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. , Manjeet is operating independently.
Discography
Studio albums Year Album Label 2000 The Album Untouchables Records 2001 Sounds of the North 2003 Unstoppable 2005Simply 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 LondonEros 2008 "Singh is Kinng" (ft. Snoop Dogg) Singh Is Kinng Junglee Music2009 "Paisa Paisa" Manak-E ft RDBDe Dana DanEros/Venus "Paisa Paisa (Club Mix)" "Om Mangalam" Kambakkht Ishq "Aloo Chaat" (ft. Nindy Kaur & Smooth)"Boliyaan Giddha" (ft. Nindy Kaur) Aloo ChaatT-Series2011 "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
External links RDB's Official Website