Band Name: The Ethiopians
Music Album: Reggae Hit The Town
Album Release Date: November 2024
Music Genre: Reggae Ska Rocksteady
Record Label: Trojan Records
Album Release Country: United States
Music Record Type: 26 Tracks CD
The Ethiopians are a ska, rocksteady, and reggae vocal group, founded by Leonard Dillon, Stephen Taylor (15) and Aston Morris. The group started out recording for Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd in 1966. Dillon had previously released some mento songs under the name Jack Sparrow (2). Around late 1966, Morris left the Ethiopians. Having left Dodd, the Ethiopians started recording at Dynamic Studios for the WIRL label, releasing the ska classic song "Train to Skaville", which was their first success. In 1968 they recorded the song "Everything Crash", their first big hit. The song criticised the political situation in Jamaica at the time, such as water rationing and power cuts that led to unrest; such as an incident in which 31 people were shot by police. In September 1975, Taylor was killed by a van while he was crossing a road, but Dillon continued to tour as The Ethiopian.
| 1 | Owe Me No Pay Me | 2:32 |
| 2 | Cool It Amigo | 2:35 |
| 3 | Fire A Mus Mus Tail | 2:19 |
| 4 | Reggae Hit The Town | 2:26 |
| 5 | I'm Not A King | 2:06 |
| 6 | What A Big Surprise | 2:29 |
| 7 | My Testimony | 2:24 |
| 8 | Buss Your Mouth | 2:37 |
| 9 | Mek You Go On So | 2:37 |
| 10 | Here I Come | 2:48 |
| 11 | Praise Far I | 2:16 |
| 12 | What A Pain | 2:28 |
| 13 | Lot Wife | 2:45 |
| 14 | Sound Of Our Forefathers | 2:53 |
| 15 | Starvation | 2:11 |
| 16 | Israel Want Be Free | 2:15 |
| 17 | What We Gonna Do | 2:28 |
| 18 | Promises | 2:56 |
| 19 | Big Belly Horse | 2:46 |
| 20 | Jericho | 3:04 |
| 21 | Big Splish Splash | 3:29 |
| 22 | Build A Bridge | 2:31 |
| 23 | (I Want To Be) A Better Man | 3:00 |
| 24 | Conquering Lion | 2:40 |
| 25 | Knowledge Is Power | 2:10 |
| 26 | Another Moses | 2:59 |
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