I just got back from Jammyland, NY's premier Reggae shop. We scored some hot shit which no doubt we will be excerpting on the HBBB in weeks to come. In lieu of our recent purchases, here is the next installment in steller albums by notable reggae groups:
Compared to the last few reggae albums written about on HBBB, The Abyssinians' Satta Massagana is much lighter fare music wise, though the lyrics display an increase in religious passion. Culture, Burning Spear and The Abyssinians are prime examples of reggae vocal groups with close knit harmonies and Satta massagana may be the best example of this yet.
The Abyssinians is comprised of Bernard Collins (lead voice, low harmony), Donald Manning (lead voice, high harmony), Lynford Manning (lead voice, high harmony).
The musicians are Robbie Shakespeare and Val Douglas on bass. Mikey "Boo" Richards, Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace and Sly Dunbar on drums. Micky Chung and Earl "Chinna" Smith on guitar. Clive Hunt, Jerome Fracique and Llewellyn Chang on horn. Clive Hunt on flute. Geoffrey Chung, Clive Hunt and Tyrone Downie on keyboards.
The Abyssinians produced and recorded at Harry J. Studios and Joe Gibbs Studio in Kingston.
The album was released on Heartbeat Records in 1976.
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