He was particularly popular in the singles market and the clubs and helped to pioneer and bring to the forefront a winning blend of Asian, street culture and reggae-influenced beats. Thanks to an effervescent and charismatic live act he was able to translate his considerable DJ skills into a recording career of note.
In 2011, Apache Indian was recognised at the UK Asian Music Awardswith a Lifetime Achievement Award.Steven Pakur, or as we know him and love him the one and only Apache Indian, enjoyed considerable success on these shores and abroad in the early 1990s. Kapur has had chartsuccess with several singles, most notably the 1993 song ‘Boom Shack-A-Lak’.Taken from his EP Nuff Vibes, the track reached No 5 in the UK Singles Chart,and has since been featured in over 70 TV commercials globally, alongsidevarious Hollywood films, including Dumb and Dumber and Scooby-Doo 2: MonstersUnleashed.
Top40, paving the way for later records – 1995’s Make Way for the Indian and1997’s Real People – that would cement his reputation as an innovative musicianwith a global appeal. His debut album, No Reservations, made it into the U.K. After making a name for himself as a dancehall deejay, he recorded hisfirst singles in the early ‘90s, leading to a major-label deal with IslandRecords in 1992. Thisgenre-bending artist has collaborated with Sean Paul, General Levy, Boy George,Shaggy and Maxi Priest over a career that’s seen the release of eleven studioalbums.īorn into a Punjabifamily, Steven Kapur grew up in Birmingham, surrounded by diverse musicalinfluences that he would later synthesise into his own unique and eclecticstyle. Apache Indian is aMercury Prize-nominated musician and reggae DJ, bringing together the sounds ofragga and bhangra to create a hybrid style that he calls bhangramuffin.
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