| RDB Rhythm Dhol Bass | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | Bradford, West Yorkshire, England |
| Genre: | Bhangra Hip hop Bollywood |
| Years Active: | 1997– 2014 |
| Label: | Three Records ltd |
| Current Members: | Surjeet Singh Ral (SurjRDB) |
| Past Members: | Manjeet Singh Ral (Manj Musik) and Kuldeep Singh Ral |
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.
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], Manjeet is operating independently.[10]
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |