RDB (band)
RDB (an acronym for Rhythm, Dhol, Bass) is a band initially formed by three British Sikh brothers in 1997, whose style blends western genres with traditional Punjabi beats and vocals.[1][2] RDB was first setup by three British born brothers, Kuly, Manj and Surj. After the sad demise of the eldest brother Kuly in 2012 and the departure of Manj in 2014 to start a solo career, RDB has continued entertaining fans across the globe with the lead vocalist SurjRDB at its helm.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Bradford, West Yorkshire, England |
| Genres | Bhangra Hip hop Bollywood |
| Years active | 1997– Present |
| Labels | Three Records ltd |
| Website | www |
| Members | Surjeet Singh (SurjRDB) |
| Past members | Manjeet Singh & Kuldeep Ral |
History
RDB'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.[3] RDB have collaborated with acts such as Snoop Dogg, Ludacris and T-Pain. In April 2011, Kuldeep was diagnosed with a brain tumour and underwent radiotherapy and chemotherapy. He died on 22 May 2012 in Houston, Texas.
Split
After Kuldeep's death, Surj and Manjeet initially decided to continue with the brand, however the brothers parted ways a couple of years after, when Manjeet decided to branch out from RDB to pursue his own solo career. This action resulted Surj to rebuild and continue the brand and sound of RDB. After some disputes between the brothers Manjeet decided to file a case in the Bombay High Court against Surj seeking an injunction against him from using the brand name RDB as he had no intention to. The application for an interim injunction was heard on but the honorable court declined to grant any ad-interim protection to Manjeet and dismissed the case. The Brand remained with the lead singer of the group SurjRDB
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Year | Song | Movie | Label |
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| 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 |
| "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
| 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
- "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.
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