Category Archives: Playlist

September 25, 2004

CHANT DOWN BABYLON with Jesse I 106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia September 25 > 2004 Featuring great new albums from Anthony B and Daweh Congo... the new Michael Rose compilation on Heartbeat... and some wicked unreleased dubplate-style I Wayne... ENOS McCLOUD - Jericho (The Genius of Enos: Pressure Sounds) SANG HUGH - Last Call Fe Blackman (Truths and Rights Observer Style: Heartbeat) THE JAYBOYS - African People (Babylon A Fall Down: Trojan) MICHAEL ROSE - Guess Whos Coming To Dinner original (Happiness: Heartbeat) SUGAR MINOTT - Oh Mr DC (Showcase: Studio One) --req RONNIE DAVIS - Mr World (Too Much Iron In The Fire: Trojan) RONNIE DAVIS - Too Much Religion (Too Much Iron In The Fire: Trojan) JACOB MILLER - Forward Ever, Backward Never (Songbook: VP) LINVAL THOMPSON - Jah Jah Dreader Than Dread (Jah Jah Dreader Than Dread: Munich) STEEL PULSE - Makka Medley (Rastafari Centennial: MCA) --req ASWAD - Love Fire (Live and Direct: Island) SISTER NANCY - Transport Connection (One Two: Techniques) --req DEZARIE - Mind Yu Own (Fya: I-Grade) YAHADANAI - One Atonement (One Atonement: I-Grade) I WAYNE - Truth (unreleased promo) I WAYNE - More Herb (unreleased promo) DAWEH CONGO - Social Disorder (Jah Children: Super Vibes) ANTHONY B - Send Them Come (Powers of Creation: Nocturne) ANTHONY B - Do Something For The Poor (Powers of Creation: Nocturne) COCOA TEA - Who (Feel The Power: VP) MORGAN HERITAGE - Wicked Seeking Hiding Place (One Calling: VP) --req MICHAEL ROSE - Happiness (Happiness: Heartbeat) JAH CURE - Move On (King of Kings 7") CAPLETON - Yad Along (King of Kings 7") JAH MASON - Love How The Youths Dem Live (Most Royal: Jah Warrior) --req CHAT PON RIDDIM: Inner Circle/Fatman Riddim Section "Heavyweight Dub" on Blood and Fire

September 18, 2004

CHANT DOWN BABYLON with Jesse I 106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia September 18 > 2004 Highlights include 20 mintues of an interview I conducted with Capleton at his David House camp in Kingston, August 2003... plus the new Blackbeard compilation "Too Much Iron In The Fire" on Trojan... and some quality Australian reggae and dancehall. CAPLETON - I&I Chant (African Star 7") JOHN HOLT - Left With A Broken Heart (Tide Is High: Trojan) THE WAILERS - Lively Up Yourself (Roots of A Legend: Trojan) THE EAGLES - Rasta Pickney (Jaguar 7") THE EAGLES - Rasta Harvest (Jack Ruby Presents The Black Foundation: Heartbeat) CULTURE - Natty Dread Taking Over (Two Sevens Clash: Shanachie) MIGHTY DIAMONDS - Eyes on Africa (Too Much Iron In The Fire: Trojan) HORACE ANDY - Free Africa (Too Much Iron In The Fire: Trojan) EARL 16 - Rastaman (Soldiers of Jah Army: Patate) THE WAILERS - African Herbsman (Roots of A Legend: Trojan) --req DANNY DREAD - Bible Connection (Thrillseekers 7") --req SYMBIOSIS - O The Nite (Symbiosis promo EP) DAMAJAH & SECRET MASTERS - Cool Bwoy (Secret Masters: Inertia) JAKE SAVONA & RuCL - Same Story (Invasion Day) NORRIS MAN - Lifestyle (Dirtworx 7") NATTY KING - No Guns To Town (2 Miles 7") CAPLETON - I See Them Quaking (2 Miles 7") CAPLETON - Red Red Red (Still Blazing: VP) CAPLETON - Search Fi Find (Still Blazing: VP) CAPLETON - Don't Dis The Trinity (Prophecy: Def Jam) NITTY GRITTY - Gimme Some A Your Something (Jammys 7") --req CHAT PON RIDDIM: The Definitive Augustus Pablo on Rockers / Planet MGM

September 11, 2004

CHANT DOWN BABYLON with Jesse I 106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia September 11 > 2004 Highlights include some classic late 80s, early 90s dancehall... the Meditation riddim on Rashanco... and some classic 70s rockers from Channel One.. DAWN PENN, BOUNTY KILLER, KEN BOOTHE, DENNIS BROWN - No No No (Balantic 7") --req ERROL DUNKLEY - Black Cinderella (Fe Me Time 7") BIG YOUTH - The First Big Youth (Fe Me Time 7") ALTON ELLIS - Change of Plan (Still In Love: Trojan) WAILING SOULS - Jah Jah Give Us Life To Live ext (At Channel One: Pressure Sounds) GLEN WASHINGTON - Rockers A No Crackers (The Mighty Two: Heartbeat) --req MIGHTY DIAMONDS - Gnashing of Teeth (Go Seek Your Rights: Virgin Frontline) U ROY - Full Time (Right Time Rockers: Soundsystem) HORACE ANDY - Money Money (The Prime of: Music Club) --req BIM SHERMAN - Golden Stool (Love Forever: Century) ALPHA BLONDY - Jah Houphouet (Apartheid Is Nazism: Sterns) --req DON CARLOS - From Creation (Blacker Dread 12") --req EASY STAR ALLSTARS + FRANKIE PAUL - Us And Them (Dub Side of the Moon: Easy Stars) --req TENOR SAW - Pumpkin Belly (Sonic Sounds 7") --req NITTY GRITTY - Run Down The World (Jammys 7") TONY REBEL - The Herb (Penthouse 7") BUJU BANTON - God of My Salvation (Penthouse 7") SIZZLA - Ghetto Youth (Fire House Crew 7") SLYVIA TELLA - Brothers and Sisters (Jet Star Reggae Max) --req ANTHONY B - Warrior (Chant Down dubplate special) --req ANTHONY B - Higher Level (Rashanco 7") LUTAN FYAH - Livity First (Rashanco 7") HALF PINT & MICHIGAN - I Know It (Rashanco 7") LUCIANO & JOSEY WALES - Rebel With A Cause (Duets: Jet Star) --req JAHMALI - Miles In The Sky (Penthouse 7") LUTAN FYAH - Woe To The Bloody City (Lustre Kings 7") CHAT PON RIDDIM: Prince Jammy & Dennis Brown "Umoja Dub" on Blood and Fire

September 4, 2004

CHANT DOWN BABYLON with Jesse I 106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia September 4 > 2004 Featuring the "Security" riddim on Alatfan... a recut of the old Peanut Vendor riddim (aka Top Ten) by Joe Fraiser... and a good new album from Jah Mason... TORCH - Look At This World (Penthouse 7") CORNEL CAMPBELL - Pretty Looks (Studio One 7") BUNNY RUGS - I Never Had It So Good (To Love Somebody: Tabou 1) MAX ROMEO - Chase The Devil (War Ina Babylon: Island) --req ABYSSINIANS - Jah Love Dub (Satta Dub: Tabou 1) WAYNE WADE - Man of The Living (Jesus Dread: Blood and Fire) PABLO GAD - Gun Fever (Best of Pablo Gad: Jet Star) EARL 16 - Raiders (Soldier Of Jah Army: Patate) DENNIS BROWN - Some Like It Hot (Just Dennis: Trojan) TAPPA ZUKIE - Poor Man Problem (Blackman: Stars) CLINT EASTWOOD - Blues Night (Sex Education: Greensleeves) LINVAL THOMPSON & ADMIRAL BAILEY - Rockfort Rock (Volcano 7") GREGORY ISAACS - Top Ten (Heartbeat Reggae: Heartbeat) FREDDIE McGREGOR - Na Bada (Joe Frasier 7") GLEN WASHINGTON - Roller Costa Ride (Joe Fraiser 7") CREATION REBEL - Mother Don't Cry (Reggae Archives Vol 1: On-U) --req MIDNITE - Jah Umbrella (Weep Not: I-Grade) DEZARIE - Woe (Talking Roots Vol 1: Mt Nebo) JAH MASON - Burn Dem For A Purpose (Surprise Dem: Vikings) JAH MASON - Slip and Slide (Chant Down dubplate special) --req KYMANI MARLEY - Haile I (Many More Roads: Artists Only) --req ADMIRAL TIBET & TURBULENCE - Police Informer (Altafan 7") TANYA STEPHENS - Can't Breathe (Altafan 7") SIZZLA - Much More (Altafan 7") JR KELLY - Go Round Dem (Altafan 7") BUSHMAN - 77 Times 7 (Signs: VP) --req CHAT PON RIDDIM: "20th Century DEBwise" on Blood and Fire

August 31, 2004

THE BRIGHT WHITE LAND OF COMFORT 106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia 5pm to 7pm, August 31 > 2004 Filling in for Phil Egan on his show "Bright White Land of Comfort" and enjoying the opportunity to mix up some dancehall and hiphop remixes I don't normally get to play on air... MIDNITE & I-GRADE - Black Congo (Nemozian Rasta: I-Grade) DEZARIE & I-GRADE - Fya Dub (Fya: I-Grade) MIDNITE & I-GRADE - Balance (Assini: I-Grade) DEZARIE & I-GRADE - Fya (Fya: I-Grade) JAH CURE - Longing For (Don Corleon 7") I-WAYNE - Living In Love (Gibbo 7") BASCOM X - Lonely Heart (Gibbo 7") CAPLETON - That Day Will Come (Gibbo 7") TANYA STEPHENS - Can't Breathe (Altafan 7") SIZZLA - Much More (Altafan 7") TURBULENCE - Love Her Forever (Pow Pow 7") JAH MASON - Love Is Amazing (Pow Pow 7") MORGAN HERITAGE - Inna Dem Ting Deh (Pow Pow 7") KIPRICH - We Waan Fi Know (Fresh Ear 7") CECILE - Neva Even Pet It (Fresh Ear 7") VYBZ KARTEL - What You Want From Me (Fresh Ear 7") SIZZLA - Only Takes Time (South Rakkas Crew 7") CAPLETON - Real Hot (South Rakkas Crew 7") DETERMINE - Hands Off (South Rakkas Crew 7") PREDATOR - Mad Sick (South Rakkas Crew 7") TURBULENCE & HIGHER TROD - Move On (Minor 7, Flat 5 7") LUTAN FYAH - De Youth Dem (Minor 7, Flat 5 7") ELEPHANT MAN - Indian Gal (Star Kutt 7") VEGAS - Hands In The Air (In The Streetz 7") PUNJABI MC, JAY Z, PHARELL - Beware of the Boyz (Tin Kin Toe 7") SEAN PAUL - Gimme The Light remix (Special Remix 7") BOUNTY KILLER - Blast Oonu (Blank 7") BEENIE MAN - Nanny Island (Club Remix 7") TOK - Me Waan Fi Know (Club Remix 7") SIZZLA - All Is Well (Vendetta 7") ANTHONY B - Chant (Vendetta 7") BOUNTY KILLER - Send It (Vendetta 7") BOUNTY KILLER - Run (Secret Productions 7") CAPLETON - Take It Off (In The Streetz 7") SIZZLA - For Your Love (In The Streetz 7") SIZZLA - Beautiful and Charming (Just Casvil 7") SIZZLA - Ain't Gonna See Us Fall (City Dawgs 7") COBRA - Bruise Up remix (Wall Street 7") CAPLETON - Dutty Life remix (Wall Street 7") CAPLETON - Overtime Bomb remix (Kamau 7") ANTHONY MALVO & ZALLY - Cylena (Kamau 7") ZALLY - Hot and Demanding (Kamau 7") BOUNTY KILLER - Proceed (97 Crew 7") ELEPHANT MAN - Cha Cha Remix (City Dawgs 7") SIZZLA - Satisfy Yourself remix (Foriegn Remix 7")

August 28, 2004

CHANT DOWN BABYLON with Jesse I 106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia August 28 > 2004 LUCIANO & LOUIE CULTURE - Chant Nyahbingi (Reggae Central 7") OWEN GREY - Each Day I Love You More (Studio One 7") JUDAH ESKENDER TAFARI - Rastafari Tell You (Studio One 7") THE GAYLADS - Joy In The Morning (Studio One 12") THE GLADIATORS - Greatest Love (Naturality: Virgin Frontline) THE HEPTONES - Temptation, Botheration, Tribulation (Deep In The Roots: Heartbeat) AL CAMPBELL - Oversize Man (Roots and Culture: Jet Star) KING TUBBY - Guidance Dub (Dub Like Dirt: Blood and Fire) --req PRINCE JAMMY & DENNIS BROWN - Cry of the Destitute (Umoja: Blood and Fire) HORACE ANDY - Government Land (In The Light: Blood and Fire) EARL SIXTEEN - Blackman Time ext (Soldier of Jah Army: Patate) LUCKY DUBE - My Brother My Enemy (Trinity: Tabu) --req GREGORY ISAACS - Promise Me (Open The Door: Ras) --req LUCIANO - For The Leaders (Don Corleon 7") SIZZLA - Be Strong (Don Corleon 7") GENTLEMAN - Intoxication (Don Corleon 7") JAH CURE - Longing For (Don Corleon 7") TERROR FABULOUS - Jah Works (Chant Down dubplate special) RICHIE SPICE - Robbery (Fat Eyes 7") BERES HAMMOND & LOUIE CULTURE - Extra Loving (Fat Eyes 7") LEEGO - Moving Up (Fat Eyes 7") TURBULENCE - Love Her Forever (Pow Pow 7") TONY REBEL - Sweet Aroma (Pow Pow 7") LUTAN FYAH - Lusting At The World (Pow Pow 7") GENTLEMAN - Superior (Pow Pow 7") JAH MASON - Love Is Amazing (Pow Pow 7") MORGAN HERITAGE - Inna Dem Ting Deh (Pow Pow 7") MORGAN HERITAGE - Uncomfortable (Big Yard 7") --req VOICEMAIL - Jamaican Jiggas (Big Yard 7") --req SHAGGY - Get Up And Fight (Big Yard 7") --req BOUNTY KILLER - Almighty (Big Yard 7") KYLIE AULDIST & PROFESSOR P - Human Kind (Secret Masters) --req DAMAJAH - Freedom Chant (Secret Masters) SIZZLA - Til It Some More Dub (MLK Dub: Ras) CHAT PON: Heptones "Cool Rasta" bonus dubs on Trojan

August 21, 2004

CHANT DOWN BABYLON with Jesse I 106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia August 21 > 2004 YAHADANAI & ABJA - Chant Out (One Attonement: I-Grade) THIRD WORLD - African Woman (Reggae Ambassadors: Island) --req ALPHA BLONDY - Les Imbeciles (Paris Bercy: Shanachie) --req BURNING SPEAR - Man In The Hills (Man In The Hills: Island) --req NORRIS REID - Black Forces (The Definitive Augustus Pablo: Rockers) YABBY YOU - Love Thy Neighbour (Jesus Dread: Blood and Fire) PRINCE JAMMY & DENNIS BROWN - Sons of Dust (Umoja: Blood and Fire) PRINCE JAMMY & DENNIS BROWN - Something Special (Umoja: Blood and Fire) BARRINGTON LEVY - Revelation (Hunter Man: Volcano) --req CARLTON LIVINGSTON - Shotter (Midnight Rock 7") PINCHERS - Can't Frighten We (Midnight Rock 7") NATTY KING - Mr Greedy (Insight 7") TURBULENCE - Never Loose Your Faith (Insight 7") ANTHONY B - Let Down (Insight 7") BUSHMAN - Downtown (Signs: VP) QUEEN OMEGA - Serve The King (Stingray 7") MORGAN HERITAGE - Armageddon Calls (Stingray 7") PRINCE MALACHI - Runaway Slave (Stingray 7") LOUIE CULTURE - The Uprising (Reggae Central 7") NATURAL BLACK - Different This Time (Cultural Warriors Music 7") MIDNITE BRANCH I - Ashan (Cipheraw: Rastafaria) YAHADANAI - Wadada (One Attonement: I-Grade) MIDNITE - Don't Move (Unpolished: Rastafaria) TANYA STEPHENS - It's A Pity (Germaican 7") --req RICHIE STEPHENS - Be A Champion (Digital B 7") WARRIOR KING - Love Jah More (Digital B 7") CAPLETON - Bun Dem (Digital B 7") CHAT PON: Sugar Minott's "Ghetto-ology Dub" on Easy Star

August 14, 2004

CHANT DOWN BABYLON with Jesse I 106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia August 14 > 2004 Highlights include the excellent "Hard Times" riddim on Gibbo... the "Killing Ting" on Powerstone... the "Worried" riddim on In The Streetz... and a brief chat to TOK recorded at Sumfest 2004. YAMI BOL0 - Babylon Is Out Of Control (Jet Star 7") ASWAD - Behold (Hulet: Island) THIRD WORLD - Human Market Place (96 Degrees In The Shade: Island) OVERNIGHT PLAYERS - Shaka The Great (Well Charge: Channel One) JR ENGLISH - Naturally High (Burning Up Vol 3: Burning Sounds) -req THE MORWELLS - Reality (Burning Up Vol 3: Burning Sounds) THE HEPTONES - African Child (Deep In The Roots: Heartbeat) ROMAN STEWART - Rice and Peas (The Definitive Augustus Pablo: Rockers) OWEN GREY - Give A Helping Hand (Striker Lee 7") U BROWN - Watch This People (Train To Zion: Blood and Fire) THE ITALS - We Waan Justice (Give Me Power: Nighthawk) FREAKYLOU - Knowhere (Refugee) THE WAILERS - Jah Is Mighty (Roots Of A Legend: Trojan) CAPLETON - That Day Will Come (Gibbo 7") LUCIANO - Silver and Gold (Gibbo 7") CHUCK FENDER - Jah Is Worthy (Gibbo 7") I WAYNE - Living In Love (Gibbo 7") I WAYNE - Can't Satisfy Her (Loyal Soldiers 7") CHRISINTI & TONY CURTIS - Armageddon (Powerstone 7") SIZZLA - Progress (Powerstone 7") ANTHONY B - Herbs People (Powerstone 7") TOK - Galzing Gal (40/40 7") TOK - Ms Hypie Hype (In The Streetz 7") KID KURRUPT - 925 Alaska (In The Streetz 7") BOUNTY KILLER - The Alliance (In The Streetz 7") ANTHONY B - Justice Fight (Justice Fight: Nocturne) -req TURBULENCE - The Hype (Voice Stream 7") MIDNITE - Ainshant Maps (Ainshant Maps: ARL) CHAT PON: Dennis Bovell's "Decibel" on Pressure Sounds

August 7, 2004

CHANT DOWN BABYLON with Jesse I 106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia August 7 > 2004 Back at the controls after 3 weeks in Jamaica, and then Singapore after that... Highlights included exclusive Chant Down dubplate specials... the first class One For The Road riddim on Digital B... the Big Up riddim on Taxi... new cuts on the 5th Element riddim... and some classic roots 7"s... ANTHONY B - Warrior (Chant Down dubplate special) BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - Rocking Steady (JAD 7") DERRICK MORGAN - The Great Musical (Striker Lee 7") VIN GORDON - The Russians Are Coming (Striker Lee 7") THE HEPTONES - Through The Fire I Come (Deep In The Roots: Heartbeat) AUGUSTUS PABLO - Ras Menelik Harp (The Definitive Augustus Pablo: Rockers) TOYAN & ERROL SCORCHER - Natty Roots (Roots Tradition 7") TOYAN - Man Nuh Kill Nah Man (Roots Tradition 7") JACOB MILLER - Zion Gate Open (Striker Lee 7") THE VICEROYS - Heart Made Of Stone (Taxi 7") BIM SHERMAN & PRINCE FARI - Jah Love (Cry Tuff 7") DENNIS BROWN - Armageddon (Revolution: Yvonnes Special) BARRINGTON LEVY - Come In (Arrival 7") FANTAN MOJAH - Hail The King (Down Sound prerelease) CAPLETON & JIGSY KING - Ton Load special (unreleased special) RICHIE SPICE - Marijuana (5th Element 7") JAH CURE - Good Morning Jah (5th Element 7") FLASH - Jah Is So Faithful (Chant Down dubplate special) BUSHMAN & MORGAN HERITAGE - Try (Digital B 7") RAS SHILOH & GENTLEMAN - Blessings From Jah (Digital B 7") CHUKKI STARR - Nuff A Dem (Digital B 7") DETERMINE - How The World A Run So (unreleased Jake Savona production) STEVE CULTURE - Herb Herb Herb (unreleased Jake Savona production) WAYNE MARSHALL - Big Up (Taxi 7") GENERAL DEGREE - D'Music (Taxi 7") BOUNTY KILLER - No More Suffering (Taxi 7") NERIOUS JOSEPH - Deliver Us (Humal 7") QUEEN OMEGA - Many Mountains (Humal 7") SYLVIA TELLA - Why (Humal 7") GREGORY ISAACS - Night Nurse (Chant Down dubplate special) JIGSY KING & JAH BLESS - Highest Grade (Chant Down dubplate special) CHAT PON: Augustus Pablo's "El Rockers" on Pressure Sounds

July 3, 2004

CHANT DOWN BABYLON with Jesse I 106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia July 3 > 2004 The annual PBS Radio Festival. To coincide with the 25th anniversary of PBS, the theme this year was "25 Years To Life", looking at the subject of crime. For Chant Down Babylon, I decided to look at the topic of crime and corruption within reggae music, and Rastafari's judgement on the crimes of the "bigger heads" and babylonians. Thanks to the more than 100 people who subscribed and directly showed support for independant community radio! BOB MARLEY - Babylon System (Songs of Freedom: Island) PETER TOSH - Equal Rights (Equal Rights: CBS) PETER TOSH - Mark of the Beast (Honorary Citizen: Columbia) ISRAEL VIBRATION - Licks and Kicks (Power of the Trinity: Ras) BUNNY WAILER - Fighting Against Conviction (Blackheart Man: Island) PRINCE FARI - Ghetto Living (Black Man Land: Virgin) THE WAILERS - Burnin and Lootin (Songs of Freedom: Island) MAX ROMEO - Revelation Time (Open The Iron Gate: Blood and Fire) JR MURVIN - Police and Thieves (Police and Thieves: Island) JOHN HOLT - Police In Helicopter (Police In Helicopter: Volcano) LINTON KWESI JOHNSON - Sonny's Lettah (Forces of Victory: Island) MIDNITE - White Collar Criminal (Jubilees of Zion: Afrikan Roots Lab) DEZARIE - Law For the Outlaw (Gracious Mama Africa: Afrikan Roots Lab) BERES HAMMOND, BUNNY RUGS, CAPLETON - No Crime (In Control: Elektra) ANTHONY B - Crime Stop (Kings of Kings: Equal Rights) ANTHONY B - Fire Pon Rome (Real Revolutionary: Star Trail) ANTHONY B - Not Guilty (Energy 7") LUTAN FYAH - 16 Years To Life JR GONG - More Justice (Halfway Tree: Motown) JR REID - Crime Monster (Platinum Reggae: Artists Only) JAH CURE - Ghetto Life (Ghetto Life: Harmony House)