CHANT DOWN BABYLON with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
5-7 PM > FEBRUARY 3 > 2007

nuff Bob Marley as we take note of his 62nd birthday this week... 
plus more Luciano after his killer show last weekend... the
tough new riddim Dreaming on Daseca, and the Skylarkis riddim
on Tiger records..

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - Babylon System (Songs of Freedom: Island)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - Craven Choke Puppy (Songs of Freedom: Island)
PETER TOSH & THE WAILERS - Stop That Train (Catch A Fire Deluxe Edition: Island)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - Concrete Jungle (Catch A Fire Deluxe Edition: Island)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - Trench Town (Confrontation: Island)
TRINITY & DENNIS BROWN - Gal Wah Don't Mek Yuh Lef Me (Observer 7")
DENNIS BROWN - Praise Without Raise (Satisfaction Feeling: Yvonne's Special)
THE GLADIATORS - Jah Jah Go Before Us (Studio One Groups: Soul Jazz)
MIKEY BROOKS - Solid Ground (Soild Ground: Tabou 1)
HEPTONES - Party Time (Party Time: Island)
THIRD WORLD - Lagos Jump (Reggae Ambassadors: Island)
DAMIAN MARLEY, MR CHEEKS, JIMMY COZIER - Paradise Child (Halfway Tree: Motown)
KYMANI MARLEY - Dear Dad (The Journey: Gee Street)
NORRIS MAN - Jah Rule Always (Tiger Records 7")
LUTAN FYAH - What We Need Is Love (Tiger Records 7")
PERFECT - When I'm Talking (Tiger Records 7")
JAH MASON - I Can't Get Over You (Tiger Records 7")
LUCIANO - International Cannabis (Child Of A King: VP)
LUCIANO - Gideon (Black Scorpio 7") --req
UTAN GREEN - Most Wanted (Nuclear 7")
LUCIANO - Prophecy (Nuclear 7")
LMJ - We Are Blessed (Nuclear 7")
JR KELLY - Beauty (Nuclear 7")
TURBULENCE - The Children (Nuclear 7")
LUCIANO - Dancehall Style (Jammys 7") --req
BUJU BANTON & PINCHERS - Don and Dupes (Too Bad: VP)
ASSASSIN - Gunshot A Beat (Daseca 7")
VYBZ KARTEL - When Last Unnu Pray (Daseca 7")
BUJU BANTON - Better Days Coming (Daseca 7")
BOUNTY KILLER - The Highest (Daseca 7")
SIZZLA - Be Yourself (Liberate Yourself: Kariang)
NIYORAH & MIDNITE - Lion Have Mane (Purification Session: I Grade) --req
DEZARIE - Travelling (Gracious Mama Africa: African Roots Lab) --req

CHANT DOWN BABYLON with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
5-7 PM > JANUARY 27 > 2007

Two hours of pure Messenger music, featuring special guests
Luciano and Mikey General in the studios of PBS ahead of their
Melbourne shows... one of the best ever!

LUCIANO - Chant Down Babylon (Xterminator 7")
LUCIANO - Bad Boy Johnny (John John 7")
LUCIANO - Moving Out Of Babylon (Ffrench 7")
LUCIANO - Blessing (Ffrench 7")
LUCIANO - Love Jah and Live (Xterminator 7")
LUCIANO - Can't Stop Jah Works (Sweep Over My Soul: VP)
LUCIANO - Wicked Haffi Run Wey (Xterminator 7")
LUCIANO - Good God (Where There Is Life: Island)
LUCIANO & SIZZLA - Jah Blessing (Xterminator 7")
LUCIANO & BEENIE MAN - Running Away (Taxi 7")
LUCIANO & GENERAL PECOS - Back To Africa (Jet Star Reggae Max)
LUCIANO & CAPLETON - Jah Kingdom (Xterminator 7")
LUCIANO & CAPLETON - Never Want The Youths Dem Die (Black Scorpio 7")
LUCIANO & BERES HAMMOND - No Gabbon (Xterminator 7")
LUCIANO & MIKEY GENERAL - Red Inna Rome (Qabalah 7")
LUCIANO - Word Power and Sound (Brick Wall 7")
LUCIANO - Serve Jah (Black Scorpio 7")
LUCIANO - Stay Away (Germaican 7")
LUCIANO - Mankind (Mafia & Fluxy 7")

LUCIANO - It's Me Again Jah (Where There Is Life: Island)

MIKEY GENERAL - Babylon Cake (Xterminator 7")
LUCIANO & MIKEY GENERAL - Redemption Song (live in the studio)

LUCIANO - Which Man (Jazzy 7")

CHANT DOWN BABYLON with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
5-7 PM > JANUARY 20 > 2007

Two new Midnite collaborations, a bunch of classic revive on Jack Ruby's
Fox label, and some classic Luciano, Dub Syndicate, and Lee Perry ahead
of their coming tours...

SUGAR MINOTT - Chant (Rare Gems: Easy Star)
JUSTIN HINDS - Dip And Fall Back (Fox 7")
BLACK SURVIVORS - Come Away Jah Jah Children (Fox 7")
THE SKULLS - Black Slavery Days (Fox 7")
FABIENNE MIRANDA - Destiny (Fox 7")
LEROY SIBBLES - Life In The Ghetto (Strictly Roots: Micron)
GREGORY ISAACS - Permanent Lover (Cool Ruler Rides Again: Music Club)
DON CARLOS & STAMMA RANKS - Heart and Soul (Micron 12")
PETER TOSH - Get Up Stand Up (Equal Rights: CBS)
PETER TOSH - I Am That I Am (Equal Rights: CBS)
DUB SYNDICATE - Ravi Shankar (Live at the T&C: On-U)
LEE SCRATCH PERRY - Jungle (Time Boom X De Devil Dead: On-U)
HORACE ANDY - Natty Dread She Want (Jamaica: Petrol)
EVERTON BLENDER - These Hands (Rootsman Credential: Heartbeat)
MIDNITE & GROUNDBREAKING - Earth (Aneed: Groundbreaking)
MIDNITE & MYSTIC VISION - Omega 6 Crystal (New 1000: Full Grown)
MORGAN HERITAGE - Bubble In The Struggle (Xterminator 7")
LUCIANO - Poor Youths Dem Hungry (Xterminator 7")
BERES HAMMOND - Nothing Nuh Go So (Xterminator 7")
LUCIANO - Blast Off Go A Moon (Kennedy International 7")
ANTHONY B - Heavy Like Lead (Kennedy International 7")
YAMI BOLO - The Almighty One (Kennedy International 7")
YAMI BOLO - Emergency (Ffrench 7")
JAHMALI - Oh Jah Jah (Ffrench 7")
LUCIANO - Raggamuffin (Jet Star Reggae Max: Jet Star)
LUCIANO - Messenger (Messenger: Island)
BUJU BANTON - Driver A (Too Bad: VP)
CAPLETON & UPLIFTER - Africa Bound (V1 7")
UTAN GREEN - No Stopping Now (V1 7")
JAH THUNDER - Hype (V1 7")

chat pon riddim: Roots Radics & Bravo "Dub Fi Jungo" on Tabou 1

CHANT DOWN BABYLON with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
5-7 PM > JANUARY 13 > 2007

MIDNITE - Ring Out A Chant/Love Is Gonna Win This One
CEDRIC IM BROOKS - Sabayindah (Light of Saba: Honest Jons)
SKATALITES - Close To Jah (Heroes of Reggae In Dub: Motion)
FREDDIE McGREGOR - Rastaman Camp (Zion Chant: Heartbeat)
LINVAL THOMPSON - Dread Are The Controller (I Love Marijuana: Trojan)
JOE HIGGS - More Slavery (Life Of Contradiction: Macola)
LINTON KWESI JOHNSON - Doun Di Road (Dread Beat and Blood: Virgin)
DENNIS BROWN - Let Love In (Musical Heatwave: Trojan)
LUCIANO - Slew Another Sound (Chant Down dubplate special)
PINCHERS - Deliver Me (Henfield 7")
NORRIS MAN - HIM Never Fail (Henfield 7")
CAPLETON - Who I Am (Henfield 7")
JAH CURE - Spread Jah Love (Henfield 7")
ZAP POW - Last War (Zap Pow: Island)
COLLIE BUDZ - Come Around (Epic 7")
WILLIE WILLIAMS - Armageddon Time (Coxsone 7") --req
COCOA TEA - Rocking Dolly (20 Tracks of Cocoa Tea: Sonic Sounds)
JUNIOR MURVIN - Cool Off Son (Jammys 7") --req
MORGAN HERITAGE - Get Away (Xterminator 7")
PRINCE MALACHI - Ready Fi Dem (Xterminator 7")
SIZZLA - Made Of (Xterminator 7")
CAPLETON - True Love (African Star 7")
TERRY GANZIE - Yad Out (African Star 7")
STEVIE CULTURE - Bun Dem (African Star 7")
DETERMINE & MISTA SAVONA - Take A Stand (Melbourne Meets Kingston)
LUTAN FYAH - Iniquity Worker Congregation (Silly Walks 7")
CAPLETON & GENTLEMAN - Live It Up (Silly Walks 7")
RANACO - Nuh Run Well (Gibbo 7")
RICHIE SPICE & CAPLETON - Judgement (Bonner 7")
ANTHONY B - Screwface (Bonner 7")
ANTHONY B - More Fire (Chant Down dubplate special)

chat pon riddim: Burning Spear's Living Dub vol 2 on Heartbeat

CHANT DOWN BABYLON with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
5-7 PM > JANUARY 6 > 2007

DR ALIMANTADO - Chant To Jah (If Deejay Was Your Trade: Blood and Fire)
TOOTS & THE MAYTALS - Rasta Man (Reggae Got Soul: Island)
MAX ROMEO - Open The Iron Gate (Open The Iron Gate: Blood and Fire)
PETER TOSH - Lion (Honorary Citizen: Columbia)
ISRAEL VIBRATION - Jah Time Has Come (The Same Song: Pressure Sounds)
BURNING SPEAR - Jah See And Know (Hail HIM: Heartbeat)
BURNING SPEAR - O Jah (Farover: Heartbeat)
VIVIAN JACKSON & THE SONS OF JAH - Jah Vengeance (Jesus Dread: Blood and Fire)
VIVIAN JACKSON & THE PROPHETS - Judgement On The Land (Jesus Dread: Blood and Fire)
MIDNITE - You Don't Know Me (Seek Knowledge Before Vengeance: ARL)
MIDNITE / KAYAMAGON - Burning Flame (Kayamagon) --req
BOMBA 7 LAROZ - Simisay (Bomba Vs Laroz: Transmitter)
KING TIDE - Ites Ites Ites Skatalite Feeling (Scared New World: Vitamin)
GLEN WASHINGTON - Study War No More (Observer 7") --req
PRINCE MALACHI - Prophet Priest and King (Prophet Priest and King: Xterminator)
SIZZLA - Submerge Cocaine Base (Herbalist: Xterminator)
BUSHMAN - Black Starliner (Nyah Man Chant: Greensleeves)
LUCIANO - Winter Summer (Univeral Message: VP)
AL BOROSIE - Jah Jah Crown (Forward 7")
PREZIDENT BROWN - Let It Be Known (Forward 7")
DETERMINE - The Best Of Them (Forward 7")
GARNETT SILK - The Rod (Digital B 7") --req
JR KELLY - Jah Jah Live On (Ruff Cutt In Roots: Tabou 1)
CHUKKI STARR - Ghetto Youths Livity (Ghetto Youths Livity: Ariwa)
PETER TOSH - Igziabher (Honorary Citizen: Columbia) --req

CHANT DOWN BABYLON with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
5-7 PM > DECEMBER 30 > 2006 

The annual "best of" show, where we run through the best singles of the year...
While this is pretty subjective, it does take into account feedback from the
local dancehalls, and sales at the Higher Level Record Shack...
As usual I haven't included more that one tune on a particular riddim, so 
some big tunes won't appear where edged out by another. I should also mention 
that it was really hard to rank these - there were no clear standouts like last 
year's "Welcome To Jamrock" and the top 10 could be mixed up in pretty much any 
order and still seem right.


JESSE I'S TOP 20 ROOTS SINGLES OF 2006:

1. CHUCK FENDER - Gash Dem (Juke Boxx 7")
2. AL BOROSIE - Herbalist (Forward 7")
3. TURBULENCE - Ital Stew (Tads 7")
4. MARLON ASHER - Ganja Farmer (Caribbean 7")
5. KING KONG - Ethiopia (Massive B 7")
6. BEENIE MAN - Politrix (Free Willy 7")
7. CAPLETON & ROD TAYLOR - His Imperial Majesty (Reggae Fever 7")
8. RICHIE SPICE - Gideon Boot (Digital B 7")
9. COLLIE BUDZ - Come Around (Epic 7")
10. ANTHONY B - Stop Fight (Soul Vybz 7")
11. ANTHONY B - Uprising (Soul Vybz 7")
12. LUTAN FYAH - Love Selassie I (Fireponrome 7")
13. QUEEN OMEGA - Judgement (Special Delivery 7")
14. JAH CURE & FANTAN MOJAH - Dem Nuh Build Great Man (Down Sound 7")
15. RICHIE SPICE - Babylon System (NAP 7")
16. SIZZLA - Chant Them Down (In The Streetz 7")
17. MIDNITE - Trodding On (Lustre Kings 7")
18. TURBULENCE - Burn Bad Mind (Marrigold 7")
19. ANTHONY B - Reggae Gone Pon Top (Tads 7")
20.  QUEEN IFRIKA - When Will It Cease (Hi Score 7")

Honorable mentions: 
Midnite's "Hymns" on Lustre Kings, Natural Black's "Never Quit" on Ice Berg, 
Lutan Fyah's "Bloodstain" on High Fence, Lutan Fyah's "Too Blessed To Be 
Stressed" on Secky Wonder, Queen Ifrika's "I Music" on Fashozy, Mutabaruka's 
"Bring The Fire" on Taxi, Natural Black's "Love Rastafari" on Shagrilla, 
Anthony B "Drop It" on Vocieful.


JESSE I'S TOP 10 DANCEHALL SINGLES 2006

1. CHAM - Ghetto Story (Mad House 7")
2. STEPHEN MARLEY, DAMIAN MARLEY, BUJU BANTON - Traffik Jam (Ghetto Youths 7")
3. ASSASSIN - Good Over Evil (Mad House 7")
4. CAPLETON - City Lock (African Star 7")
5. CAPLETON - Purge Dem (KBC 7")
6. ASSASSIN - Gully Sittn (Zero G 7")
7. BUSY SIGNAL & MOVADO - Full Clip (Daseca 7")
8. BUSY SIGNAL - Too Much Gun (H20 7")
9. BEENIE MAN - Gooda (Forward 7")
10. DING DONG - Badman Forward Badman Pull Up (VP 7")

Honorable mentions: Hot This Year riddim on Tuff Gong (was huge in 2006, but
was actually a revive riddim!), Cashley on Cashley, Sick on Pure and Clean, 
Red Bull and Vodka on Pure Music.

Finally, the actual playlist, in the order they went to air:

QUEEN IFRIKA - When Will It Cease (Hi Score 7")
ANTHONY B - Reggae Gone Pon Top (Tads 7")
TURBULENCE - Burn Bad Mind (Marrigold 7")
MIDNITE - Trodding On (Lustre Kings 7")
SIZZLA - Chant Them Down (In The Streetz 7")
RICHIE SPICE - Babylon System (NAP 7")
JAH CURE & FANTAN MOJAH - Dem Nuh Build Great Man (Down Sound 7")
QUEEN OMEGA - Judgement (Special Delivery 7")
LUTAN FYAH - Love Selassie I (Fireponrome 7")
ANTHONY B - Uprising (Soul Vybz 7")
ANTHONY B - Stop Fight (Soul Vybz 7")
COLLIE BUDZ - Come Around (Epic 7")
RICHIE SPICE - Gideon Boot (Digital B 7")
CAPLETON & ROD TAYLOR - His Imperial Majesty (Reggae Fever 7")
BEENIE MAN - Politrix (Free Willy 7")
KING KONG - Ethiopia (Massive B 7")
MARLON ASHER - Ganja Farmer (Caribbean 7")
TURBULENCE - Ital Stew (Tads 7")
AL BOROSIE - Herbalist (Forward 7")
CHUCK FENDER - Gash Dem (Juke Boxx 7")
CAPLETON - Purge Dem (KBC 7")
CAPLETON - City Lock (African Star 7")
ASSASSIN - Good Over Evil (Mad House 7")
STEPHEN MARLEY, DAMIAN MARLEY, BUJU BANTON - Traffik Jam (Ghetto Youths 7")
CHAM - Ghetto Story (Mad House 7")

CHANT DOWN BABYLON with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
5-7 PM > DECEMBER 23 > 2006 

Featuring wicked new riddims including the Fire River on Star Trail...
Rockfort Rock on I&I Foundation... Natural Mystic on Fat Eyes... 
and a look at the best album releases of 2006.  Midnite's "Jah Grid" 
on I Grade got my vote for the best new release of the year, followed
by Groundation's "Upon The Bridge".

AL CAMPBELL - Going The Wrong Way (Reggae Road 7")
JOHNNY OSBOURNE - Back Off (Thompson Sound 7")
JOHNNY OSBOURNE - Nyah Man (Thompson Sound 7")
RONNIE DAVIS - Peace and Love (On Top 7")
THE ITALS - Jah Calling (Give Me Power: Nighthawk)
RANKING DREAD - Dread Inna Captivity (2 Dread Inna Babylon: Silver Kamel)
MASSIVE DREAD - Morgan The Pirate (2 Dread Inna Babylon: Silver Kamel)
PRINCE FARI - Put It Out (Black Man Land: Virgin)
EEK A MOUSE - Peenie Walli (Assassinator: Greensleeves) --req
JR REID - Fit Yu Haffi Fit (Hey Punk Get Riddim: Victory World) --req
DEYANSA - Where Do We Go From Here? (Holding On To Life: Silver Kamel)
JACOB MILLER - Ghetto On Fire (Life Goes In Circles: Pressure Sounds)
RIGHTEOUS FLAMES - Solid Foundation (Studio One Groups: Soul Jazz)
GROUNDATION - Sleeping Bag (Upon The Bridge: Young Tree)
MIDNITE - Before I Loose My Strength (Jah Grid: I Grade)
CAPLETON - Jah Bless Us (Star Trail 7")
JR KELLY - Whip Them Jah (Star Trail 7")
BUJU BANTON - Think It's Over (Star Trail 7")
LUTAN FYAH - Fire Key (I&I Foundation 7")
CHRISINTI - Keep On Rolling (I&I Foundation 7")
NORRIS MAN - From You No Clean (I&I Foundation 7")
SPECTACULAR - One Life To Live (I&I Foundation 7")
MIKEY GENERAL - Crush Dem (I&I Foundation 7")
ANTHONY B - Natural Mystic (Fat Eyes 7")
SIZZLA - Really and Truly (Fat Eyes 7")
QUEEN IFRIKA - Stand Up For Righteousness (MRec 10")
LUTAN FYAH - King Of Iration (Inner Sanctuary 10")
MUNGA - Flippin Rhymes (Don Corleon 7")
LUTAN FYAH - Granny Look A Like (John John 7")

CHANT DOWN BABYLON with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
5-7 PM > DECEMBER 16 > 2006 

LUCIANO - Good God (Where There Is Life: Island)
THE TERMITES - It Takes Two To Make Love (Six The Hard Way: Heartbeat)
THE TENNORS - Pressure and Slide (Studio One 7")
THE ROYALS - Pick Up The Pieces (Studio One Groups: Soul Jazz)
GREGORY ISAACS - Set The Captives Free (Mr Isaacs: Blood and Fire) --req
DON CARLOS - Come In (Greensleeves 12") --req
WAILING SOULS - Ghetto Of Kingston Town (Inchpinchers: Greensleeves)
BARRINGTON LEVY - Stray Away Girl (Shaolin Temple: Auralux)
JOHN HOLT - Youths Pon The Corner (Jah Guidance 7")
SIZZLA & JOHN HOLT - Police In Helicopter (Voiceful 7")
STEEL PULSE - Roller Skates (Rastafari Centennial: MCA) --req
CLINTON FEARON - Sleeping Lion (Vision: Kool Yu Foot)
KING TIDE - Christmas Song (Scared New World: Vitamin)
LUCIANO - Over The Hill (Xterminator 7")
ANTHONY B - Uprising (Soul Vybz 7")
LUCIANO - Save Us Oh Jah (Soul Vybz 7")
CHEZIDEK - Fire Woman (Soul Vybz 7") --req
JR KELLY - Same Way (Soul Vybz 7")
MARLON ASHER - Ganja Farmer (Carribbean 7") --req
SUGAR D - Without Love (unreleased Mista Savona production)
SUGAR D - Concrete Jungle (unreleased Mista Savona production)
ASSASSIN - Dis The Crew (Studio 2000 7")
WAYNE MARSHALL - Dangerous (Studio 2000 7")
BURRO BANTON - Idiot Killing (Studio 2000 7")
TENOR SAW - Have U Loved Somebody? (Sip A Cup 7")
KING KONG - Step Pon Me Corn (Firehouse 7")
NITTY GRITTY - Run Down The World (Jammys 7")
GEORGE NOOKS - Musical Sweetness (321 Strong 7")
ADMIRAL TIBET - Nah Tarry Yah (321 Strong 7")
NATURAL BLACK - What Happened To The Joy (321 Strong 7")
SUGAR BLACK - Who Start The War (321 Strong 7")
MIDNITE & I GRADE - My Joy (Jah Grid: I Grade)
JOHNNY OSBOURNE - Children Are Crying (Truths and Rights: Heartbeat)

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