Deeder Zaman

Management: Vinod Gadher (United Sound GmbH)
Email: music@unitedsound.ch

Web:

Address: Stationsstrasse 46, 8424 Embrach, Switzerland

Tel: +41 (0)43 444 1045



New album 'Pride of the Underdog' mixed by Adrian Sherwood out November 21st on Modulor Records. Featuring. Skip 'Little Axe' McDonald, Ghetto Priest, Dennis Rootical of Iration Steppers Soundsystem, The Crispy Horns Section, Dr Das (Ex-Asian Dub Foundation) Valarie Skeete of Akabu, Louis Beckett, Alok Verma, Simon Haenggi, Brendon Harding, Elaine Cheng, Devon White & Trevor Boucaud aka Passion

IR 25 Dubversive now available on CD Baby inc. the Burning Babylon Mix of Deeder Zaman's Brothers and Sisters

"Galdino 2010" Featuring. Adrian Sherwood, Deeder Zaman, the ghost, Paxato Singers, Zumbi, Skip McDonald, Dr Das, Brendon Harding and Dave Watts.

Galdino was killed after being set alight by the sons of Brasil's capital’s elite judges and lawyers as he was on his way to an indigenous rights meeting. He was a predominant indigenous activist respected all over the country.

Us&Us is about what's happening in the world when it comes to Israel and the west. about Classic repression, cowardliness and most of all, the strain of the Palestinian community. The song focuses on hypocriticalness (of the sufferer) and of having' Free-press; after being brain-washed by local government. Israel is the undisputed violator of International Law, the same law that captures and brings to justice the generals who are responsible for the Jewish holocaust. We all really need to get with whats going on in Palestine and realise that things really need to start moving on to the next step so, we can all get there.

Deeder Zaman - Minority Large (Beat Records/Simple Tings Records 2008) Now available on iTunes For more info visit BeatInk Records Japan

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)

Tony Penultimate of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

The Crispy Horns Section (Zion Train)

Ghetto Priest, Reggae vocalist from the On U Sound stables

Dennis Rootical, Bass player of UK Dub Soundsystem Iration Steppas

Clotaire K, French rapper and Oud player

Louis Beckett, Dub producer, the son of famous horns player Harry Beckett

Alok Verma, Tabla and percussion player

and Lesley Naylor, Dub producer

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 in 2011. Collaborators on the album include:

Adrian Sherwood

Skip McDonald, Guitarist and vocalist of Little Axe and Tackhead

The Crispy Horns Section (Zion Train)

Dr Das, former Bass player of the Asian Dub Foundation

Ghetto Priest, Reggae vocalist from the On U Sound stables

Valarie Skeete, Vocalist of Akabu

Dennis Rootical, Bass player of UK Dub Soundsystem Iration Steppas

Alok Verma, Tabla and percussion player

Simon Haenggi, Keyboard player of Scrucialists

Devon White

Louis Beckett, Dub producer, the son of famous horns player Harry Beckett

and Elaine Cheng, Dub vocalist

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Galdino 2010 featuring Adrian Sherwood for Indigenous Resistance IR



Adrian Sherwood - Live Studio Mix @ RealWorld Studios "Boogaloo"



Baby I Love You So off Pride of the Underdog



Indigenous Resistance - Brothers And Sisters (Deeder Zaman's Burning Babylon Mix)



Asian Dub Foundation - Free Satpal Ram (Japan Fuji Rock Live 2000)



Alias's

Master D - Asian Dub Foundation, Kapa D - Asian Dub Foundation, Deedermama

Bands

Joi Bangla (JB) State of Bengal (SOB) Asian Dub Foundation (ADF) Rebel Uprising (RU)

Tours / Support Tours

Beastie Boys US Tour

Rage Against The Machine (RATM) European Tour

Primal Scream UK and European Tour

Awards

ADF

Best Band - Runners Up - 1998 Mercury music prize award

Best Band for the 1998 BBC Asian music awards

New Musicial Express (NME) - Most promising band 1998

Other

Best Young 'Brit' in the New Statesman nominated by Mark Thomas (Investigative comedian)