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RDB (an acronym for Rhythm, Dhol, Bass) is a band initially formed in 1997 by three British Indian brothers, Kuldeep, Surjeet and Manjeet Singh Ral. The band's style blends western genres with traditional Punjabi beats and vocals.[1] After the death of the eldest brother Kuldeep in 2012 and the departure of Manjeet to start a solo career, RDB has continued with the brother Surjeet.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Bradford, West Yorkshire, England |
| Genres | Bhangra Hip hop Bollywood |
| Years active | 1997– 2014 |
| Labels | Three Records ltd |
| Members | Surjeet Singh Ral (SurjRDB) |
| Past members | Manjeet Singh Ral (Manj Musik) and Kuldeep Singh Ral |
| Website | www |
History
editRDB's musical journey began with singing at the gurdwara: "We used to assist our father in performing in front of the community at our local gurdwara, playing the harmonium and the tabla. This gave us a great understanding of our musical creativity and we mixed this with our passion for technology and started experimenting with sounds." In 2003, they won "Best Club DJ Bhangra" at the UK Asian Music Awards.[2] In April 2011, Kuldeep was diagnosed with a brain tumour and underwent radiotherapy and chemotherapy.[3] He died on 22 May 2012 in Houston, Texas.[3]
While originally the remaining brothers planned to continue working together,[4] A few months after Kuldeep's death, the band split and Surjeet and Manjeet went their separate ways. Surjeet continued to perform under the RDB banner, while Manjeet operated as an independent artist.[5] In 2013 RDB was awarded Best Music Video for "We Doin’ It Big" at the Brit Asia TV Music Awards (BAMA).[6] In BAMA 2014 RDB was awarded Best Music Video for "Daddy Da Cash" feat. T-Pain.[7]
In 2014 Manjeet filed a lawsuit against Surjeet over the use of RDB songs and brand.[5] An application for an interim injunction was rejected by the Bombay High Court.[8] According to Surjeet, the a lawsuit was withdrew in 2016.[9] As of 2019[update], Manjeet is operating independently.[10]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Album | Untouchables Records |
| 2001 | Sounds of the North | Untouchables Records |
| 2003 | Unstoppable | Untouchables Records |
| 2005 | Simply RDB | Untouchables Records |
| 2005 | Three | Untouchables Records |
| 2007 | Vaisakhi – The Birth of Khalsa | Three Records |
Singles
edit| Year | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Akhian" (ft. Nindy Kaur & Blitzkrieg) | Three Records |
| 2011 | "Deewani" (ft. Nindy Kaur) | Three Records |
| 2011 | "2 Seater" (ft. Nindy Kaur) | Three Records |
| 2011 | "Sachi Gal (The Truth)" | Three Records |
| 2011 | "Raati Neendh (Last Night)" | Three Records |
| 2012 | "Yaadan" (ft. Harjog Singh) | Three Records |
| 2012 | "We Doin' it BIG" (ft. Smooth & Raftaar) | Three Records |
| 2013 | "BBM" (ft. Nindy Kaur & Raftaar) | Three Records |
| 2013 | "Gal Mitro" (ft. Nindy Kaur & Raftaar) | Three Records |
| 2013 | "Daddy Da Cash" (ft. T-Pain) | Three Records |
| 2015 | "Sardar Ji" (ft. JessieK) | Three Records |
Compilations and unofficial albums
edit| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Danger | Untouchables Records |
| 2002 | Urban Flavas | Untouchables Records |
| 2002 | Danger 2 | Untouchables Records |
| 2003 | Urban Flavas 2 | Untouchables Records |
| 2003 | Heavy | Untouchables Records |
| 2003 | Danger 3 | Untouchables Records |
| 2005 | Urban Flavas 3 | Untouchables Records |
| 2005 | Saathi (All Together) | Untouchables Records |
| 2007 | Asian ROC | Bollyhood Records |
Soundtracks
edit| Year | Song | Movie | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Dude, Where's the Party? | Saregama-HMV | |
| 2007 | "Rafta Rafta" | Namastey London | Eros |
| 2008 | "Singh is Kinng" (ft. Snoop Dogg) | Singh Is Kinng | Eros Junglee Music |
| 2009 | "Paisa Paisa" Manak-E ft RDB | De Dana Dan | Eros |
| "Paisa Paisa (Club Mix)" | |||
| "Om Mangalam" | Kambakkht Ishq | ||
| "Aloo Chaat" (ft. Nindy Kaur & Smooth) "Boliyaan Giddha" (ft. Nindy Kaur) |
Aloo Chaat | T-Series | |
| 2011 | "Shera Di Kaum" (ft. Ludacris) | Speedy Singhs | |
| "Title Track" | Yamla Pagla Deewana | ||
| "Sadi Gali" (ft. Lehmber Hussainpuri) | Tanu Weds Manu | ||
| 2013 | "Tamanche Pe Disco" (ft. Nindy Kaur & Raftaar ) | Bullett Raja | |
| 2014 | "Sharabi" (ft. SurjRDB & JessieK) with Vishal–Shekhar | Happy New Year | |
| 2015 | "Mari Gali" (ft. NS Chauhan & Dilbagh Singh) | Tanu Weds Manu Returns | T-Series / Eros |
Collaborations
edit| Year | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Indy Sagu | The Debut |
| 2003 | Gubi Sandhu | Dil Karda |
| 2004 | Manak-E | Paisa |
| 2004 | E=MC | Call It What You Want |
| 2004 | Gubi Sandhu | Sold My Soul |
| 2004 | Sahara | Undisputed |
| 2005 | DJ H | The Debut |
| 2006 | Manak-E | Darr |
| 2006 | E=MC | And What! |
| 2006 | Peter Maffay | Ishq Naag (Love Bites) |
| 2007 | Manak-E | Aaja |
| 2007 | GI Jatt | Militant |
| 2008 | DJ H & DJ Rags | Reloaded |
| 2008 | Indy Sagu | Reincarnated |
| 2011 | Gurjit Rahal | The Takeova |
| 2012 | Raftaar | We Doin' it BIG |
| 2013 | T-Pain | Daddy Da Cash |
References
edit- ^ "365bet亚洲官方投注-365bet在线注册-365bet投注备用网址". Rollingstoneme.com.
- ^ "BRITISH ASIAN MUSIC AWARDS 2004 LAUNCHED". 7 October 2004. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ a b "RDB band member Kuly died of cancer". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ Champ, Gemma (9 August 2019). "Bhangra's band of brothers RDB move forward from tragedy". The National. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ a b Trivedi, Tanvi (7 September 2014). "RDB band brothers fight it out in court". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ Farooq, Aisha (14 October 2013). "Brit Asia Music Awards 2013 Winners". DESIblitz. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Baddhan, Raj (7 October 2014). "Brit Asia Awards 2014: Winners list". BizAsia. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ Sembhi, Jas (15 September 2014). "RDB split causes Brothers to fight in Court". DESIblitz.
- ^ "Wish I could say Manj, me grew stronger together: Surj RDB". Business Standard India. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ Roy, Dhaval (11 February 2019). "Manj Musik: Fans see a glimpse of RDB in my music". DNA India. Retrieved 21 September 2020.