Apache Indian

Steven Kapur (born 11 May 1967), known by the stage name Apache Indian, is a British singer-songwriter and reggae DJ, who had a series of hits during the 1990s. He is best known for the 1993 song "Boom Shack-A-Lak".

Life and career Born into a family of Punjabi Indians, Kapur was raised in Handsworth, Birmingham, a racially mixed area with large Black and Asian communities, and home of reggae bands such as Steel Pulse. By the early 1980s, he was working with local sound systems and grew dreadlocks. By the mid-1980s, he had begun to make a name for himself as a dancehall deejay. Kapur recorded his first single in 1990, "Movie Over India", under the moniker Apache Indian, and it was picked up by the reggae distributor Jet Star. Real People, was released by Warner Bros. Sweden.

His single "Om Namaha Shivaya" is included on the 2004 Putumayo World Music compilation album World Reggae, a collection of reggae tracks performed by artists from around the world.

In 2013, he sang a song on the soundtrack of the Indian film Iddarammayilatho. That year, he released the album It Is What It Is through Universal India. Its first single, "Celebrate", was a collaboration with Canadian pop singer Raghav and producer Jim Beanz.

In 2018, Kapur co-hosted the Brit Asia TV Music Awards with Preeya Kalidas.

Kapur performed during the closing ceremony for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Apache Indian Music Academy In November 2013, Kapur opened the Apache Indian Music Academy at South and City College, in his hometown of Handsworth.

Awards British Reggae Industry Awards – Best Newcomer (1990) UK Asian Music Awards – Outstanding Achievement (2005) UK Asian Music Awards – Lifetime Achievement Award (2011) Brit Asia TV Music Awards – Lifetime Achievement Award (2014) 2021 New Year Honours – British Empire Medal for services to music and to young people (2021)

Discography Apache Indian has sold over 11 million albums worldwide.

Studio albums Year Album LabelUK 1993 No Reservations Island Records 36 1995 Make Way for the Indian Island/Universal Music — 1996 No Problem Love Birds — 1997 Real People / Wild East Warners Sweden/Sunset Records — 2000 Karma Sunset Records — 2005 Time for Change Explorer Recording Company — 2007 Sadhu – The Movement Smash Records — 2013 It Is What It Is Universal Music India/Sunset Entertainment Group — 2017 In Ja... Sunset/Universal India — 2018 On the WeekendSunset Entertainment Group — 2020 What's Not to Love — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

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Singles