Birmingham, Bhangra and Bob Marley — the factors that shaped the legendary Apache Indian remain a strong force in his music. A pioneer of the reggaeton wave in India in the 90s, his popular numbers like ‘Boom Shack A Lak...’, ‘Chock There’, ‘Arranged Marriage’ and ‘Om Numah Shivaya’ were a staple for the MTV generation who assimilated reggae along with his Bhangra mix.
His latest release is called ‘Rise Up’ (released on May 12), which he penned along with singer-rapper Dinero Ash, also the music composer of the number. The song also features singer-composer Shibani Kashyap. Shibani, Apache and singer-composer Chezin have co-composed the track with Dinero. Chezin is behind the production and arrangement of the song that was launched by the Hungama Artist Aloud., a platform for the independent musicians
Speaking from the UK over a Zoom call, Apache says, “The pandemic has left the world in a bad situation and people are shying away from talking about it. So we felt this was a perfect subject to write about. Dinero has been a dear friend and I have always wanted to work with Shibani.”
