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Aswad
Rising from West London's Caribbean community, Aswad mixed their reggae and
dancehall roots with tinges of R&B, soul, and funk to become one of the UK's
most acclaimed reggae acts. The group was formed in 1975 around singer and
guitarist Brinsley Forde (formerly a child star best known from his work on
children’s TV show Here Come the Double Deckers), Angus ‘Drummie Zeb’ Gaye
(drums, vocals), Donald ‘Dee’ Griffiths (guitar), George ‘Ras’ Oban (bass) and
Courtney ‘Khaki’ Hemmings (keyboards), who was replaced the following year by
Tony ‘Gad’ Robinson (bass, keyboards, vocals). The...
