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Aswad: The Palace, Los Angeles

Don Snowden, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 1985

STEEL PULSE spearheaded the charge of British reggae artists to America, but Aswad served notice at the Palace on Wednesday that it's ready to claim a substantial piece of the action. The group's powerful local debut was only undercut by problems rooted in strategic miscalculations.

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