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Mashing up the dance from the age of 9
Rebel Uprising: seriously social sounds that combine activist urgency with soul. Deeder is best known as the former lead singer of Asian Dub Foundation. His debut album Facts and Fictions (Nation Records) came out in 1995, a combination of hard ragga-jungle rhythms, bengali-dub bass lines, cutting sitar-like guitars and inspired by the articulation of rappers such as Chuck D and KRS1. 1998's album Rafi's Revenge (London Records) was greeted with great critical acclaim and received a Mercury Prize nomination as well as the BBC Asian Award for Music. Already considered one of Britain's most exciting live bands, this album helped to take the band to a wider audience. Deeder was nine years old when he first started making music and performed his first live performance aged eleven. In 1993, aged fourteen he teamed up with DJ Pandit G and bassist Dr. Das. Guitarist Chandrasonic and Sun-J soon followed completing the line-up. Back in 1995, to be 'Asian' was yet to be considered 'cool.' In Europe however, ADF were able to tour a great deal and develop their performance skills. Their musical and lyrical content was met with enthusiasm, particularly in France where Virgin (France) released their second album Real Areas For Investigation (R.A.F.I.) in 1997. That summer ADF toured the UK with Primal Scream, who ultimately played a role in bringing them to the forefront of the British media. ADF signed with London Records and spent most of 1998-2001 touring, consolidating their reputation for uplifting live sets and for attracting diverse audiences. They performed at many major festivals in the UK and the rest of Europe as well as at Fuji Rock in Japan. A Beastie Boys support tour brought them to the US where ADF received a warm welcome. ADF completed their first headlining tour of the US and Canada in 1999 getting an excellent response, with the majority of dates being sold out. Community Music was released in March 2000; this album veered away from 'jungle-punk' and focused on a more meditative approach with the addition of strings and horns. The album was toured in Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Japan and received a 10/10 in the NME. At the end of 2000 Deeder made the momentous decision of leaving ADF after seven years of working to help bring the band to international recognition. In 2002 Deeder formed Rebel Uprising, working closely with Trevor Boucaud aka Passion and Dennis Rootical, bass player of the the UK dub soundsystem Iration Steppas. In 2008 Deeder released his first album as a solo artist Minority Large (under the name Deeder Zaman) in Japan on the BeatInk record label. Collaborators on the album include: Brendan Lynch of the Lynch Mob Productions (producer of Primal Scream and Paul Weller)
Currently Deeder is working with legendary dub soundman Adrian Sherwood, founder of the On-U-Sound stables on finishing his second album 'Pride of the Underdog' which is due for release on On-U-Sound Records in 2010. Collaborators on the album include: Rebel MC aka Congo Natty - The Original Junglist, Vocalist and Production To be kept updated with Deeder's work please sign up to the mailinglist, One Love
Bands Joi Bangla (JB) Albums / Releases ADF
Deeder Zaman Tours / Support Tours Beastie Boys US Tour Rage Against The Machine (RATM) European Tour Primal Scream UK and European Tour Deeder's played shows/tours in the US, UK, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, the canary islands and every european country you can think of from Iceland to Greece! Awards Best Band - Runners Up - 1998 Mercury music prize award Collaborations Ramjac (Producer & Mix-man) Campaign Work National Civil Rights Movement (NCRM) Alias's Master D - Asian Dub Foundation Kapa D - Asian Dub Foundation Deedermama
'Babylon disillusion the truth and make it their own, Nyabinghi continually haffe chant dem down, Bobo Ashanti bun the whole of dem sound, Marcus Garvey a him lay it down' Lyric from 'Whirlwind' off the album 'Minority Large'
'HIP HOP the music for you and me, it makes me brok wild, it makes me feel free this sound around for eternity HIP HOP, when you rappers gonna see, if you chat bout' ho's cars and money, you leave africa inna poverty' Lyric from 'HIPHOP' currently a dubplate
'Girl dem a wine, feminism gone wild. Who's holdin' the gun if they ain't holding the child?' Lyric from 'Waan More' currently a dubplate
'Sons of slaves, behind the prison gates, ticking off the days, going through a phase, mind in a haze. No matter what dem say, jah will lead the way, he's here to stay, pave the way and cherish your days' Lyric from 'Brothers and Sistas' off the album 'Pride of the Underdog'
'There ain't nothing wrong with fame it's just what fame does, down my road's the only place I'm famous' Lyric from 'Love an' Light' currently a dubplate
'I come from a place, where they all sound the same, where they further to maintain, real people from getting framed By ni**ers and freemasons, who could a turned into one, instead they stick to their guns, ask me where the hell I'm from?' Lyric from 'Keep Right' off the album 'Minority Large'
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