ArtistInfo
The Ethiopians
Band, *1963 JM
Reggae
The Ethiopians are a ska, rocksteady, and reggae vocal group, founded by Leonard Dillon, Stephen Taylor (15) and Aston Morris. The group started out recording for Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd in 1966. Dillon had previously released some mento songs under the name Jack Sparrow (2). Around late 1966, Morris left the Ethiopians. Having left Dodd, the Ethiopians started recording at Dynamic Studios for the WIRL label, releasing the ska classic song "Train to Skaville", which was their first success. In 1968 they recorded the song "Everything Crash", their first big hit. The song criticised the political situation in Jamaica at the time, such as water rationing and power cuts that led to unrest; such as an incident in which 31 people were shot by police. In September 1975, Taylor was killed by a van while he was crossing a road, but Dillon continued to tour as The Ethiopian.
Members
 | Leonard Dillon 1942-2011 JM |
 | Aston Morris |
| Stephen Taylor |
Popular Tracks 
Train to Skaville on Engine 54 by The Ethiopians Good Ambition on Riding the Roots Chariot by Various Artists Engine 54 on Engine 54 by The Ethiopians No Baptism on Riding the Roots Chariot by Various Artists Everything Crash on Dis One A Scorcher! Absolutely The Best Of Roots and Culture Vol. 1 by Various Artists Give Me Your Love on Engine 54 by The Ethiopians Pirate on Treasure Isle Presents: Original Reggae by Various Artists Free Man on Ethiopians Classics, Vol. 3: Everything Ska by The Ethiopians Owe Me No Pay Me on Lloyd Daley's Matador Productions 1968-72: Reggae Classics From The Originator by Various Artists The Whip on Engine 54 by The EthiopiansTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Membership
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reggae Power & Woman Capture Man | The Ethiopians | 2018 | Compil. |
| Not Me / Fire Ball | The Ethiopians / King Cannon | 2018 | Single |
| Here I Come / Rook Ma Dine | The Ethiopians | 2017 | Single |
| Well Red / Mango Tree | The Ethiopians / JJ All Stars | 2017 | Single |
| Cut Down On Your Speed / One Little Lie | The Ethiopians / Dave Barker | 2017 | Single |
| I'm A King / Big Boy | The Ethiopians / Ranford "Rannie Bop" Williams & The Hippy Boys | 2016 | Single |
| What A Big Surprise / Treasure Of Love | The Ethiopians / Winston Shand | 2016 | Single |
| Fire A Mus Mus Tail / Crock Iron | The Ethiopians / Ranford "Rannie Bop" Williams & The Hippy Boys | 2016 | Single |
| Reggae Hit The Town / This Life Makes Me Wonder | The Ethiopians / Delroy Wilson | 2015 | Single |
| Selah / Rocking 2 EthiopIa | The Ethiopians / Dennis Alcapone | 2015 | Single |
| Freedom Train | The Ethiopians | 2013 | Compil. |
| Awake / Version | The Ethiopians / The Upsetters | 2012 | Single |
| I'm Shocking / Sign The Cheque | The Ethiopians | 2011 | Single |
| We Gonna Make It / We Gonna Be Free | The Termites / The Ethiopians | 2011 | Single |
| You Got To Be Clean / Miss Nora | The Ethiopians | 2011 | Single |
| Woman Capture Man / Mix It Up | The Ethiopians / The Kingstonians | 2009 | Single |
| Engine 54 | The Ethiopians | 2003 | Album |
| Everything Crash: The Best Of The Ethiopians | The Ethiopians | 2003 | Compil. |
| Train To Skaville | The Ethiopians | 2002 | Single |
| Train To Skaville: Anthology 1966-1975 | The Ethiopians | 2002 | Compil. |
| The Best Of The Ethiopians Stay Loose | The Ethiopians | 2001 | Compil. |
| Reggae Hits The Town | The Ethiopians | 2000 | Single |
| Reggae Hit The Town | The Ethiopians | 2000 | Single |
| Meet Sir J.J. Johnson And Friends | The Ethiopians | 2000 | Compil. |
| Reggae Hit The Town | The Ethiopians | 2000 | Compil. |
| Live In London | The Ethiopians | 2000 | Album |
| Ska Ville Princess | The Ethiopians | 1999 | Compil. |
| Train To Skaville | The Ethiopians | 1998 | Compil. |
| Woman Capture Man | The Ethiopians | 1994 | Compil. |
| Clap Your Hands | The Ethiopians | 1993 | Compil. |
| Sir J.J. And Friends | The Ethiopians | 1993 | Compil. |
| The World Goes Ska | The Ethiopians | 1992 | Compil. |
| No Baptism! | The Ethiopians | 1991 | Compil. |
| The Original Reggae Hitsound Of The Ethiopians | The Ethiopians | 1986 | Compil. |
| Buck Me Toe / Nany Rebel | The Ethiopians & Prince Mohammed / Larry Marshall & Trinity | 1980 | Album |
| Hail Rasta | The Ethiopians | 1978 | Single |
| The Whip / Cool It Omego / Shank I Sheck | The Ethiopians / Bobby Ellis | 1978 | Album |
| Rasta Man Song | The Ethiopians, Nigger Kojak | 1977 | Single |
| Rasta Man Song | The Ethiopians | 1977 | Album |
| Slave Call | The Ethiopians | 1977 | Album |
| The Prophet | The Ethiopians | 1976 | Single |
| Another Moses / I Can't Understand | The Ethiopians / Sylford Walker | 1976 | Single |
| Band Your Belly | The Ethiopians | 1975 | Single |
| Another Moses | The Ethiopians | 1975 | Single |
| Knowledge Is Power | The Ethiopians | 1975 | Single |
| Socialism Train | The Ethiopians | 1975 | Single |
| Conference Blues | The Ethiopians | 1975 | Single |
| Natty Kung Fu / Love And Pity | Dillinger / The Ethiopians | 1975 | Single |
| Buy You A Ring | The Ethiopians | 1974 | Single |
| Splish Splash / Hail Rasta, Brother Hail | The Ethiopians | 1974 | Single |
| Let The Light Shine | The Ethiopians | 1974 | Single |
| Conquering Lion | The Ethiopians | 1974 | Single |
| Better Man | The Ethiopians | 1974 | Single |
| Life Is A Funny Thing / Prophecy | The Ethiopians | 1974 | Single |
| The Beginning | The Ethiopians | 1974 | Single |
| I Need Someone / Rhythm & Rezing | The Ethiopians / Rhythm Force | 1973 | Single |
| It's Impossible / Be Prepared | The Ethiopians / Keith Poppin | 1973 | Single |
| I Need Someone / Ketch This Sound | The Ethiopians / Chanel 5 | 1973 | Single |
| Good Ambition / I Got It | The Ethiopians / The Low Bites | 1973 | Single |
| I'm Shareing You / Big Splish Splash | The Ethiopians | 1973 | Single |
| Buy You A Ring / Pray Mama | The Ethiopians | 1973 | Single |
| The Word Is Love | The Ethiopians | 1973 | Single |
| Buy You A Ring / Love Is A Wonderful Wicked Thing | The Ethiopians / Rupie Edwards, Bob Andy & Tyrone Evans | 1973 | Single |
| Gilda | The Ethiopians | 1973 | Single |
| Promises | The Ethiopians | 1972 | Single |
| What We Gonna Do / Wire Version | The Ethiopians / The Now Generation | 1972 | Single |
| Jump Up Action / By 7 | The Ethiopians / Delroy "Crutches" Jones | 1972 | Single |
| Israel Want To Be Free | The Ethiopians | 1972 | Single |
| You Are For Me | The Ethiopians | 1972 | Single |
| Solid As A Rock | The Ethiopians | 1972 | Single |
| You Are For Me / Our Day Will Come Version | The Ethiopians / Prince Buster's All Stars | 1972 | Single |
| Promises | The Ethiopians | 1972 | Single |
| Take Me As I Am | The Ethiopians | 1972 | Single |
| Monkey Money | The Ethiopians | 1972 | Single |
| Monkey Money | The Ethiopians | 1971 | Single |
| Starvation / Jordon River | The Ethiopians / Max Romeo & Glen Adams | 1971 | Single |
| Mi Want Girl | The Ethiopians | 1971 | Single |
| What A Pain / Pain Version | The Ethiopians / The Crystalites | 1971 | Single |
| Make It Up With You | The Ethiopians | 1971 | Single |
| Free Man / Rim Bam Bam | The Ethiopians | 1971 | Single |
| I Need Someone / When Will We Be Paid | The Ethiopians, Martin Riley | 1971 | Single |
| He's Not A Rebel | The Ethiopians | 1971 | Single |
| I Need Someone / Direct Surprise | The Ethiopians / Tony Brevett | 1971 | Single |
| Pirate | The Ethiopians / Tommy McCook And The Soul Syndicate | 1971 | Single |
| Selah / Hold On To What You Have (Don't Let Me Go) | The Ethiopians | 1971 | Single |
| Rim Bim Bam / Rim Bim Bam Version | The Ethiopians / Randy's All Stars | 1971 | Single |
| Mr Tom / Sad News | The Ethiopians | 1971 | Single |
| True Man | The Ethiopians | 1971 | Single |
| Lot Wife / Slave | The Ethiopians / Derrick Harriott | 1971 | Single |
| The Selah / Don't let me go | The Ethiopians | 1971 | Single |
| Best Of Five Part One | The Ethiopians | 1971 | Single |
| I Need Some One / You Took Me By Surprise | The Ethiopians / Tony Brevett | 1971 | Single |
| Mr Tom / Sad News | The Ethiopians | 1971 | Single |
| I Need Someone / It's Not Who You Know | The Ethiopians / Twinkle Brothers | 1971 | Single |
| Satan Girl / The Pum | The Ethiopians / Matador All Stars | 1970 | Single |
| Walkie Talkie | The Ethiopians | 1970 | Single |
| Satisfaction / Things A Get Bad To Worse | Carl Dawkins / The Ethiopians | 1970 | Single |
| Mother's Tender Care / Soldier Man | The Ethiopians With Tommy McCook / Tommy McCook & The Supersonics | 1970 | Single |
| No Baptism | The Ethiopians | 1970 | Single |
| Say Me Say / Condition Bad A Yard | Justin Hinds / The Ethiopians | 1970 | Single |
| You'll Want To Come Back / Baby Why | The Ethiopians, Jackie Mittoo | 1970 | Single |
| From Bad To Worse | The Ethiopians | 1970 | Single |
| Good Ambition / Ambition Version | The Ethiopians / The Crystalites | 1970 | Single |
| Drop Him | The Ethiopians | 1970 | Single |
| Wreck It Up | The Ethiopians | 1970 | Single |
| Bad To Worse / Joy Joy | The Ethiopians | 1970 | Single |
| Praise For I / Cherrie Part II | The Ethiopians / The Gaytones | 1970 | Single |
| Woman Capture Man | The Ethiopians | 1970 | Album |
| Praise For I / Cherrie Pt. II | The Ethiopians / The Gaytones | 1970 | Single |
| Hong Kong Flu / Everything Crash | The Ethiopians | 1970 | Single |
| Rainy Night In Georgia / You'll Want To Come Back | Lord Tanamo / The Ethiopians | 1970 | Single |
| Good Ambition / Ambition Version | The Ethiopians / The Crystalites | 1970 | Single |
| Well Read | The Ethiopians | 1969 | Single |
| Every Day Talking / Sharing You | The Ethiopians | 1969 | Single |
| What A Fire / You ! | The Ethiopians | 1969 | Single |
| Hong Kong Flu | The Ethiopians | 1969 | Single |
| Buss You Mouth / Rough Way Ahead | The Ethiopians / The Reggae Boys | 1969 | Single |
| The Way I Feel / Long Time Now | Bob Andy / The Ethiopians | 1969 | Single |
| Reggae Power | The Ethiopians | 1969 | Album |
| Time To Pray / Young Budd | Lloyd Robinson / The Ethiopians | 1969 | Single |
| Walkie Talkie / Psycho Reggae | The Ethiopians / Sound Dimension | 1969 | Single |
| Mek You Go On So / Neck Tie | The Ethiopians / Winston Wright | 1969 | Single |
| Bigger Boss / My Girl | Ansel Collins / The Ethiopians | 1969 | Single |
| Woman Capture Man / One | The Ethiopians | 1969 | Single |
| Quando (Version 2) / Allelujah | The Ethiopians | 1969 | Single |
| Time Is Getting Harder | The Ethiopians | 1969 | Single |
| My Testimony / Contention | The Ethiopians | 1969 | Single |
| Quando / Allelujah | The Ethiopians | 1969 | Single |
| I'm A King / What A Big Surprise | The Ethiopians | 1969 | Single |
| Well Dread / Israel Must Win | The Ethiopians | 1969 | Single |
| Everything Crash / I'm Not Losing You | The Ethiopians, JJ All Stars | 1968 | Single |
| Fire A Mus Mus Tail | The Ethiopians | 1968 | Single |
| Reggie Hit The Town | The Ethiopians | 1968 | Single |
| People Grudgeful | The Ethiopians | 1968 | Single |
| Train To Glory / You Got The Dough | The Ethiopians & Lynn Taitt & The Jets | 1968 | Single |
| Not Me / Cut Down | The Ethiopians | 1968 | Single |
| Engine 54 / Give Me Your Love | The Ethiopians | 1968 | Single |
| Engine 54 / Train To Vietnam | The Ethiopians, The Rudies | 1968 | Single |
| Engine 54 | The Ethiopians | 1968 | Album |
| Ding Dong Bell / Funky Highway (Unknown Title) | The Ethiopians | 1968 | Single |
| Reggie Hit The Town / Ding Dong Bell | The Ethiopians | 1968 | Single |
| I'm Shocking / One And Only Love (Don't Come Knocking) | The Ethiopians | 1967 | Single |
| Train To Skaville / You Are The Girl | The Ethiopians | 1967 | Single |
| Got My Bugaloo / What To Do | Jackie Mittoo / The Ethiopians | 1967 | Single |
| Soul And Inspiration / Let's Get Together Now | The Hamlins / The Ethiopians | 1967 | Single |
| I Need You / Do It Sweet | The Ethiopians | 1967 | Single |
| Headache / We Gonna Be Free | The Ethiopians | 1967 | Single |
| Leave My Business Alone / Pupa Lick | The Ethiopians / The Soul Vendors | 1967 | Single |
| The Whip / Cool It Omega | The Ethiopians | 1967 | Single |
| Dun Dead A'ready / Stay In My Lonely Arms | The Ethiopians / Bob Andy | 1967 | Single |
| Done Dead Already / Stay In My Lonely Arms | The Ethiopians / Bob & Marcia | 1966 | Single |
| Crime Don't Pay / Love And Pity | Bob Andy / The Ethiopians | 1966 | Single |
| Mek You Go On So / Neck Tie | The Ethiopians / Winston Wright | 1966 | Single |
| I'm Gonna Take Over Now / Home Made | The Ethiopians / Jackie Mittoo | 1966 | Single |
| Live Good | The Ethiopians | 1966 | Single |
| Owe Me No Pay Me / I Wouldn't Baby | The Ethiopians / The Sharks | 1966 | Single |
| For You / Sound Pressure | The Ethiopians / The Soul Brothers | 1966 | Single |
| Let The Light Shine | The Ethiopians | 1966 | Single |
| Early Bird / Love & Pity | The Soul Brothers / The Ethiopians | 1966 | Single |
| Big Splish Splash / Section 2 | The Ethiopians | Single | |
| Muddy Water | The Ethiopians | Single | |
| You'll Want to Come Back / Rainy Night In Georgia | The Ethiopians, Lord Tanamo | Single | |
| Federated Backdrop / Walkie Talkie | Ernest Ranglin / The Ethiopians | Single | |
| Stay By My Side / I'm Coming To You | The Ethiopians | Single | |
| I'm Gonna Take Over Now / Home Made | The Ethiopians / Jackie Mittoo & The Soul Brothers | Single | |
| Run Them Down / Removers | The Ethiopians / JJ All Stars | Single | |
| Mi Want Gal | The Ethiopians | Single | |
| Hail Rasta Brother Hail | The Ethiopians | Single | |
| Walkie Talkie / Rape Bait | The Ethiopians / Lee Perry | Single | |
| Live And Learn / Let The Light Shine | Alton Ellis / The Ethiopians | Single | |
| "What A Pain" | The Ethiopians, The Crystalites | Single | |
| Mother's Tender Care / Soldier Man | The Ethiopians With The Eldorados & Tommy McCook | Single | |
| We'll Meet / Train To Skaville / Jump The Fence | Stranger Cole And the Col Sister, The Ethiopians, Winston Wright | Album | |
| I'm Gonna Buy You A Ring / Again | The Ethiopians / Shenley Duffus | Single | |
| I Need Someone/King Of The Zozas | The Ethiopians / The Aggrovators | Single | |
| Soul & Inspiration / Let Get Together Now | The Hamlins / The Ethiopians | Single | |
| Train To Skaville / Hold Them; Doctor Dick | The Ethiopians / Roy Shirley and Lynn Taitt Band ; Lee Perry | Single | |
| Jericho | The Ethiopians | Single | |
| I Am A Believer | The Ethiopians | Single | |
| Honey Bunch | The Ethiopians | Single | |
| I Am Free / Shanty Town | The Ethiopians / The Soul Brothers | Single | |
| Hong Kong Flu | The Ethiopians | Single | |
| I A Gonna Take Over | The Ethiopians | Single | |
| Love Bug / Sounds Of Forefathers | The Ethiopians | Single | |
| Solid As A Rock / You're My Baby | The Ethiopians | Album | |
| Buy You A Ring | The Ethiopians | Album | |
| Want Gal | The Ethiopians | Single | |
| Lot Wife / Lot Wife (Version) | The Ethiopians / The Crystalites | Single | |
| Send Me Home / Hang On (Don't Let Go) | The Ethiopians | Single | |
| Solid As The Rock | The Ethiopians | Single | |
| In Deh Mi Deh | The Ethiopians | Single | |
| Starvation | The Ethiopians With G.G. Allstars | Single | |
| Big Belly Horse | The Ethiopians | Single | |
| Satan Boy / Poor Me | The Ethiopians | Single | |
| Young Wings Can Fly / This Train | Johnny & The Attractions / The Ethiopians | Single | |
| Train To Skaville / Monkey Man | The Ethiopians / The Maytals | Single | |
| The Whip | The Ethiopians, Lynn Taitt & The Jets | Single | |
| Jericho / Big Belly Horse | The Ethiopians | Single | |
| Skanty Town / Freeman | The Soul Brothers, The Ethiopians | Single | |
| Lot Wife | The Ethiopians | Single | |
| Sho-Be-Do-Be / I'm Sharing You | The Ethiopians | Single | |
| Everything Crash / Bigger Boss | The Ethiopians / Ansel Collins | Single | |
| Gun Man Lyrics / Promises | Cutty Ranks / The Ethiopians | Single | |
| What A Fire | The Ethiopians & Sound Dimension | Single | |
| Mother's Tender Care / Soldier Man | The Ethiopians With Tommy McCook, Tommy McCook & The Supersonics | Single | |
| Stay Loose Mama | The Ethiopians | Single | |
| The Whip | The Ethiopians | Single | |
| Free man | The Ethiopians | Single | |
| Play Boy | The Ethiopians | Single | |
| I'm Gonna Take Over Now / Home Made | The Ethiopians / Jackie Mittoo & The Soul Brothers | Single | |
| Rook Ma Dine / Here I Come | The Ethiopians | Single | |
| Hail Rasta Brother Hail | The Ethiopians | Single |
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