BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 23rd August, 2025

Featuring Lila Iké’s new album Treasure Self Love and some of the songs which inspired it; Blaqk Sheep Music’s new riddim Country Man; new tunes from Rik Jam, Kelissa, Medisun, Daniel Rising & Jemere Morgan; Australian releases from Belly & Jahwise and Mista Savona; a look at fake 1970s-era AI-generated reggae music; and the usual vintage classics.

REEMAH – Warriors (Izayoung Boy Productions)
THE AGGROVATORS – A Friend Indeed Dub (Bunny Striker Lee & Friends: Next Cut! Pressure Sounds)
YVONNE STIRLING – Oh Jah (S&S Records)
AL BROWN – Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City (Darker Than Blue: Blood and Fire)
PHYLLIS DILLON – Midnight Confessions (Freedom Sounds: Trojan)
BARRINGTON SPENCE – Wake You Shake You (Terminal)
PRINCE FAR I – Armageddon (Message from the King: Carib Gems & Virgin)
RAS TEMBAH – The Prophet’s Riddim (fake AI generated reggae!) –request
THE PROPHET’S ALLSTARS – Outside The City Walls version (Vivian Jackson & Pressure Sounds)
ZAP POW – Let’s Live Together (Reggae Rules: Rhino)
THE HEPTONES – Garden of Life (Black Art)
DENNIS BROWN – Africa Dub Version (Observer)
RICO RODRIGUEZ – Africa (Man from Wareika: Island)
PETER TOSH – Igziabeher (Intel Diplo)
LILA IKÉ – Scatter (Treasure Self Love: Wurl Iké Records & In.Digg.Nation Collective)
GARNETT SILK – Complain (slow version) (Digital B)
GARNETT SILK – Place In Your Heart (Digital B)
LILA IKÉ – Love In Lovely Way (Treasure Self Love: Wurl Iké Records & In.Digg.Nation Collective)
LILA IKÉ – Serious (Treasure Self Love: Wurl Iké Records & In.Digg.Nation Collective)
KELISSA – Way You Make Me Feel (Kelissa Music)
LUTAN FYAH & CHRONIXX – Freedom Sound (Strength and Resilience: I Grade)
DANIEL RISING & JEMERE MORGAN – Real Life (Bost & Bim)
MEDISUN – Clean Up (Bost & Bim)
NAÂMAN, MARCUS GAD, PRESSURE BUSSPIPE – I Feel Your Love (This Love Is Forever: Big Scoop Records)
RIK JAM – Book of Life (The Genesis: Irie Yute Tapes)
TINGSEH – Shouts of Grace (Country Man riddim: Blaqk Sheep Music & Jahkader Production)
DAHVID SLUR – Fight the Fight (Country Man riddim: Blaqk Sheep Music & Jahkader Production)
AIESHA – Win (Country Man riddim: Blaqk Sheep Music & Jahkader Production)
RAWKEY – Good Vibration (Country Man riddim: Blaqk Sheep Music & Jahkader Production)
RENIGAD – Anti Social Media (Country Man riddim: Blaqk Sheep Music & Jahkader Production)
BELLY & JAHWISE – Looking For A Reason (Jahwise Productions)
CHICO CÉSAR – Mama Africa (Savona Mix) (Mista Savona)
MIDNITE – Mama Africa (Unpolished: Rastafaria)
LUCKY DUBE – House Of Exile (House of Exile: Gallo Music)

listen online at https://www.pbsfm.org.au/program/babylon-burning/2025-08-23/17-00-00

BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 16th August, 2025

Featuring the new album The Genesis from Jamaican singer Rik Jam, more from Yeza’s new album Star of the East, Tippa Lee & Naram’s album Musically Bad, and new music from UK-based singer Haile. Plus some late 80s and early 90s throwbacks, and the usual 70s and early 80s classics.

DENNIS BROWN – Well Without Water (The Promised Land: Emmanuel)
CULTURE – Deep Root Dub (Rare & Unreleased Dub: Revolver)
CULTURE – Garvey Rock (Africa Stand Alone: April Records)
BUNNY WAILER – Unity (Crucial! Roots Classiscs: Solomonic Productions)
FREDDIE McGREGOR – Holy Mount Zion (Big Ship: Thompson Sound)
LINVAL THOMPSON – Things Couldn’t Be The Same (Thompson Sound)
BARRINGTON LEVY – Don’t Give Up (Poor Man Style: Thompson Sound)
U ROY & THE MELODIANS – Version Galore (Treasure Isle) –request
THE MELODIANS – You Have Caught Me (Treasure Isle) –request
THE TECHNIQUES – Travelling Man (Treasure Isle) –request
TYRONE TAYLOR – Rightful Rebel (Studio One)
PRINCE JAZZBO – Creation Skank (Studio One)
BURNING SPEAR – Creation Rebel (Studio One)
JOHNNY OSBOURNE – Jah Promise (Studio One)
THE VICEROYS – Love Jah (Studio One)
JACKIE MITTOO & THE SOUND DIMENSION – Drum Song (Studio One) –request
TIPPA LEE – Rasta Kitchen (Studio One & Heartbeat)
TIPPA LEE & NARAM – Educate and Teach (Musically Bad: Red Robin)
TIPPA LEE & NARAM – Draw Mi Out (Musically Bad: Red Robin)
AL CAMPBELL – Leave The Herbman Business (Music Master) –request
TONY TUFF – Just Cool (Music Master)
ECHO MINOTT – Follow Me (Music Master)
NITTY GRITTY – Run Down The World (Jammys)
PINCHERS – Bandelero (Jammys)
HAILE – Ms Gina (HaiVi)
HAILE – Sativa (HaiVi)
TORCH – Quality Time (Penthouse)
WAYNE WONDER – The Saddest Day (Penthouse)
BERES HAMMOND & BUJU BANTON – Little More Time (Penthouse)
YEZA – Star of the East (Star of the East: RoryStoneLove & Black Dub Music)
YEZA – Piss Up (Star of the East: RoryStoneLove & Black Dub Music)
RIK JAM – Give Praises (The Genesis: Irie Yute Tapes)
RIK JAM – Hail The King (The Genesis: Irie Yute Tapes)
RIK JAM & ERIC RACHMANY – Stereo (The Genesis: Irie Yute Tapes)
RIK JAM & TAYE LOUISE – Fight With You (The Genesis: Irie Yute Tapes)
KELLY SHANE – Don’t Let Me Down (Celebrating Jamaica 63: Tads)
FIJI – One Way (Fiji Music)
J BOOG & FIJI – Smoking Bomb Bud (Wash House Music)

listen online at https://www.pbsfm.org.au/program/babylon-burning/2025-08-16/17-00-00

BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 9th August, 2025

Featuring a heap of great new reggae including Yeza’s excellent album “Star Of The East”, and new tunes from Irie Souljah, Kabaka Pyramid, Lutan Fyah, Rik Jam, Medisun, Tarrus Riley, Joe Yorke, Cham, and Damian & Stephen Marley… plus a mix of recent dancehall releases including Runkus, Ding Dong, Busy Signal, Lila Ike, Masicka, Mr Vegas, and nuff more.

MORTIMER – Burn It To The Ground (Tampa riddim: Paris La Mont)
ASWAD – I A Rebel Soul (Aswad: Island)
CEDRIC IM BROOKS & THE LIGHT OF SABA – Satta Massa Gana (The Light of Saba: Honest Jons)
YABBY YOU & THE PROPHETS – Tribulation (The Walls of Jerusalem: Prophets)
DON CARLOS – Tribulation (Attack)
LEROY SMART – We Want To Go Home (Jackpot)
JIMMY RILEY – Majority Rule (Yes)
BURNING SPEAR – Free Black People (Spear)
BURNING SPEAR – New Civilization (Studio One)
OTIS GAYLE – I’ll Be Around (Studio One)
CHRONIXX – Majesty Song (Chronixx Music & Federation Sound)
JOHNNY OSBOURNE, TARRUS RILEY, DEAN FRASER – We Need Love (Maximum Sound & VP Records)
TARRUS RILEY – You + Me = Good Life (XTM.Nation)
COCOA TEA – Good Life (Xterminator)
CHARLIE CHAPLIN & JOSEY WALES – Never Wrong (Xterminator)
JOSEY WALES & SINGER J – I Need A Roof (Celebrating Jamaica 63: Tads)
RAY DARWIN – People’s Choice (Tads)
YEZA – Edge Control (Star Of The East: RoryStoneLove & Black Dub Music)
YEZA – Ism Schism (Star Of The East: RoryStoneLove & Black Dub Music)
YEZA – Preacher Man (Star Of The East: RoryStoneLove & Black Dub Music)
IRIE SOULJAH & KABAKA PYRAMID – World Citizen (World Citizen: Ineffable Records)
LUTAN FYAH – Propaganda On Dem Airwaves (Primetime Music)
RIK JAM & MEDISUN – Cry Blood (The Genesis: Irie Yute Tapes)
JOE YORKE & L’ENTOURLOOP – Rocksteady (Face B)
BABY CHAM, DAMIAN MARLEY, STEPHEN MARLEY – Hustling In My Blood (Lawless Army Productions)
RUNKUS – 3310 (Easy Star)
DING DONG – Work (From Ding Dong To World Ding: Ding Dong)
DING DONG & SKILLIBENG – Di New Pull Up (From Ding Dong To World Ding: Ding Dong)
VYBZ KARTEL – Brooklyn Anthem (VP & Frass Dem)
AIDONIA – Agony (Di Genius)
LILA IKE & MASICKA – Romantic (In.Digg.Nation & Wurl Ike Records)
BUSY SIGNAL, TRIBAL KUSH, PRETTI PRETTI, KONSHENS – Mek Eh Bounce (Basshall Records)
BLAIZ FYAH & TRIBAL KUSH – Joke (Creepy Music)
MR VEGAS & JMAX – Bxckshxt (Gold Up)
BAMBY & BUSY SIGNAL – Shattaz (Carthage Music & Muse&Music)

listen online at https://www.pbsfm.org.au/program/babylon-burning/2025-08-09/17-00-00

BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 2nd August, 2025

Paying respect to Jamaican producer and engineer Sheldon “Calibud” Stewart (1977-2025). Plus some fire and brimstone roots, rockers and early reggae.

BUSHMAN – I Burn (I Burn riddim: Cali Bud)
SIZZLA – Suffer If They Don’t Heart (I Burn riddim: Cali Bud)
CHRISINTI – Oh Jah (I Burn riddim: Cali Bud)
MISTY IN ROOTS – See Them A Come (Live at the Counter Eurovision: People Unite)
MISTY IN ROOTS – Sodome and Gomarra (Live at the Counter Eurovision: People Unite)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS – Satisfy Our Souls Version
THE WAILERS – Burnin’ and Lootin’ (Burnin: Island)
THE CONGOS – Thief Is In The Vineyard (Congo Ashanti: VP Records)
EARTH LAST MESSENGERS – Hypocrites (Jack Ruby Hi-Fi: Clappers)
LOPEZ WALKER – Trial Days (Children Of Jah: Phase One)
THE LOVE JOYS – How Long (Reggae Vibes: Wackies)
JUDY MOWATT – You Don’t Care (Only A Woman: Shanchie)
THE UNIQUES – You Don’t Care
NORA DEAN – Scorpion In Her Underpants (Micron)
AUGUSTUS PABLO – The Sting (RAS)
CHRISTINI – Forgive and Care (Rock Me riddim: Cali Bud)
WARRIOR KING – Empress So Devine (Rock Me riddim: Cali Bud)
GREGORY ISAACS & LOUIE CULTURE – Tune In (Tune In riddim: Cali Bud)
NORRIS MAN – She Never Knew It (Tune In riddim: Cali Bud)
CHRISINTI – Say Jah (Tune In riddim: Cali Bud)
BUJU BANTON – Nah Live Too Right (Tune In riddim: Cali Bud)
WARRIOR KING – Never Go Where Pagans Go (Tune In riddim: Cali Bud)
WARRIOR KING – Power To Chant (Cali Bud)
WARRIOR KING – Keep The Faith (Stress riddim: Cali Bud)
JAHMALI – Give Thanks and Praise (Stress riddim: Cali Bud)
CAPLETON – Never Let Them Get You Down (Stress riddim: Cali Bud)
COCOA TEA & GENTLEMAN – Be Yourself (Lonely riddim: Cali Bud)
JAH CURE – Hit Me With Music (Lonely riddim: Cali Bud)
QUEEN OMEGA – Destiny (Lonely riddim: Cali Bud & Special Delievery)
SHABBA RANKS – Who Win The War (War riddim: Cali Bud)
NORRIS MAN – If Life So Nice (Love Jah and Live riddim: Cali Bud)
CHUKKI STARR – Love People Need Today (Love Jah and Live riddim: Cali Bud)
TANYA STEPHENS – Can’t Help It (Love Jah and Live riddim: Cali Bud)
KID KURRUPT – Duckily Muckily Pass Through (Love Jah and Live riddim: Cali Bud)
WARRIOR KING – Love Jah and Live (Love Jah and Live riddim: Cali Bud)
CAPLETON – Cuyah Cuyah Cuyah (Bob Spice riddim: Cali Bud)
LILA IKE & PROTOJE – All Over The World (In.Digg.Nation Collective & Wurl Ike Records)
RASCALZ, BARRINGTON LEVY, K-OS – Top Of The World (Global Warning: Vik Recordings)

listen online at https://www.pbsfm.org.au/program/babylon-burning/2025-08-02/17-00-00

BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 26th July, 2025

Paying respect to Jamaican music legend Owen Gray; Pacific music legend George “Fiji” Veikoso; and Aotearoa producer, beat maker and founding member of Fat Freddy’s Drop, Chris Ta’aloga Faiumu (aka DJ Mu, aka DJ Fitchie).

OWEN GRAY – Bongo Natty (Jackpot)
PABLOVE BLACK – Jamrec Dub (Studio One)
< Owen Gray interview excerpt >
OWEN GRAY – On The Beach (Cariboo)
THE SUPERSONICS – Baba Explosion (Treasure Isle)
OWEN GRAY – Give Me A Little Sign (Coxsone)
OWEN GRAY – The Raver (Coxsone)
OWEN GRAY – Fussing and Fighting (Jamatel)
TOMMY McCOOK & THE SUPERSONICS – Soul Remedy (Treasure Isle)
OWEN GRAY – Blazing Fire (Angen)
OWEN GRAY – Free Up Jah Jah Children (Horse)
OWEN GRAY – Give The Children Food (Trojan)
OWEN GRAY – Give A Helping Hand (Striker Lee)
OWEN GRAY – It’s Time For Love (When Jah Shall Come: Pressure Sounds)
OWEN GRAY – Peace and Freedom (Attack)
< Owen Gray interview excerpt >
OWEN GRAY – Let Jah Rise (Attack)
SOUND UNLIMITED – Middle East Skank (Scorpio)
FAT FREDDY’S DROP – Cay’s Crays (Based On A True Story: The Drop)
JOE DUKIE & DJ FITCHIE – Midnight Marauders (The Drop)
FAT FREDDY’S DROP – Slings and Arrows (The Drop)
FIJI – Indigenous Life (Indigenous Life: Indigenous Alliance)
FIJI – Warrior (Indigenous Life: Indigenous Alliance)
FIJI – Kamakana O Kalani (Xperience: Blind Man Entertainment)
PEETAH MORGAN & FIJI – Rock and Come In (Don Corleon)
FIJI – Highest High (Love and Roots: Mensch House Records)
BIG YOUTH, SANGIE DAVIS, MISTA SAVONA – Travelling Man (Mista Savona)
ERROL BELLOT & ROD ADF – Open Your Eyes (Children of ~war~ Hope: Shades of Red)
DEZARIE – Hold On (Gaurdian: Dezarie)
HAILE ROOTS – Kelebuwa (Yetamene: Awtar Multimedia) –request
CLAYE & GENTLEMAN – Nature (I Am Here Now) (Prawley-Mae Music)
WILLZ – Resilience (Glory Sounds & Wash House Music)

listen online at https://www.pbsfm.org.au/program/babylon-burning/2025-07-26/17-00-00

BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 12th July, 2025

Featuring the new release “Children of ~war~ Hope” from Australian label Shades of Red, Royal Blu’s new album “Spain Root”, new music from Lutan Fyah, Dahvid Slur, Perfect Giddimani, Pressure Busspipe & Young Shanty, plus some First Nations reggae, and the usual vintage classics.

JOHNNY POWELL – Moving Out (Macca Music)
ECHO MINOTT – Youth Man
BARRINGTON LEVY – Stray Away Girl (Prison Oval Rock: Volcano)
SISTER NANCY – Ain’t No Stopping Nancy (One Two: Techniques)
LONE RANGER – Lone Ranger and Tonto (Hi Yo, Silver, Away!: Greensleeves)
BIG YOUTH – My Time (The Chanting Dread Inna Fine Style: Negusa Negast)
RICHARD McDONALD & GLEN BROWN – Boat To Progress (Pantomine)
GLEN BROWN & KING TUBBY – Wicked Tumbling version (Pantomine)
RONNIE DAVIS – My World
THE ITALS – Herbs Pirate (Calling Rastafari: Nighthawk)
THE ITALS – Temptation version (Ja Man)
THE TWINKLE BROTHERS – Praise Jah (Virgin)
ROD TAYLOR – Every Little Thing (Ossie)
ASWAD – Sons of Criminals (Hulet: Island)
ASWAD – Love Fire (Jenson Session June 1982) (The Complete BBC Sessions: Island)
T’JEAN – Just Too Deep (Tief In Di Night: Izreal Records)
MIDNITE – Dem Gone (What Makes A King?: Afrikan Roots Lab)
MIDNITE – Starting From (Bless Go Roun: Higher Bound Productions)
FIKIR AMLAK & KING ALPHA – Serious Time (Children of ~war~ Hope: Shades of Red)
KING ALPHA – Serious Dub (Children of ~war~ Hope: Shades of Red)
INDRA & KRIS KEMIST – Crying Out (Children of ~war~ Hope: Shades of Red)
PERFECT GIDDIMANI, PRESSURE BUSSPIPE, YOUNG SHANTY – Ibrahim Traore (Giddimani Records)
DAHVID SLUR – The Psalm 23 (Give It Your All: Marily Gustus Music)
LUTAN FYAH – They Can’t Judge I (Small Axe Entertainment)
NO FIXED ADDRESS – The Vision (Wrong Side of the Road: Black Australia Records)
ZENNITH – Simplify (Nothin’ To Lose: Zennith)
KEE’AHN & EMMA DONOVAN – Take No More (Singing Our Futures: Cooking Vinyl Australia)
KAWIKA ASPILI & KA’IKENA SCANLAN – I Am Not American (Spoon Meat Entertainment)
ROYAL BLU & RUNKUS – 911 (Spain Root: G.Wav & Easy Star Records)
ROYAL BLU – Ten (Spain Root: G.Wav & Easy Star Records)

listen online at https://www.pbsfm.org.au/program/babylon-burning/2025-07-12/17-00-00

BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 21st June, 2025

Featuring new music from Dahvid Slur, Fikir Amlak, Zikki, and Aleighcia Scott… the Vibes Man riddim from Tads Records… and a tribute to the late Jamaican singer Leroy Gibbons.

GLEN WASHINGTON – Are You Ready? (Just Giving Thanks: Tads)
JUNIOR LOGAN – Long Run Version (Inti-mate Records)
CULTURE – More Vacancy (Africa Stand Alone: April Records)
WAILING SOULS – Wild Suspense (Wild Suspense: Mango)
WAYNE WADE – Down In Iran (Thompson Sound)
AL CAMPBELL – Jah Is Light (Diamonds: Burning Sounds)
AL CAMPBELL – Respect (Bushays)
ALBOROSIE – Come My Way (VP Records) –request
JACOB MILLER – Baby I Love You So (Rockers)
AUGUSTUS PABLO – King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown (Rockers)
TA TEASHA LOVE – Oh Jah Come (One Way Sounds)
BOY BLUE – Long Time I No Smoke (Topatop)
LONE RANGER – Legalise The National Herb (Hi Yo, Silver, Away!: Greensleeves)
JUNIOR REID – Ole Time Something (Big Timer: Artists Only) mean girl riddim
NITTY GRITTY – Down In The Ghetto (Turbo Charged: Greensleeves & Jammys)
NITTY GRITTY – Gimme Some of Your Something (Turbo Charged: Greensleeves & Jammys)
LEROY GIBBONS – Four Season Lover (Jammys)
LEROY GIBBONS – Magic Moment (Jammys)
LEROY GIBBONS – Samfie Girl (Jammys)
COCOA TEA – Too Young (Jammys)
ECCLETON JARRETT – Turn On The Heat (Jammys)
ABIJAH – Warrior Mode (Vibes Man riddim: Tads)
GLEN WASHINGTON – Evil Alters (Vibes Man riddim: Tads)
YOUNG GARVEY – Cool Natty (Vibes Man riddim: Tads)
ANTHONY CRUZ – Put E Dung (Vibes Man riddim: Tads)
ZIKKI – Trouble (Angaza: Bost & Bim)
ZIKKI – Know Yourself (Angaza: Bost & Bim)
DE STRANGERS & GALAS – Liberation Song (Timeless Bond: La Tempesta Dub)
ALEIGHCIA SCOTT – Diolch (Recordiau Côsh Records)
DAHVID SLUR & JAH VEZI – This Morning (Give It Your All: Marily Gustus Music)
DAHVID SLUR & KARON – Do Jah Works (Give It Your All: Marily Gustus Music)
FIKIR AMLAK – Rasta Live (Zion Higher Realm: Arkstarr Records)
FIKIR AMLAK – Hold The Vibe (Zion Higher Realm: Arkstarr Records)
KABAKA PYRAMID & DAIMAIN MARLEY – Kontraband pt 2 (Ghetto Youths International)

listen online at https://www.pbsfm.org.au/program/babylon-burning/2025-06-21/17-00-00

BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 14th June, 2025

Featuring new riddims Bongo Rockers from Rebellion City and Red Fyah from Romeich Records; plus new music from Yeza, Royal Blu & Protoje, Dezarie, Clinton Fearon; some foundation classics from Sister Nancy and Tenor Saw by special request; and the usual vintage classics.

JUDY MOWATT – Zion Chant (Black Woman: Ashandan)
THE ROYALS – Peace, Love and Dub (Dubbing With The Royals: Tamoki Wambesi)
JUDY MOWATT – Concrete Jungle (Black Woman: Ashandan)
NOEL PHILLIPS – Youth Man (Jammys)
KEN BOOTHE – Who Really Cares (Roots International)
KEN BOOTHE – Peace Time (Jack Ruby Hi-Fi: Clappers)
THE IRANIAN STUDENTS – Khomeni Skank (Jack Ruby Hi-Fi: Clappers)
PRINCE FAR I & THE SINGERS AND PLAYERS – Bedward The Flying Preacher (Cry Tuff Chants On-U: On-U Sound) –request
CULTURE – Tell Me Where You Get It (Africa Stand Alone: April Records)
CULTURE – Behold The Land (Africa Stand Alone: April Records)
PRINCE ALLA – Poor Man Feel It (Lion A Go Bite Yu: Headphones Music)
SISTER NANCY – Gwan A School (One Two: Techniques)
SISTER NANCY – Bam Bam (Techniques)
TENOR SAW – Ring The Alarm (Techniques) –request
NITTY GRITTY – False Alarm (Jammys)
YEZA – Road Runner (Rorystonelove)
ROYAL BLU & RUNKUS – G (Royal Blu Music, The New Coup, Delicious Vinyl Island)
ROYAL BLU & PROTOJE – Life From Kingston (Easy Star)
AMAHJI – Great Ancestors (Honoring Womanity: Yonate Records)
CLINTON FEARON – Can’t Stop Us (Jah Is Love: Baco Music)
TURBULENCE – Give Praises (Bongo Rockers riddim: Rebellion City)
PERFECT GIDDIMANI & BECENTA – King Selassie I Gate (Bongo Rockers riddim: Rebellion City)
IYATA SAFARI – Grand Rising (Bongo Rockers riddim: Rebellion City)
RAS BATCH – Chanting (Bongo Rockers riddim: Rebellion City)
KENYA EUGENE – Down (Bongo Rockers riddim: Rebellion City)
LUTAN FYAH & RAS ATTITUDE – They Got A Box (Bongo Rockers riddim: Rebellion City)
IMERU TAFARI – Armageddon Trod (Bongo Rockers riddim: Rebellion City)
JEMERE MORGAN – Troddin (Self Confidence: Dada Son Entertainment)
ZIKKI – Love and Wars (Angaza: Bost & Bim)
DEZARIE – Snaking (Izayoung Boy Production)
LAVISCH – Show Love (Red Fyah riddim: Romeich)
CHRISTOPHER MARTIN – All Night (Red Fyah riddim: Romeich)
NIGY BOY – Eight Wonders (Red Fyah riddim: Romeich)
NASRI & SHENSEEA – I’ll Be Fire (Red Fyah riddim: Romeich)
ROMAIN VIRGO – Two Faced (Red Fyah riddim: Romeich)
CHRONIC LAW – Loveless (Red Fyah riddim: Romeich)
MYCHELLE & PROTOJE – Seasons (FAMM)
DEXTA DAPS – Lockdown (Dexta Daps Music Group)

listen online at https://www.pbsfm.org.au/program/babylon-burning/2025-06-14/17-00-00

BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 7th June, 2025

Paying respect to late Jamaican roots singer Devon Irons (1952-2025) and featuring a whole heap of new reggae, including the killer new riddim Pon Di Island from Kabaka Pyramid’s Bebble Rock label.

SCREECHY DAN & SUBATOMIC SOUND SYSTEM – Babylon Soon Fall (Rockers 7″ mix) (Jah Is The Light: Subatomic Sound)
KING TUBBY & YABBY YOU – Greetings (Vivian Jackson)
DEVON IRONS – When Jah Come (Black Art)
DEVON IRONS – Vampire (Black Art)
THE UPSETTERS – Vamp A Dub (Black Art)
DEVON IRONS – Jerusalem (Talent 77)
THE GAYLADS – The Soul Beat (Studio One)
ERNEST RANGLIN – Heart Beat (Clancy’s)
PETER TOSH – Them Haffi Get A Beatin (Joe Gibbs)
QUEEN IFRICA – Babylon Blunder (Beaten riddim: Rocky Gibbs)
THE TWINKLE BROTHERS – Beat Them Jah Jah (Rasta Pon Top: Grounation)
THE TWINKLE BROTHERS – Watch The Hypocrites (Love: Twinkle)
BUNNY WAILER – Free Jah Jah Children (Crucial! Roots Classics: Solomonic Productions)
EARL SIXTEEN – Trial and Crosses (Greensleeves)
EARL SIXTEEN & THE CO-OPERATORS – Peeni Walli Dub (Concrete Rockers: Waggle Dance Records)
EARL SIXTEEN & THE CO-OPERATORS – Country Living (Concrete Rockers: Waggle Dance Records)
EARL SIXTEEN & THE CO-OPERATORS – Smile On Your Face (Concrete Rockers: Waggle Dance Records)
SPRAGGA BENZ – Hallelujah (Red Square Productions)
BUGLE, DAMIAN MARLEY, BUJU BANTON – Thank You Lord (An9ted Entertainment)
CASEY808 & KA’KENA SCANLAN – Cup Half Full (808 Music)
J BOOG & COLLIE BUDDZ – All Night (J Boog Music)
BURNA BOY – Sweet Love (Spaceship Entertainment)
SUBDUB – Love and Humanity (Brooklyn riddim: SunDub & Easy Star Records)
CLATTA BUMBOO – We Can Win (Rise Of Color) (Brooklyn riddim: SunDub & Easy Star Records)
KHALIA – This I Know (Pon Di Island riddim: Bebble Rock)
JAH LIL – Hold Corner (Pon Di Island riddim: Bebble Rock)
IRIE SOULJAH – Bout Ya (Pon Di Island riddim: Bebble Rock)
JAH IZREHL – Pon A Plane (Pon Di Island riddim: Bebble Rock)
QRAIG VOICEMAIL & SINGER J – Real Vibez (Pon Di Island riddim: Bebble Rock)
PRESSURE BUSSPIPE & CAPLETON – Gunman Town (Pon Di Island riddim: Bebble Rock)
DRE ISLAND – Cold World (Pon Di Island riddim: Bebble Rock)
YAKSTA – Pon Di Island (Pon Di Island riddim: Bebble Rock)
KABAKA PYRAMID – Jamaica (Pon Di Island riddim: Bebble Rock)
JESSE ROYAL, MEDISUN, BERES HAMMOND – Born In Jamaica (Easy Star)
QUEEN OMEGA – Touch Ina Di Place (Bun Dem riddim: Irie Ites)
GROUNDATION & THOMAS MAPFUMO – Holding On (Candle Burning: Young Tree & Baco Records)
MARCUS GAD – Rhythm of Serenity (Rhythm of Serenity: Zion I Kings)
PABLO YG – Maui Wowie (YGF Records & Crawba Productions)

listen online at https://www.pbsfm.org.au/program/babylon-burning/2025-06-07/17-00-00

BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 17th May, 2025

PBS Radio Festival 2025 – the time of year we encourage listeners to sign up as members of the station – join now and help keep the beat! Also paying respects to the great Jamaican singer Junior Byles, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 77.

JUNIOR BYLES – Beat Down Babylon (Upsetter)
CEDRIC IM BROOKS & COUNT OSSIE – Right On Rasta (Studio One)
JUNIOR BYLES & RUPERT REID – Chant Down Babylon (Ja-Man)
JUNIOR BYLES & RUPERT REID – Remember Me (Ja-Man)
JUNIOR BYLES – Fade Away (Hit Bound)
JUNIOR BYLES – The Long Way (Orchid)
JUNIOR BYLES – Curly Locks (Orchid)
JUNIOR BYLES – Weeping (Observer)
THIRD WORLD – Rhythm of Life (96 Degrees In The Shade: Island)
FREDDIE McGREGOR – Rhythm So Nice (Thompson Sound)
BLACK UHURU – Natural Reggae Beat
LINTON KWESI JOHNSON – Dread Beat and Blood (Virgin Frontline)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS – Real Situation (Uprising: Island)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS – Babylon System (Survival: Island)
MIDNITE – Don’t Move (Lion’s Dread) (Unpolished: Rastafaria)
DEZARIE – Ghettos of Babylon(The Fourth Book: Afrikan Roots Lab)
GROUNDATION – Beating Heart (Here I Am: Young Tree)
COLLIE BUDDZ – Love and Reggae (Harper Digital)
CHRONIXX – Skanking Sweet (Soul Circle Music)
CHRONIXX – Beat and a Mic (Special Delivery)
PROTOJE & KOFFEE – Switch Up (In.Digg.Nation, Six Course Music, Zion I Kings)
BERES HAMMOND – I Could Beat Myself
COCOA TEA – She Loves Me Now
ANTHONY RED ROSE, BOUNTY KILLER, ANTHONY B, JACK RADICS – Heart Beat (Raggedy Joe)
NATURAL BLACK – Beet and Shoot (Raggedy Joe)
PREZIDENT BROWN – Unity Train (Raggedy Joe)
BEENIE MAN – Beat of the Ghetto (Penthouse)

listen online at https://www.pbsfm.org.au/program/babylon-burning/2025-05-17/17-00-00