''Minority Large'' is the debut studio album by English rapper

Deeder Zaman Saidullah "Deeder" Zaman ( bn, সাঈদউল্লাহ দিদার জামান; Hindi: सईदउल्लाह दीदार जमान; born 25 July 1978), is a Bangladeshi-British rapper and former lead vocalist for Br ...

, released on 28 January 2008 by Beat Records.

Composition and release

took on the roles of writer, programmer, vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist on ''Minority Large''. The album features dub, hip-hop, electronica and reggae. It was released as a CD in Japan and on

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Critical response

Mat Ward of ''

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'' said, "Zaman's debut solo album, ''Minority Large'', switched his musical focus from Asia to Africa." Sreekanth of ''EthnoTechno'' said, "Seventeen tracks is an awful lot of time to keep someone's attention but somehow under Deeder Zaman's guidance, it does not seem long enough."

Track listing

Personnel

;Musicians and vocals *Dennis Rootical –

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melodica The melodica is a handheld free-reed instrument similar to a pump organ or harmonica. It features a musical keyboard on top, and is played by blowing air through a mouthpiece that fits into a hole in the side of the instrument. The keyboard usual ...

, percussion *Louis Beckett – guitar,

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*Clotaire K –

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*P. Brooke –

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;Vocals *Deeder Zaman *Passion ;Technical *Deeder Zaman –

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engineer (tracks 1 to 17) *Louis Beckett – mix engineer (tracks 2 to 17) * Brendan Lynch – mix engineer (track 1) *Al Scott – mastering engineer

References

External links

* * 2008 debut albums Deeder Zaman albums Beat Records albums {{2010s-hiphop-album-stub