Apache Indian Biography 
Apache Indian is a well-established pop singer of UK of Indian origin. His real name is Steven Kapur, born to Indian parents, yet born and brought up in Handsworth, West Midlands. He was one of the earliest UK artists of Asian origin to make an impact on the UK charts and 1990’s was his golden period with numerous chartbusters. He has a huge fan crowd following in India too. His distinct vocal style with fusion of Asian, West Indian and English cultural elements made him a popular singer in UK as well as other parts of the world. He is noted for his distinct hair style.
He was born in the year 1967 in Handsworth, West Midlands, racially mixed area with large Black and Asian communities. By the mid 1980’s, he changed his overlook by trimming his hair and giving it a new look. He worked with local sound systems and started wearing dreadlocks. Thus he changed his image to a dancehall deejay, and he recorded his first single in 1990, "Movie Over India". The single mixed ragga and bhangra and became popular among the lovers of both these genres of music. Very soon he released next two tracks, "Chok There" and "Don Raja" and he became a known star. In 1992 he signed a recording contract with Island Records.
He introduced the new hybrid sound of bhangra raggamuffin (bhangramuffin) to the world with his first album ‘No Reservations’. This album was released in Jamaica in the year 1993 in collaboration with his cousins, Simon & Diamond. It was an instant hit and chartbuster of UK charts. His next album - Real People / Wild East was released in 1997 which included more Indian elements. Apache Indian usually sings in Jamaican patois, and is known for his sharp social criticism. He is a winner of UK Asian Music Awards 3 times.
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Updated: February 03, 2014
