He grew up listening to his uncle's record collection which included legends such as Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Deep Purple.
Influenced by Iwan Fals, Usman Awang and Kembara, the band wrote songs exploring issues such as social consciousness, political reawakening and cultural preservation in the face of rapid modernisation.
The band's musical alchemy was affected with the death of member Esham Jamil after a prolonged illness which began after the release of their second album.
He played at almost every venue in London including The Rock Garden, Bungies, The 12 Bar Club, Ain't Nothin' But the Blues etc.
Some of his best live cuts were captured in his 1998 release "Acoustic Juju" which also included the Edinburgh's Tympnali Song Competition winner, "Monsoon Rain".
The prestigious event was attended by the President of the Republic of Singapore, Mr. Sellapan Ramanathan and the First Lady, Foreign Dignitaries and local members of parliament.
In September 2002, Art played at the South Bank Centre in London, as part of the singer-songwriter festival called 'The Song's The Thing' organised by Kashmir Klub and The Performing rights Society (UK).
As part of Malay Arts & Tradition London[1] which had participation from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Madagascar, Thailand and Sri Lanka.
Art continued developing his song writing by constantly performing at live music venues in London such the world-famous Kashmir Klub founded by ex-Cutting Crew Tony Moore, Tall Poppy Presents, Pronto (Frith Street, Soho), Mawar (Edgware Road), The Visible (Portobello Road), The Bedford, Balham and The New Inn (St John's Wood) In February 2007, Art performed at London's West End Arts Theatre in the Phil Ryan Show which featured UK acts such asBaby Sol, Peter Conway and Evi Vine.
Art was also an activist with The Free Tibet Campaign UK He released a solo album called Syair Melayu (Malay Poems) on 20 June 2009 in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan and the United Kingdom.
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of his debut English album (1993–2013), Moro Records has released a Special Collector's Edition CD with all 12 tracks digitally remastered.
The show was held at The Kallang Theatre featuring legendary artistes such as Sanisah Huri, Dato’ A. Rahman Hassan, J. Mizan and Maria Bachok.