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Apache Indian aka Steven Kapur has made it to the New Year’s Honours List by receiving the British Empire Medal (BEM). This Birmingham-based musician with roots in Jalandhar, Punjab listed the honour as ‘the biggest Achievement of my life & career so far, and for services to music & youth (sic)’.
Apache came out with his recent album What s Not To Love? early in December. His latest album has nine songs – Trip To Jamaica, an ode to the country where this music form originated in the 1960s. Though Apache grew up in Birmingham, his Indian connect has always stayed strong. With hits like Chok There, Arranged Marriage, Boom Shack-A-Lak to his credit, Apache has collaborated with Binder Bajwa for the song Giddai Vich for the album What s Not To Love?.