Apr252024

The Abyssinians

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 Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Satta Massagana
208983
2Declaration Of Rights
161903
3Abendigo
91788
4The Good Lord
90452
5Know Jah Today
82300
6I And I
77642
7African Race
77097
8Y Mas Gan
73807
9Peculiar Number
69632
10There Is No End
65247

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