RDB (band)
RDB Rhythm Dhol Bass | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Bradford, West Yorkshire, England |
| Genres | Bhangra Hip hop Bollywood |
| Years active | 1997– 2014 |
| Label | Three Records ltd |
| Members | Manjeet Singh Ral (Manj Musik) Surj Singh Ral |
| Past members | Manjeet Singh Ral (Manj Musik) and Kuldeep Singh Ral |
| Website | www |
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. 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. RDB collaborated with American rapper Snoop Dogg for the song "Singh Is Kinng" from the soundtrack of the 2008 film Singh Is Kinng. They further collaborated with Ludacris for the song "Shera Di Kaum" from the soundtrack of the 2011 film Breakaway.
In April 2011, Kuldeep was diagnosed with a brain tumour and underwent radiotherapy and chemotherapy. He died on 22 May 2012 in Houston, Texas.
While originally the remaining brothers planned to continue working together, 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. In 2013, RDB was awarded Best Music Video for "We Doin’ It Big" at the Brit Asia TV Music Awards (BAMA). At BAMA 2014, RDB was awarded Best Music Video for "Daddy Da Cash" featuring T-Pain.
In 2014 Manjeet filed a lawsuit against Surjeet over the use of RDB songs and brand. An application for an interim injunction was rejected by the Bombay High Court. According to Surjeet, the lawsuit was withdrew in 2016. As of 2019[update], Manjeet is operating independently.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Album | Untouchables Records |
| 2001 | Sounds of the North | |
| 2003 | Unstoppable | |
| 2005 | Simply RDB | |
| 2005 | Three | |
| 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) | |
| 2011 | "2 Seater" (ft. Nindy Kaur) | |
| 2011 | "Sachi Gal (The Truth)" | |
| 2011 | "Raati Neendh (Last Night)" | |
| 2012 | "Yaadan" (ft. Harjog Singh) | |
| 2012 | "We Doin' it BIG" (ft. Smooth & Raftaar) | |
| 2013 | "BBM" (ft. Nindy Kaur & Raftaar) | |
| 2013 | "Gal Mitro" (ft. Nindy Kaur & Raftaar) | |
| 2013 | "Daddy Da Cash" (ft. T-Pain) | |
| 2015 | "Sardar Ji" (ft. JessieK) |
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 | |
| 2007 | "Rafta Rafta" | Namastey London | Eros |
| 2008 | "Singh is Kinng" (ft. Snoop Dogg) | Singh Is Kinng | Junglee Music |
| 2009 | "Paisa Paisa" Manak-E ft RDB | De Dana Dan | Eros/Venus |
| "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
| 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
- ↑ "BRITISH ASIAN MUSIC AWARDS 2004 LAUNCHED". 7 October 2004. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ Sen, Raja. "Music review: Singh is Kinng". Rediff. Retrieved 24 September 2026.
- ↑ "Akshay Kumar is our biggest fan: RDB". The Times of India. 6 August 2011. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 September 2026.
- ↑ Singh, Prashant (8 September 2011). "Bhangra trio RDB goes worldwide". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 24 September 2026.
- ↑ marble23 (8 July 2011). "RDB and Ludacris team up for Akshay Kumar's production "Breakaway"". UrbanAsian.com. Retrieved 24 September 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ "RDB and T-Pain Collaborate On New Single "Daddy Da Cash"". Rolling Stone India. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
- ↑ 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.
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