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About|the musician|the Native American people|ApacheBLP sources|date=November 2011Infobox musical artist| name = Apache Indian| image = Apacheindian.jpg| caption =| image_size = | background = solo_singer| birth_name = Steven Kapur| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1967|5|11|df=y| Height =| origin = Handsworth, West Midlands|Handsworth , Birmingham , England , United Kingdom | death_date =| genre = Bhangramuffin Reggae | occupation = Singer , songwriter , musician , entertainer , actor | instrument = singing|Vocals | years_active = 1980–present| Label = Mango Records|Mango / Island Records|Island / PolyGram Records | website = www.myspace.com/apachei Apache Indian is the stage name of the reggae Toasting|DJ Steven Kapur (born 11 May 1967).Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae , Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9, p.13
Biography and career
Born into a family of British Indian|Indian origins , Kapur was born and grew up in Handsworth, West Midlands , a racially mixed area with large Black British|Black and British Asian|Asian communities , home of reggae bands such asSteel Pulse , and by the early 1980s he was working with local Sound system (Jamaican)|sound systems and wearing dreadlocks. By the mid-1980s he had trimmed his hair and began to make a name for himself as a dancehall Deejay (Jamaican)|deejay , and he recorded his first single in 1990, "Movie Over India", initially a white-label pressing, until it was picked up by the reggae distributor Jet Star . The single mixed ragga and Bhangra (music)|bhangra and was hugely popular among audiences of both genres. Two further singles followed in a similar vein, "Chok There" and "Don Raja", bringing him to the attention of the major labels, and in 1992 he signed a recording contract with Island Records .
With the collaboration of his cousins Simon &Diamond (Diamond aka DJ Swami ), he introduced the new hybrid sound of bhangra raggamuffin music|raggamuffin – also known as bhangramuffin – to the world with his first album No Reservations (Apache Indian album)|No Reservations , recorded in Jamaica and produced by Simon &Diamond , Phil Chill, Bob Livingston (musician)|Robert Livingston , Robert Dixon (musician)|Bobby Digital and Sly Dunbar ) in 1993. It was followed by Make Way for the Indian , (produced by Sly & Robbie , The Press, Mafia& Fluxy , Pandit Dineysh and Chris Lane), which featured rapper Tim Dog and spawned the chart-topper|hit , " Boom Shack-A-Lak ". By 1997 he had been dropped by Island and his next album,Moskowitz, David V. (2006) Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall , Greenwood Press, ISBN 0-313-33158-8, p.14 Real People / Wild East (album)|Real People / Wild East (produced by Harjinder Boparai) proved to be his most experimental and best album, and also featured more India n elements than the other albums. In his heyday, he also made an appearance in the Tamil language|Tamil film, Love Birds (film)|Love Birds , dancing alongside Prabhu Deva .
Lyrically, Apache Indian usually sings in Jamaican patois , and is known for his sharp social criticism – ("Arranged Marriage" featuring Natacha Atlas ; "Mention") as well as his party tracks ("Boom Shack-A-Lak", "Jump Up").
Apache Indian has sound recording and reproduction|recorded with Boyz II Men , Blackstreet , Wreckx 'n' Effect , UB40 , the United States record chart|chart topper Sean Paul , Maxi Priest , General Levy , Brian and Tony Gold, Shaggy (artist)|Shaggy , Yami Bolo , Boy George , A. R. Rahman , Sameera Singh, Asha Bhosle and Pras of the Fugees , Malkit Singh , Davinder Singh , Kaptain Laadi and, more recently, with Jazzy B (self proclaimed as the Crown Prince of Bhangra) on the album Dil Luteya and Aman Hayer on the album Groundshaker II . He has also recorded a song with Mukhtar Sahota on the album 4 The Muzik , with backing vocals from Am'nico. The most recent collaboration he did was with Mirza Mc on the track, "Lick 2 Shotz", on the album, Ruff n Ready .
Reggae singer Sean Paul , who has been on the top of Billboard (magazine)|Billboard record chart|charts with his single with Beyoncé Knowles , toured the U.S. with Apache Indian.
For his first album No Reservation , he had signed a recording contract worth £250,000 with Island Records – one of the largest sums paid for a debut album by a non-white artist.Citation needed|date=June 2011 "Boomshackalack" was featured in five different Hollywood movies, including Dumb and Dumber . It is also featured on the soundtrack for Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed , along with artists such as Fatboy Slim , The B-52's , 2 Unlimited and New Radicals .
His single "Om Namaha Shivaya" features on the Putumayo World Music compilation album, World Reggae which is a collection of reggae tracks performed by artists from around the world.
Apache Indian was also nominated for the Central Britain Media and Arts Asian Jewel Award in 2004.
Apache Indian is not fluent but can speak a few words of Punjabi language|Punjabi , which makes his collaborations with Bhangra (music)|Bhangra artists a regular endeavour. Two of the productions on Sadhu – The Movement which featured Alisha Chinai were produced by DJ Fricktion.
Apache Indian has also been involved with numerous multicultural initiatives, such as appearing on stage as special international guest performer at Toronto's Dundas Square as part of the 'desiFest' May 2008 South Asian Heritage Month celebration.
Kapur has collaborated with the South Asian pop artist Rebecca Nazz and Canadian producer Vikas Kohli of Fatlabs on the song "Indian Boy". http://www.fatlabs.com/020~PORTFOLIO/? app.index=Rebecca%20Nazz%20%28Dance%29%2F& clip=Indian%20Boy Portfolio. FatLabs. Retrieved on 2011-11-22. http://www.mississauga.com/what%27s%20on/article/878853--hits-just-keep-on-coming Hits just keep on coming. Mississauga Article (2010-09-27). Retrieved on 2011-11-22.
Apache Indian's latest music video was shot at Apaches's Bar "Cham Cham Mirza Mc featuring Apache Indian" The song is from the album Mirza Mc Wicked n Wild .
Best Asian Mainstream Singer Movie Bhangra Awards 1997 (UK)
Appreciation Awards BBC Networks East Mega Mela 1999 (UK)
UK Asian MusicAwards – Best International Success 2003cite web|title=BRITISH ASIAN MUSIC AWARDS 2004 LAUNCHED|url= http://www.redhotcurry.com/entertainment/music/brama_launch.htm|accessdate=24 August 2010|date=7 October 2004
UK Asian MusicAwards – Outstanding Achievement 2005cite web|url= http://www.wass-up.com/ukama2005.php|title=Artists unite to celebrate British Asian Music|accessdate=24 August 2010
UK Asian MusicAwards – Lifetime Achievement Award 2011cite web |url= http://www.desiblitz.com/content/2011-uk-asian-music-awards-winners |title=2011 UK Asian MusicAwards Winners |author=Jas Sembhi|date=10 March 2011 |work=desiblitz.com |accessdate=13 March 2011
1993 No Reservations (Apache Indian album)|No Reservations UK Albums Chart|UK #36& Albums">cite book
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1995 Make Way For The Indian
1997 Real People / Wild East (album)|Real People / Wild East
http://www.solidpulse.net/ints.html Apache Indian interview on SolidPulse.net
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