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ASWAD’S FORMER LEAD SINGER BRINSLEY FORDE, CONVICTED OF ASSAULT WEEKS AFTER BEING HONORED BY PRINCE WILLIAM!

Brinsley Forde displaying his MBE medal  Daily Mail Angus Drummie Zeb Gaye and Brinsley Forde receiving their MOBO Award  Daily Mail Brinsley Forde, the former lead singer of 80’s British reggae group, Aswad, has been convicted by a court after assaulting his girlfriend, Jemma Payne in October 2014. According to reports, 61 years old Forde smothered Payne in bed and ripped off her clothes hours after she aborted another man’s baby in her West Norwood, South London Flat. Unfortunately, Forde’s conviction is coming just weeks after the singer, who achieved a number one hit in 1988 with Don’t Turn Around, was presented with an MBE by Prince Williamat Windsor Castle. In a report by Daily Mail, Payne-the mother of Forde’s 2-years old son- noted that th singer shook her ‘like a rag doll’ when she refused his advances as they lay in bed. Though … Read entire article »

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FORMER ASWAD FRONTMAN, BRINSLEY FORDE, RECEIVES MAJOR AWARD FROM PRINCE WILLIAM

FORMER ASWAD FRONTMAN, BRINSLEY FORDE, RECEIVES MAJOR AWARD FROM PRINCE WILLIAM

Duke reveals secret musical talent Prince William The Duke of Cambridge has revealed he has a secret musical talent – and has already been snapped up by former Aswad frontman Brinsley Forde. As William presented the musician, broadcaster and ex-child actor with an MBE he confessed to being a bass player, and immediately attracted the reggae star’s attention. The Duke met the performer when he hosted a Windsor Castle investiture ceremony, his first public engagement in the UK since … Read entire article »

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BRINSLEY FORDE, LEAD SINGER FOR ASWAD, RELEASES SOLO ALBUM “URBAN JUNGLE!”

BRINSLEY FORDE, LEAD SINGER FOR ASWAD, RELEASES SOLO ALBUM “URBAN JUNGLE!”

By Angus Taylor—  The world has been waiting for a Brinsley Forde album and this is well worth the wait. Former child TV star and Aswad singer Brinsley Forde has kept a solo album in gestation with Sly and Robbie for several years with no release date in sight. Now that project has been overtaken in the slow race to deliver a Brinsley longplayer by the highly-touted Dutch double-team of Jahsolidrock and Not Easy At All Productions. It’s an album of which all involved can be proud. Unlike … Read entire article »

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BERES HAMMOND JUST ADDED TO “REBEL SALUTE” – JANUARY 18-19!

BERES HAMMOND JUST ADDED TO “REBEL SALUTE” – JANUARY 18-19!

Beres Hammond—- By Mel Cooke—– With just over a week to go before the Rebel Salute festival celebrates its 20th anniversary in its new home, the Richmond Estate in St Ann, Beres Hammond has been added to the Friday night line-up. Rebel Salute 2013 is on Friday, January 18 and Saturday, January 19, under the tag line ‘The Preservation of Reggae’. The much-loved singer joins the already advertised line-up of Tony Rebel (around whose birthday the festival is organised), Tarrus Riley, Aswad, … Read entire article »

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TROJAN RECORDS TO RELEASE SOME CLASSICS TO CELEBRATE JAMAICA 50!

TROJAN RECORDS TO RELEASE SOME CLASSICS TO CELEBRATE JAMAICA 50!

By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston—- BRITISH re-issue company, Trojan Records, is doing its part to celebrate Jamaica’s 50th year of Independence. The label will be releasing rare and classic songs from various Jamaican artists and label each month, according to the unitedreggae.com website. BURNING SPEAR and Toots & The Maytals … will be some of the artists on Trojan Records’ albums Trojan’s head of marketing, Johnny Hudson, is quoted as saying that “the themed monthly releases are just one of a … Read entire article »

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