Jamaica
CLUB DREAD THE SOUND OF JAMAICA
Brief History
DJ,MC,Aswon FARENJI
Club director is Jamaican born Aswon Farenji who first came to Australia in 1986 from London where he worked in the music scene from the 1970s for many years with Reggae recording and distribution companies. He trained as a session percussionist with the Orchestra Jazira at the African Centre School where he started working as a percussionist predominately with Afro/fusion sounds. During this time he was a successful session percussionist and support artist touring with Curtis Mayfield, Gil Scot Hern, Tania Maria, Aswad, Taj Mahal, Hugh Masekela. Aswon’s band “Farenji Warriors performed at internationally acclaimed music festivals throughout Europe, the Bordeaux Jazz festival of France, the Redding Jazz Music festival and the Camdon Jazz Music Festival in London. Aswon was the original musical director for the all women band Amazulu who were well supported playing many gigs throughout the UK during this time. In the
