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Crucial Vinyl: Satta Massagana by The Abyssinians

The Don's Crucial Vinyl, an album that has shaped his musical taste, is Satta Massagana by The Abyssinians.

Each week Don selects a piece of Crucial Vinyl (an album that has shaped his musical taste and helped make him who he is). He features three tracks from it and explains why it means so much to him.

This week he picks Satta Massagana, the 1976 debut album by The Abyssinians.

Don says, "It's a classic and legendary roots reggae album showcasing the vocal harmony style that became so popular in Jamaica. It nearly never saw the light of day, as it was originally recorded for Coxsone Dodd's Studio One in 1969, but he refused to release it as he considered it culturally subversive. The Abyssinians bought the master tapes back from Coxsone for 拢90, and, since it's release in various forms over the coming years, its tight, beautiful and uplifting harmonies were adopted as hymns to be used by Rastafarians during their services".

Don's other selections cross time, space and genre.

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Sun 31 Aug 2014 22:00
成人快手 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • The Abyssinians

    I And I

  • The Abyssinians

    Forward Unto Zion

  • The Abyssinians

    Satta Massa Gana

    • Single.
    • Clinch Records.
    • 1.

  • Horace Andy

    Do You Love My Music (Black Star Liner Remix)

    Remix Artist: Black Star Liner.
    • Select Cuts.

  • Anushka

    I Have Love 4 You

  • Au Revoir Simone

    Lead Is Galloping (Babe Remix)

  • James Brown

    Down and Out In New York City (feat. The J.B.鈥檚)

  • The Chosen Few

    People Make The World Go Round

    • Single.
    • Crystal Records.

  • Cornel Campbell

    The Sun

  • Culture

    Natty Nerver Get Weary

  • 顿补煤诲别

    Muito Quente

  • The Spencer Davis Group

    Keep On Running

  • George Gershwin

    Summertime (Porgy and Bess)

    Performer: Miles Davis. Ensemble: Ensemble. Conductor: Gil Evans.

  • Hiroshi Fujiwara & K.U.D.O.

    I Want You Back (Hf & K.U.D.O.Dub Mix)

    • Motown.

  • Hot Chip

    One Pure Thought

  • Kings of Leon

    Day Old Blues

    • Aha Shake Heartbreak.
    • RCA Records / Sony Music Entertainment.

  • Jenny Lewis

    Acid Tongue

  • N.W.A

    Express Yourself

  • Willie Nelson

    Shotgun Willie

  • PHOX

    1936

  • Sean Rowe

    Desiree

  • Shit and Shine

    Who's Your Waitress

  • Sikane

    How We Be

  • Spoon

    Inside Out

    • Anti-.

  • The Stone Roses

    Your Star Will Shine

    • Second Coming.

  • Supr锚me Cuts Ft. Shy Girls

    Cocktails

  • The Twinkle Brothers

    Distant Drums

  • Sharon Van Etten

    Our Love

  • Florence Welch

    Dog Days Are Over

Broadcast

  • Sun 31 Aug 2014 22:00
    成人快手 Radio 6 Music