#aswad

[sowhatifiliveinfukuoka]

Record Mirror

Aswad (1981-11)

[somethingvinyl]

May vinyl challenge day 20: obscure! I think people who aren’t deep in the reggae rabbit hole won’t know Aswad, especially not their early roots years. One of the finest bands from the UK scene, it just doesn’t get much better than this 🔥🔥

[ninetiesjamz]

Aswad - Shine

[georgefairbrother]

Actor and musician Brinsley Forde MBE was born 16th October 1953 in Islington, North London.

He achieved early success in the children’s TV series Here Come the Double Deckers (1970-71), which was co-produced by 20th Century Fox and screened on BBC1 and ABC America.

Having appeared in two episodes of the hit London Weekend Television sitcom, Please Sir, he had a significant and memorable role in the 1971 movie adaptation as Wesley, with his character a critical part of the storyline. Having been accidentally left behind by the coach on the way to the school camp, he hitches a ride with Penny (Jill Kerman), convincing her that the benign and totally sincere teacher, Mr Hedges (John Alderton), is in fact a racist slumlord, leading to a number of comic encounters and confrontations.

(Given the standards of the time in UK television comedy, the writers, John Esmonde and Bob Larbey, and LWT, seemed to have a generally enlightened attitude in terms of race. LWT had been previously stung by the debacle of Curry and Chips (written by Johnny Speight) which had attracted the attention of the Independent Broadcasting Authority and Race Relations Board in 1969. As a result, both Brinsley Forde and fellow student Aziz Resham (Feisal) were able to shine in their own right and even poke fun at some overcompensating liberal attitudes, to their own advantage.)

Brinsley Forde went on to numerous other acting roles. He is a Grammy nominated musician, and founding member of the legendary reggae band, Aswad, which in amongst numerous international hits, had a UK number one in 1988 with Don’t Turn Around.

(Top Image: Seventies Time Machine/ Classic British TV. Bottom Image - Brinsley Forde Facebook.)

[medullam]

Drummie Zeb of Aswad

Black on Black [London, 1983]

Source: TheCollection2

[stillunusual]

A poster advertising the RAR Northern Carnival Against Racism which took place in Leeds in July 1981. It was a beautiful day and The Specials, Aswad, Misty In Roots and The Au Pairs all played in Potternewton Park for free....

[nasu-no-hana]

Aswad / Not Satisfied (1982)  この頃が一番好きです。 写真2  外で遊びたいけど、雨だから行けない。 #Aswad #BrinsleyForde – vocals, lead & rhythm guitars #AngusDrummieZebGaye – vocals, drums  #TonyGad – bass, keyboards, vocals #vinyl #vinylcollection #coverart #albumart #33rpm #lp #nowspinning #nowplaying #アナログレコード #records #reggae #rootsreggae #ukreggae #dubmusic #classicreggae #CBS #1982 #宮古島 #coffee #日本酒 #cat #猫 (宮古島) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQpy3YWsenb/?utm_medium=tumblr

[ritualsradio]

Aswad - Rainbow Culture  We are the children of the rainbow