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Surinder Rattan feat. Joga & Roach Killa
(mix tent)

Hailing from the streets of Manchester, Surinder Rattan first came to the attention of many when he released the influential 'The Lick' and delivered the ground-shaking tracks 'Tappe' (feat Joga) and 'Pyar Tu Nibhana.' The album features a whole list of established and upcoming artists including: Ragga Hip Hop artist Roach Killa from Toronto, Shin (DCS) & New Rnb Singer D Fernandez and many others. Surinder later released The Lick 2. Surinder also had success with 'From the Mind EP' in 2002, with his track entitled 'Kala Kala Munda' Feat the return of Cheshire Cat becoming the track for the year. Over the years Surinder Rattan has performed at many of BBC Asian Networks Melas and will be taking part in future events.
   


Roach was born in a small city called Sebha, in Libya. At the age of ten, Roach and his family were forced to migrate to Canada due to the country's educational limits. At the age of 12, Roach was introduced to the life of urban music and from the first sounds of Reggae; he fell in love with the culture which inspired him to become a reggae artist. Roach Killa's Debut Album 'The Revolution' released in September 09 by MovieBox UK peaked at No.6 on the Itunes world charts. His first single Yaara Dildara Feat Shahid Ali Khan reached No.1 on the BBC Asian Network charts.