http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.54702&rws=%2Fstate-of-bengal%2Fdiscography.rssA cutting edge dj and producer, State of Bengal (aka Sam Zaman) got his start teaching music to kids in London. After a few trips to his native Bengal to study folk traditions, Zaman started making his own music and mentoring older artists -- including his brother MC Deedar, who went on to found the Asian Dub Foundation. Zaman was also breathing new life into drum 'n' bass with his club appearances, where he mixed Indian and Bengal influences with technical trickery and appealed to a young, urbane generation of British Asians. He caught Talvin Singh's attention, and appeared on Singh's <I>Anokha: Sounds of the Asian Underground</I> compilation (named for the famed British club night). His 1999 debut <I>Visual Audio</I> garnered critical praise, and he came back a year later with <I>Walking On</I>, a collaboration with Ananda Shankar recorded just before Shankar's death. 2004's <I>Tana Tani</I> saw Zaman matching wits with Paris-based singer Paban Das Baul. - Sarah BardeenJungle/Drum 'n' Bassen720Sat, 5 Dec 2009 00:38:06 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.54702&rws=%2Fstate-of-bengal%2Fdiscography.rss A cutting edge dj and producer, State of Bengal (aka Sam Zaman) got his start teaching music to kids in London. After a few trips to his native Bengal to study folk traditions, Zaman started making his own music and mentoring older artists -- including his brother MC Deedar, who went on to found the Asian Dub Foundation. Zaman was also breathing new life into drum 'n' bass with his club appearances, where he mixed Indian and Bengal influences with technical trickery and appealed to a young, urbane generation of British Asians. He caught Talvin Singh's attention, and appeared on Singh's <I>Anokha: Sounds of the Asian Underground</I> compilation (named for the famed British club night). His 1999 debut <I>Visual Audio</I> garnered critical praise, and he came back a year later with <I>Walking On</I>, a collaboration with Ananda Shankar recorded just before Shankar's death. 2004's <I>Tana Tani</I> saw Zaman matching wits with Paris-based singer Paban Das Baul. - Sarah Bardeen http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.23458149&rws=%2Fstate-of-bengal%2Fdiscography.rss Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 State Of Bengal Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.23458149 alb.23458149 State Of Bengal art.54702 8.99 Skip-Ij alb.23458149 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/2/3/1423223_170x170.jpg 2008-10-14 00:00:00.0 2008-10-14 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.23458149&rws=%2Fstate-of-bengal%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.23458149&variant=data&rws=%2Fstate-of-bengal%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6041183&rws=%2Fstate-of-bengal%2Fdiscography.rss Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 State Of Bengal Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.6041183 alb.6041183 State Of Bengal art.54702 8.99 Tana Tani alb.6041183 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/3/3/1/1261333_170x170.jpg 2007-12-24 00:00:00.0 2004-06-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6041183&rws=%2Fstate-of-bengal%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6041183&variant=data&rws=%2Fstate-of-bengal%2Fdiscography.rss