Aswad, one of the most iconic reggae groups to ever emerge from the UK, is set to take the stage at the Jazz Cafe in Camden on Sunday. With 21 studio albums across five decades, Aswad has become an iconic presence in the UK reggae and earned a reputation for...
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Aswad and The Hempolics will be coming back to London’s Jazz Café on 11th January for a show that should already be in the diaries of all reggae fans. Aswad defined the reggae scene in the late 70s and have released over twenty albums since the start of their widespread career....
Aswad marked the history of British reggae scene from day one. Named after the Arabic word for ‘black’, the band was formed by a bunch of Holland Park School kids of Jamaican origins in Ladbroke Grove, West London, in 1974. The 40-years history of the band follows the raise of...