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| Zaman got involved with music when he was six years old and used to ].<ref name="swadhinata">{{cite news |last=Iqbal|first=Jamil|url=http://www.swadhinata.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=181&Itemid=212|title=Mr Deeder Zaman|work= |location= |publisher=''Swadhinata Trust''|date=25 April 2006|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref> He was nine years old<ref name="karosh">{{cite news |last=Karlach|first=Jan|url=http://www.karosh.net/en/text-and-photos/interview-with-deeder-zaman-324.html|title=Interview with Deeder Zaman|work= |location= |publisher=''Karosh''|date=12 May 2005|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref> when he first started making music and performed his first live performance aged 11. He used to rap with his sister, Parul. He was also a member of Joi Bangla<ref name="swadhinata"/><ref name="Technicolor">{{cite book |last1=Nelson|first1=Alondra|last2=Tu|first2=Thuy Linh N.|last3=Hines|first3=Alicia Headlam|title=Technicolor: Race, Technology, and Everyday Life|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=s93SFzmc2psC&pg=PA97&dq=Deeder+Zaman&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAWoVChMI1bag2v6SxwIVArsUCh0b5wHP#v=onepage&q=Deeder%20Zaman&f=false|year=2001|publisher=]|page=97|isbn=978-0814736043}}</ref> Zaman grew up on ] and ], and got into ] in his teens.<ref name="greenleft">{{cite news |last=Ward|first=Mat|url=https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/50030|title=Former Asian Dub Foundation frontman: From pop star, to activist and back again|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=14 February 2012|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref> | Zaman got involved with music when he was six years old and used to ].<ref name="swadhinata">{{cite news |last=Iqbal|first=Jamil|url=http://www.swadhinata.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=181&Itemid=212|title=Mr Deeder Zaman|work= |location= |publisher=''Swadhinata Trust''|date=25 April 2006|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref> He was nine years old<ref name="karosh">{{cite news |last=Karlach|first=Jan|url=http://www.karosh.net/en/text-and-photos/interview-with-deeder-zaman-324.html|title=Interview with Deeder Zaman|work= |location= |publisher=''Karosh''|date=12 May 2005|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref> when he first started making music and performed his first live performance aged 11. He used to rap with his sister, Parul. He was also a member of Joi Bangla<ref name="swadhinata"/><ref name="Technicolor">{{cite book |last1=Nelson|first1=Alondra|last2=Tu|first2=Thuy Linh N.|last3=Hines|first3=Alicia Headlam|title=Technicolor: Race, Technology, and Everyday Life|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=s93SFzmc2psC&pg=PA97&dq=Deeder+Zaman&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAWoVChMI1bag2v6SxwIVArsUCh0b5wHP#v=onepage&q=Deeder%20Zaman&f=false|year=2001|publisher=]|page=97|isbn=978-0814736043}}</ref> Zaman grew up on ] and ], and got into ] in his teens.<ref name="greenleft">{{cite news |last=Ward|first=Mat|url=https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/50030|title=Former Asian Dub Foundation frontman: From pop star, to activist and back again|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=14 February 2012|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref> | ||
| Zaman's father is a homeopathic doctor, and his elder brother, ] (1965–2015, also known as State of Bengal), was a DJ and music producer.<ref name="independent">{{cite news |last=K|first=Sanj|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/sam-zaman-musician-who-emerged-from-londons-asian-underground-to-work-with-bjork-and-massive-attack-10383639.html|title=Sam Zaman: Musician who emerged from London’s Asian Underground to work with Bjork and Massive Attack|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=20 May 2015|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref> In 1987, Uddin became an original member of his brother's State of Bengal group which included ]. |
Zaman's father is a homeopathic doctor, and his elder brother, ] (1965–2015, also known as State of Bengal), was a DJ and music producer.<ref name="independent">{{cite news |last=K|first=Sanj|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/sam-zaman-musician-who-emerged-from-londons-asian-underground-to-work-with-bjork-and-massive-attack-10383639.html|title=Sam Zaman: Musician who emerged from London’s Asian Underground to work with Bjork and Massive Attack|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=20 May 2015|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref> In 1987, Uddin became an original member of his brother's State of Bengal group which included ].<ref name="swadhinata">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.swadhinata.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=186&Itemid=217|title=Mr. Sam Zaman|work= |location= |publisher=''Swadhinata Trust''|date=28 March 2006|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="karosh"/><ref name="The Dawn of Indian Music in the West">{{cite book |last=Lavezzoli|first=Peter|title=The Dawn of Indian Music in the West|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OSZKCXtx-wEC&pg=PA344&dq=MC+Deedar&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAGoVChMIl9_5uMCpxwIVa0fbCh3ceADv#v=onepage&q=MC%20Deedar&f=false|year=2007|publisher=Continnuum-3PL|page=344|isbn=978-0826428196}}</ref> Zaman attended ]. | ||
| ==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| At the age of 14, Zaman joined the Community Music,<ref name="greenleft"/> a London-based educational organization that focuses on collective music making,<ref name="innerviews">{{cite news |last=Prasad|first=Anil|url=http://www.innerviews.org/inner/adf.html|title=Innerviews: Asian Dub Foundation - Collective musings|work= |location= |publisher=''Innerviews: Music Without Borders''|date=2006|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref> at Community Music House in ]<ref name="swadhinata"/> where bassist Dr Das (Aniruddha Das) taught music technology and civil rights worker DJ John Pandit (Pandit G)<ref name="The New Rolling Stone Album Guide">{{cite book |last1=Brackett|first1=Nathan|last2=Hoard|first2=Christian David|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&pg=PA25&dq=Deeder+Zaman&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEgQ6AEwB2oVChMI-evFgYmTxwIVRLMUCh25PwoC#v=onepage&q=Deeder%20Zaman&f=false|year=2004|publisher=]|page=25|isbn=978-0743201698}}</ref> helped him out as a youth worker. Zaman attended workshops teaching youths the basics of music technology.<ref name="The Rough Guide to Rock">{{cite book |last=Buckley|first=Peter|title=The Rough Guide to Rock|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Fie47qSuTsoC&pg=PR2-IA45&dq=Deedar+Zaman&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAWoVChMI6Kz--bG2xwIV6pbbCh18Awy-#v=onepage&q=Deedar%20Zaman&f=false|year=2003|publisher=]|page=43|isbn=978-1843531050}}</ref> In late 1993, the three formed ] as a sound system<ref name="The Rough Guide to Rock"/> to play at anti-racist gigs. The following year, they recruited guitarist Chandrasonic<ref name="Word and Image">{{cite book |last=Meyer|first=Michael|title=Word and Image in Colonial and Postcolonial Literatures and Cultures|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xDj68ypOf4kC&pg=PA265&dq=Deeder+Zaman&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDIQ6AEwA2oVChMI1bag2v6SxwIVArsUCh0b5wHP#v=onepage&q=Deeder%20Zaman&f=false|year=2001|publisher=]| |
At the age of 14, Zaman joined the Community Music,<ref name="greenleft"/> a London-based educational organization that focuses on collective music making,<ref name="innerviews">{{cite news |last=Prasad|first=Anil|url=http://www.innerviews.org/inner/adf.html|title=Innerviews: Asian Dub Foundation - Collective musings|work= |location= |publisher=''Innerviews: Music Without Borders''|date=2006|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref> at Community Music House in ]<ref name="swadhinata"/> where bassist Dr Das (Aniruddha Das) taught music technology and civil rights worker DJ John Pandit (Pandit G)<ref name="The New Rolling Stone Album Guide">{{cite book |last1=Brackett|first1=Nathan|last2=Hoard|first2=Christian David|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&pg=PA25&dq=Deeder+Zaman&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEgQ6AEwB2oVChMI-evFgYmTxwIVRLMUCh25PwoC#v=onepage&q=Deeder%20Zaman&f=false|year=2004|publisher=]|page=25|isbn=978-0743201698}}</ref> helped him out as a youth worker. Zaman attended workshops teaching youths the basics of music technology.<ref name="The Rough Guide to Rock">{{cite book |last=Buckley|first=Peter|title=The Rough Guide to Rock|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Fie47qSuTsoC&pg=PR2-IA45&dq=Deedar+Zaman&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAWoVChMI6Kz--bG2xwIV6pbbCh18Awy-#v=onepage&q=Deedar%20Zaman&f=false|year=2003|publisher=]|page=43|isbn=978-1843531050}}</ref> In late 1993, the three formed ] as a sound system<ref name="The Rough Guide to Rock"/> to play at anti-racist gigs. The following year, they recruited guitarist Chandrasonic<ref name="Word and Image">{{cite book |last=Meyer|first=Michael|title=Word and Image in Colonial and Postcolonial Literatures and Cultures|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xDj68ypOf4kC&pg=PA265&dq=Deeder+Zaman&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDIQ6AEwA2oVChMI1bag2v6SxwIVArsUCh0b5wHP#v=onepage&q=Deeder%20Zaman&f=false|year=2001|publisher=]|pages=264–265|isbn= }}</ref> and evolved into a band.<ref name="The Rough Guide to Rock"/> The final member Sun-J joined in 1995.<ref name="Word and Image"/> Zaman was the lead vocalist<ref name="innerviews"/> for Asian Dub Foundation<ref name="greenleft"/> and was known as Master D.<ref name="The New Rolling Stone Album Guide"/><ref name="guardian">{{cite news |last=Lester|first=Paul|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2003/jan/24/artsfeatures|title=Rappers with a cause|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=24 January 2003|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="thesundaytimes">{{cite news |last=Armstrong|first=Stephen|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/culture/article107999.ece|title=Pop: Asian, but not underground|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=3 April 2005|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="Beyond Exoticism">{{cite book |last=Taylor|first=Timothy Dean|title=Beyond Exoticism: Western Music and the World|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=E6BzNMqEQ5sC&pg=PA159&dq=Deeder+Zaman&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEwQ6AEwBmoVChMIl9y0grC2xwIVLmvbCh3FoQB5#v=onepage&q=Deeder%20Zaman&f=false|year=2004|publisher=]|page=158|isbn=978-0822339687}}</ref> | ||
| In December 2000,<ref name="swadhinata"/> he left the band after being inspired by activist work while recording the Asian Dub Foundation song "Free Satpal Ram" about a young man who was convicted and imprisoned for defending himself in a racist attack and being involved with the ] campaign.<ref name="greenleft"/> He then devoted his energies to civil rights and anti-racism organizations.<ref name="innerviews"/> He has worked for National Civil Rights Movement, the ], the ] and the ].<ref name="greenleft"/> | In December 2000,<ref name="swadhinata"/> he left the band after being inspired by activist work while recording the Asian Dub Foundation song "Free Satpal Ram" about a young man who was convicted and imprisoned for defending himself in a racist attack and being involved with the ] campaign.<ref name="greenleft"/> He then devoted his energies to civil rights and anti-racism organizations.<ref name="innerviews"/> He has worked for National Civil Rights Movement, the ], the ] and the ].<ref name="greenleft"/> | ||
| In 2002, Zaman formed Rebel Uprising with multi-instrumentalist Passion and bassist Dennis Rootical from |
In 2002, Zaman formed Rebel Uprising with multi-instrumentalist Passion and bassist Dennis Rootical from Irration Steppas.<ref name="greenleft"/> In January 2008, Zaman's debut solo album '']'' was released by ]. In October 2011, his second solo album '']'' was released by Modulor.<ref name="greenleft"/> | ||
| Zaman contributed to the soundtracks of the 1999 film '']'' and the 2006 film '']''.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/1302060/Deeder-Saidullah-Zaman|title=Deeder Saidullah Zaman|work= |location=New York|publisher='']''|date= |accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> | Zaman contributed to the soundtracks of the 1999 film '']'' and the 2006 film '']''.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/1302060/Deeder-Saidullah-Zaman|title=Deeder Saidullah Zaman|work= |location=New York|publisher='']''|date= |accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> | ||
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| Deeder Zamanসাঈদউল্লাহ সময় | |
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| Birth name | Saidullah Zaman |
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| Born | (1978-07-25) 25 July 1978 (age 46) London England |
| Origin | London England |
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| Occupation | Rapper |
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| Years active | 1993–present |
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| Website | www |
Saidullah "Deeder" Zaman (Template:Lang-bn; born 25 July 1978), previously also known by his stage name Master D, is an English rapper and former lead vocalist for British dance rock group Asian Dub Foundation.
Early life
Zaman got involved with music when he was six years old and used to breakdance. He was nine years old when he first started making music and performed his first live performance aged 11. He used to rap with his sister, Parul. He was also a member of Joi Bangla Zaman grew up on reggae and hip hop music, and got into jungle in his teens.
Zaman's father is a homeopathic doctor, and his elder brother, Saifullah "Sam" Zaman (1965–2015, also known as State of Bengal), was a DJ and music producer. In 1987, Uddin became an original member of his brother's State of Bengal group which included MC Mustaq. Zaman attended Stratford School.
Career
At the age of 14, Zaman joined the Community Music, a London-based educational organization that focuses on collective music making, at Community Music House in Farringdon where bassist Dr Das (Aniruddha Das) taught music technology and civil rights worker DJ John Pandit (Pandit G) helped him out as a youth worker. Zaman attended workshops teaching youths the basics of music technology. In late 1993, the three formed Asian Dub Foundation as a sound system to play at anti-racist gigs. The following year, they recruited guitarist Chandrasonic and evolved into a band. The final member Sun-J joined in 1995. Zaman was the lead vocalist for Asian Dub Foundation and was known as Master D.
In December 2000, he left the band after being inspired by activist work while recording the Asian Dub Foundation song "Free Satpal Ram" about a young man who was convicted and imprisoned for defending himself in a racist attack and being involved with the Satpal Ram campaign. He then devoted his energies to civil rights and anti-racism organizations. He has worked for National Civil Rights Movement, the Campaign Against Racism and Fascism, the Miscarriages of Justice Organisation and the Children with AIDS Charity.
In 2002, Zaman formed Rebel Uprising with multi-instrumentalist Passion and bassist Dennis Rootical from Irration Steppas. In January 2008, Zaman's debut solo album Minority Large was released by Beat Records. In October 2011, his second solo album Pride of the Underdog was released by Modulor.
Zaman contributed to the soundtracks of the 1999 film Brokedown Palace and the 2006 film The Namesake.
Zaman's music features hip hop, reggae and ragas. When he was in Asian Dub Foundation, the genres featured were also punk or jungle punk but his music is now roots based with early reggae and nyabinghi influences. He plays percussion, bass and guitar. His musical influences include Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, Public Enemy, Tony Rebel and Paban Das Baul.
Discography
Albums
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See also
References
- ^ Iqbal, Jamil (25 April 2006). "Mr Deeder Zaman". Swadhinata Trust. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) Cite error: The named reference "swadhinata" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page). - ^ Karlach, Jan (12 May 2005). "Interview with Deeder Zaman". Karosh. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Nelson, Alondra; Tu, Thuy Linh N.; Hines, Alicia Headlam (2001). Technicolor: Race, Technology, and Everyday Life. New York University Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0814736043.
- ^ Ward, Mat (14 February 2012). "Former Asian Dub Foundation frontman: From pop star, to activist and back again". Green Left Weekly. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - K, Sanj (20 May 2015). "Sam Zaman: Musician who emerged from London's Asian Underground to work with Bjork and Massive Attack". The Independent. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Lavezzoli, Peter (2007). The Dawn of Indian Music in the West. Continnuum-3PL. p. 344. ISBN 978-0826428196.
- ^ Prasad, Anil (2006). "Innerviews: Asian Dub Foundation - Collective musings". Innerviews: Music Without Borders. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 25. ISBN 978-0743201698.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 43. ISBN 978-1843531050.
- ^ Meyer, Michael (2001). Word and Image in Colonial and Postcolonial Literatures and Cultures. New York University Press. pp. 264–265.
- Lester, Paul (24 January 2003). "Rappers with a cause". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Armstrong, Stephen (3 April 2005). "Pop: Asian, but not underground". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Taylor, Timothy Dean (2004). Beyond Exoticism: Western Music and the World. Simon & Schuster. p. 158. ISBN 978-0822339687.
- "Deeder Saidullah Zaman". New York: The New York Times. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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