The group included Producer and DJ Sam Zaman, his brother Deedar and MC Mushtaq.
State of Bengal took off when Zaman composed his best-known track to date, “Flight IC408[1],” which appeared on the 1997 Talvin Singh-helmed compilation Anokha ”“ Soundz of the Asian Underground.
[5][6][7] This is the band who have mixed rap and hip-hop with qawwali singing from Pakistan or Gypsy music from Rajasthan, and recorded albums with titles like Why America Will Go To Hell.
During the 1990s, Mushtaq started his career as a "beat maker" in New York for a number '90s hip hop groups, including Cypress Hill, House of Pain and Souls of Mischief.
[12][13][14] Mushtaq joined in a collaboration with the Specials fun boy Terry Hall; stated as "Two of the pioneers of multicultural British pop are back with a daring, thoughtful set."
by the Guardian[15] Mushtaq co-wrote and produced the album The Hour of Two Lights with Terry Hall, released in August 2003.
Burman's "Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko" (from the 1973 film Yaadon Ki Baaraat) and while it was too done-before for Raghav, the artist says his producer convinced him because they were using the oft-lesser heard Rafi vocal portion for "Desperado".
Besides being a certified hit on the popular video sharing platform, the independently released song managed to pave its way into everyone's heart through.