Deeder is best known as the former lead singer of Asian Dub Foundation. His debut album Facts and Fictions (Nation Records) came out in 1995, a combination of hard ragga-jungle rhythms, bengali-dub bass lines, cutting sitar-like guitars and inspired by the articulation of rappers such as Chuck D and KRS1.

1998's album Rafi's Revenge (London Records) was greeted with great critical acclaim and received a Mercury Prize nomination as well as the BBC Asian Award for Music. Already considered one of Britain's most exciting live bands, this album helped to take the band to a wider audience.

Back in 1995, to be 'Asian' was yet to be considered 'cool.' In Europe however, ADF were able to tour a great deal and develop their performance skills. Their musical and lyrical content was met with enthusiasm, particularly in France where Virgin (France) released their second album Real Areas For Investigation (R.A.F.I.) in 1997. That summer ADF toured the UK with Primal Scream, who ultimately played a role in bringing them to the forefront of the British media.

ADF signed with London Records and spent most of 1998-2001 touring, consolidating their reputation for uplifting live sets and for attracting diverse audiences. They performed at many major festivals in the UK and the rest of Europe as well as at Fuji Rock in Japan. A Beastie Boys support tour brought them to the US where ADF received a warm welcome. At the end of 2000 Deeder made the momentous decision of leaving ADF after seven years of working to help bring the band to international recognition.

In 2002 Deeder formed Rebel Uprising, working closely with Trevor Boucaud aka Passion and Dennis Rootical, bass player of the the UK dub soundsystem Iration Steppas. In 2008 Deeder released his first album as a solo artist Minority Large (under the name Deeder Zaman) in Japan on the BeatInk record label.

Best Band - Runners Up - 1998 Mercury music prize award
Best Band for the 1998 BBC Asian music awards
Best Young 'Brit' in the New Statesman nominated by Mark Thomas (Investigative comedian)