A FEW years ago the name ADH was relatively unheard of but after careful planning and months of hard grafting the 26-year-old from Birmingham has shot to stardom.
ADH, real name Amo, has cropped up at gigs around the country and now plans on taking his new found fame to the next level.
His debut solo album I Want It All did reasonably well but his new release 4 Folk Sake features a collaboration with Bhangra legend Kuldeep Manak and has already topped charts in India.
"I started taking baja lessons from my Ustad, Pritam Singh in 1998," he recalls. "Then in 1999 I joined the Gabhru Punjab De Bhangra dancers. I went on to release my debut album in 2002 and now after much learning and hard work, I bring to the public 4 Folk Sake."
"Well yes, Punjabi folk. It's vocally a lot more mature and auto-tune free. With a machine on your voice a singer doesn't get the credit they deserve and the public always thinks, 'can this guy really sing?'" The production is crisp, urban with the Desi touch to keep Bhangra real, and features a massive collaboration with Kuldeep Manak
"When I met Manak-Ji one of my uncles asked him to do a duet with me. Manak-Ji was like, 'I don't really do duets. Have my vocals and do a remix, but no duet.' My uncle then asked him to listen to me sing. After I had finished, he just asked me 'when we going into the studio, kid?'
"He picked the song. Who else could I even dream of collaborating with after Manak-Ji? It's something I'll tell people for the rest of my life."
