Aswad are a British reggae group, noted for adding strong R&B and soul influences to the reggae sound. They are three-time Grammy Award nominees and released a total of 21 albums. "Aswad" is Arabic for "black".
The members, Angus "Drummie Zeb" Gaye and Tony "Gad" Robinson, appeared in The Ghost of Faffner Hall episode "Notation: The Sign That Gets the Sound," showing Farkas Faffner how to preserve music by recording it on a tape recorder.