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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).
- 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. ↩︎
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The post "Ranking Barnabas “The Cold Crusher” (Jamdung/Cinedelic)" has just been published at https://www.irieites.de/?p=39760 #AnselCollins #Barnabas #RankingBarnabas #RobbieShakespeare #SlyDunbar #TommyMcCook
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🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #SundaySoul
Larry Levan Featuring Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Gwen Guthrie, Wally Badarou, Darryl Thompson:
🎵 Padlock (Larry Levan Remix)#LarryLevan #SlyDunbar #RobbieShakespeare #GwenGuthrie #WallyBadarou #DarrylThompson
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Part of the "The Island Sound" has left us...
"#SlyDunbar, #reggae #drummer and producer with Sly and Robbie, dies aged 73" #RIP
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Sly Dunbar Hayata Veda Etti
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https://www.europesays.com/ee/95105/ Suri kahe Grammyga pärjatud trummar, kes pani hästi kõlama nii Bob Dylani kui ka Bob Marley #AliCampbell #BlackUhuru #BobDylan #BobMarley #EE #Eesti #EestiKeel #Entertainment #Estonia #Estonian #GraceJones #JimmyCliff #JuniorMurvin #MaxiPriest #meelelahutus #PeterTosh #RobbieShakespeare #SlyDunbar #TaxiRecords #TheRollingStones #ThelmaDunbar
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Sly Dunbar, le mythique batteur du tout aussi mythique duo jamaïcain basse-batterie Sly and Robbie a rejoint son pote Robbie Shakespeare.
Ça y est, ils peuvent retaper le bœuf tout les 2.RIP!
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The many cultural touchstones of Sly Dunbar.
https://thequietus.com/news/remember-them/sly-dunbar-obituary/
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NOW PLAYING == Sly and Robbie - David Letterman Show 1985
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Padjp3Fhnhg
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Sly Dunbar, el gran baterista jamaiquino que grabó su último disco en Lanús | #RollingStoneES
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Décès de la légende du reggae Sly Dunbar à 73 ans - RTBF - Info ([email protected] (Belga))
https://www.rtbf.be/article/deces-de-la-legende-du-reggae-sly-dunbar-a-73-ans-11668454
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Rest In Power to iconic drummer & producer Sly Dunbar. In sessions and tours with the likes of Black Uhuru, Peter Tosh, Grace Jones, Bob Dylan, Ziggy Marley, Jimmy Cliff, among numerous others, and in his own group with equally iconic long time collaborator bassist Robbie Shakespeare, he always brought groove, taste and innovation to the tracks. Thank you for the music Maestro Dunbar!
#reggae #restinpeace #restinpower #rip #drumming #drummers #drums #slydunbar #music -
“He produced and contributed to #records across #reggae, #rock and #pop, with the likes of #BobDylan, #DennisBrown, #BobMarley, #GregoryIsaacs, #GraceJones, #Madonna, #TheRollingStones, #Sting and so, so many more.” www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/01/26/l... #RIP #SlyDunbar #MusicSky #music
Legendary drummer Sly Dunbar d... -
“Lowell Fillmore Dunbar grew up in Kingston, and he started playing #drums in local groups as a teenager, and he made his first on-record appearance at 18, playing on Dave and Ansel Collins' 1970 single ‘Double Barrel’.” #RIP #SlyDunbar #music #MusicSky #reggae #dub stereogum.com/2486631/sly-...
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“Lowell Fillmore Dunbar grew up in Kingston, and he started playing #drums in local groups as a teenager, and he made his first on-record appearance at 18, playing on Dave and Ansel Collins' 1970 single ‘Double Barrel’.” #RIP #SlyDunbar #music #MusicSky #reggae #dub stereogum.com/2486631/sly-...
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Non so se contiene la migliore performance di Sly, e non so neanche sinceramente quale sia, ma di certo è una delle mie canzoni reggae preferite, e il battito è quello di Sly (& Robbie), ciao Sly 💔
https://song.link/y/QEJHU8eQXZE
Sly Dunbar, Influential Sly & Robbie Drummer, Is Dead at 73
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Sly Dunbar Dies: Drummer Of Celebrated Reggae Rhythm Duo Sly And Robbie Was 73
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Sly Dunbar, Half of Sly and Robbie, Legendary Reggae Rhythm Section, Dies at 73
#Variety #News #SlyandRobbie #SlyDunbarhttps://variety.com/2026/music/news/sly-dunbar-dead-sly-and-robbie-reggae-drummer-1236641264/
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Sly Dunbar, Half of Sly and Robbie, Legendary Reggae Rhythm Section, Dies at 73
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The death of #SlyDunbar makes me want to revisit this moment of peak #SergeGainsbourg https://youtu.be/gcH85MVzH_o
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Legendary #reggae and #dub percussionist Sly Dunbar dies at 73
https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/01/26/legendary-drummer-sly-dunbar-dies-73/
#arts #music #deaths #whodied #SlyDunbar #RIP #obits #obituaries #restinparadise #vsn
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Sly & Robbie; The Sixties, Seventies + Eighties = Taxi; 1981 on Mango
Great collection of songs produced by Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare, whose production company and label were both called Taxi, released on Mango which was an Island Records subsidiary focused on Caribbean artists.
Great covers of Herbie Hancock’s “Watermelon Man” and the Lennon-McCartney “I Should Have Known Better” as well as some more traditional ska and reggae classics.
My copy via Beverly Coin & Jewelry in Beverly MA
#1980s #1981 #BeverlyCoinJewel #BeverlyMA #Mango #RobbieShakespeare #SlyAndRobbie #SlyDunbar #Taxi #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds
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Jamaican drummer Sly Dunbar (born May 10, 1952) #SlyDunbar #SlyandRobbie #drums #drummer #reggae #BOTD
