*The Abyssinians

We are the slave descendants of the African race,
the African race, the African race.
We are the slave descendants of the African race,
where proud is no disgrace.

Our forefathers were taken away,
taken away, taken away.
They were bound in ships and shackled all the way,
like baggage and brought to the west.

They swapped my brother now, also, my sister too
for a drink of wine, so they could drink and be merry,
so they could drink and be merry.

I speak Amharic, my sister speaks Swahili,
they put us together now, that's why we can't understand,
that's why we can't understand.

We are the slave descendants of the African race,
the African race, the African race.
We are the slave descendants of the African race,
where proud is no disgrace,
we're proud of our African race,
where proud is no disgrace,
we're proud of our African race,
where proud is no disgrace,
we're proud of our African race...

El trio The Abyssinians se formó en 1968 en Jamaica y al año siguiente grabaron uno de los mayores exitos del reggae en su historia: "Satta Massagana".
En el grupo no hay jerarquia establecida o un lider fijo, cada miembro tiene su talento y frecuentemente escriben las canciones juntos.
The Abyssinians es uno de los grandes grupos de la historia del reggae. Su música es envolvente y mistica, pura y epiritual, alejada totalmente de las nuevas tendencias modernas del reggae actual. Destacan además por su perfecta harmonía de voces y la simplicidad y conciencia de sus letras.