Thursday, October 4, 2018

The Abyssinians - Arise


This album is a meritable achievement from a talented group filled galore with 18 tracks including bonus tracks on the reissue. The tracks to look out for are the opener ''Oh Lord'', which is grand. ''This Land Is For Everyone'' and ''Mightiest Of All'' are both pearls. ''Meditation'' is also terrific. The real standout on Arise is the massively underrated track ''South African Enlistment'', which is a classic and the accompanying dub version is just as tremendous. ''Hey You'' is well worth an investigation also. Basically if you like the sunny, raw and vocally orientated sounds on Front Line released albums like what Culture and Gregory Isaacs have released, then you will definitely like this one. This album is perfect for a sunny day.

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