Firdaus Haji or also known as Ferdows was born on November 4th, 1975, in Singapore. He began to play guitar as his first instrument at twelve years age. Belong to a family who's father is a musician, but never went to any school or music conservatory unlike military band during secondary school time. Ferdows is an autodidact who learnt playing many musical intruments while jamming with other musicians at young age and thus digesting all musical styles.He grow up playing with rock and metal bands like Rocketc and Deviant in mid 90s and became a drummer/percussionist to a group call Urbankarma formed in 1999 which was critically acclaimed ethno-rock band from Singapore followed by the success of their debut album, Disenchanted, Alienated & Anomic (1999) and Intifada Musica (2003). The band was dissolved in 2006 & Ferdows interest in exotic instrument came to a greater height. He pursue in depth with the playing of Australia didgeridoo and became one of those very few leading pioneers didgeridoo players in Singapore. He formed Katulistiwa(Equatorial) in mid 2006, a didgeridoo instrumental based-band which brought the music of didgeridoo to another level which received many positive responses from audiences of all age during live performances.With the advantages of being a multi-intrumentalist, Ferdows has presently diverted and channeled his hunger for music by writing soft and pop rock songs with great empathy and soul. Some traces of the uniquely Australia didgeridoo can still be still heard in some songs.
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