ARTIST

The Abyssinians

from 1969Kingston
THE STORY

Bernard Collins with Donald and Linford Manning. “Satta Massagana” is still the hymn — three voices, one prayer, harmony as testimony.

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Updated 2026-09Ranges kept honest · contested dates marked “c.”