Minority Large is the debut studio album by English rapper Deeder Zaman, released on 28 January 2008 by Beat Records.

Composition and release

Deeder Zaman 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 iTunes.

Critical response

Mat Ward of Green Left Weekly 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

No.TitleLength
1."Minority Large"4:42
2."That's The Way It Is"4:01
3."Bobo Sec"4:03
4."Nah Go Stoosh"2:55
5."Fire Within"3:44
6."Peanut Butter"2:56
7."Brewing Storm"1:36
8."Two Rocks"4:05
9."Jam On Toast"3:07
10."Keep Right"1:44
11."Young Blood"4:01
12."Shenai"4:01
13."Stereotypes"3:00
14."Whirlwind"3:11
15."Barcelona"3:36
Total length:51:01
Japan edition
No.TitleLength
16."Two Rocks" (Adrian Sherwood Mix)4:08
17."Tidal Wave"4:49
Total length:60:00

Personnel

Musicians and vocals Dennis Rootical – bass Deeder Zamanguitar, keyboards, melodica, percussion Louis Beckett – guitar, piano Clotaire K – oud P. Brooke – ukuleleVocals Deeder Zaman PassionTechnical Deeder Zaman – mix engineer (tracks 1 to 17) Louis Beckett – mix engineer (tracks 2 to 17) Brendan Lynch – mix engineer (track 1) Al Scott – mastering engineer

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