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September 27, 2003

AFL Grand Final day in Melbourne, but a blazing afternoon of reggae in the sudios of PBS fm... tough new riddims from Lustre Kings and Total Satisfaction... new Nasio Fontaine... a mash up on the Snake riddim... and respect to Ken Khouri of Federal Records. PRINCE FAR I - Sharp Knife (Joe Gibbs 7") THE PARAGONS - Riding On A High and Windy Day (Treasure Isle 7") U ROY & ALTON ELLIS - Ain't That Loving You (Your Ace from Space: Trojan) ROLAND ALPHONSO - Federal Special (Something Special: Heartbeat) DR ALIMANTADO - I Shall Fear No Evil (Best Dressed Chicken In Town: K-Records) PABLO MOSES - I Man A Grasshopper (Revolutionary Dream: Shanachie) JACOB MILLER - Tenement Yard (Songbook: VP) --req BLACK UHURU - Wood for my Fire (Zion High: Blood and Fire) RANKING JOE - Wood for my Fire (Zion High: Blood and Fire) MIDNITE - Love The Life You Live (Unpolished: Rastafaria) NASIO FONTAINE - Living In The Positive (Living In The Positive: Higher Love) PRINCE ELIJAH WILLIAMS & SONS OF THUNDER - Order of the Nyahbingi (Communication Drums: carib Sound) DON CARLOS - Harvest Time (Kings of Reggae: Ras) NITTY GRITTY - Mek Dem Come (Witty 7") JAH CURE - Ghetto Vibes (Ghetto Life: Harmony House) FREDDIE McGREGOR - King of Glory (Total Satisfaction 7") LUCIANO - No More War (Total Satisfaction 7") JAH MASON - Raspect (Total Satisfaction 7") LMS - Straight From The Root (Straight From Da Root: VP) --req BERES HAMMOND - Warriors Don't Cry (Harmony House 7") --req LUCIANO & AL PANCHO - Unity Is Strength (Lustre Kings 7") NATURAL BLACK - Straight Up (Lustre Kings 7") NORRIS MAN - Welcome To Stay (Lustre Kings 7") LUTAN FYAH - Woe To The Bloody City (Lustre Kings 7") TURBULENCE - No Doubt (Reggae Now: Bogalusa) WARRIOR KING - I Love You (True Love 7") SPECTACULAR - Bad Man (True Love 7") SPECTACULAR - Why Dem Waan Test? (Chant Down Dubplate Special) BEENIE MAN, SEAN PAUL, WAYNE MARSHALL - Girls Roll (New York New Your 7") DEZARIE - Strengthen Your Mind (Gracious Mama Africa: Rastafaria) CHAT PON - Burning Spear's "Living Dub Vol 1" (original JA mix on Burning Spear LP)

September 20, 2003

Highlights include new cuts on the Fire Ball and World A Muzik labels... the Coolie Dance riddim on Kings of Kings offshoot label High Society... the Gallop riddim on Builders... the new Joe Gibbs compilation from Soul Jazz... and sweet new roots from Ras Shiloh and LMS... MIDNITE - Ring Out A Chant (Jubilees of Zion: ARL) THE TECHNIQUES - Love Is Not A Gamble (Techniques 7") DENNIS BROWN - Get To Love In Time (Joe Gibbs 7") DENNIS BROWN - Man Next Door (Joe Gibbs 7") --req KING TUBBY & THE AGROVATORS - Dub Place (Gorgon 7") HORACE ANDY - Spying Glass (Dance Hall Style: Wackies) THE CONGOS - Open The Gate (Heart of the Congos: Blood and Fire) --req ABYSSINIANS - Let My Days Be Long (Clinch 7") --req RANKING JOE - Zion High (Zion High: Blood and Fire) NIGGER KOJAK & LIZA - Fist To Fist Rub-a-Dub (Joe Gibbs: Soul Jazz) DEZARIE - Justice (Gracious Mama Africa: Rastafaria) MADA NILE -Another Day (The Life: Sound Vizion) MUTABARUKA - Life and Debt (Life and Debt: Tuff Gong) CONRAD CRYSTAL & SUGAR ROY - Talk About Love (Fire Ball 7") JAHMALI - Conquer (Fire Ball 7") BUSHMAN - Yes Man (Fire Ball 7") CAPLETON - Make A Try (World A Muzik 7") TURBULENCE & MARK WONDER - Jah Children (World A Muzik 7") CHUCK FENDER - Rough Out Deh (5th Element 7") LUCIANO, TRISTAN PALMA, ANTHONY B - Mr Minister KIPRICH & PREDATOR - Head Nuh Good (Builders 7") JR GONG - Get Something And Blaze (Builders 7") BOUNTY KILLER - Summer Time (Builders 7") CECILE - Give It To Me (High Society 7") BOUNTY KILLER - Yu Gawn (High Society 7") KID KURRUPT - Pride (High Society 7") YAMI BOLO & CAPLETON - Liberation (Rebelution: Zion High) RAS SHILOH - When I Needed You Most (Firehouse 7") LMS - Keep Rising (Firehouse 7") GROUNDATION - Silver Tongue Show (Hebron Gate: Young Tree) CHAT PON RIDDIM: Jamaica Super Dub Session on Wackies

September 13, 2003

Highlights included nuff Dezarie by popular request... the new Bagdad riddim on Stone Love... the new Zion High set on Blood and Fire... and the new Capleton comp on Black Scorpio... DEZARIE - Gone Down (Gracious Mama Africa: Rastafaria) KEN BOOTHE - Lonley Teardrops (A Man and His Hits: Heartbeat) DENNIS BROWN - Let Love In (Musical Heatwave: Trojan) MIGHTY DIAMONDS - Shame and Pride (Right Time: Virgin Frontline) BOB MARLEY - Who The Cap Fits (Rastaman Vibration: Tuff Gong) BLACK UHURU - Rent Man (Zion High: Blood and Fire) KING TUBBY & THE AGROVATORS - Angel Dub (King Dub: Nascente) --req LEROY SMART - Darling Hang On (Roots Tradition 7") GROUNDATION, DON CARLOS, CONGO MYTON - Undivided (Hebron Gate: Young Tree) DEZARIE - Strengthen Your Mind (Gracious Mama Africa: Rastafaria) MIDNITE - Old Robe (Assini: I-Grade) BURNING SPEAR - Tumble Down (Live at Montreux Jazz Fest: Nocturne) CHEZIDEK - Harvest Time (Xterminator 7") WARRIOR KING - Don't Worry (Virtous Woman: VP) NORRIS MAN - Ain't No Time To Hate (Big Stone 7") --req JEFFATON - Me and Di Weed (Chant Down Dubplate Special) VYBZ CARTEL - Storm The Gal Dem (Stone Love 7") CECILE - Bring The Money Come (Stone Love 7") WAYNE MARSHALL - All NIght Long (Stone Love 7") BOUNTY KILLER - Plenty Gal (Stone Love 7") CAPLETON - Righteousness (Praises To The King: Black Scorpio) GLEN WASHINGTON - Serious Man (Hi Power 7") --req GREGORY ISAACS - More Attention (Hi Power 7") --req AL CAMPBELL - Rude Boy Deh A Street (Hi Power 7") --req SIZZLA - Just One Of Those Days (Da Real Thing: VP) DEZARIE - One Penny (Gracious Mama Africa: Rastafaria) --req MIDNITE - Jah Umbrella (Weep Not: I-Grade) --req BOB MARLEY - Positive Vibration (Rastaman Vibration: Tuff Gong) CHAT PON RIDDIM: Jackie Mittoo "Champion in the Arena" on Blood and Fire

September 6, 2003

Back in the control tower after taking the last 7 weeks off for a reggae tour of northern California, Jamaica, and the US Virgin Islands... Highlights include amazing new "classic roots" albums from Groundation and Dezarie... new albums from Yami Bolo, Anthony B, and Luciano... the brand new Good To Go riddim... and nuff new Chant Down Soundsystem dubplate specials... GROUNDATION - Babylon Rule Dem (Hebron Gate: YounG Tree Records) DELROY WILSON - Peace and Love (Greatest Hits: Dynamic) TOOTS & THE MAYTALS - The Same Thing (Slatyam Stoot: Dynamic) -req DENNIS ALCAPONE - Here I Come (Justice 7") DENNIS BROWN - Whip Them Jah Jah (Wolves and Leopards: DEB) CORNEL CAMPBELL - Righteous Rastaman (I Shall Not Remove: Blood and Fire) DEZARIE - Gracious Mama Africa (Gracious Mama Africa: Rastafaria) DEZARIE - Slew Dem and Done (Gracious Mama Africa: Rastafaria) MIDNITE - Charge (Weep Not: I-Grade) STAR LION FAMILY - The Draw (Talking Roots vol 1: Mt Nebo Records) LUCIANO, LUTAN FYAH, TAFFARI - Peace (Tell It From The Heart: Minor 7, Flat 5) YAMI BOLO & RAS MICHAEL - Hail The Conquering Lion (Rebelution: Zion High) ANTHONY B - Bad Boy (Smoke Free: Reggae Now) TERROR FABULOUS - Jah Works (Chant Down Dubplate Special) JEFFATON - Bun Babylon (Chant Down Dubplate Special) BURRU BANTON - Phenomenon One (Chant Down Dubplate Special) FREDDIE McGREGOR - Little Tin Pan Sound (Chant Down Dubplate Special) TANYA STEPHENS - Gangsta (Creation 7") FRISCO KID & CECILE - Ghetto Youths (Don Corleon 7") VYBZ CARTEL & WAYNE MARSHALL - Why Yu Doing It pt 2 (Don Corleon 7") BOUNTY KILLER - Sadda Dem (Don Corleon 7") SIZZLA - It's Burning (Don Corleon 7") ELEPHANT MAN - Bun Down Dat (Don Corleon 7") MR VEGAS - Hand In The Air (In The Streetz 7") CAPLETON & GENTLEMAN - Live It Up (Silly Walks 7") CHUCK FENDER - Haffi Win (5th Element 7") SIZZLA - Just One Of Those Days (Digital B 7") ANTHONY B - No Hush (Digital B 7")

Jamaica – August 2003


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July 12, 2003

Highlights include Digital B's recut of the Queen Majesty riddim... new roots from the Reggae Vibes label... and two killer new albums from Bambu Station thanks to Mt Nebo records... MIDNITE - Chant A Psalm (Weep Not: I-Grade) HEPTONES - Party Time (On Top: Studio One) --req HEPTONES - Mama Say (Cool Rasta: Trojan) RAS MICHAEL & SONS OF NEGUS - Numbered Days (Rally Round: Shanachie) --req DENNIS BROWN - Let Love In (Musical Heatwave: Trojan) TAPPA ZUKIE & JR ROSS - Freedom Fe Natty (I Can Hear The Children Singing: B&F) U ROY - Crashie Sweep (Right Time Rockers: Soundsystem) --req THE GLADIATORS - Eli Eli (Trenchtown Mixup: Virgin) DEZARIE - Woe (Talking Roots 1: Mt Nebo Records) BAMBU STATION - Man In Exile (One Day: Mt Nebo Records) MIDNITE - Bless (Nemozian Rasta: I-Grade) PETER TOSH - Mystic Man (The Best of: EMI) --req BLACK UHURU - What Is Life? (Anthem: Island) --req BUSHMAN - Worries and Problems (Total Commitment: Jammys) --req BERES HAMMOND - Lived My Life (Fat Eyes 7") --req COCOA TEA - Can Not Be Real (Digital B 7") ANTHONY B - No Rush (Digital B 7") NORRIS MAN - Jah Jah Is The Ruler (Digital B 7") SIZZLA - Just One Of These Days (Digital B 7") --req LUCIANO - Love and Devotion (Pow Pow 7") --req TANYA STEPHENS - Power of a Girl (Pow Pow 7") SIZZLA - Can't Keep Us Down (Pow Pow 7") RAS SHILOH - Long Live The King (Reggae Vibes 7") TERRY GANZIE - March (Reggae Vibes 7") KYMANI MARLEY & ANTHONY B - Valley of Decision (Reggae Vibes 7") CHUKKI STARR - Woman Fe Positive (Ghetto Youths Livity: Ariwa) --req JAH CURE - Dancehall Vibes (Kings of Kings 7") --req CAPLETON - No Evil (Kings of Kings 7") SIZZLA - Juvenile (Kings of Kings 7") NORRIS MAN - Bad Road (Kings of Kings 7") BUJU BANTON - Mighty Race (Friends for Life: VP) --req DENNIS BROWN - Concentration (Musical Heatwave: Trojan)

July 5, 2003

The annual PBS radio festival, this year the theme being "Reel To Real", exploring the link between music and film. For the second of two radio festival specials, this week we took a look at various reggae songs that have appeared in non-reggae films, and got over 60 subscribers again! Thanks to everyone who subscribed during the festival, one of the best ever for the station... MAX ROMEO - War Ina Babylon (War Ina Babylon: Island) CEDRIC IM BROOKS - Mun-Dun-Gu (Studio One Scorcher: Soul Jazz) DESMOND DEKKER - Israelites (20 reggae Blockbusters: Trojan) KEN BOOTHE - The Train Is Coming (A Man And His Hits: Heartbeat) WILLIE WILLIAMS - Armageddon Time (100% Dynamite: Soul Jazz) DENNIS BROWN - Things In Life ALTON ELLIS - Rocksteady (The Roots of Reggae III: MusicClub) BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - No Woman No Cry (Songs of Freedom: Island) BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - Is This Love (Songs of Freedom: Island) BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - Burning and Looting (Songs of Freedom: Island) KING TUBBY & AUGUSTUS PABLO - Meets Rockers Uptown (Who Say Jah No Dread: ras) PETER BROGGS - Jah Jah Voice Is Calling (Rastafari Liveth: ras) JR MURVIN - Police and Thief Version (Upsetter 7") THE CONGOS - Don't Blame It On I (Arkology: Island) DILLINGER - Cocaine In My Brain (Mango 12") BLACK UHURU - Sensimilla (Sensimilla: Island) CARLTON LIVINGSTONE - 100 Weight of Collie Weed (Retrospective) CHAKA DEMUS & PLIERS - Murder She Wrote (Watch How You Flex: Shanachie) JESSIE PROVERBS - Poor Man Pickney (Chapter and Verse: Proverbs) JESSIE PROVERBS - Chapter and Verse (Chapter and Verse: Proverbs) GREGORY ISAACS - Black A Kill Black MIDNITE - Ras To The Bone (Jubilees of Zion: Rastafaria)

June 28, 2003

The annual PBS radio festival, this year the theme being "Reel To Real", exploring the link between music and film. For the first of two radio festival specials, this week we looked at the best in reggae films and soundtracks, and got over 60 subscribers to the station! BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - Rastaman Chant (Songs of Freedom: Island) TOOTS & THE MAYTALS - Monkey Man (The Trojan Story: Metro) DESMOND DEKKER - 007 Shanty Town (The Harder They Come: Island) JIMMY CLIFF - The Harder They Come (The Harder They Come: Island) PETER TOSH - Stepping Razor (Rockers: Island) JR MURVIN - Police and Thieves (Rockers: Island) GLADIATORS - Jah Works (Proverbial Reggae: Virgin) MIGHTY DIAMONDS - Right Time (Right Time: Frontline) JACOB MILLER - Tired Fe Lick Weed Inna Bush (Chapter A Day: VP) YABBY U - Deliver Me From My Enemies (Babylon: Chrysalis) ASWAD - Warrior Charge (Showcase: Island) THIRD WORLD - 96 Degrees In The Shade (Prisoner In the Street: Island) NO FIXED ADDRESS - We Have Survived (We Have Survived: Rough Diamond) BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - Jah Live (Countryman soundtrack: Island) DENNIS BROWN - Sitting and Watching (Countryman soundtrack: Island) PETER TOSH - Legalize It (Legalize It: CBS) ANTHONY B - Fire Pon Rome (Real Revolution: Star Trail) JR DEMUS - Shot Mek Yu Wiggle (Digital B 7") GARNETT SILK & CAPLETON - Complaint (Killamanjaro Remembers: Reggae Revue) GHETTO YOUTHS CREW - Call The Police (3rd World Cop)