Question: What was Aziz Ibrahim's role in the British soul and pop band which formed in 1985 in Manchester?

Context articles: Errol Kennedy
Nick Movshon
Del Webb Explosion
Simply Red
Keep On Movin' (Soul II Soul song)
Aziz Ibrahim
Arena (Asia album)
Omar Lye-Fook
The Real Thing (UK band)
Lahore to Longsight

Errol Kennedy (born 9 June 1953 in Montego Bay, Jamaica) is a British musician (drummer, singer), songwriter, composer, producer and original member of the British soul, funk and pop band Imagination.
Nick Movshon (born 1982) is a bass guitarist, drummer and producer.
 He is best known for his work with British soul star Amy Winehouse, producer Mark Ronson, and as a member of The Arcs.
 Movshon has played with groups such as Brooklyn art-rockers TV on the Radio, the blues-rock duo The Black Keys, Afrobeat ensemble Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, hip-hop group The Wu Tang Clan, soul singer Charles Bradley, mixed-soul group Menahan Street Band, and soul-funk group Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings.
 The bass he is mostly known for using is a vintage Gibson Ripper.
 He is a frequent contributor to the recorded output of Brooklyn-based Truth and Soul Records, Dunham Records, and Daptone Records.
 He also played bass on the Bruno Mars song "Locked Out of Heaven".
 Movshon lives in New York City.
Del Webb Explosion was a seven-piece band cast in the mold of British soul revivalists Dexy's Midnight Runners.
 (They) were active in Adelaide for only 20 months from 1981-1983 with their first gig at the Union Hotel on the 7 December 1981.
 A brass based pop band with strong British soul influences, The band was founded in Adelaide, South Australia, by Peter Flierl who had just returned from a trip to the UK with an incredibly strong impression having been left by the sounds of Dexys Midnight Runners and the very recently formed splinter group from that ensemble, The Bureau.
 The band’s name was provided by early Del Webb guitarist, Gerry Barrett, and was named after American construction magnate and real estate developer, Delbert Eugene Webb.
 The ‘Explosion’ just seemed to follow.
Simply Red are a British soul and pop band which formed in 1985 in Manchester.
 The lead singer of the band is the singer and songwriter Mick Hucknall, who, by the time the band was disbanded in 2010, was the only original member left.
 Since the release of their debut studio album "Picture Book" (1985), they have had ten songs reach top 10 in the UK Singles Chart, including "Holding Back the Years" and "If You Don't Know Me by Now", both of which reached number one on the US "Billboard" Hot 100.
 They have had five number one albums in the UK, with their 1991 album, "Stars", one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history.
"Keep On Movin'" is a song by British soul/R&B band Soul II Soul.
 It was the second single released from their debut album "Club Classics Vol.
 One", ("Keep On Movin<nowiki>'</nowiki>" in the United States) after "Fairplay".
 It is one of two songs on the album that features British R&B singer Caron Wheeler (the other being "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)") and it became one of Soul II Soul's most successful songs.
 It reached number five on the UK Singles Chart upon its release in March 1989 and number 11 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100, and was even more successful on Billboard's R&B charts, where it hit number one.
Aziz-Ur-Rahman Ibrahim (born March 1964) is a British musician.
 He was born in Longsight, Manchester to Pakistani parents.
 He is best known for his work as guitarist with Simply Red, The Stone Roses (post-John Squire) and their former vocalist Ian Brown in whose band he regularly performs – both in the studio and live.
 He is also a member of the H Band with Marillion's lead singer Steve Hogarth and is involved in the writing of the second H Band album.
 He has also worked with Paul Weller, Steven Wilson, Asia and contributed to The Players' debut album "Clear the Decks".
Arena is the seventh studio album by British rock group Asia, released in 1996.
 The lineup on the disc is Geoffrey Downes, John Payne, Michael Sturgis, Elliott Randall and Aziz Ibrahim.
Omar Christopher Lye-Fook MBE (born 14 October 1968 in London), known professionally as Omar, is a British soul singer, songwriter and musician.
 Omar grew up in Canterbury, Kent.
 He learned his craft classically, playing the trumpet, piano and percussion.
 He also spent two years at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester, and the Guildhall School of Music in London.
 His most well-known song was his debut single "There's Nothing Like This".
 It reached number 14 in the UK Singles Chart on re-release in 1991.
 AllMusic noted that he is described by some as the father of British neo soul.
The Real Thing are a British soul group formed in the 1970s.
 In addition to a string of British hits, the band charted internationally with their song "You to Me Are Everything", which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 28 on "Billboard"'s R&B Singles chart and No. 64 on the "Billboard" Hot 100.
 By number of sales, they were the most successful black rock/soul act in England during the 1970s.
 The journalist, author and founder of "Mojo", Paul Du Noyer credits them alongside Deaf School with restoring "Liverpool's musical reputation in the 1970s" with their success.
Lahore to Longsight is the debut album of British musician Aziz Ibrahim.
 Ibrahim describes it as being 'Asian Blues', the album title describes his family's journey from Lahore to Longsight, Lahore being the second largest city of Pakistan and Longsight Aziz's birthplace in inner city Manchester, where he still lives.