Apr272024

The Ethiopians

The Ethiopians are a reggae, rocksteady, and ska vocalgroup, founded by Leonard Dillon, Stephen Taylor and Aston Morris, that started recording for Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd in 1966. Leonard Dillon had previously released some mento songs under the name Jack Sparrow. Around late 1966 Aston Morris left the Ethiopians. Having left Coxsone the Ethiopians started recording at Dynamic Studios for the W.I.R.L. label releasing one of the all-time ska classics, the exhuberant 'Train to Skaville', which was their first success. Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Train to Skaville
349402
2Engine 54
124761
3Everything Crash
83287
4Come On Now
68352
5Free Man
62726
6The Whip
52793
7Reggae Hit The Town
42759
8Hong Kong Flu
25831
9Give Me Your Love
25597
10Good Ambition
25062

Other Album Releases:

Full Steam Ahead
Reggae Originals: The Ethiopians, The Hippy Boys & The Rudies
Woman Capture Man
The Ethiopians - See Me Go Free
Ethiopians Classics, Vol. 3: Everything Ska
Ethiopians Classics, Vol. 2
Ethiopians Classics, Vol. 1
Survival
Children Praise Jah
Ska Kings of the First Wave with the Skatalites, The Ethiopians, And Don Drummond

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