The Ethiopians
Slave Call [Orange Vinyl]
Slave Call [Orange Vinyl]
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.
Tracks
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
Release Date: June 14, 2024
UPC: 8719262034204