#roots-reggae — Public Fediverse posts

The Abyssinians – Satta Massagana (1976, Jamaica)

Continuing our journey through the epic Fedi-sourced catalogue of must-hear albums, our next spotlight is on number 442 on The List, submitted by weirdofhermiston. This is the debut album from vocal trio Bernard Collins and brothers Donald and Lynford Manning, and is a classic in the roots reggae genre. Accompanying the trio on this album are some familiar names, including the late great Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, and Tyrone Downie.

Want to read more? See the full spotlight/recipe on the Fediverse at @1001otheralbums.com or on the blog: https://1001otheralbums.com/2026/07/24/the-abyssinians-satta-massagana-1976-jamaica/

Want to skip straight to the music? Here's a Songlink: https://album.link/i/1443411990

Happy listening!

#TheAbyssinians #reggae #RootsReggae #Jamaica #music #1001OtherAlbums

The Abyssinians – Satta Massagana (1976, Jamaica)

Our next spotlight is on number 442 on The List, submitted by weirdofhermiston.

The Abyssinians were a vocal trio of Bernard Collins and brothers Donald and Lynford Manning. The title track of this, their debut album,[1] was originally recorded in 1969 for Jamaica’s renowned label Studio One but, after the producer/label owner (Clement “Coxsone” Dodd) held it back, the trio bought the master tapes and self-released it. The song – which has some lyrics in the Ethiopian Amharic language – became a hymn sung in Rastafarian services, and the album as a whole is considered a classic in the roots reggae genre.

Accompanying the trio on this album are a few familiar names and overall cornerstones of Jamaica’s reggae scene, including:

• the prolific and late Robbie Shakespeare on bass and Sly Dunbar on drums, who are in at least a couple other albums on The List including Sinéad O’Connor’s Throw Down Your Arms (which has a cover of this album’s “Y Mas Gan”) and to-be-spotlit Grace Jones’ Nightclubbing;
• Tyrone Downie on keyboards, who the year previous appeared on Burning Spear’s Marcus Garvey and then also in 1976 would make his recording debut as part of Bob Marley & The Wailers on Rastaman Vibration (we’ll hear from Downie again when we get to our spotlights on the live Babylon By Bus, as well as Grace Jones’ Nightclubbing;
• Earl “Chinna” Smith on guitars, who was also on Marcus Garvey and Rastaman Vibration, as well as on the to-be-spotlit Lee Perry’s The Upsetters Super Ape and Augustus Pablo’s King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown;
• plus Mikey “Boo” Richards and Leroy “Horsemouth” Wallace (drums), Val Douglas (bass), Mikey Chung (guitars), Geoffrey Chung (keyboards), Jerome Francique and Llewellyn Chang (horns), and Clive Hunt (keyboards, horns, flute) (some or all of whom probably are also hiding elsewhere on The List, for all I know).

If you’re into dub versions as I am, make sure you also check out Satta Dub (1998) and its Deluxe Expanded Edition (2017).

• Songlink: The Abyssinians – Satta Massagana
• Discogs: The Abyssinians – Satta Massagana

1. Originally unofficially released in limited quantities in 1975, 1976 is considered the official release date. The album has also been released under the titles Forward On To Zion and Satta. ↩︎

The Abyssinians – Satta Massagana (1976, Jamaica)

Our next spotlight is on number 442 on The List, submitted by weirdofhermiston.

The Abyssinians were a vocal trio of Bernard Collins and brothers Donald and Lynford Manning. The title track of this, their debut album,[1] was originally recorded in 1969 for Jamaica’s renowned label Studio One but, after the producer/label owner (Clement “Coxsone” Dodd) held it back, the trio bought the master tapes and self-released it. The song – which has some lyrics in the Ethiopian Amharic language – became a hymn sung in Rastafarian services, and the album as a whole is considered a classic in the roots reggae genre.

Accompanying the trio on this album are a few familiar names and overall cornerstones of Jamaica’s reggae scene, including:

• the prolific and late Robbie Shakespeare on bass and Sly Dunbar on drums, who are in at least a couple other albums on The List including Sinéad O’Connor’s Throw Down Your Arms (which has a cover of this album’s “Y Mas Gan”) and to-be-spotlit Grace Jones’ Nightclubbing;
• Tyrone Downie on keyboards, who the year previous appeared on Burning Spear’s Marcus Garvey and then also in 1976 would make his recording debut as part of Bob Marley & The Wailers on Rastaman Vibration (we’ll hear from Downie again when we get to our spotlights on the live Babylon By Bus, as well as Grace Jones’ Nightclubbing;
• Earl “Chinna” Smith on guitars, who was also on Marcus Garvey and Rastaman Vibration, as well as on the to-be-spotlit Lee Perry’s The Upsetters Super Ape and Augustus Pablo’s King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown;
• plus Mikey “Boo” Richards and Leroy “Horsemouth” Wallace (drums), Val Douglas (bass), Mikey Chung (guitars), Geoffrey Chung (keyboards), Jerome Francique and Llewellyn Chang (horns), and Clive Hunt (keyboards, horns, flute) (some or all of whom probably are also hiding elsewhere on The List, for all I know).

If you’re into dub versions as I am, make sure you also check out Satta Dub (1998) and its Deluxed Expanded Edition (2017).

• Songlink: The Abyssinians – Satta Massagana
• Discogs: The Abyssinians – Satta Massagana

1. Originally unofficially released in limited quantities in 1975, 1976 is considered the official release date. The album has also been released under the titles Forward On To Zion and Satta. ↩︎

Isto é basicamente um dos maiores clássicos do reggae/dub. Imagino que seria o som típico que passaria às 3h da manhã numa rádio pirata do Algarve em meados dos anos 80, direccionada para a comunidade britânica, para ouvir enquanto se viam ao longe os barcos vindos de Marrocos carregados de droga a chegar às praias ;-)

https://week-end.bandcamp.com/album/playing-it-cool-playing-it-right

#Dub #Reggae #RootsReggae #LoversRock

Isto é basicamente um dos maiores clássicos do reggae/dub. Imagino que seria o som típico que passaria às 3h da manhã numa rádio pirata do Algarve em meados dos anos 80, direccionada para a comunidade britânica, para ouvir enquanto se viam ao longe os barcos vindos de Marrocos carregados de droga a chegar às praias ;-)

https://week-end.bandcamp.com/album/playing-it-cool-playing-it-right

#Dub #Reggae #RootsReggae #LoversRock

Hempress Sativa, una voz de fortaleza | #RollingStoneES

https://es.rollingstone.com/hempress-sativa-una-voz-de-fortaleza/

#artistasjamaiquinas #charka #colombia #concierto #entrevistas #hempresssativa #jamaica #lacomadresoundsystem #laperlasoundsystem #paolobaldini #rastafari #rootsreggae #unconquerebel #woman

VARIOUS ARTISTS
Fight The Fire: Digital Reggae, Conscious Roots & Dub In Nigeria 1986-1991
2026 UK 2xLP Compilation

An incredible collection!
This focuses on Nigerian reggae and dub recordings from the late analog-to-digital transition era of 1986–1991.

These GREAT songs are loaded with primitive drum machines, synths, deep heavy bass and spring reverb, rather than the old school live band recordings of 70s roots reggae.

It is a wonderful compilation for fans of all kinds of dub and reggae like me; it’s very militant, smoky, and very underground late #80s .

I particularly love Orits Williki’s title track, and Mac Dessy Adult’s “Labrock Dub”.

Just fucking fantastic.

#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #retro #vintage #art #music #analog #reggae #dub #digitalreggae #rootsreggae #roots #african #80s #1980s #80sMusic #90s #1990s #90smusic

VARIOUS ARTISTS
Fight The Fire: Digital Reggae, Conscious Roots & Dub In Nigeria 1986-1991
2026 UK 2xLP Compilation

An incredible collection!
This focuses on Nigerian reggae and dub recordings from the late analog-to-digital transition era of 1986–1991.

These GREAT songs are loaded with primitive drum machines, synths, deep heavy bass and spring reverb, rather than the old school live band recordings of 70s roots reggae.

It is a wonderful compilation for fans of all kinds of dub and reggae like me; it’s very militant, smoky, and very underground late #80s .

I particularly love Orits Williki’s title track, and Mac Dessy Adult’s “Labrock Dub”.

Just fucking fantastic.

#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #retro #vintage #art #music #analog #reggae #dub #digitalreggae #rootsreggae #roots #african #80s #1980s #80sMusic #90s #1990s #90smusic

Ijahman - Jah Heavy Load [1978, Roots Reggae]

https://youtu.be/G7RPJt7mrYY

On song.link: https://song.link/de/i/1443090827

… from the album *Haile I Hymn (Chapter 1)* by Ijahman: https://www.discogs.com/de/master/183989-Ijahman-Haile-I-Hymn-Chapter-1?redirected=true

#RootsReggae

I ask Gemini for Roots Reggae song and here it is:
#ai #song #aisong #reggae #roots #rootsreggae

I ask Gemini for Roots Reggae song and here it is:
#ai #song #aisong #reggae #roots #rootsreggae

And a little reggae to get the day moving along -

Irie Impressions - Songbird

#reggae #rootsreggae #irie #rocksteady #tropical

And a little reggae to get the day moving along -

Irie Impressions - Songbird

#reggae #rootsreggae #irie #rocksteady #tropical

NOW ON VERDANT SQUARE RADIO ==

NOW PLAYING == DJ Simple Simon of Supremacy Sounds - Old School Reggae Mixhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5-Bwu_AB2A #arts #art #music #reggae #rootsreggae #gratefuldreadsets #kyndmix #GetUpStandUp #resist #vsn #radio #SupremacySounds #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/116388798781119513

#news #arts #left #commentary #radio #publicradio #community #progressive #green #kyndmix #vsn

NOW ON VERDANT SQUARE RADIO ==

NOW PLAYING == DJ Simple Simon of Supremacy Sounds - Old School Reggae Mixhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5-Bwu_AB2A #arts #art #music #reggae #rootsreggae #gratefuldreadsets #kyndmix #GetUpStandUp #resist #vsn #radio #SupremacySounds #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/116388798781119513

#news #arts #left #commentary #radio #publicradio #community #progressive #green #kyndmix #vsn

Gestern war #SkaFreitag, das heißt Montag ist eigentlich Sonntag und Sonntag ist dann #SKAturday!
Also auf in die Revolte Bar.
Der beste Ska DJ der Bar feiert nebenbei in seinen Geburtstag

#Ska #Rocksteady #Reggae #RootsReggae #Berlin #Friedrichshain #SamariterKiez #NordKiez #Reminder
#EintrittFrei #rauchfrei

Gestern war #SkaFreitag, das heißt Montag ist eigentlich Sonntag und Sonntag ist dann #SKAturday!
Also auf in die Revolte Bar.
Der beste Ska DJ der Bar feiert nebenbei in seinen Geburtstag

#Ska #Rocksteady #Reggae #RootsReggae #Berlin #Friedrichshain #SamariterKiez #NordKiez #Reminder
#EintrittFrei #rauchfrei

Crying dancing bc this song so beautiful

Midnight Groovers - Stranger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKh6QMrq4tk

#NowPlaying #RootsReggae #Reggae #Dub

Crying dancing bc this song so beautiful

Midnight Groovers - Stranger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKh6QMrq4tk

#NowPlaying #RootsReggae #Reggae #Dub

#marschine 10 Good Vibrations. Dis riddim come straight from di soul, bredren. Pure dub energy, deep roots vibes — wi mek di bass talk and di echo carry di message pon di wind. Di reverb deep like di ocean, di delay dance like duppy inna di night — every layer wash ova yu and pull yu further dung inna di roots. Good vibrations only, no badmind, no stress. Jus drop inna di rhythm and let it wash ova yu like tide pon di shore. Rastafari. #GoodVibrations #RootsReggae #DubVibes #Riddim #Rastafari

Roots & Revelation: Lion Fyah Chant #reggae #reggaemusic #rootsreggae #r...
https://youtube.com/shorts/YvormXHsBjA?is=dgtkM_sO7NHapqEr

Le Blond – Roots Conqueror
#Reggae #digitalreggae #dubstepper #rootsreggae #rootstep #Nantes
CC BY-NC-SA (#CreativeCommons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike) #ccmusic
https://ruffrakamsoundsystem.bandcamp.com/album/roots-conqueror

MYSTIC FYAH – Food Inna Di Plate (Remix)
#FutureDub #Reggae #dub #dubwise #electrodub #rootsreggae #steppas #steppers #ukdub #Lisbon
CC BY-NC-SA (#CreativeCommons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike) #ccmusic
https://mysticfyah.bandcamp.com/album/food-inna-di-plate-remix

#NowListening

Ken Boothe - Is It Because I'm Black?

https://song.link/s/4ASogDCIhWkef6lgskCeEA

#Reggae #RootsReggae #KenBoothe