 0 64 83 29 60 116 7100
11
Sangeetha Ravindranath
49 0 0 0 0 0 0 668
12
Aishwarya Rangarajan
49 0 64 68 38 42 140 3858
13
Vasuki Vaibhav
48 0 59 51 52 54 123 513773
14
Puneeth Rajkumar
48 0 72 71 35 77 127 492144
15
Nihal Tauro
41 0 59 44 80 35 135 26469
16
Manjula Gururaj
40 0 57 65 63 85 123 97597
17
Hamsa Lekha
40 0 70 57 75 80 91 207319
18
Prem Jogi
40 0 55 61 47 53 147 6337
19
Hemanth
40 0 67 77 34 77 168 176345
20
Midhun Mukundan
40 0 0 0 0 0 0 33345
21
Guru Kiran
39 0 68 88 8 63 94 185398
22
Siddhartha Belmannu
39 0 64 53 56 41 133 1062
23
Naveen Sajju
38 0 66 27 55 34 123 80800
24
C. Ashwath
38 0 64 55 75 69 133 120774
25
J. Anoop Seelin
38 0 63 60 38 43 92 24211
26
Santhosh
37 0 0 0 0 0 0 520
27
Lakshmi Vijay
37 0 0 0 0 0 0 678
28
Vyasraj Sosale
37 0 65 88 19 54 160 23681
29
Anup Bhandari
37 0 0 0 0 0 0 2231
30
Upendra
36 0 75 75 19 39 97 147217
31
Supriya Acharya
36 0 0 0 0 0 0 21088
32
Hemanth Kumar
36 0 47 62 25 40 87 16251
33
Varun Ramachandra
36 0 0 0 0 0 0 1158
34
Supriya Lohith
36 0 66 45 74 56 92 182
35
Airaa Udupi
35 0 42 50 86 39 120 1392
36
Charanraj
35 0 0 0 0 0 0 2385
37
Girija Siddi
34 0 0 0 0 0 0 44135
38
Vani Harikrishna
34 0 0 0 0 0 0 763
39
Inchara Rao
33 0 0 0 0 0 0 1811
40
Badri Prasad
33 0 0 0 0 0 0 29224
41
L.N. Shastry
32 0 68 78 47 48 98 8922
42
Sudeep
32 0 61 80 39 75 147 66702
43
Aditi Sagar
32 0 70 89 10 53 150 333
44
Chintan Vikas
31 0 0 0 0 0 0 9742
45
Asha Bhat
31 0 0 0 0 0 0 1261
46
Vasishta N. Simha
31 0 59 64 16 49 125 883
47
Avinash Chebbi
31 0 60 48 16 26 138 231
48
Shruthi V S
30 0 0 0 0 0 0 4825
49
Vyasaraj Sosale
30 0 0 0 0 0 0 5223
50
Shruthi Prahalad
30 0 0 0 0 0 0 57545
51
Sriimurali
29 0 0 0 0 0 0 19965
52
Prathima Rao
29 0 0 0 0 0 0 5270
53
Ramya Bhat Abhyankar
28 0 0 0 0 0 0 5930
54
Srii Murali
28 0 0 0 0 0 0 22309
55
Vishal Thimmaiah
28 0 0 0 0 0 0 65048
56
Ravindra Soragavi
28 0 38 74 51 35 90 130
57
Chethan
28 0 71 72 20 53 95 1952
58
Judah Sandhy
28 0 0 0 0 0 0 26817
59
Yash
28 0 0 0 0 0 0 1802
60
Manikanth Kadri
27 81 44 56 84 35 97 179458
61
Shivarajkumar
27 0 75 78 39 64 163 54924
62
Sadhu Kokila
27 0 60 61 58 67 140 21233
63
B. Jayashree
27 0 81 80 17 70 97 5103
64
Gummineni Vijay Babu
26 2 68 54 37 56 170 4177
65
Pankaj Udas
25 0 0 0 0 0 0 948
66
Ananyabhat
25 0 80 80 34 84 140 2639
67
Eesha Suchi
25 0 0 0 0 0 0 1628
68
Bharath B J
25 0 52 58 33 49 102 59349
69
Supriya Raghunandan
25 0 48 74 39 34 120 734
70
Sree Raksha Achar
24 0 0 0 0 0 0 1647
71
Mamatha Sharma
24 0 0 0 0 0 0 52
72
Ranjith Unni
22 0 0 0 0 0 0 1674
73
Gururaj Hoskote
22 0 0 0 0 0 0 114
74
V. Manohar
22 0 0 0 0 0 0 5353
75
Ankith
22 0 0 0 0 0 0 409
76
Unni Krishana
21 0 70 64 0 38 127 17262
77
Deepak Doddera
21 0 65 74 29 53 108 7938
78
Vyasaraj
21 3 77 82 10 46 124 17665
79
Vyas Raj
20 0 0 0 0 0 0 56
80
Junior NTR
20 0 61 76 61 67 172 9857
81
Krishna Baruva
19 0 0 0 0 0 0 1383
82
Siddhartha Bhelmannu
19 0 55 37 76 26 150 507
83
Abhimann Roy
18 0 0 0 0 0 0 168
84
Mano Murthy
18 0 0 0 0 0 0 7213
85
Eorge Peetor
17 0 0 0 0 0 0 1150
86
Sridhar V Sambhram
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 2579
87
Ananya Bhagath
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 2037
88
Madhuri Sheshadri
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1960
89
Aisha Chennai
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 491
90
Chetan Gandharva
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 192
91
Raghavendra BS
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1045
92
Shilpa Mudbi
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 16142
93
R. P. Nanditha
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 3628
94
Rajan–Nagendra
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2137
95
Punith Rajkumar
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1217
96
Baby Rekha
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 544
97
Karunaada Chakravarthy Dr. Shivarajkumar
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1276
98
Ganesh Karanth
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 218
99
Shishu Taansen Jnaneshwar
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 606
100
Upendra Kumar
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1156
101
Abhi Multi
5 0 77 81 2 54 114 4218
102
Anthony Dass Tagaru Fame
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
103
Veer Samarth
3 49 66 64 1 34 170 575
104
Suresh Peetala
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 920
105
Siddhant Sundar
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 664
106
Sidharth Baserur
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4479
107
Mohan Kumar N
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 726
108
Sunitha Gopuraj
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11