Aswad
Aswad was one of the first British reggae groups to gain national renown. Hailing from London, the group started out in the mid-1970s purveying a melodious brand of roots reggae in line with what was coming out of Jamaica. In the '80s, bassist Tony Gad and drummer Drummie Zeb became in-demand session musicians, backing up other reggae artists on numerous hit records. By the end of that decade, Aswad had taken a more commercial turn, incorporating pop and R&B into their sound to great success. As they inched towards a slicker sound, they became heavily influential to the "conscious" school of dancehall artists who nodded to the roots style. Throughout numerous changes in both style and personnel, Aswad maintained a high international profile into the 2000s.
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Albums
- (1997) Roots Rocking: The Island Anthology
- (1990) Distant Thunder
- (1990) Crucial Tracks
- (1990) A New Chapter Of Dub
- (1990) Live & Direct
- (1990) I A Rebel Soul
- (1976) Aswad
Top Tracks
- Don't Turn Around
- I a Rebel Soul
- Can't Stand the Pressure
- Dub Fire
- Ire Woman
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Comments
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Rasta_maoli on 2009-03-12 21:28:22.400:
Aswad 90's roots B.D. (b4 Dancehall) Hawaiian Shout-out to the London Roots Culture!