BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I 106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia Saturday 18th January, 2025
Featuring the new Party Time riddim from Tad’s Records, the Constellation riddim from Skunga Records, more on the Resilience riddim from Kushite Organic Records, homegrown reggae from Australia’s Jah Tung and Jason Heerah, new dancehall from Popcaan, Kranium, Masicka, Yaksta and Chronic Law… and the usual vintage classics.
THE CO-OPERATORS & DENNISON JOSEPH – More Fire (Sounds from the Fridge: Waggle Dance Records) KARL BRYAN & THE AFROKATS – Money Generator (Studio One) BUNNIE & SKITTER – Lumumbo (Worldisc) SOUND DIMENSION – Congo Rock (Bongo Man) ALTON ELLIS – It’s True (Studio One) ALTON ELLIS – Rasta Spirit (Clintones) BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS – Burnin’ and Lootin’ (Burnin: Island) –request JACOB MILLER – Jolly Joseph (Top Ranking) BARRINGTON LEVY – Good Loving (Prison Oval Rock: Volcano/VP Records) GENERAL ECHO – Oil In A Babylon (Manzie) DILLINGER – Plantation Heights (Well Charge) THE MIGHTY DIAMONDS – I Need A Roof (Right Time: Virgin/Channel One) JUSTIN HINDS & THE DOMINOES – What You Don’t Know (Jezebel: Island) PETER BROGGS – I Don’t Know (Progressive Youth: RAS) THE GLADIATORS – Chatty Chatty Mouth (Trenchtown Mix Up: Virgin) JAH STITCH – Words Of Wisdom (Justice) CULTURE – Nah Stay Inna Babylon (Humble African: Fat Eyes) CULTURE – Humble African (Humble African: Fat Eyes) RICHIE SPICE – Righteous Youths (5th Element) JESSE ROYAL – Those Days (Party Time riddim: Tads Records) KHALIA – Devil In Disguise (Party Time riddim: Tads Records) CHEZIDEK – One Life (Party Time riddim: Tads Records) HEZRON – We’ve Made It (Party Time riddim: Tads Records) GUINNEY PEPPER – Island Home (Party Time riddim: Tads Records) ANTHONY CRUZ – Badmind (Party Time riddim: Tads Records) TERRY LINEN – Praise You (Party Time riddim: Tads Records) WARRIOR KING – Positive Energy (Party Time riddim: Tads Records) JAH TUNG – Count My Blessings (House Of Riddim) JASON HEERAH – Nothing Without You (JH Records) RAS MUHAMAD & CONRAD GOOD VIBRATIONS – Satu Rasa (Salam: Oneness) MEDISUN – Harmony (Constellation riddim: Skunga Records) KUMAR – Hell and Powder House (Constellation riddim: Skunga Records) KABAKA PYRAMID & IRIE SOULJAH – Show Love (Resilience riddim: Kushite Organic Records) EESAH – Justice (Resilience riddim: Kushite Organic Records) LUTAN FYAH – Bad Dawg (Resilience riddim: Kushite Organic Records) QUEEN OMEGA – Resilience (Resilience riddim: Kushite Organic Records) INDIE ALLEN – Good Vibes Only (Oasis: Indie Allen) POPCAAN & DANE RAY – Fully Prayers (Hope Yuh Memba: Island Specifix) KRANIUM & MASICKA – Cut The Link (TJ Records & Out Deh) YAKSTA & CHRONIC LAW – Cease Fire (Makaveli Muzik & Bush Music)
BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I 106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia Saturday 11th January, 2025
Starting with a big new combination from Haile Celestial, Kabaka Pyramid and Iotosh, then moving into some classic UK and Jamaican early reggae sounds, before running through the biggest and best dancehall tunes of the last year.
HAILE CELESTIAL, KABAKA PYRAMID, IOTOSH – Walking Parable (DubShot Records & Haile Celestial) KING TUBBY & YABBY YOU – Beware Of God (Vivian Jackson) STEEL PULSE – Nyahbinghi Voyage (Caught You: Island) MATUMBI – Jah Movements (Testify: Solid Groove Records) MATUMBI – War (Matumbi: EMI) DENNIS BOVELL & THE 4TH STREET ORCHESTRA – North Parade (A Summer Place) CORNEL CAMPBELL – The Investigator (Jackpot) PAT KELLY – I’m So Proud (Burning Rockers) EARTH AND STONE – No Time To Lose version (Hight Note) KEN BOOTHE – Love and Unity (Beverley’s) THE WAILERS – Stop The Train (Beverley’s) THE WAILERS – Soon Come (Beverley’s) SLIM SMITH & THE UNIQUES – Girls Like Dirt version (Justice) FREDDIE McKAY – High School Dance (Studio One) JOHN HOLT – Stick By Me (Jackpot) THE SPARKERS – Dig It Up (Spade Records) DELROY WILSON – Cool Operator version (Jackpot) BLACK UHURU – Carbine (Red: Island) DAMIAN JR GONG MARLEY – Banner (Ghetto Youths International) IMERU TAFARI, IOTOSH, KABAKA PYRAMID – Vortex (The Essential: Koastal Kings & DubShot Records) PROTOJE – Mariposa (In.Digg.Nation) ROYAL BLU – Cool (G.wav) BUSY SIGNAL – Happy Birthday (Cashflow) CHRONIC LAW – Garrison (808 Reggae: Slyda Di Wizard & Romeich Ent) KRANIUM & CHRONIC LAW – Higher Life (CJ the Chemist) 450 – Wild and Rich (Weekday & Tru Ambassador Next Generation 450 – Levels (Weekday & Tru Ambassador) SHENSEEA – Dating Szn (Options) (Romeich) SHENSEEA & MASICKA – Hit and Run (Di Genius) NIGY BOY – Judgement (Payment Plan riddim: Head Concussion) NIGY BOY – Continent (Dutty Money riddim: Head Concussion) JADA KINGDOM – What’s Up (Big Buddy) (Dutty Money riddim: Head Concussion) VALIANT – Bubble Gum (Dutty Money riddim: Head Concussion) VALIANT – Lumbah (DJ Mac & Diplomats & Rockit Muzik) JQUAN – Chakka (Chakka riddim: DJ Mac & Crash Dummy Productions) ALKALINE – Nah Lef Eh Game (Autobamb Records & Sponge Music) MASICKA – 20 Matic (Dunwell) MASICKA – All Over Again (TJ Records) MASICKA – Whites (Attomatic, Dan Sky Records, 1Syde Records) CHRONIC LAW – Grimey (New World Order riddim: Armzhouse Records & Realascanb Ent) CHRONIC LAW – 90s Spin Di Block (Collect Di Bred & Chemist Records) CHRONIC LAW – Weekend (Bup Bup) (Street Vybz riddim: NotNice) *2023 SKENG – Taboo (Street Vybz riddim: NotNice) VYBZ KARTEL – Street Vybz (Street Vybz riddim: NotNice) *2009 VYBZ KARTEL – Fire Vybz (Crush Grabba) (Adidjaheim) VYBZ KARTEL – Drag Dem Bat (Music House Entertainment) VYBZ KARTEL – The Comet (Vybz Kartel Muzik) BLAIZ FAYAH – Party On/Shatta Land (Creepy Music)
BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I 106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia Saturday 4th January, 2025
My pick of the best new reggae releases of 2024, as aired on Babylon Burning. In recent years I moved away from a numbered countdown, and this year I expanded the reggae recap to the full two hours, allowing me to fit in multiple cuts on a riddim where I felt it was warranted.
Protoje was my personal favourite artist of the year. It’s rare that I like everything an artist puts out, but I enjoyed all of his tunes this year. Likewise, I enjoyed everything that Lila Ike released, though all of her songs this year were in a combination with someone else. The breakthrough artists of 2024 would have to be Jah Lil and Rik Jam – both have been around for several years now, but they definitely stepped up their output in 2024. Iotosh also deserves mention here, and he will definitely be one to watch in coming years. YG Marley’s crossover hit “Praise Jah In The Moonlight” was actually released in 2023, but it was so popular in 2024 that I had to include it here – it even reached number 19 on the Australian ARIA chart. See below for an extensive ‘honourable mentions’ list.
THE BEST REGGAE OF 2024
HAILE – Love and Clarity (Nyahbinghi Mix) (Zonah World & A Separate Group) HAILE – Pure Blue (Zonah World & A Separate Group) IOTOSH – Perfection (Sound Ting) COLLIE BUDDZ – Own Business (Harper Digital) PEETAH MORGAN – Who Run The World (Full Bloom riddim: Zion I Kings) ARKAINGELLE & JALIFA – Too Dread (Full Bloom riddim: Zion I Kings) MICAH SHEMAIAH – Dis Ya Rockers (Full Bloom riddim: Zion I Kings) REEMAH – Greatest Thing (Full Bloom riddim: Zion I Kings) REEMAH – What Goes Around (Mafia & Fluxy) REEMAH – Big Fraud (Feel Line Records) ALPHEUS – Evil Man (Unify: Liquidator) AKAE BEKA – Going On A Mission (Living Testament: Trinity Farm Productions & Go A Chant) THE BROWN BOYS & KA’IKENA SCANLAN – Roots and Culture (Rubbah Slippah Productions) DERAJAH – Wicked Man (JahWise Productions & Nusantara Records) BUGLE, DAMIAN MARLEY, BUJU BANTON – Thank You Lord (Apex: An9ted Entertainment) BUSY SIGNAL – Steam Chalice (Nuh Rush Records) BUSY SIGNAL – Jah You Know (Brimstone riddim: Dutty Rock Productions) BUSHMAN – Show I The Way (Brimstone riddim: Dutty Rock Productions) J WRITTEN – Work To Do (Kaleidoscope: Tafari Records) JAH LIL – Above Water (Out Deh Records) JAH LIL – End Of War (Big Scoop Records) RIK JAM – Hail The King Forever (Irie Yute Tapes) RIK JAM – Caution (Irie Yute Tapes) LUTAN FYAH – We Want World Peace (Mista Savona) ZIGGI RECADO – Jungle (Nayamari Music) QUEEN OMEGA, CHEZIDEK, U BROWN – Three The Hard Way (Irie Ites) PERFECT GIDDIMANI & YOUNG SHANTY – Got Trees (Sinky Beatz) KABAKA PYRAMID & RYGIN KING – Believe (Reggae Remix) (Bebble Rock & Ghetto Youths International) GENTLEMAN – Watch Over Me (Finally riddim: Don Corleon) KIMECO – El Shadai (Finally riddim: Don Corleon) TARRUS RILEY – It Nuh Mek Sense (Finally riddim: Don Corleon) IKAYA – God’s Favourite (Sweet 7 riddim: A-Team Lifestyle & Usain Bolt) JAZ ELISE – Gunman (Ineffable Records) JHAY FAJ & JALIFA – Rastafarian (Music Therapy: JhayFaj Music Enertainment) VERHSON – Mankind Bless (Quiet Storm & Yellow Leo) MORTIMER – My Child (Overstand & Easy Star Entertainment) ROYAL BLU, KABAKA PYRAMID, THE AUTOS – Light My Way (Easy Star Records) PROTOJE & JAHSHII – Where We Come From (In.Digg.Nation Collective & Izy Beats) PROTOJE – 80s Wild (The Jamaican Situation Side A: In.Digg.Nation Collective) PROTOJE – Barrel Bun (The Jamaican Situation Side A: In.Digg.Nation Collective) PROTOJE – Legend Legend Legend (Zion I Kings Remix) (In.Digg.Nation & Zion I Kings) YG MARLEY – Praise Jah In The Moonlight (Fifty Six Hope Road Music)* LILA IKE & JOEY BADA$$ – Fry Plantain (In.Digg.Nation & Wurl Ike Records)
HONOURABLE MENTIONS:
ADREYN CASH – Web Of Love (Orange Hill & Zinc Fence) AFRIKAN SIMBA – Freedom Struggle (Reality Shock Records) AFRIKAN SIMBA & MIKEY GENERAL – Freedom Struggle (Reality Shock Records) AKAE BEKA – Cream Of Joy (Living Testament: Trinity Farm Productions & Go A Chant) AKAE BEKA – Who Will Go For Us (Trinity Farm Productions & Go A Chant) ALAIN – Pile Up (Sweet 7 riddim: A-Team Lifestyle & Usain Bolt) ALBOROSIE & JAZ ELISE – Faith (VP Records) ALPHEUS – Unify (Unify: Liquidator) ANCIENT WARRIOR – Love Is Like A Mountain (Mista Savona) ANTHONY B – Inna De Revolution (Strictly Culture 23 riddim: Blacker Dread)* ANTHONY JOHNSON & RANDY VALENTINE – Behold (Buzwakk Records) AZA LINEAGE – My Mother (Jam 2) BAYONICS, SENECA, THE MYSTIC REVELATION OF RASTAFARI – Can’t Be How It Is (City Roots Ent) BLING DAWG – Spliff Today (Young Pow) BRUTHA RODZ & ISRAEL STARR – Burning (Brutha Rodz meets Israel Starr at the Foothills of Mt Raupehu: BlessUp Music) BRUTHA RODZ, ISRAEL STARR, CJ RUKA – Political Lies (Maoribank riddim: Maoribank Creatives Ltd) BUGLE – Promise (Apex: An9ted Ent) BUGLE & CAPLETON – Hopes (Small World) (Apex: A9ted Ent) BUSY SIGNAL & CAPLETON – Nuh Trust (DND: Jiggy D Entertainment) BUSY SIGNAL – In Every Country (River Nile Entertainment) CHEZIDEK – Action Man (Irie Ites) CHRISTOPHER ELLIS – Lessons Of Love (Silly Walks Discotheque) CHRISTOPHER ELLIS – Miss You (Ghetto Youths International) CHRISTOS DC & THE LIGERIANS – Shadow of Perception (SoulNurse Records & Honest Music) CHRONIC LAW – One Dream (Survivors Guilt riddim: Notnice) THE CO-OPERATORS & DENNISON JOSEPH – More Fire (Sounds From The Fridge: Waggle Dance Records) THE CO-OPERATORS & PERKIE – Over Yonder (Sounds from the Fridge: Waggle Dance Records) THE CO-OPERATORS, REBEKAH, IAMBE – Beneath The Sun (Sounds from the Fridge: Waggle Dance Records) D’YANI – Hard Ears (God’s Timing Music) DAMIAN JR GONG MARLEY – Banner (Ghetto Youths International) DEZARIE – Lion Is Lion (Dezarie Music) DUKE OF ROOTS & TARRUS RILEY – Pressure Drop (Duke Of Roots: Migration Records & Young Pow Productions) DUMIS9NE, STEPART, IMERU TAFARI – Feeling Irie (Timeless: Hologram Records) EN YOUNG & ROYAL BLU – Come With Fire (Roots Musician Records) ETANA – Grateful (Freemind riddim: Freemind Music) FALLE NIOKE, CONGO NATTY, MANU DIGITAL – The Children Of Shaka (Digital UK Session: X-Ray Production & Manudigital) FIKIR AMLAK – Vampire (Most High Records) FIKIR AMLAK & IZOARDI – Pay Day (Steppaz: Strange Land Records) FITZROY LEE – Poor and Hungry (New Earth riddim: Astro Melody Records) GINO NAYNA – On A Mission (JH Records) I-TAWEH – Let I Go (Musically Speaking: Tap Nat Muzik) I OCTANE – Burning Fire (Picture Frame riddim: John John) IMERU TAFARI – Anguish (The Essential: Koastal Kings & DubShot Records) IMERU TAFARI & QUEEN IFRICA – I Love Rastafari (Koastal Kings) IMERU TAFARI & SAMORY I – Protect My Soul (The Essential: Koastal Kings & DubShot Records) IMERU TAFARI, IOTOSH, KABAKA PYRAMID – Vortex (The Essential: Koastal Kings & DubShot Records) INDI ALLEN – Good Vibes Only (Oasis: Indie Allen) INEZI – Mind Check (Addis Records) INI KAMOZE & LILA IKE – I Want You (XTM.Nation & DubShot) INTRESTT & LUTAN FYAH – High Like The Cloud (Hits 38 Production) IOTOSH – The Cure (For The People) (For The People: Sound Ting) IOTOSH & PROTOJE – Fill My Cup (Sound Ting)* IRIE SOULJAH & MEDISUN – So Far (Ineffable Records) J WRITTEN & ALBOROSIE – Fear To Understand (Kaleidoscope: Tafari Records) JAH LIL – Currency Called Time (Out Deh Records) JAH LIL – Hold Corner (Bebble Rock Records) JAH LIL – Step By Step (Out Deh Records & Sinky Beats) JAH LIL – Warn Yuh (XTM.Nation & DubShot) JAH9 – Match (VP Records) JAHRIFFE & JALIFA – Iron Sharpen Iron (JahRiffe) JAHSHII & LILA IKE – Blessings (Slyda Di Wizard & Romeich) JESSE ROYAL, KUMAR, JAH IZREHL, IMERU TAFARI – Live Like Selassie (Boxy Records) JHAZAHRA – True Mi Bad (Treydrumz) JOE YORKE & THE CO-OPERATORS – Downbeat Melody (Waggle Dance Records) JORJA SMITH & MORTIMER – Greatest Gift (Camp Habitat Remix) (Falling Or Flying deluxe: FAMM) JUNIOR DREAD – Leaders (Irie Ites) KA$E – Perfect Storm (Cre8ive Tribe) KHALIA – Addicted (Albion Music) KUMAR & THE 18TH PARALELL – Never Give Up (Tales Of Reality: Easy Star & Fruits Records) KUMAR & THE 18TH PARALELL – Salvation (Tales Of Reality: Easy Star & Fruits Records) KY-MANI MARLEY – New Creature (Konfrontation Muzik & Dubshot Records) LENGUALERTA, NAI-JAH, ALPHA STEPPER – Ceasefire Now (Steppas Records) LIKKLE JORDEE – Wake Up (Likkle Jordee) LILA IKE & HER – He Loves Us Both (RCA Records & In.Digg.Nation Collective) LINVAL THOMPSON – Bound To Fall (Easy Star & Quan Records) LUCIANO – What We Gonna Do (Jah Wise & Nusantara Records) LUTAN FYAH – Bad Dawg (Resilience riddim: Kushite Organic Records) LUTAN FYAH – My Heart Cries (Clive Hunt) MARCUS GAD & ZULU VIBES – Babylon Nuh Care (Zulu Vibes & Sudar Publishing) MEDISUN – Discrimination (Hits 38 Production) MEDISUN – Extra Heavy (Extra Heavy riddim: Green Lion Crew) MICHAEL ROSE, HOLLIE COOK, SUBATOMIC SOUND SYSTEM – Happy Is The Man Who Finds Wisdom (DubShot Records & Controlled Substances) THE MIGHTY GRAVILLONS & THE 18TH PARALLEL – Crumbling World (Fruits Records) MORTIMER, KABAKA PYRAMID, LILA IKE – Bruises (Overstand & Easy Star) MORTIMER – Heavy (Overstand & Easy Star Entertainment) MORTIMER – Not A Day Goes By (Overstand & Easy Star Entertainment) NADIA McANUFF & THE LIGERIANS – Holy (Shelter From The Storm: SoulNurse Records) NADIA McANUFF & THE LIGERIANS – Shelter (Shelter From The Storm: SoulNurse Records) NGA HAN – Good To Know (Rebellion City Productions) NGA HAN – More Blessings (Fat Puffin) NGA HAN – Until War (Temple In Man: Majestic Vision, Roots Unity, Tetra Ark Records)* NORRIS MAN – Bun Babylon (Free Man: Tads) OLAF BLACKWOOD & SHAGGY – Pull Up Selector (Badman riddim: Ranch Entertainment) PEETAH MORGAN – Better World (Soul Rebel Sound)* PERFECT GIDDIMANI – Bob Marley Reggae (Giddimani Music & Sinky Beats) PERFECT GIDDIMANI – Chalice Face (Sinky Beatz) PERFECT GIDDIMANI – Rastafari To The World (Free Jah Jah Children riddim: Galaxy Soundstation) PERFECT GIDDIMANI – Reason (Irie Ites) PERFECT GIDDIMANI – Worthy For Jah (Giddimani Music & Sinky Beats) PINNACLE SOUND, EMANUEL & THE BIONITES – Deep Wata (Still Dread: Bat Records) PROTOJE – 30 Million (In.Digg.Nation & Ineffable) PROTOJE – Legend Legend (Ineffable Records) QUEEN OMEGA – Loyalty (Jahwise Productions) QUEEN OMEGA & NATURE MAKONNEN – Resilience (Kushite Organic Records) RANDY VALENTINE – Love Is In The House Of Life (Troots Music) RAS DEMO & KRAK IN DUB – Zion Gate (Evidence Music) RAS FRASER JR & NATTY KING – Disgrace (I Am Conscious: Wide Awake Music) RAS FRASER JR & PERFECT GIDDIMANI – Burn Down Babylon (I Am Conscious: Wide Awake Music) RAS TEO & THE NATURALS – Bil Back (King Solomon Records) RC – One A Way (Warriors Don’t Cry riddim: Penthouse) REEMAH – As Far As I Can See (Roots and Culture riddim: Silly Walks) RENIGAD & ASTYLE ALIVE – Blaze Up (Bad People Productions) RIK JAM – Journey (Irie Yute Tapes) ROBERT LEE – Sound A Go Dead (Dem A Fight riddim: Grubby Mitts) ROE SUMMERZ – Oouu! (Green Lion Crew) ROMAIN VIRGO – Just Like That (The Gentle Man: VP Records) ROMAIN VIRGO & CAPLETON – You Must Pay (The Gentle Man: VP Records) ROMAIN VIRGO & JESSE ROYAL – Bridges (The Gentle Man: VP Records) ROOTZ UNDERGROUND, WINSTON McANUFF, CEDRIC MYTON – Love For All (Tattooin Beat) SAMORY I – Clouds (Strength – Deluxe: Overstand & Easy Star) SAMORY I – You Will Know (Strength – Deluxe: Overstand & Easy Star) SAMORY I – Kingston Heat (Strength – Deluxe: Overstand & Easy Star) SHUGA – My Guide (Warriors Don’t Cry riddim: Penthouse) SIZZLA – Never Stop Try (Bogan Villa riddim: 12 Yaad Records & Zion Productions) SOULMEDIC – Firm and Militant (Jah Kebra Music) SPICE – Sitt’n Fi Chat (Badman riddim: Ranch Entertainment) STRANJAH MILLER – Too Hot (Too Hot riddim: Street Rockaz) T’JEAN – Hail Jah (AI (Ancient Intelligence) (Izreal Records & Jdeacs Records) T’JEAN – Mother Earth (AI (Ancient Intelligence) (Izreal Records & Jdeacs Records) TAJ WEEKES & ZION ALBERT – All Things Shall Pass (Eyes To See: Jatta Records) TAJ WEEKES & ZION ALBERT – Cornerstone (Eyes To See: Jatta Records) TATIK – Far Away (Stick With You riddim: DJ Densen & Oneness Records) TERRY LINEN & ANTHONY RED ROSE – Heathen (Tads) THE FLYING VIPERS – Show Me (Easy Star Records) THE HAPPY SUFFERER – Once Upon A Time Girl (The Happy Sufferer) TRIBAL SEEDS & HEMPRESS SATIVA – Wicked and Riled (Ancient Blood: Tribal Seeds Music) TRIBAL SEEDS & THE TWINKLE BROTHERS – Bondage (Ancient Blood: Tribal Seeds Music) U BROWN & AL CAMPBELL – Ruff Ina Dis Ya Time (Still Chanting Rub-A-Dub: Irie Ites) WINSTRONG – Khaki Suit (Harvest For Life riddim: Ambassador Musik) YG MARLEY – Survival (YG Marley Music)
BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I 106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia Saturday 28th December, 2024
Classic sounds in the first hour, modern sounds in the second… revisiting the Scriptures riddim by special request… new music from Rik Jam, Perfect Giddimani, Busy Signal and Sean Paul… and new dancehall in old-school style from King Toppa and SK Simeon.
ROMAN STEWART – Babylon (Foreward Recording Co) CULTURE – Deep Root Dub (Rare and Unreleased Dub: Revolver) KEN BOOTHE – Ain’t No Love (Hulk) ENOS McLEOD – See It Deh (High Note) ENOS McLEOD – If You Love Jah (The Genius Of Enos: Pressure Sounds) THE MIGHTY DIAMONDS – Plastic World (Channel One) LEROY SMART – Badness No Pay (Channel One) FREDDIE McKAY – Creation Dub (Creation: Plant Music & VP Records) BURNING SPEAR – It’s A Long Way Around (Dry and Heavy: Island) IJAHMAN LEVI – I’m A Levi (Haile I Hymn: Island) MONTY ALEXANDER – Forever Loving Jah (Concrete Jungle: The Music Of Bob Marley: Telarc) BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS – Forever Loving Jah (Uprising: Island) HUGH MUNDELL – Jah Will Provide (Africa Must Be Free By 1983: Message) WILLI WILLIAMS – Give Jah Praise (Messenger Man: Drum Street) NGA HAN – Good To Know (Rebellion City Productions) MIDNITE & I GRADE – Double Speak (Let Live: I Grade) YAHADANAI – Rise (One Atonement: I Grade) YAHADANAI – Rise In Dub (One Atonement: I Grade) DUBBIN DARRYL, THE SPRINGTONES, NOYA – Walking On The Moon (Innerversions vol 1: Cry No More) CORRELLA – War (Skeletons: Loop) QUEEN OMEGA, CHEZIDEK, U BROWN – Three The Hard Way (Irie Ites) –request YEZA – Bullseye (RoryStoneLove & Black Dub Music) YEZA – Tek Chat (Yeza Music & Sinky Beatz) PERFECT GIDDIMANI – Rastafari To The World (Free Jah Jah Children riddim: Galaxy Soundstation) CHRONIXX – Most I (Scriptures riddim: Don Corleon) –request JAH VINCI – Nice Again (Scriptures riddim: Don Corleon) MORGAN HERITAGE – Ends Nah Meet (Scriptures riddim: Don Corleon) RIK JAM – Caution (Irie Yute Tapes) KENNY KNOTS – Rasta No Answer (Jah Vision) SK SIMEON – Luganda (You Betta Run riddim: King Toppa) BIMM VYBZ & JOZELHA DA ARROWGAL – Ajon (You Betta Run riddim: King Toppa) SK SIMEON – Unnu Better Run (You Betta Run riddim: King Toppa) YAMI J – Baleke (You Betta Run riddim: King Toppa) SK SIMEON & JESSE I – Ying Yong (You Betta Run riddim: King Toppa) KYBBA, SEAN PAUL, BUSY SIGNAL – Ba Ba Bad (Basshall Records) AFRO BROS & DAMIAN MARLEY – Shattarock (Afreaka Records)
BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I 106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia Saturday 21st December, 2024
Featuring new music from Sizzla, Yaadcore, Iotosh, Queen Omega, Ras Demo, Likkle Jordee, Jah Lil, and nuff more.
MARCUS GAD & ZULU VIBES – Babylon Nuh Care (Zulu Vibes & Sudar Publishing) THE PROPHETS ALL-STARS – Mash Down Version (Vivian Jackson/Pressure Sounds) WAYNE DYCE – Humble (Moving On) THE MIGHTY ABIDJANS – Untamed (Swing Bird) PETER TOSH – Apartheid (Equal Rights: Intel Diplo) THE ECLIPSE BAND – Daylight Robbery (Onlyroots) FREDDIE McGREGOR – Roman Soldiers (Hit Bound) DON CARLOS – 400 Years (Volcano) JOHNNY OSBOURNE – Never Stop Fighting (Never Stop Fighting: Greensleeves) JOHNNY OSBOURNE – Love In Universal (Never Stop Fighting: Greensleeves) MICHAEL POWELL – Christmas Time (Hot Stuff) KEN BOOTHE – Old Fashioned Way (Inbidimts) DENNIS ALCAPONE – Spanish Amigo (Inbidimts) BYRON LEE & THE DRAGONAIRES – Duppy Jamboree (Dynamic Sounds) BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS – Gonna Get You (JAD) THE WAILERS – Hammer (JAD) MELEKU – Need Your Love (Fantasy) (Bogan Villa riddim: 12 Yaad Records & Zion Productions) KARBON – She’s Mine (Bogan Villa riddim: 12 Yaad Records & Zion Productions) YAADCORE – When It Rains (Bogan Villa riddim: 12 Yaad Records & Zion Productions) SIZZLA – Never Stop Try (Bogan Villa riddim: 12 Yaad Records & Zion Productions) SIZZLA – Love Is Devine (Digital B) SIZZLA – Wanting You (Star Trail) ANTHONY B – So Many Things (Ballistic Affair riddim: Star Trail) NORRIS MAN – Heathen Life (Ballistic Affair riddim: Star Trail) IOTOSH & PROTOJE – Fill My Cup (Sound Ting) IOTOSH – The Cure (For The People) (For The People: Sound Ting) JAH LIL – End Of War (Big Scoop Records) WITNESS & THE 18TH PARALLEL – Mercy Gone (Fruits Records) –request WITNESS, MR WILLIAMZ, THE 18TH PARALLEL – Mercy Gone part II (Fruits Records) QUEEN OMEGA, CHEZIDEK, U BROWN – Three The Hard Way (Irie Ites) U BROWN & AL CAMPBELL – Ruff Ina Dis Ya Time (Still Chanting Rub-A-Dub: Irie Ites) LIKKLE JORDEE – Wake Up (Likkle Jordee) RAS DEMO & KRAK IN DUB – Zion Gate (Evidence Music) DAMIAN MARLEY – Holiday (Ghetto Youths International) –request TARRUS RILEY – Dem Gone Too Far (Ghetto Youths International)
BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I 106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia Saturday 14th December, 2024
Featuring new music from Jah Lil, Agent Sasco, Lila Ike, Jesse Royal, Jah Izrehl, Imeru Tafari, Solo Banton, Joe Yorke, Afrikan Simba, Mikey General, and nuff more.
JOHNNY CLARKE – Got To Be Strong (Jah Shaka) JOHNNY LOVER – Forgive I (Ark The Zion Sound) THE LOVE JOYS – All I Can Say (Reggae Vibes: Wackies) –request THE WAILING SOULS – Firehouse Rock (Volcano) –request MAVADO – Wa Dem A Do (Firehouse Rock Remix) (Al Fingers) LOPEZ WALKER – Fly Away (Children Of Jah: Phase One) JUNIOR MURVIN – People Get Ready (Black Art) CORNEL CAMPBELL – Jah Forgive Me (Hot Stuff) THE ROYALS – When You Are Wrong (Tamoki Wambesi) THE ROYALS – Tekla (Dubbing With The Royals: Tamoki Wambesi) BURNING SPEAR – Give Me (Marcus Garvey: Island) DELROY WILSON – Can’t Stop Me (Jackpot) WINSTON JARRETT – Love Jah Jah (Studio One) BURNING SPEAR – Get Ready (Studio One) THE SOUND DIMENSION – Ten To Ten (Studio One) PETER BROGGS – Sing A New Song (Studio One) PETER BROGGS – Never Forget Jah (Progressive Youth: RAS) EEK A MOUSE – Do You Remember (Thompson Sound) JUNIOR ROSS – Kingston City (Stars) THE CO-OPERATORS & PERKIE – Over Yonder (Sounds from the Fridge: Waggle Dance Records) THE CO-OPERATORS, REBEKAH, IAMBE – Beneath The Sun (Sounds from the Fridge: Waggle Dance Records) JOE YORKE & THE CO-OPERATORS – Downbeat Melody (Waggle Dance Records) SOLO BANTON & JOE YORKE – Acting Like That (In This Time: Irie Ites) AFRIKAN SIMBA & MIKEY GENERAL – Circle Mama Africa (Mission: Reality Shock Records) JESSE ROYAL, KUMAR, JAH IZREHL, IMERU TAFARI – Live Like Selassie (Boxy Records) JAH LIL – Hold Corner (Bebble Rock Records) JAH LIL – Warn Yuh (XTM.Nation & DubShot) LUCIANO – Where There Is Life (Freedom Blues riddim: Xterminator) TONY REBEL & COCOA TEA – We Can Live It Up (Freedom Blues riddim: Xterminator) SIZZLA & SHADOWMAN – It’s Not Over (Freedom Blues riddim: Xterminator) ANTHONY B – Global Awareness (Answer riddim: Blacker Dread) JUNIOR REID – Hat Over Turban (Answer riddim: Blacker Dread) CAPLETON – Punchline Fi Hit (Answer riddim: Blacker Dread) BEENIE MAN – Too Bad Mind (Answer riddim: Blacker Dread) IRAH, VALIANT, BEENIE MAN – Gunfinger (Salute) AGENT SASCO – Banks of the Hope (Diamond Studios) AGENT SASCO & LILA IKE – Everything and Anything (Daseca)
BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I 106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia Saturday 23rd November, 2024
Featuring new tunes from Jah9, Lila Ike, Medisun, Perfect Giddimani, Ancient Warrior & Mista Savona, Israel Starr & Brutha Rodz… a remake of the classic Showtime dancehall riddim courtesy of Dutty Rock Productions… some Anthony B ahead of his Australian tour… and the usual vintage classics.
DENNIS BOVELL & THE 4TH STREET ORCHESTRA – Back Weh Babylon (Leggo! Ah-Fi-Wi-Dis) GABRIEL & THE ANGEL – Dread In A Earth version (Golden Air) JUNIOR ROSS & THE SPEAR – So Jah Jah Say (Stars) ERROL FLABBA HOLT – Gimme (Cry Tuff) EEK A MOUSE – Wild Like A Tiger (Volcano) JUNIOR DELGADO – Run Run (Original Music) JOSEPH EARLOCKS – Free Up Blackman (Original Music) BIM SHERMAN – It Must Be A Dream (Original Music) BIM SHERMAN – Weak Heart Men (Scorpio) MWANAMKE MWAFRIKA – African Woman (African Woman Abroad: African Woman) JUDY MOWATT – Black Woman (Ashandan) JUNIOR REID – Sister Dawn (Negus Roots) JUNIOR REID – Know Myself (Rockers) BLACK UHURU – Dread In The Mountain (TRS) MIDNITE – His Speeches (Rastar) BLACK UHURU – Puff She Puff (Red: Island) MEDISUN – Discrimination (Hits 38 Production) BRUTHA RODZ & ISRAEL STARR – Burning (Brutha Rodz meets Israel Starr at the Foothills of Mt Raupehu: BlessUp Music) INTRESTT & LUTAN FYAH – High Like The Cloud (Hits 38 Production) PERFECT GIDDIMANI – Chalice Face (Sinky Beatz) CHRISTOS DC & THE LIGERIANS – Shadow of Perception (SoulNurse Records & Honest Music) THE FLYING VIPERS – Show Me (Easy Star Records) RAS MUHAMAD – Salam (Salam: Oneness) SIZZLA – Lift Mine Eyes (Words Of Truth: Xterminator & VP Records) ANCIENT WARRIOR – Love Is Like A Mountain (Mista Savona) JAH9 – Match (VP Records) LILA IKE & JOEY BADA$$ – Fry Plantain (In.Digg.Nation & Wurl Ike Records) TARRUS RILEY – It’s Showtime (Dutty Showtime riddim: Dutty Rock Productions) BUSY SIGNAL – All Dem Try (Dutty Showtime riddim: Dutty Rock Productions) BUJU BANTON – Such Man Party (Dutty Showtime riddim: Dutty Rock Productions) WARD 21 & SEAN PAUL – Mama Warning (Dutty Showtime riddim: Dutty Rock Productions) KING CRUFF & SKIP MARLEY – Jack’s Hill Dreamers (What Have I Don: Tuff Gong Collective) ANTHONY B – Fire Come Now (Fat Eyes) ANTHONY B – 2000 (Spragga Roots)
BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I 106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia Saturday 16th November, 2024
Featuring a version excursion on the Boxing riddim, including Shuga’s new song for Penthouse Records… plus new Lutan Fyah, Queen Omega and Rik Jam… the Never Run Away riddim from Marshall Neeko… revisiting the Jah Live On riddim from Ruff Cutt records… and the usual vintage classics.
HORACE ANDY – Chant Rastaman Chant (Showcase: Tads) WAYNE JARRETT – Live and Love (Mini Showcase: Wackies) DONOVAN ADAMS – Who Is The One (Techniques) EARTH AND STONE – Jail House Set Me Free (Channel One) THE MIGHTY DIAMONDS – Go Seek Your Rights (Right Time: Virgin/Channel One) THE MIGHTY DIAMONDS – Identity (Belmont Records) VERSION – Right Time riddim (Studio One) MORE RELATION & GEORGES – The Light (Government Man: Howard Ottey & George Rickett) MORE RELATION – Government Man (Government Man: Howard Ottey & George Rickett) KING TUBBY & ERROL T – Harvest (Black Foundation In Dub: Heartbeat/Jack Ruby) SUGAR MINOTT – Never Gonna Give Jah Up (Ghetto-ology: Trojan) GREGORY ISAACS – Breaking Up (GG’s) GREGORY ISAACS – The Philistines (GG’s) SIMPLICITY PEOPLE – Nowhere (Gussie Clark) THE ETHIOPIANS – Pirate (Treasure Isle) THE WAILING SOULS – Thou Shalt Not Steal (Bongo Man) BURNING SPEAR – Free (We Are Free) (Burning Spear: Studio One) KUMAR & THE 18TH PARALLEL – Never Give Up (Tales of Reality: Easy Star & Fruits Records) D’MAJOR – Praises Be (Boxing Around riddim: Penthouse) AGENT SASCO – Victory (Boxing Around riddim: Penthouse) EXCO LEVI – Strive With Me (Boxing Around riddim: Penthouse) SHUGA – Love Doctor (Boxing Around riddim: Penthouse) CORNEL CAMPBELL – Boxing Around (Joe Gibbs) BARRY BROWN – Them A Fight (Boxing riddim: Rocky Gibbs) CHEZIDEK – 10 Miles Away (Boxing riddim: Rocky Gibbs) JUNIOR REID – Slip Yu Fool (Boxing riddim: Rocky Gibbs) LUCIANO – Jah Never Fail I Yet (Boxing riddim: Rocky Gibbs) BABY WAYNE – Bawl (Boxing riddim: Rocky Gibbs) YAMI BOLO – Make Sure Your Heart Is Clean (Boxing riddim: Rocky Gibbs) BOB MARLON & JHAYAM – Tudo Vai Dar Certo (Jah Wise Productions) LUTAN FYAH – Bad Dawg (Resilience riddim: Kushite Organic Records) QUEEN OMEGA – Resilience (Resilience riddim: Kushite Organic Records) RIK JAM – Journey (Irie Yute Tapes) DON CARLOS & TUFFY STAR – Never Run Away (Marshall Neeko remix) (Idlers Corner) CHRISTELLE – Mi Nah Run (Never Run Away riddim: Marshall Neeko) GOLD CHAINS – Real Rastaman (Never Run Away riddim: Marshall Neeko) GOLD CHAINS – Ninja Mi Ninja (Rambo Mi Rambo riddim: Marshall Neeko) JUNIOR DREAD – No War (Reality Shock Records) AFRIKAN SIMBA – Media (Mexican Bean riddim: Scotch Bonnet) STARKEY BANTON – Anti-Christ Picture (Fashion) STARKEY BANTON – Blaze Up The Fire (Jah Live On riddim: Ruff Cutt) JUNIOR KELLY – Jah Live On (Jah Live On riddim: Ruff Cutt) CHUKKI STARR – Sweet Meditation (Jah Live On riddim: Ruff Cutt) BERES HAMMOND – Say Thank You (Jah Live On riddim: Ruff Cutt) SIZZLA – Dem A Wonder (Xterminator)
BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I 106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia Saturday 2nd November, 2024
Featuring new music from Imeru Tafari, Ras Fraser Jr, Mortimer, Aza Lineage and Bugle…. the Badman riddim (aka Gunman) from Ranch Entertainment… and the usual vintage classics.
RAS FRASER JR & PERFECT GIDDIMANI – Burn Down Babylon (I Am Conscious: Wide Awake Music) JAH SHAKA – Shaka Special (Jah Shaka Meets Aswad in Addis Ababa Studio: Jah Shaka Music) BUNNY WAILER – I Gotta Keep On Moving (Bunny Wailer Sings The Wailers: Solomonic) —request BUNNY WAILER – Scheme Of Things (Protest: Island) THE WAILERS – 400 Years (Catch A Fire: Island) COSMIC SHUFFLING – Sun Storm (Lovonauts’ Odyssey: Fruits Records) DELROY WILSON – It’s A Shame (Lord Koos) DELROY WILSON, SLY & ROBBIE – Inner City Blues (Taxi) JR DELGADO – Liberation (Road Block: Blue Trac Records) JR DELGADO – Famine (Incredible Music) JR DELGADO – Devil’s Throne (Incredible Music) PRINCE JAZZBO – Creation Skank (Studio One) ERROL HOLT & JAH WOOSH – Red Eye (Lion) I ROY – Send Us A Little Power Oh Jah (Crisus Time: Bunny Lee) U ROY – Swell Headed Skank (Right Time Rockers: Channel One/Heartbeat/King Attorney) THE ITALS – False Preachers (Nighthawk) HUGH MUNDELL – Revolution A Come (Rockers) LACKSLEY CASTELL – Some Good (Rockers) ANTHONY JOHNSON – We Na Give Up (Rockers) ANTHONY JOHNSON & RANDY VALENTINE – Behold (Buzwakk Records) MORTIMER – Rather Be (From Within: Overstand & Easy Star) UMERTO ECHO & TOYTOY – King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown (Oneness) SIZZLA – Somewhere Oh Oh (Taking Over: Xterminator & VP Records) RAS FRASER JR & NATTY KING – Disgrace (I Am Conscious: Wide Awake Music) IMERU TAFARI & SAMORY I – Protect My Soul (The Essential: Koastal Kings & DubShot Records) IMERU TAFARI – Anguish (The Essential: Koastal Kings & DubShot Records) MICAH SHEMIAH – Lion Heart (Addis Records) –request BUGLE – Promise (Apex: An9ted Ent) AZA LINEAGE – My Mother (Jam 2) ALBOROSIE & BURRO BANTON – Give It To Them (Destiny: VP Records & Greensleeves) –request SPICE – Sitt’n Fi Chat (Badman riddim: Ranch Entertainment) JUNIOR CAT – Rude Bwoy Sumthin (Badman riddim: Ranch Entertainment) OLAF BLACKWOOD & SHAGGY – Selector Pull It (Badman riddim: Ranch Entertainment) SIMPLETON – The Chronic (How Yu Fi Seh Dat?) SANCHEZ – Chronic (Digital B) MR WILLIAMZ & CHIEF ROCKAS – My Heavenz (Scotch Bonnet)
BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I 106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia Saturday 26th October, 2024
From vintage rocksteady and classic 70s roots through to brand new music from Protoje, Imeru Tafari, Kumar, Bugle, Jhay Faj, Jalifa and more.
STRANJAH MILLER – Too Hot (Too Hot riddim: Street Rockaz) LORENZO – On A Mission (Too Hot riddim: Street Rockaz) DENNIS BROWN – Created By The Father (Studio One) THE HEPTONES – Ready To Learn (Studio One) THE OVERTAKERS & THE LYN TAITT BAND – The Big Takeover (Amalgamated) THE LEADERS & THE LYN TAITT BAND – Hope Someday (Amalgamated) COSMIC SHUFFLING – Poor M Collins (Lovonauts’ Odyssey: Fruits Records) PRINCE ALLA – I Don’t Want To Be Late (Only Love Can Conquer: Blood and Fire) PRINCE ALLA – Thier Reward (Only Love Can Conquer: Blood and Fire) THE TWINKLE BROTHERS – It Gwine Dreada (Rasta Pon Top: Grounation) THE ITALS – Brutal Out Deh (Spiderman) SANG HUGH – No Potion A Gal version (The Thing) SANG HUGH – Last Call Fe Blackman (Observer) THE STINGERS – Rasta Don’t Stop No One (Studio One) THE NEW ESTABLISHMENT – Fire Version (Studio One) THE MIGHTY MAYTONES – When Will Peace Be (Boat To Zion: Burning Sounds) TONY BREVETTE & THE PROPHETS – Words of the Prophets (Dread Prophecy: Vivian Jackson) LENROY SWABY – We Want Our Liberty (Dread Prophecy: Vivian Jackson) I KONG – Zion Pathway (Iroko Records) PETER TOSH – In My Song (No Nuclear War: EMI) — request TAJ WEEKES & ZION ALBERT – Cornerstone (Eyes To See: Jatta Records) BURNING SOUNDZ & NAPTALI – Pure and Devine (Dubplates #1: Burning Soundz) — request BURNING SOUNDZ & MAX SHOTTA – Blessed People (Dubplates #1: Burning Soundz) DANNY RED – What A Deal (Sasquatch Sound) DERAJAH – Wicked Man (JahWise Productions & Nusantara Records) KUMAR & THE 18TH PARALELL – Clean Up Your House (Tales Of Reality: Easy Star & Fruits Records) KUMAR & THE 18TH PARALELL – Never Give Up (Tales Of Reality: Easy Star & Fruits Records) PROTOJE – Barrel Bun (The Jamaican Situation Side A: In.Digg.Nation Collective) PROTOJE – 80s Wild (The Jamaican Situation Side A: In.Digg.Nation Collective) BUGLE – Upside Down (Apex: An9ted Entertainment) BUJU BANTON – Hills and Valleys (Inna Heights: Penthouse) — request JORJA SMITH & MORTIMER – Greatest Gift (Camp Habitat Remix) (Falling Or Flying deluxe: FAMM) JHAY FAJ & JALIFA – Rastafarian (Music Therapy: JhayFaj Music Enertainment) IMERU TAFARI, IOTOSH, KABAKA PYRAMID – Vortex (The Essential: Koastal Kings & DubShot Records) IMERU TAFARI & SAMORY I – Protect My Soul (The Essential: Koastal Kings & DubShot Records)
