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Aswad

Aswad is a group from the UK, active since 1975.

Group GB since 1975 british uk london

TOTAL PLAYS

1,060

SONGS PLAYED

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2005-02-24 12:58 · 6 Music — "Roots Rocking (BBC session)"

LAST PLAYED

2 weeks ago · Radio 2 — "Warrior Charge"

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2026

100 75 50 25 0

'05 '08 '11 '14 '17 '20 '23 '26

◦ WHERE

By station

Radio 2 516 49%

6 Music 393 37%

1Xtra 135 13%

Radio 1 16 2%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 04:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Shine 287 2026-08-05

2 Don't Turn Around 252 2026-08-13

3 Warrior Charge 82 2026-08-25

4 Roots Rocking 39 2025-01-27

5 Kool Noh 34 2022-07-12

6 Natural Progression 33 2026-08-16

7 Back To Africa 29 2025-11-09

8 Ethiopian Rhapsody (Radio 1 Session, 10 Aug 1976) 16 2025-08-11

9 Can't Stand The Pressure (Radio 1 Session, 10 Aug 1976) 14 2025-08-12

10 Give A Little Love 14 2025-06-25

11 Ethiopian Rhapsody - BBC Session 10/08/1976 14 2013-03-02

12 Natural Progression (Radio 1 Session, 10 Aug 1976) 12 2025-10-26

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-25 22:20 Warrior Charge Radio 2

2026-08-16 06:24 Natural Progression 6 Music

2026-08-13 16:38 Don't Turn Around Radio 2

2026-08-07 14:24 Dub Fire 6 Music

2026-08-07 08:34 Warrior Charge 6 Music

2026-08-05 06:27 Don't Turn Around Radio 2

2026-08-05 02:16 Shine Radio 2

2026-07-21 15:12 Shine Radio 2

2026-07-18 02:34 Shine Radio 2

2026-07-12 17:34 Shine Radio 2

2026-07-12 07:14 Don't Turn Around Radio 2

2026-05-21 14:03 Shine Radio 2

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

79 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

54 46 —

1 2012-08-04 ▶

54-46 (That's My Number) —

1 2015-02-07 ▶

54-46 Was My Number —

1 2007-07-14 ▶

54-56 (was My Number) —

1 2020-09-21 ▶

African Children —

10 2025-01-01 ▶

African Children (Live) —

3 2024-05-19 ▶

Babylon —

1 2019-04-14 ▶

Back To Africa —

29 2025-11-09 ▶

Back To Africa (Radio 1 Session, 10 Aug 1976) —

3 2016-05-30 ▶

Back To Africa BBC Session 10/08/1976 —

1 2011-07-12 ▶

Back To Africa (Radio 1 Session, 10 Aug 1976) —

7 2025-08-13 ▶

Back To Africa - BBC Session 10/08/1976 —

12 2014-09-04 ▶

Boom Boom Carnival —

1 2022-08-27 ▶

Bubbling —

3 2017-03-10 ▶

Calling —

1 2009-08-15 ▶

Can't Stand The Pressure (Radio 1 Session, 10 Aug 1976) —

3 2015-08-03 ▶

Can't Stand The Pressure (Radio 1 Session, 10 Aug 1976) —

14 2025-08-12 ▶

Can't Stand The Pressure - BBC Session 10/08/1976 —

11 2013-10-15 ▶

Candles (Janice Long BBC Session) —

2 2024-01-28 ▶

City Lock (Breakage Remix) —

2 2023-01-30 ▶

City Lock (feat. Sweetie Irie) —

5 2022-05-24 ▶

Day By Day —

1 2025-12-01 ▶

Don't Turn Around —

252 2026-08-13 ▶

Don't Turn Around - Manchester Apollo 1988 —

9 2019-02-10 ▶

Don't Turn Around 1988 —

3 2006-07-27 ▶

Dub Charge —

2 2024-08-10 ▶

Dub Eye Fire —

2 2023-06-04 ▶

Dub Fire —

8 2026-08-07 ▶

dubfire —

4 2022-05-01 ▶

Ethiopian Rhapsody (Radio 1 Session, 10 Aug 1976) —

16 2025-08-11 ▶

Ethiopian Rhapsody - BBC Session 10/08/1976 —

14 2013-03-02 ▶

Give A Little Love —

14 2025-06-25 ▶

Hey Jah Children —

3 2024-08-03 ▶

Hooked On You —

1 2018-08-23 ▶

Intro Medley - Kush/Ease Up/Your Love/Old Fire Stick —

2 2024-05-19 ▶

It's Not Our Wish (BBC Peel Session, October 1978) —

2 2026-03-01 ▶

Kool Noh —

34 2022-07-12 ▶

Kool Noh (BBC session) —

3 2005-09-01 ▶

Love Fire (Crown Dubplate style) —

1 2013-03-22 ▶

Mosman Skank —

1 2017-03-14 ▶

Musman Skank —

1 2016-05-02 ▶

My Baby Just Cares For Me - Glastonbury 1995 —

1 2007-04-11 ▶

My Baby Just Cares For Me - Manchester Apollo 1988 —

8 2019-02-10 ▶

My Baby Just Cares For Me 1988 —

2 2006-07-27 ▶

Natural Progression —

33 2026-08-16 ▶

Natural Progression (Radio 1 Session, 10 Aug 1976) —

2 2016-05-30 ▶

Natural Progression (BBC session) —

3 2005-09-14 ▶

Natural Progression (Radio 1 Session, 10 Aug 1976) —

12 2025-10-26 ▶

Natural Progression (Radio 1 Session, 10th Aug, 1976) —

1 2023-11-08 ▶

Natural Progression - BBC Session 10/08/1976 —

11 2014-09-04 ▶

Next To You —

1 2013-08-04 ▶

Pass The Cup - BBC Session —

1 2005-06-09 ▶

Pressure (John Peel Session 10/08/76) —

1 2020-07-06 ▶

Pressure - BBC Session 10/08/1976 —

2 2007-10-26 ▶

Pull It - Manchester Apollo 1988 —

9 2019-02-10 ▶

Pull It 1988 —

2 2006-07-27 ▶

Rainbow Culture —

12 2024-06-22 ▶

Rockers Medley —

4 2024-08-25 ▶

Rockers Medley (Live) —

4 2021-08-29 ▶

Rockers Medley (Vinyl) —

1 2009-09-01 ▶

Rockers Medley: Ease Up/Your Love's Got a Hold On Me/Revolution/Water Pumping (L —

1 2017-08-28 ▶

Roots Rocking —

39 2025-01-27 ▶

Roots Rocking (BBC session) —

5 2005-09-12 ▶

Roots Rocking - Manchester Apollo 1988 —

9 2019-02-10 ▶

Roots Rocking 1988 —

2 2006-07-27 ▶

Set Them Free - Manchester Apollo 1988 —

9 2019-02-10 ▶

Set Them Free 1988 —

2 2006-07-27 ▶

Shine —

287 2026-08-05 ▶

Smokey Blues (Live) —

2 2024-05-19 ▶

Soca Rumba (Live) —

1 2018-08-26 ▶

That Feeling - Manchester Apollo 1988 —

9 2019-02-10 ▶

That Feeling 1988 —

1 2006-07-27 ▶

Three Babylon —

1 2016-05-22 ▶

Truth —

1 2022-08-29 ▶

Warrior Change - Manchester Apollo 1988 —

9 2019-02-10 ▶

Warrior Charge —

82 2026-08-25 ▶

Warrior Charge 1988 —

2 2006-07-27 ▶

Warrior Charge Revelation sample (Wassida Dub) (feat. Jah Shakka) —

2 2024-06-23 ▶

Ways Of The Lord —

1 2025-08-25 ▶