Frogtoon Muziek

White Flag by The Oppressed

Biografie van de kunstenaar The Oppressed

The Oppressed Is A Welsh Oi! Band That Formed In 1981 In Cardiff Wales. Most Of The Musicians In The Band's Various Lineups Have Been Skinheads. The Band Was Founded In 1981 In Cardiff Wales With Brothers Russell And Ronnie Payne In The First Line Up Joined By His Friends Gary Tier And Martin Brennan. Initially They Took The Name Of Forced Oppression. In The Meantime There Was Another Band Called Insanity Squad Heir To Section 20 Also Formed By Brothers Dom And Roddy Moreno Vince King And Ed Fleming. When They Later Dissolved The Band In December 1981 Moreno Went To Replace Ronnie Payne In The Oppressed. Throughout The Band's Career The Members Especially Vocalist Roddy Moreno Openly Expressed Opposition To Racism And Fascism 1 — In Their Lyrics 2 Interviews On-Stage Comments And Other Actions. In 1989 Moreno Visited New York City And Met A Few Members Of Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice SHARP . On His Return To The United Kingdom He Started Promoting SHARP Ideals To British Skinheads. 3 4 The Band Has Also Had Ties To Other Anti-Racist Groups Such As Anti-Fascist Action. Moreno Is A Cardiff City F.C. Supporter And Some Of The Band's Songs Express That Support. The Band Has Split And Re-Formed Several Times The First Occasion In 1984 After Which Moreno Focused On His Record Labels Oi! Records And Ska Records For The Remainder Of The Decade. 5 6 In 1994 The Opressed Reunited Again And Had Friendship With Bands Such As Red London Los Fastidios Stage Bottles And Banda Bassotti. Their Most Recent Split Was In 2016 But They Re-Formed In 2020 And Continue Performing Today. The Present Day Line-Up Is Roddy Moreno Vocals/guitar Fellow Founder Member Russell "Ducky" Payne Guitar Che Jones Drums And Ross Goldworthy Bass .

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THUIS THE OPPRESSED
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