Entries tagged with "The Abyssinians"

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JAMAICAN ARTISTS SEE AFRICA, “THE MOTHERLAND” IN DIFFERENT LYRICAL WAYS!

March 26th, 2017 | Add a Comment

By Mel Cooke— Peter Tosh— There is no shortage of songs about Africa in Jamaican popular music. There are different approaches, chief among them Africa as the motherland, with Peter Tosh singing in the title track of his 1983 album, “They took me away from you Mama/Long before I was born.” Then there is the African woman, which comes up obviously in the late Panhead’s African Princess, but is also is unexpected places like Terror Fabulous’ part of the Anything For You all-star remix, which also features Nadine Sutherland, Buju Banton, Beenie Man, Louie Culture, and Kulcha Knox. Terror Fabulous waxes warm about the woman’s charms and sums up her personality and physical characteristics: “Mi check fi yu such so mi nah go do yu dat Woman inna mi life a part a mi comfat Natural … Read entire article »

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JUNIOR GONG MARLEY HAS PRODUCED ANOTHER ABYSINIANS CLASSIC FOR THIRD WORLD!

June 13th, 2015 | Add a Comment

Third World— DECADES after recording a much-loved cover of the iconic Sattamassagana, reggae band Third World have added another track by reggae aggregation The Abbysinians to their repertoire. The Reggae Ambassadors have covered YimMesGam (Let Him Be Praised) and on Thursday, family, friends and well-wishers came out to support the premiere of the track accompanying video at the Triple Century Sports Bar in New Kingston. The video was directed by Kassa and sees the members of the band driving around in a vintage automobile to the moving music of the track. Produced by Damion ‘Junior Gong’ Marley, YimMesGan features the strong vocal harmonies of the members of the band with frontman AJ Brown. According to founding member Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore, the success of Sattamassagana drew the band to doing another cover. “The truth is they are … Read entire article »

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FREDDIE McGREGOR TAKES VINTAGE REGGAE TO THE “LONG BEACH REGGAE MUSIC FESTIVAL” LOS ANGELES!

April 13th, 2014 | Add a Comment

Freddie McGregor– KINGSTON, Jamaica — Having started his career as a six-year-old at producer Clement Dodd’s Studio One over 50 years ago, singer Freddie McGregor has an enduring respect for reggae’s elders. His latest venture, the Long Beach Reggae Music Jerk and Food Festival, is scheduled for September in Long Beach, California. The event features artists that McGregor has rubbed shoulders with during his long career, including the Abyssinians, the Tamlins, Admiral Tibet, Everton Blender and British deejay Pato … Read entire article »

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