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The Abyssinians Wiki Information
The Abyssinians
are a Jamaican roots reggae group, famous for their close harmonies and promotion of the Rastafari movement in their lyrics.
The vocal trio was originally formed in 1968 by Bernard Collins, along with the brothers Donald and Linford Manning, who had both previously been members of their brother Carlton Manning's group Carlton and The Shoes. [1]
The Abyssinians first song, "Satta Massagana" was strongly influenced by Carlton's "Happy Land". "Satta Massagana" is a Rastafarian hymn sung partly in the ancient Ethiopian Amharic language.
The group continued to record throughout the 1970s for producers including Lloyd Daley, Tommy Cowan, and Geoffrey Chung, and their debut album, Forward on to Zion
was released in 1976. The follow-up, Arise
(1978) was recorded under stressful conditions with internal rivalries threatening to break up the group, and after the album's release, the members went their separate ways.
The group reunited in the 1990s, and went on to record new material, including the singles "African Princess" and "Swing Low".
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Discography
Studio albums
- 1976 : Satta Massagana
- Jam Sounds (reissued 1988 on Clinch, 1993, 2007 on Heartbeat, also released as Satta
and Forward on to Zion
)
- 1978 : Arise
- Tuff Gong/Virgin/Clinch
Compilations
- 1982 : Forward
- Alligator
- 1994 : Best of the Abyssinians
- Musidisc
- 1996 : 19.95 + TAX
- 1998 : Reunion
- Artists Only
- 1998 : Satta Dub
- Tabou 1
- 1998 : Declaration of Dub
- Heartbeat
- 1999 : Last Days
- Clinch (credited to Bernard Collins)
- 2003 : Abyssinians & Friends Tree of Satta vol. 1
- Blood & Fire
Live albums
- 2002 : Live in San Francisco
- 2b1 II
References
- Colin Larkin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9, p.5
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