Aswad is a Reggae album by Aswad, originally released in 1976. On Gatefold: 30 pressings tracked.
About
This is as sweet a slice of mid-’70s reggae as you’re likely to find. Never purists, Aswad nudge soul and jazz into these sophisticated compositions, and the result can be exhilarating: Listen to Donald Griffiths’ guitar engage in a blues-style call-and-response with Brinsley Forde’s voice on “I a Rebel Soul,” or Drummie Zeb channeling soul on “Back to Africa.” The connections make intuitive sense, but they also expand reggae’s palette in marvelous ways. Dub also gets its due in “Ethiopian Rhapsody’s” sparse, clattering atmospherics.
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Tracklist
- 1I a Rebel Soul5:01
- 2Can't Stand the Pressure4:20
- 3Ethiopian Rhapsody3:29
- 4Natural Progression6:06
- 5Back to Africa5:33
- 6Red Up2:56
- 7Ire Woman3:05
- 8Concrete Slaveship8:29
Sound DNA
- Reggae
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Adetokumba IllorinACOUSTIC GUITAR GUITAR
- Angus GayeDRUMS DRUMS, PERCUSSION DRUMS, PERCUSSION, VOCALS
- Brinsley FordeGUITAR GUITAR , PERCUSSION, VOCALS PERCUSSION
- Bunny McKenzieHARMONICA
- Candy MckenzieBACKING VOCALS
- Chaka BRHYTHM GUITAR, PERCUSSION, VOCALS
- Courtney HemmingsKEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS, PERCUSSION, VOCALS PERCUSSION
- DeeLEAD GUITAR, PERCUSSION, VOCALS
- Delroy WashingtonBACKING VOCALS
- Donald GriffithsGUITAR GUITAR , PERCUSSION, VOCALS LEAD GUITAR
- Drummie ZebDRUMS, PERCUSSION DRUMS, PERCUSSION, VOCALS LEAD VOCALS
- George ObanBASS GUITAR, PERCUSSION BASS GUITAR, PERCUSSION, OTHER BASS, OTHER
- KhakiKEYBOARDS, PERCUSSION, VOCALS
- RasBASS GUITAR, PERCUSSION, OTHER BASS, PERCUSSION, OTHER
- Trevor BowPERCUSSION
30 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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