RDB Rhythm Dhol Bass
Background information
OriginBradford, West Yorkshire, England
GenresBhangra
Hip hop
Bollywood
Years active1997– 2014
LabelsThree Records ltd
MembersSurjeet Singh Ral (SurjRDB)
Past membersManjeet Singh Ral (Manj Musik) and Kuldeep Singh Ral
Websitewww.rhythmdholbass.com

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.

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.[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, Manjeet is operating independently.[10]

Discography

Studio albums

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

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
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

  1. ↑ "365bet亚洲官方投注-365bet在线注册-365bet投注备用网址". Rollingstoneme.com.
  2. ↑ "BRITISH ASIAN MUSIC AWARDS 2004 LAUNCHED". 7 October 2004. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  3. 1 2 "RDB band member Kuly died of cancer". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  4. ↑ Champ, Gemma (9 August 2019). "Bhangra's band of brothers RDB move forward from tragedy". The National. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  5. 1 2 Trivedi, Tanvi (7 September 2014). "RDB band brothers fight it out in court". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  6. ↑ Farooq, Aisha (14 October 2013). "Brit Asia Music Awards 2013 Winners". DESIblitz. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  7. ↑ Baddhan, Raj (7 October 2014). "Brit Asia Awards 2014: Winners list". BizAsia. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  8. ↑ Sembhi, Jas (15 September 2014). "RDB split causes Brothers to fight in Court". DESIblitz.
  9. ↑ "Wish I could say Manj, me grew stronger together: Surj RDB". Business Standard India. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  10. ↑ Roy, Dhaval (11 February 2019). "Manj Musik: Fans see a glimpse of RDB in my music". DNA India. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
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