He swept the board as Best Newcomer at the British Reggae Industry Awards in 1990 and over a decade later he was an inaugural winner again at the UK Asian Music Awards, a platform where he continues to feature. Albums like No Reservations, Make Way For the Indian and Real People/Wild East kept his currency honest and he won numerous awards. He was particularly popular in the singles market and the clubs and helped to pioneer and bring to the forefront a winning blend of Asian, street culture and reggae-influenced beats. Thanks to an effervescent and charismatic live act he was able to translate his considerable DJ skills into a recording career of note. Steven Pakur, or as we know him and love him the one and only Apache Indian, enjoyed considerable success on these shores and abroad in the early 1990s.
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