Aswad
- MatchAswad
- 100%Israel Vibration
- 97%Burning Spear
- 92%Culture
- 91%Steel Pulse
- 89%Third World
- 87%Black Uhuru
- 76%Sugar Minott
- 72%Gladiators
- 70%Dennis Brown
- 69%Gregory Isaacs
Biography
Formed in west London, England, in 1975, this premier UK reggae band originally comprised Brinsley Dan Forde (Guyana; vocals/guitar), George Ras Levi Oban (bass), Angus Drummie Zeb Gaye (b. London, England; drums), Donald Benjamin Griffiths (b. Jamaica, West Indies; vocals), and Courtney Hemmings (keyboards). Taking their name from the Arabic word for black, they attempted a fusion of Rastafarianism with social issues more pertinent to their... Read more