The Ethiopians Slave Call (Orange)

Release date:
June 14, 2024
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Limited edition of 750 individually numbered copies on orange coloured 180-gram audiophile vinyl. Deep Nyabinghi drumming and chanting on a version of the Ethiopian national anthem gets things underway on Slave Call, a majestic journey through the spiritual roots of reggae. Later songs add guitars, bass, keyboards, and horns to build a more standard reggae sound on that foundation, but there's always a dignified restraint and the profundity of the nyabinghi beat. The entire album revolves around Leonard Dillon's Rastafarian beliefs, with even the cover of the Beatles' "Let It Be" rewritten to a religious end.

Tracklist:
  • 1. Ethiopian National Anthem
  • 2. Slave Call
  • 3. Guilty Conscience
  • 4. Hurry on
  • 5. Nuh Follow Babylon
  • 6. Train to Skaville
  • 7. Culture
  • 8. Obeah Book
  • 9. Let It Be Me
  • 10. I Love Jah