Brinsley Forde

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(born 16 October 1953) is a British singer and actor of Guyanese parentage who is best known as the founder member of the

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and as a

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in the children's

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'' (1970–71). Forde appeared as Herman in two episodes of the

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''. He appeared as Wesley in the

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of the same name in 1971. Forde's feature film debut had come a year earlier when he played a substantial role in the

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film

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(1970), which was filmed in West London in the streets soon to be demolished to make way for the

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. He appeared in the

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film '' Diamonds Are Forever'' and the television programme ''

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''. In 1980 he starred in ''

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'' (directed by

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), as Blue, a disenfranchised youth who becomes a

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on a

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reggae soundsystem. Forde presented

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''Soul Vibrations'',

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's ''Ebony & Ebony'' on the road, and was one of the radio presenters to open the BBC's first digital station

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with his radio show ''Lively Up Yourself'' and ''Dub Bashment''. Forde can be heard presenting the radio documentaries ''Behind The Smile: The Real Life of

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'' and ''Island Rock'' to mark the 40th anniversary of

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n independence. A two-time

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nominee with Aswad, Forde scored a British number one chart hit with "Don't Turn Around" in 1988, followed by another top 20 chart hit, "Give A Little Love". The band continued to feature in the top 20 on the British charts with the album ''Distant Thunder'', and the tracks "On and On", "Next to You" and "Shine". In September 2009, Forde appeared with

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performing "Can't Tek No More" from the latter's album ''

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'' on the

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show '' Later... with Jools Holland''. Forde followed this up with a repeat performance as part of the

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in October 2009. Forde was appointed

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(MBE) in the

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for services to the arts.

Filmography

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'' (2001) - Floyd *''

'' (1980) – Blue *''

(TV series)'' (1976) – Ngo, Slaveboy *''

'' (1971) – Wesley *'' Diamonds Are Forever'' (1971) – Joshua, Houseboy (uncredited) *''

Here Come the Double Deckers ''Here Come the Double Deckers!'' is a 17-part British children's television series originally broadcast from 1970 until 1971 on BBC1, revolving around the adventures of seven children whose den was an old red double-decker London bus in a scr ...

'' (1970-71) - Spring *''

'' (1970) – Bip

References

External links

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''Behind the Smile: The Real Life of Bob Marley''
at BBC's Radio 2. {{DEFAULTSORT:Forde, Brinsley 1953 births Living people People from Islington (district) 20th-century Black British male singers English people of Guyanese descent English pop guitarists English male guitarists English Rastafarians Singers from London English reggae musicians English male child actors English male television actors English male film actors Members of the Order of the British Empire