BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 4th July 2015

Featuring new music from the likes of Kabaka Pyramid, Army, Midnite, Alpha Blondy, plus riddims Sounds Of The Heart, Body Grooving, and Kingston Jamaica… plus the usual foundation classics in the first hour.

MAX ROMEO, SUGA ROY & CONRAD CRYSTAL – Chant Rasta (Fire Ball)
JR ROOTS – Natty Dread Time (Black Roots)
SUGAR MINOTT – Penny For My Song (Black Roots)
DENNIS BROWN – Home Sweet Home (Papa D)
FRANKIE PAUL – Cardboard Where I Lay My Head (Hit Bound)
MICHAEL PALMER – Your Love (Black Roots)
BARRY BROWN – Land Of The Living (Snowbird)
HORACE ANDY – Give It To Me
FREDDIE McGREGOR – Lovers Rock, JA Style (Observer)
CULTURE – Dog A Go Nyam Dog (Production Something: Heartbeat)
DECLAN KELLY & EMMA DONOVAN – The Dead Heart (Diesel N Dub: Declan Kelly)
ANTHONY QUE – Stop Play Politics (Terrence Matthie: Black and Yellow Entertainment)
JHIKOMAN & PEETAH MORGAN – Africa Arise
ALPHA BLONDY & IJAHMAN LEVI – Rainbow In The Sky (Positive Energy: Alphalliance)
IJ – Smokers Choice (Blessings Flow vol 1: House of Music)
ARMY – Close To The Ground (Be Still and Know: Conscious Riddims)
MIDNITE – Plants Grow Up (Be Still and Know: Conscious Riddims)
PREZIDENT BROWN – Never Be Ungrateful (The Journeyman: Tower Productions)
SEVANA – Bit Too Shy (Overstand & Indiggnation)
PUMA PTAH – Upright (In One Accord: Honest Music)
KABAKA PYRAMID – Too Long (Notis)
MICAH SHEMIAH & RASSY HARDLOCKS – Legal (Shamala)
VERSHON – Inna Real Life (Sounds Of The Heart: Cashflow)
FABIAN – Live How Mi Waan Live (Sounds Of The Heart: Cashflow)
BUGLE – Got A Lot Of Love (Sounds Of The Heart: Cashflow)
EXCO LEVI – Today (Sounds Of The Heart: Cashflow)
KABAKA PYRAMID – Change This World (Sounds Of The Heart: Cashflow)
BUGLE – No Bad News (Body Grooving riddim: Stainless)
BUSY SIGNAL – Winner (Body Grooving riddim: Stainless)
LUTAN FYAH – Higher The Monkey Climb (Body Grooving riddim: Stainless)
JAH VINCI – Provide My Needs (Kingston Jamaica riddim: Social Yaad)
DEMARCO – Nah Change (Kingston Jamaica riddim: Social Yaad)
SIZZLA – Haunted and Nervous (Star Trail) –request

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BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 27th June 2015

BRIMSTONE – Babylon (Cobra Style: Heartbeat)
PABLO NKOMO – Du Misa Gunman Version (Harry J 7″)
WAYNE JARRETT – Live It Up (Mini Showcase: Wackies)
WAYNE JARRETT – Praise Jah Jah (Mini Showcase: Wackies)
NAGGO MORRIS – You Rest On My Mind (Mini Showcase: Wackies)
OKU ONUORA & AK7 – A Slum Dweller Declares (Pressure Drop: Blue Moon)
OKU ONUORA & AK7 – Dread Times (Pressure Drop: Blue Moon)
LINTON KWESI JOHNSON – Reality Poem (Forces Of Victory: Island)
TOOTS & THE MAYTALS – Monkey Man (Beverlys) –request
ALTON ELLIS – It’s True (Studio One) –request
ALTON ELLIS – I’m Still In Love With You (Trojan) –request
KC WHITE – Throw Me Corn & DJ Version (Showcase: Love People)
JUSTIN HINDS – In The Jungle (Travel With Love: Nighthawk)
ANGELE SMITH – If You Want Good (Reggae Land riddim: Masterkat)
TORCH – Bring Back The Love (Reggae Land riddim: Masterkat)
LUTAN FYAH – Wah Dat (Reggae Land riddim: Masterkat)
ANTHONY QUE – Boby Wrong (Terrence Matthie: Black and Yellow Entertainment)
TYDAL – Somewhere In Africa (Mission Incomplete: Master One)
I OCTANE – Pretty Little Flower (Contagious riddim: Troyton Music) –request
JAH VINCI – Ghetto Youths (Contagious riddim: Troyton Music)
MORGAN HERITAGE & CHRONIXX – Child of Jah (Strictly Roots: VP)
MORGAN HERITAGE – Strictly Roots (Strictly Roots: VP)
NIYORAH – Let Love Flow (Rising Sun: Denkenesh)
ALAINE & TARRUS RILEY – Sugar Love (Ten Of Hearts: Juke Boxx)
CHRONICLE – Give A Little Love (Answer riddim: Massive B)
DON CARLOS & NORRIS MAN – I’m Not Giving Up (Answer riddim: Massive B)
NICODEMUS – Keeping A Dance (Answer riddim: Massive B)
JR KELLY – Ghetto Region (Answer riddim: Massive B)
BURRO BANTON – Settle Yourself (Answer riddim: Massive B)
PINCHERS – Bandelero (Jammys)
BUJU BANTON – Batty Rider (Penthouse)
SHABBA RANKS – Caan Dun (Steely & Cleevie)
SUPERCAT – Mud Up (Skengdon)

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BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 20th June 2015

Featuring several home-grown reggae releases, new riddims “Tough Times” from Hungry Lion Records and “Ras” from Jah Youth Productions, and a bunch of listener requests…

SIZZLA – African Children (Manatee 7″)
KARL BRYAN & COUNT OSSIE – Black Up (Studio One)
THE WAILERS – Dreamland (Studio One) –request
SONS OF SELASSIE – I Man A African (Observer)
DENNIS BROWN – I Am The Conqueror (Observer)
SUGAR MINOTT – I’m Not For Sale (Bam Bam)
CASSYMAN – Humble Yourself (Black Roots)
SYLVAN WHITE – World of Confusion
TRINITY – Three Piece Suit (Joe Gibbs) –request
MARCIA AITKEN – I’m Still In Love With You (Joe Gibbs) –request
DENNIS BROWN – Night Nurse (Dennis Brown Sings Gregory Isaacs: RAS) –request
KOOYEH – Soaking Up Rays
RAMBUTAN JAM BAND – Clocks (East Point: Rambutan Jam Band)
IAN TAMBO – True Culture (Origins: Deepswitch Records)
BEAM UP – Kick Off (Innerstand: BBE)
BEAM UP & JORNICK – No Chains (Innerstand: BBE)
NHATTY MAN – Ghetto Youth
NATTALI RIZE, KABAKA PYRAMID, NOTIS – Generations Will Rize
GROUNDATION – Ruling Dub (Dragon War: Young Tree) –request
MIDNITE – A Reminder (Beauty For Ashes: I Grade)
MIDNITE – Restore (Ride Tru: I Grade)
FIKIR AMLAK – Call On Jah (Ras riddim: Jah Youth Productions)
BIBLICAL – Little More Loving (Ras riddim: Jah Youth Productions)
ARMY – Increase (Be Still & Know: Conscious Riddims)
TONY CURTIS – Rolling (Flabba Music) –request
GARNETT SILK – Splashing Dashing (Digital B) –request
LUCIANO & SELVIE WONDER – Neighbourhood Watch (Xterminator)
I OCTANE – Chatty Mouth (Tough Times riddim mix: Hungry Lion)
BUGLE – Rope (Tough Times riddim mix: Hungry Lion)
IBA MAHR – Awakening (Tough Times riddim mix: Hungry Lion)
ANTHONY B – Whoa Mama Africa (Tough Times riddim mix: Hungry Lion)

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BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 30th May 2015

A nice regular program after two weeks of Radio Festival madness. Running through a heap of requests from the last few weeks, plus new riddims including Miss Wire Waist and Every Tongue Shall Tell from Penthouse, Hungry Dayz from Larger Than Life, and new music from the likes of Randy Valentine, Gappy Ranks, Chezidek, Anthony Que, Shuga, and local artist Dizzy Dee…

JAHMIEL – Bun Babylon (Ricky Hype Productions)
WILLIE WILLIAMS – I Man Version (Messenger Man: Blood and Fire)
DESMOND DEKKER – Pretty Africa (Beverleys 7″) –request
TOOTS & THE MAYTALS – Pressure Drop (Beverleys 7″) –request
THE MELODIANS – Sweet Sensation (Beverleys 7″)
THE UNTOUCHABLES – Tighten Up (Upsetter)
ALTON ELLIS – Can I Change My Mind (Studio One)
THE HEPTONES – Cool Rasta (Cancer 7″)
GREGORY ISAACS – Down The Line (Soon Forward: Virgin)
EARL SIXTEEN – African Tribesman (Sufferer’s Heights)
MIKEY DREAD – African Tribesman Dub (Sufferer’s Heights)
PETER TOSH – New York 1986 interview excerpt
PETER TOSH – Oh Bumbo Klaat (Wanted Dread & Alive: EMI) –request
BUNNY WAILER – Dance Rock (Rock N Groove: Solomonic)
THIRD WORLD – Now That We’ve Found Love (Island 12″) –request
LUCKY DUBE – Different Colours One People (Gallo) –request
TWIN OF TWINS – Obama (Audiotraxx Productions)
DALTON HARRIS – Words Of Wisdom (Miss Wire Waist riddim: Penthouse)
SHUGA – Soon Seal Up (Miss Wire Waist riddim: Penthouse)
SHUGA – In Deh (Penthouse)
SHUGA, LONE RANGER, HORACE ANDY – Every Tongue Shall Tell (Every Tongue Shall Tell riddim on Penthouse)
DALTON HARRIS – I’m Numb (Every Tongue Shall Tell riddim on Penthouse)
EXCO LEVI – Youths Dem So Violent (Every Tongue Shall Tell riddim on Penthouse)
KYMANI MARLEY – My Heart Cries (Every Tongue Shall Tell riddim on Penthouse)
TONY REBEL – Jah Is Always There (Every Tongue Shall Tell riddim on Penthouse)
HORACE ANDY – Every Tongue Shall Tell (Every Tongue Shall Tell riddim on Penthouse)
ANTHONY QUE – Freedom Train (Terrence Matthie: Black and Yellow Entertainment)
JOGGO – Jah Jah Descendent (Black Star riddim: The Handcart Market)
GAPPY RANKS & BARRINGTON LEVY – Them A Murderer (Generation: Hot Coffee)
RANDY VALENTINE – Wake The Town (Hemp Higher & Ariwa)
CHEZIDEK – Fame (Words Of Righteousness: Green Lane Music)
RC – Hungry Dayz (Hungry Dayz riddim: Larger Than Life)
GAPPY RANKS – Everything (Hungry Dayz riddim: Larger Than Life)
LUCIANO – Solid Like Rock (Hungry Dayz riddim: Larger Than Life)
BOBBY HUSTLE – Legal We Legal (Hungry Dayz riddim: Larger Than Life)
DIZZY DEE – Time Shall Tell (Lion Riddims & ABRA Tribe)
CHRONIXX – Somewhere (Tads)

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BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 23rd May 2015

The second of two Radio Festival programs for 2015, calling on listeners to support the station by becoming a member. Jesse I joined in the studio by guests Mohair Slim, Nicholas Emsley, and Sista Zai.

PETER TOSH – Fire Fire (Babylon Burning) (acoustic version)
CULTURE – Get Ready To Go To Zion (Joe Gibbs)
BURNING SPEAR – Call On You (Studio One)
JENNIFER LARA – Consider Me (Studio One)
JENNIFER LARA – Music By The Score (Cry Tuff 7″)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS – One Love / People Get Ready (Island 12″)
THIRD WORLD – Freedom Song (Reggae Ambassadors: Island)
GREGORY ISAACS – Financial Endorsement
TRINITY – Financial Business (Joe Gbbs)
BARRINGTON LEVY – It’s Not Easy (Jah Guidance)
ALBOROSIE – Sound Killa (Forward)
EEK A MOUSE – Ganja Smuggling (Volcano)
JAH9 – Steamers A Bubble (Shambala & Hit Bound)
REEMAH – In Dem Purse (Check Your Words: Feel Line)
MIDNITE – All I’s On You (I Grade)
TORCH & BUGLE – Fire Man A Bun (Weedy G Soundforce)
CAPLETON – Mr Mass Media (HMG)
QUEEN OMEGA – Media Corruption (Greatest Friends)
QUEEN IFRICA – Lioness On The Rise (Penthouse)
QUEEN OMEGA, SIZZLA, CAPLETON – Warning (Green House)
GARNETT SILK – Hard Nut To Crack (Mad Doc)
STEPHEN MARLEY, SIZZLA, CAPLETON – Rock Stone (Ghetto Youths International)

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BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 16th May 2015

The first of two Radio Festival programs for 2015, calling on listeners to support the station by becoming a member. Jesse I joined in the studio by guests Solomon and Bellyas.

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS – Zion Train (Uprising: Island)
DEVON RUSSELL & THE SOUL VENDORS – People Get Ready Version (Studio One)
KEN BOOTHE – The Train Is Coming (Studio One)
THE WAILERS – Stop That Train (Catch A Fire: Island)
DENNIS BROWN – Westbound Train (Observer)
ANSEL COLLINS & THE OBSERVER – Inbound Train (Observer)
MARCIA GRIFFITHS – Feel Like Jumping (Studio One)
ALRIC FORBES – Morning Train (Forbes)
JACOB MILLER – Forward Ever Backward Never (Songbook: Top Ranking)
TENOR SAW – Victory Train (Black Victory)
KEITH & TEX – Stop That Train (Move & Groove)
SCOTTY – Draw Your Brakes (Crystal)
PREZIDENT BROWN – Unity Train (Raggedy Joe)
MORGAN HERITAGE – Uncomfortable (Big Yard)
MORGAN HERITAGE – Get On Board (HMG)
LUCIANO – Moving Out Of Babylon (Ffrench)
MIDNITE – Birthright Is The Ticket (Jubilees Of Zion: Afrikan Roots Lab)
DEZARIE – Set The Flame (Eaze The Pain: Afrikan Roots Lab)
PROTOJE & CHRONIXX – Who Knows (Overstand)
REEMAH – No Questions (Check Your Words: Feel Line)
RC, EXCO LEVI, SHUGA – Ready When You Ready (Penthouse)
CHRONIXX – Perfect Tree (Roots & Harmony)
KABAKA PYRAMID – Herb Defenda (Roots & Harmony)
KABAKA PYRAMID – Ready Fi Di Road (Chant Down dubplate special)

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BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday  9th May 2015

Featuring new riddims Ram Jam from Silly Walks, Kick It Up from Bare Fruits, Gold Rush from Strike Gold Music, and Late Night Blues from Idler’s Corner… plus an interview with DJ Jester of California’s Tribe Of Kings sound…

MAX ROMEO – War In A Babylon (War Ina Babylon: Island)
UPSETTERS – Three In One (Super Ape: Island)
GEORGE FAITH – I’ve Got The Groove (Black Art)
ERROL WALKER – In These Times (Black Art)
THE VICEROYS – Ya Ho (Studio One) –request
BLACK UHURU – Wood For My Fire (DEB)
VIVIAN JONES – Who’s Gonna Get Caught (Virgo Stomach 12″)
UB40 – One In Ten (Present Arms: DEP International)
ISRAEL VIBRATION – Prophet Has Arise (The Same Song: Top Ranking)
REGGAE GEORGE – Fig Root (High Note)
BURNING SPEAR – Throw Down Your Arms (Dry and Heavy: Island)
PAT KELLY – No Love
KEITH HUDSON – Michael Talbot Affair (Atra)
LUCIANO – Change Dem Ways (Nicko Rebel Music)
AVARAN – Jah Lengthen My Days (Late Night Blues riddim: Idler’s Corner)
KING MAS – Reason (Late Night Blues riddim: Idler’s Corner)
IBA MAHR – Honor The King (Gold Rush riddim: Strike Gold Music)
NATURAL BLACK – Let Jah Lead (Gold Rush riddim: Strike Gold Music)
FANTAN MOJAH – Where There Is Love (Gold Rush riddim: Strike Gold Music)
GOLDY – Eye Red (Gold Rush riddim: Strike Gold Music)
MIDNITE – Utter Concern (Gold Rush riddim: Strike Gold Music)
< interview with Jester from Tribe Of Kings >
BUSY SIGNAL – Missing You (Tribe of Kings dubplate special)
BERES HAMMOND – Feel Good (Tribe of Kings dubplate special)
MORGAN HERITAGE – Don’t Haffi Dread (Tribe of Kings dubplate special)
LUCIANO – Legalize It (Tribe of Kings dubplate special)
PROTOJE – I&I (Tribe of Kings dubplate special)
EXCO LEVI & ROMAIN VIRGO – Get It In Your Head (Country Man: Penthouse)
CHRONIXX – Play Some Roots (Ram Jam riddim: Silly Walks)
RC – Can’t Bridge My Defence (Ram Jam riddim: Silly Walks)
DALTON HARRIS – Watch Over (Ram Jam riddim: Silly Walks)
RAS DEMO – Watch The Things (Ram Jam riddim: Silly Walks)
SHAGGY – Don’t Stop (Ram Jam riddim: Silly Walks)
TONY CURTIS – A So Life Goes (Kick It Up riddim: Bare Fruits)
LUTAN FYAH – All Is Well (Kick It Up riddim: Bare Fruits)
TORCH – Lef Out Dem (The Art Of Life Project: Omal Records)
MR VEGAS – Head High (Tribe Of Kings dubplate special)

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