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The Abyssinians

The Abyssinians has been played over 40 times on NTS, first on 1 June 2013. The Abyssinians's music has been featured on 38 episodes.

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 and Donald Manning. Their first song was "Satta Massagana", which was strongly influenced by Carlton Manning's "Happy Land". "Satta Massagana" is a Rastafarian hymn sung partly in the ancient Ethiopian Amharic language. They recruited a third vocalist, who was still at school and often unable to attend rehearsals; he…

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Declaration Of Rights
Abyssinians
Coxsone Records0
Declaration Of Rights
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Yi Mas Gan
The Abyssinians
Klik Chart Sounds 20011977
Yi Mas Gan
The AbyssiniansKlik Chart Sounds 20011977
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Satta Massa Gana
The Abyssinians
Clinch Records0
Satta Massa Gana
The AbyssiniansClinch Records0
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Black Man Strain
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Azul2013
Black Man Strain
The AbbysiniansAzul2013
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Satta Massagana
Abbyssinians
Life Music0
Satta Massagana
AbbyssiniansLife Music0
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I And I
Abyssianians
Clinch Records1977
I And I
AbyssianiansClinch Records1977
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African Race
The Abyssinians
Different1979
African Race
The AbyssiniansDifferent1979
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Satta Amassa Gana
The Abyssinians
Musidisc1994
Satta Amassa Gana
The AbyssiniansMusidisc1994
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Prophesy
Satta, Abbysininis
Clinch Records1974
Prophesy
Satta, AbbysininisClinch Records1974
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Love Comes And Goes
The Abbysinians
Grounation1975
Love Comes And Goes
The AbbysiniansGrounation1975
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