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Person    | Male  Born 16/4/1965  Died 19/5/2015

Saifullah Zaman

Categories: Music / songs

Countries: Pakistan

Saifullah Zaman

Disc jockey and music producer. Known as 'Sam' or by his stage and group's name 'State of Bengal'. Born in Karachi, he moved to Britain in the 1970s. In 1987, he set up his group after a visit to Bangladesh, where he interacted with traditional folk musicians and dancers. Died suddenly from a suspected heart attack.

gives: "Saifullah 'Sam' Zaman, a London-based DJ of Bengali heritage has been creating music as State Of Bengal for over two decades. He first rose to prominence off the back of a couple of tracks, Flight IC408 and Chittagong Chill on Tavlin Singh’s seminal ‘90s Asian Underground compilation Anokha. He's also gone global via a tour with Bjork and remixes for high profile artists like Massive Attack and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan."

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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