The
Ethiopians

The Ethiopians is a ska,
rocksteady, and reggae vocal
group. It was formed by
Leonard Dillon, Stephen Taylor
and Aston Morris. The group
begins their recording in 1966
for Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd.

Leonard Dillon had already
released some mento songs( is
a style of Jamaican folk music
that predates and has greatly
influenced ska and reggae
music) with the nickname "Jack
Sparrow". At the end 1966,
Morris leave the Ethiopians.
The group started recording
for the W.I.R.L. label at
Dynamic Studios and they
released the ska classic song
"Train to Skaville" (it was
their first achievement). They
recorded the song "Everything
Crash" (that was their first
big hit) in 1968. The song
strongly condemned the
political situation in Jamaica
during that time like water
rationing and power cuts that
resluts to a turmoil (these
incident that caused in
shooting of 31 people by the
police). Prince Buster covered
the song "Everything Crash".
Their song "The Whipped" is
also a stable song in that
time.

The Ethiopians released the
album "Reggae Power" in 1969
and also the album "Woman a
Capture Man" in 1970. The
group changed from one
producer to another in between
1970 and 1975. They released
songs like "No Baptism",
"Pirate" and "Good Ambition".
In 1974, Melvin Reid left the
group. Stephen Taylor was
killed while he was crossing a
road in September 1975.

Videos In The Playlist:

1. The Ethiopians- Train to Skaville
2. THE WHIP - ETHIOPIANS.
3. Reggae hit the Town - The Ethiopians
4. What A Pain - The Ethiopians
5. The Ethiopians - Engine 54
6. the ethiopians-wreck it up
7. the ethiopians-wreck it up
8. THE ETHIOPIANS, Hong Kong Flu
9. Obeah Book by The Ethiopians
10. THE ETHIOPIANS - EVERYTHING CRASH ( EARLY REGGAE )
11. The Ethiopians - Ethiopian National Anthem
12. The Ethiopians - Mother's Tender Care
13. Woman Capture Man - The Ethiopians
14. The Ethiopians - (I Wanna Be a) Better Man
15. The Ethiopians- Conquering Lion of Judah
16. The Ethiopians 'in dis ya time'