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band based in

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. Founded in 1998, they have become well known in

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Musical style and lyrics

Seeed consists of eleven band members, including three singers, a horn section and a DJ. Seeed is recognized for their catchy fusional mix of

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, reggae and dancehall styles and their use of horns, which is unusual in contemporary popular music. They have worked with Cee-Lo Green, Anthony B, Tanya Stephens,

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as well as other Jamaican artists and producers. Almost all of their music releases feature a popular guest experience. Seeed's lyrics are in German, English and

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. Their biggest hits in the German Sprachraum were "Dickes B", "Aufstehn", "Ding" and "Music Monks". Although their lyrics are in English and German, most of the songs in German were completely translated into English for the international releases of the Albums ''Next!'' and ''Music Monks''.

History

Their first hit was "Dickes B", an ode to Berlin. They won three

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. With the international versions of ''Music Monks'' and ''Next!'', they found broader success in Germany's neighboring countries, especially France. After their initial success with "Dickes B", in the year 2000, they released their first full-length album a few months later, in 2001: ''New Dubby Conquerors''. In September 2012, Seeed released their fourth studio album, ''Seeed'', their first release in six years. In the meantime, members Peter Fox, Dellé and Demba Nabé (Boundzound) each released solo albums. The album ''Seeed'' went straight to number 1 in the German Albums Chart. It was the first time an album of Seeed achieved the top of the albums chart. On 31 May 2018, Demba Nabé (Boundzound) died at the age of 46. On 18 April 2019, Seeed released their first Single "Ticket" after Nabé's death. The band dedicated this song to their former member. The fifth album "Bam Bam" was released 4 October 2019.

Discography

Albums

Singles

EPs

* 2002: ''Waterpumpee'' * 2003: ''The Electric Boogie'' * 2005: ''Aufstehn!'' * 2011: ''Molotov / Wonderful Life'' * 2012: ''Beautiful''

DVD

* 2006: ''Live!''

Riddims

* "Rodeo" (2005 Germaican Rec.) * "Rodeo Refix" (2005 Germaican Rec.) * "High Noon" (2005 Germaican Rec.) * "Curefix" (2004 Germaican Rec.) * "Doctors Darling" (2003 Germaican Rec.) * "Electric Boogie" (2003 Germaican Rec.) * "Pharaoh" (2003 Germaican Rec.) * "FrogAss" (2001 Germaican Rec.)

References

External links

Seeed's official website

Germaican Records International
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