I hope someone out there in InterwebLand is enjoying this Rastafari jag as much as I'm enjoying posting these pieces of history.
The Abyssinians had (along with The Mighty Diamonds), some of the most beautiful harmonies this side of Pet Sounds, so if you've never heard them, please check The Abyssinians out. Arise is sure to follow sometime in the near future. Enjoy, my brethren.
The Abyssinians- Abendigo
Technical Information:
Artist: The Abyssinians
Album: Satta Massagana (Deluxe Edition)
Year: 1976/2007
Audio Codec(s): FLAC
Encoding: Lossless
Rip: EAC split tracks
Avg. bitrate: 814 kb/s
Sample rate: 44100 Hz
Bits per sample: 16
Channels: 2
File size: 367 MB
Length: 1:03:09
Personnel:
Bernard Collins: vocals
Donald Manning: vocals
Lynford Manning: vocals
Mikey "Boo" Richards: drums
Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace: drums
Sly Dunbar: drums
Val Douglas: bass
Robbie Shakespeare: bass
Mikey Chung: guitar
Earl "Chinna" Smith: guitar
Geoffrey Chung: keyboards
Clive Hunt: keyboards, horns, flute
Tyrone Downie: keyboards
Jerome Francique: horns
Llewellyn Chang: horns
Bruce Davidson: engineer
The Abyssinians and Clive Hunt: producer
Tracklisting:
01. Declaration of Rights (3:30)
02. The Good Lord (3:27)
03. Forward Unto Zion (3:48)
04. Know Jah Today (2:58)
05. Abendigo (3:37)
06. Y Mas Gan (3:45)
07. Black Man's Strain (2:48)
08. Satta Massagana (3:32)
09. I and I (3:36)
10. African Race (2:57)
Bonus Tracks:
11. Leggo Beast (3:12)
12. Paculiar Number (4:02)
13. Reason Time (2:57)
14. There Is No End (3:25)
15. Jerusalem (2:19)
16. Leggo Beast Dub (3:01)
17. Abendigo (Extended Mix) (5:58)
18. Poor Jason Whyte (Extended Mix) (4:18)
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