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Gaye was the only member who remained a part of the band throughout its existence. [2] [4] As the songs of the band became more commercial-oriented in nature in the 1980s, he started assuming most of the lead vocalist duties and eventually replaced Forde. [6] Aswad gained popularity after the release of their debut single "Back to Africa" in ...
Angus “Drummie Zeb” Gaye, who sang and played drums on “Don’t Turn Around,” “Shine” and other hits for the UK reggae band Aswad, died September 2. He was 62. The band announced his ...
The band has toured extensively, playing in diverse locations from London's Royal Albert Hall and Montego Bay's Reggae Sunsplash, to gigs in West Africa, Israel and Japan. [7] Aswad underwent their first line-up change in sixteen years in 1996, when Forde departed the band for spiritual reasons, leaving Gaye as the only founding member.
Brinsley Forde MBE (born 16 October 1953) is a British singer and actor of Guyanese parentage who is best known as the founder member of the reggae band Aswad and as a child actor in the children's television series Here Come the Double Deckers! (1970–71). [1] [2]
Jem Aswad. December 12, 2024 at 10:00 AM ... Indie Music,” an exhaustive history of the band, its members and its milieu by Mark Ian ... for three years but succumbed to substance abuse and died ...
Jem Aswad and Chris Willman. September 14, 2024 at 10:32 PM. ... when trouble erupts between the two most famous members of the veteran band. Some fans reported on social media that tension looked ...
Name Age Date Location of death Cause of death Fred White Earth, Wind & Fire: 67: January 1, 2023: Los Angeles, California, U.S.: Undisclosed causes [1]: Sebastian Marino
John Sykes, a veteran hard-rock guitarist who was a member of Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy and the Tygers of Pan Tang, has died, according to a post on his official Facebook page. He had battled cancer ...