Highlights included great new modern roots albums from Turbulence, 
Jah Mason, Prince Malachi, and Chukki Starr... the Trifecta
riddim on Don Corleon... and some heavy LKJ ahead of his upcoming
Australian tour...

EVERTON BLENDER - The System (King Man: Heartbeat)
MAD PROFESSOR, SLY & ROBBIE - Peaceful Dub (The Dub Revolutionaries: Ariwa)
STARLIGHTS - Soldering (Soldering: Heartbeat)
BIG YOUTH - Natty Dread She Want (Dreadlocks Dread: Virgin)
HEPTONES - Sweet Talking (Night Food: Island)
GREGORY ISAACS - Universal Tribulation (Soon Forward: Virgin)
BIM SHERMAN - Tribulation (Love Forever: Century)
HUGH MUNDELL & MAX EDWARDS - Hey Mr Richman (A Time and Place: Rockers)
LEROY SMART - The Rainbow (Dread Hot In Africa: Burning Sounds)
PRINCE JAZZBO - Ital Corner (Natty Passing Thru)
LINTON KWESI JOHNSON - Street 66 (Bass Culture: island)
LINTON KWESI JOHNSON - New Crass Massacre (Making History: Island)
TENOR SAW - Who's Gonna Help Me Praise (Fever: Ras)
BLACK CRUCIALS - Hammer Dem (Waterhouse Revisited II: Hightone)
DENNIS BROWN - Joy In My Soul (Ranking Joe 7") --req
TURBULENCE - Time (Different Thing: Minor 7, Flat 5)
LUTAN FYAH - Enemies and Friends (promo pre-release)
PRINCE MALACHI - Strong Herb (Runaway Slave: Jet Star)
JAH MASON - Righteousness (Never Give Up: Kariang)
CHUKKI STARR - Gwan Dem Wayz (True Guidance: Ariwa)
CHUCK FENDER - I Swear (5th Element 7") --req
SIZZLA - For You (5th Element 7")
SIZZLA - Solid As A Rock remix (Foriegn Remix 7") --req
SEAN PAUL - Head To Toe (Don Corleon 7")
WAYNE MARSHALL - In Those Jeans (Don Corleon 7")
WARD 21 - 24/7 (Don Corleon 7")
ABJA - Love Potion (Inna Red I Hour: I Grade)
DEZARIE - Poverty (Gracious Mama Africa: ARL)
EVERTON BLENDER - Throw Down Your Arms (King Man: Heartbeat)

CHAT PON RIDDIM: Mad Professor and Sly & Robbie "Dub Revolutionaries" on Ariwa

Valentines Day, and a great excuse to fill the airwaves with
some of the sweetest love songs in reggae... from the Studio One
classics, through to new tunes from Prince Malachi, Chukki Starr
and of course, Beres Hammond... more love!

GENTLEMAN - Love Chant (Journey To Jah: Columbia)
CARLTON AND THE SHOES - Love Me Forever (Coxsone 7")
HEPTONES - Love Me Always (Studio One Showcase: Heartbeat)
MARCIA GRIFFITHS - Sea of Love (Truly: Heartbeat)
GLEN WASHINGTON - Prisoner of Love (Brother to Brother: Studio One)
ALTON AND DOREEN - I'm Still In Love (Studio One 7")
KEN BOOTHE - You're On My Mind (A Man and His Hits: Heartbeat)
BURNING SPEAR - Down By The Riverside (Burning Spear: Studio One)
GREGORY ISAACS - Loving Pauper (The Prime of Gregory Isaacs: Musicclub)
HORACE ANDY - You Are My Angel (The Prime of Horace Andy: Music Club)
FREDDIE McGREGOR - Stop Loving You (Big Ship: Shanachie)
BARRINGTON LEVY - True Love (Poor Man Style: Clocktower)
DON CARLOS - Young Girl (Harvest Time: Blue Moon)
DENNIS BROWN - I'm Coming Home Tonight (Jet Star Reggae Max: Jet Star)
BOB MARLEY & LAUREN HILL - Turn Your Lights Down Low (Chant Down Babylon: Tuff Gong) -req
JAH MASON - Impress (Keep Your Joy: Ghetto Tech)
JAH CURE & JAH MASON - Run Come Love Me (Harmony House 7")
SIZZLA - Love Is Devine (Black Woman and Child: Greensleeves)
SIZZLA - Woman I Need You (Da Real Thing: VP)
NASIO - Herb and Loving (Living In The Positive: Higher Love)
QUEEN OMEGA - All For You (Queen Omega: Green House Family)
PRINCE MALACHI - Rain or Shine (Runaway Slave: Jet Star)
BERES HAMMOND - I'll Be THere (Taxi 7")
BERES HAMMOND & U ROY - Ain't That Loving You (Old to the New: VP)
DEZARIE - Walk Wid Me (Fya: I Grade) -req
CHUKKI STARR - Hold Me Now (True Guidance: Ariwa)
TURBULENCE - Girlfriend (Different Thing: Minor 7, Flat 5)
MIDNITE - Late Night Ghetto (Seek Knowledge Before Vengeance: ARL)

CHAT PON RIDDIM: Gregory Isaacs "Slum In Dub" on Trojan

Paying tribute to Roman Stewart after news of his passing... 
celebrating the birthdays of Bob Marley and Bunny Rugs... 
and new music from Mad Professor's Ariwa label... the Krazy
Hype on H20... and new cuts from Capleton and Anthony B...

ROMAN STEWART - Babylon 
ROMAN STEWART - Natty Grooves
BLACK UHURU - Eden Out Deh (Black Sounds of Freedom: Greensleeves)
BOB MARLEY - Nice Time (Songs of Freedom: Island) --req
BOB MARLEY - Thank You Lord (Songs of Freedom: Island)
BOB MARLEY - Revolution (Natty Dread: Island)
THIRD WORLD - You've Got The Power (You've Got The Power: CBS) --req
THIRD WORLD - Jah Glory (96 Degrees In The Shade: Island)
BURNING SPEAR - Hey Dreadie (Free Man: Burning Spear)
LEE PERRY - Orthodox Dub (Singles Selector Too: Ascenscion)
MAD PROFESSOR & SLY & ROBBIE - Stepping Out A Space (Dub Revolutionaries: Ariwa)
CHUKKI STARR - What Them Glorify (True Guidance: Ariwa)
BERES HAMMOND - Come Down Father (Harmony House 7")
BUSHMAN - Bloody City (My Mediatation: Jet Star)
CAPLETON - Days and Weeks (Trenchtown 7")
ANTHONY B - Not Guilty (Energy 7")
ANTHONY B - Rasta Fi Lead Ya (Hi-Score 7")
BUJU BANTON - Tra La La (Friends for Life: Atlantic) --req
TANYA STEPHENS - Style Yuh Want (H20 7")
ELEPHANT MAN - Krazy Hype (H20 7")
EVERTON BLENDER - King Man (King Man: Heartbeat)
LUTAN FYAH - Learn Your Lessons (prerelease promo)
BOB MARLEY - Babylon System (Songs of Freedom: Island)
RAS SHILOH - Head Gone Work (Babylon You Doom: Shiloh B)
OSSIE DELLIMORE - Time Has Come (Freedom's Journal: Skank)

CHAT PON RIDDIM: Bim Sherman's "Rub A Dub" on Century

Highlights included a special tribute to Turbo Belly, who was murdered 
Feb 15 in Kingston, Jamaica... new tunes on Jammys, Togetherness, and
Xterminator labels... 

TURBO BELLY - Babylon (Judgement Day)
MAD PROFESSOR & JAH SHAKA - Chanting Down The Wicked (New Decade of Dub: Ariwa)
THE ABYSSINIANS - Prophecy (Clinch 7") --req
THE ABYSSINIANS - Shadrach Version (Clinch 7")
JR BYLES - A Place Called Africa (Curly Locks: Heartbeat)
JR BYLES - Curly Locks Version 2 (Curly Locks: Heartbeat)
JR REID - Mr Big Man (Can't Stop Us Now: Easy Star)
FRANKIE PAUL - Worries In The Dance (When The Dances Were Changing: Pressure Sounds)
MAD PROFESSOR - Fast Forward Into Dub (Dubbing You Crazy: Poptones)
LEE SCRATCH PERRY - Secret Labratory (From The Secret Labratory: Island)
BARRINGTON LEVY - One And One A Two (Bounty Hunter Wanted: Jah Life)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - Burning and Looting (Live at the Roxy: Tuff Gong)
DEZARIE - Not One Penny (Gracious Mama Africa: Afrikan Roots Lab)
MIDNITE - Jubilees of Zion (Jubilees of Zion: Afrikan Roots Lab)
TURBO BELLY - Fire Fi Pope (Fat Eyes 7")
TURBO BELLY - Hotter Fire Ball (Judgement Day)
TURBO BELLY - True Inspiration (Smoke The Herb: VP)
TURBO BELLY & DETERMINE - One By One (Judgement Day)
BEENIE MAN - Greatest Species (40/40 7")
DEGREE - Go Deh Go Deh (40/40 7") --req
VYBZ KARTEL - Visa (40/40 7")
FRANKIE PAUL - Sara (Jammys 7") --req
BUSHMAN - True Love (Jammys 7") --req
MICHAEL ROSE - Free Education (Jammys 7")
WAYNE MARSHALL - A Little Bit More (Jammys 7")
CHRISINTI - Deliver Me (Togetherness 7")
JR KELLY - Real (Togetherness 7")
JAH CURE - Zion Await (Harmony House 7") --req
VERSION - Zion Await (Harmony House 7")
TURBULENCE - All Unify (Xterminator 7")
NASIO FONTAINE - Ithiopia (Living In The Positive: Higher Love)

CHAT PON RIDDIM: Mad Professor and Jah Shaka "New Decade of Dub" on Ariwa

Highlights included a 20 minute interview with Warrior King recorded
last August in Kingston, Jamaica... plus the Stress riddim on Calibud
by special request, the Clean Vibes riddim on Special Delivery... and
the Black Survivors riddim on Weeded Records.

JR DELGADO - Away With Your Fussing and Fighting (Original Guerilla Music: Soundboy)
HORACE ANDY - Love of a Woman (Prime of Horace Andy: Music Club)
NINEY THE OBSERVER - Blood and Fire (Observer Station: Heartbeat) --req
CARLTON & THE SHOES - Better Days (Jungle Lion: Music Club)
JAH LION - Columbia Colly (Columbia Colly: Island)
MICHAEL PROPHET - Help Them Please (Arrival 7") --req
YABBY U & MICHAEL PROPHET - Humanity Dub (Dub It To The Top: Blood and Fire)
YELLOWMAN - Galong Galong Galong (Galong Galong Galong: Shanachie)
MIDNITE - New Life (Seek Knowledge Before Vengence: Natural Mystic) --req
MIDNITE & I GRADE - Thank The Lord (Vijan: I Grade)
WARRIOR KING - Virtous Woman (Virtous Woman: VP)

WARRIOR KING - Education (Virtous Woman: VP)]

WARRIOR KING - Never Go Where Pagons Go (Virtous Woman: VP)

WARRIOR KING - Empress Divine (Virtous Woman: VP)

VERSION - Stress (Calibud 7") --req
WARRIOR KING - Keep The Faith (Calibud 7")
CAPLETON - Never Let Dem Get You Down (Calibud 7")
JAHMALI - Give Thanks and Praise (Calibud 7")
QUEEN IFRIKA - Love and Happiness (Special Delivery 7")
TURBULENCE - Don't Worry (Special Delivery 7")
RADJEF - Mettre Ca Clean (Special Delivery 7")
QUEEN OMEGA - No Retire (Special Delivery 7")
DETERMINE - Determine (Weeded Records 7")
ANTHONY B - Affi Mek It (Weeded Records 7")
KULCHA KNOX - Set Yourself Free (Weeded Records 7")
GENERAL PECOS - Never Gonna Get (Weeded Records 7")
WAYNE MARSHALL - Life Is Not A Game (Marshall Law: VP)

CHAT PON RIDDIM: Culture In Dub on Heartbeat

Highlights included two sweet new Beres combinations and a new roots
riddim on Fat Eyes... the Flava riddim on G String... and some
classic early DJ style cuts...

SIZZLA - Babylon Is Burning (Light of my World: Jet Star)
BIG YOUTH - Pride and Joy Rock (Screaming Target: Trojan)
DENNIS ALCAPONE - Six Million Dollar Man (Universal Rockers: Ras)
DILLINGER - Buckingham Palace (CB 200: Island)
SILVERTONES - Rejoice Jah Jah Children (Jungle Lion: Music Club) --req
JIMMY RILEY - Sons of Negus (Devine Madness Definitely: Pressure Sounds)
AUGUSTUS PABLO - East of the River Nile (East of the River Nile: Shanachie)
DR ALIMANTADO - Mama Dub (Kings Bread Dub: Ital Sounds)
JR DELGADO - Armed Robbery (Original Guerilla Music: Soundboy)
LINVAL THOMPSON - A Big Big Girl (Ride on Dreadlocks: Blood and Fire)
DENNIS BROWN - Home Sweet Home (Promise Land: Blood and Fire) --req
PRINCE FARI & CONGO ASHANTI ROY - 83 Struggle (Cry Tuff 7")
ISRAEL VIBRATION - Unconquered People (Unconquered People: Ras)
BERES HAMMOND & BIG YOUTH - Good Old Dancehall Vibes (Harmony House 7")
BERES HAMMOND & FLOURGON - Feel Like (Fat Eyes 7")
ANTHONY B - Rub A Dub Girl (Fat Eyes 7")
TANYA STEPHENS - U Don't Get It (Fat Eyes 7")
RED ROSE & GINJA - Live It Up (Fat Eyes 7")
LUCIANO & TONY REBEL - Take A Sip (Fat Eyes 7")
LUCIANO - Brother David (Visions: Jet Star) --req
CAPLETON - Continue (G String 7") --req
LADY G - Enough (G String 7")
DETERMINE - Wappin The Place (G String 7")
VYBZ KARTEL - Cry Tears (G String 7")
BOUNTY KILLER - Bedroom Chapters (G String 7")
WAYNE MARSHALL - Captain (Marshall Law: VP)
MIDNITE - Ises (Assini: I Grade) --req
MIDNITE - Womb (Assini: I Grade) --req
PETER TOSH - Legalize It (Legalize It: CBS) --req

CHAT PON RIDDIM: Augustus Pablo and Friends

CHANT DOWN SOUNDSYSTEM with Jesse I and Ras Crucial

Friday 9th January 1-6am on radio Triple J, Australia


LUCIANO - Call On Jah (Chant Down dubplate special)
JAH MARCUS - Rebel Sound (Chant Down dubplate special)
VERSION - Promised Land (Barry U 7")
GEORGE NOOKS - General (Barry U 7")
CHINA - Love Jah (Barry U 7")
NATURAL BLACK - My Meditation (Chant Down dubplate special)
JAH CURE - Never Die Like Fool (Flash 7")
VERSION - Tempo (Flash 7")
JUNIOR KELLY - Push E Fire (Trenchtown 7")
NATURAL BLACK - Hoping and Praying (Trenchtown 7")
CAPLETON - Fire A Fi Bun (Trenchtown 7")
VERSION - Federal riddim (Trenchtown 7")
PRINCE MALACHI - Can't Control I (Stingray 7")
LUCIANO - Serious Time (Stingray 7")
LUCIANO - Jah Will Always See Me Through (KT Records 7")
SIZZLA - Heart Mind and Soul (KT Records 7")
CAPLETON - Killing Spree (KT Records 7")
PREZIDENT BROWN - Tree of Life (KT Records 7")
JAH MASON - One for All (KT Records 7")
VERSION - Shaedhe riddim (KT Records 7")
CAPLETON - Chant Down City (Chant Down dubplate special)
TONY REBEL - Bruk It Down (Brickwall 7")
SIZZLA - One Away (Brickwall 7")
MORGAN HERITAGE - Chase Them Away (Digital B 7")
BUSHMAN - Live My Life (Digital B 7")
SIZZLA - Why Should I (Digital B 7")
BUJU BANTON - If Jah Was Like Man (Digital B 7")
LUCIANO - Ancient Memories (Super 100 7")
GEORGE NOOKS - Now You Know (Super 100 7")
BROWN LION - Work Tonight (Super 100 7")
TURBULENCE - What A Wonderful World (Chant Down dubplate special)
TONY REBEL - If Jah (Flames 7")
RAS SHILOH - Are You Satisfied (Flames 7")
TUBRULENCE - Bun Dem Aagain (Lustre Kings 7")
NORRIS MAN - Thunderous Sound (Lustre Kings 7")
VERSION - Fortune Teller (Lustre Kings 7")
TERRY GANZIE - Mission For The King (Kariang 7")
JAH MASON - Dem Have And Dem Want (Kariang 7")
VERSION - From Long Time (Kariang 7")
KULCHA KNOX - Ma Ma Warrior (Kariang 7")
JUNIOR REID - Rise Up (Black Diamonds 7")
MORGAN HERITAGE - Ababjanai (Black Diamonds 7")
VERSION - Ten To One (Black Diamonds 7")
LUCIANO - Just Remember (Spydaweb 7")
VERSION - Guess Whos Coming To Dinner (Spydaweb 7")
SPECTACULAR - Nah Let Dem In (Chant Down duplate special)
CAPLETON, IKAY, JAH THUNDER - Fire (Kings of Kings 7")
CHRISINTI - Loving The Ladies (Kings of Kings 7")
SHABBA RANKS - Gimme The Shabba (Kings of Kings)
ELEPHANT MAN - The Bombing (Kings of Kings)
SEAN PAUL, BEENIE MAN, WAYNE MARSHALL - Girls Roll (New York New York 7")
BEENIE MAN - Hands Up (RMC Hot 97 7")
SIZZLA - Solid As A Rock remix (Foreign Remix 7")
CECILE - Bring The Money Come (Stone Love 7")
WAYNE MARSHALL - All Night Long (Stone Love 7")
CAPLETON - Baghdad (Stone Love 7")
BOUNTY KILLER - Plenty Gal (Stone Love 7")
VYBZ KARTEL & WAYNE MARSHALL - Why Yu Doing It (Don Corleon 7")
CECILE & FRISCO KID - Ghetto Youths (Don Corleon 7")
ELEPHANT MAN - Bun Down Dat (Don Corleon 7")
BOUNTY KILLER - Sadda Dem (Don Corleon 7")
ELEPHANT MAN - Nah Pet Dem (Big Yard 7")
KID KURRUPT - Wickedest Ride (Big Yard 7")
CECILE - Give It To Me (Big Yard 7")
SIZZLA - Shout It Out Loud (Big Yard 7")
WAYNE MARSHALL - Life Lesson (Big Yard 7")
VERSION - Salsa riddim (Big Yard 7")
ELEPHANT MAN - Head Gawn (High Society 7")
VERSION - Coolie Dance (High Society 7")
MR VEGAS & WAYNE ANTHONY - Pull Up (High Society 7")
CECILE - Give It To Me (High Society 7")
SIZZLA - Mama Africa (High Society 7")
BOUNTY KILLER - Yu Gawn (High Society 7")
SEAN PAUL - Feel Alright (High Society 7")
VYBZ KARTEL - Send On (40/40 7")
DETERMINE - Fake Badman (40/40 7")
BOUNTY KILLER - Many Gal (40/40 7")
VERSION - Timetravel (40/40 7")
SEAN PAUL - Get Busy (VP 7")
ELEPHANT MAN - Elephant Message (40/40 7")
TOK - Galzing Gal (40/40 7")
WAYNE MARSHALL - Overcome (40/40 7")
BOUNTY KILLER - Sufferer (40/40 7")
VERSION - Diwali riddim (40/40 7")
SEAN PAUL & BUSTA RHYMES - Mek It Clap (Underground Remix 7")
CAPLETON - ID Complexxx (Yankie and Yardie 7")
SEAN PAUL - Gimme The Light remix (Special Remix 7")
BOUNTY KILLER - Blast Unoo (blank 7")
TOK - Mi Waan Fi Know (Club Remix 7")
CAPLETON - Tek It Off (In The Streetz 7")
DETERMINE - More Fire (In The Streetz 7")
VERSION - Bollywood (In The Streetz 7")
VYBZ KARTEL - That Shape (New York! New York! 7")
VYBZ KARTEL - Special Place (New York! New York! 7")
TOK - Gal Dem Way (New York! New York! 7")
BOUNTY KILLER - Popular Demand (New York! New York! 7")
SEAN PAUL - Shake That Thing (Black Shadow 7")
COBRA - Haunted (Black Shadow 7")
MR EASY - Silent Killer (Black Shadow 7")
ELEPHANT MAN - All The Way (Purple Skunk 7")
SIZZLA - All I Need (Purple Skunk 7")
WAYNE MARSHALL - Victim (Purple Skunk 7")
VYBZ KARTEL - Sweet To The Belly (Blaxxx 7")
WAYNE MARSHALL - I Will Love The Girls (Blaxxx 7")
SEAN PAUL - Get With It Girls (Blaxxx 7")
VERSION - Egyptian riddim (Blaxxx 7")
TANYA STEPHENS - Please Me (B Rich 7")
TOK - Cree (B Rich 7")
SEAN PAUL - Time After Time (B Rich 7")
VERSION - Thai Chi riddim (B Rich 7")
KID KURRUPT - Unda Gal (Big Leauge 7")
VYBZ KARTEL - Roll Deep (Big Leauge 7")
ANTHONY B - Buss Dancehall (Big Leauge 7")
DELLY RANKS - Wuk Yu Gal (Big Leauge 7")
VERSION - Spanish Fly riddim (Big Leauge 7")
BEENIE MAN - Greatest Species (40/40 7")
BOUNTY KILLER - Hot Like Fire (40/40 7")
DEGREE - Go Deh, Go Deh (40/40 7")
VYBZ KARTEL - Visa (40/40 7")
SPRAGGA BENZ - The Real War (40/40 7")
DETERMINE - I Love Her (Free Willy 7")
COBRA - Anywhere (Free Willy 7")
SHABBA RANKS - Just Do It (Free Willy 7")
DETERMINE - Wappin The Place (G String 7")
LADY G - Enough (G String 7")
CAPLETON - Continue (G String 7")
VYBZ KARTEL - Cry Tears (G String 7")
BOUNTY KILLER - Bedroom Chapters (G String 7")
VERSION - Flava riddim (G String 7")
VYBZ KARTEL - Don't Drink and Drive (Fire Fountain 7")
BEENIE MAN, SEAN PAUL, VYBZ KARTEL - Girls Galore (Fire Fountain 7")
BOUNTY KILLER - War Only (Fire Fountain 7")
BURRU BANTON - Boom Wha Dis (Chant Down dubplate special)
TENOR SAW - Golden Hen (Hummingbird 7")
LUCIANO - Warning (Rashanco 7")
LUTAN FYAH - Teach Us To Die (Rashanco 7")
JAH MASON - Listen (Rashanco 7")
BARRINGTON LEVY - Here I Come (Time 1 7")
DENNIS BROWN - Rub A Dub Style (Emmanuel 7")
VERSION - Fade Away (Jama 7")
GLEN WASHINGTON - Jah Glory (Joe Fraiser 7")
JAHMALI - Long Long Time (Digital B 7")
MR STEVE - Hail Haile Selassie I (Safire 7")
BUSHMAN - One Way (Safire 7")
PINCHERS - Be A Good Man (Safire 7")
BERES HAMMOND - La La La (Safire 7")
VERSION - Babatunde riddim (Safire 7")
BERES HAMMOND - They Gonna Talk (Chant Down dubplate special)
HALF PINT - Just Be Good (Harmony House 7")
ANTHONY B - Good Life (Harmony House 7")
SABA - More Love (Harmony House 7")
BERES HAMMOND & BIG YOUTH - Good Old Dancehall Vibes (Harmony House 7")
BIG YOUTH - Conquering Sound (Chant Down dubplate special)
MICHAEL ROSE - Chant Down Born Free (Chant Down dubplate special)
VERSION - Tune In (Calibud 7")
GREGORY ISAACS & LOUIE CULTURE - Tune In (Calibud 7")
NORRIS MAN - She Never Knew It (Calibud 7")
CHRISINTI - Say Jah (Calibud 7")
WARRIOR KING - Never Go Where Pagans Go (Calibud 7")
GEORGE NOOKS - Old Time Love (Brick Wall 7")
LOUIE CULTURE - Main Focus (Brick Wall 7")
NORRIS MAN - Park Your Guns (Brick Wall 7")
BUSHMAN - Too Much Violence (Brick Wall 7")
ANTHONY B - God Above Everything (Brick Wall 7")
VERSION - Shanty Town (Pow Pow 7")
LUCIANO - Love and Devotion (Pow Pow 7")
TANYA STEPHENS - Power of a Girl (Pow Pow 7")
SIZZLA - Can't Keep Us Down (Pow Pow 7")
FREDDIE McGREGOR - Keys To The City (Chant Down dubplate special)
VERSION - Doctor's Darling (Germaican 7")
LUCIANO - Stay Away (Germaican 7")
SIZZLA - Pure Love (Germaican 7")
JUNIOR KELLY - Korruption (Germaican 7")
ANTHONY B & SEEED - Water Pumpee (Germaican 7")
DETERMINE - Determination (Weeded 7")
VERSION - Black Surviors riddim (Weeded 7")
MIDNITE - Ises (Assini: I Grade)

Featuring special guest selector Andres Octavio in the studio, 
direct from San Francisco... also featuring a burning new bashment
riddim from Fire Fountain, and new roots from KT Records, Stingray,
and the Kirkledove label...

BRENT DOWE - Down Here In Babylon (Black Ark Singles Selector: Ascension)
JUDAH ESKENDER - Jah Light (Pirates Choice: Studio One)
THE VICEROYS - Love Jah (Ya Ho: Heartbeat)
THE VICEROYS - Can't Stop Us Now (Can't Stop us Now: Easy Star)
FREDDIE McGREGOR - Jah Help The People (Can't Stop us Now: Easy Star)
LINVAL THOMPSON - All Night Long (Baby Father: Greensleeves)
ASWAD - Easy Up medley (Live and Direct: Island)
BURNING SPEAR - They Can't (Freeman: Burning Spear)

MORGAN HERITAGE - Dem Man Deh (Cousins 7")
LOUIE CULTURE - World Police (Cousins 7")
CHUCK FENDER - Oh Jah Jah (Cousins 7")
AL CAMPBELL - Never Give Up (Cousins 7")
EVERTON BLENDER - Teach the Youths (Cousins 7")
TURBULENCE - Revolution Pon The Wicked (Lustre Kings 7")
NATTY KING - See The Wicked Run (Lustre Kings 7")
MIKEY GENERAL - In Times Like These (Qabalah 7")
LUCIANO - Babylon A Try (Qabalah 7")
LOUIE CULTURE - The Earth Is The Lord (Qabalah 7")
TALENTED PETER PRANKS - Chant and Plant (Qabalah 7")
WARRIOR KING - Baby Boy (Raggedy Joe 7")
TANYA STEPHENS - Can't Move Me (Raggedy Joe 7")
CUTTY RANKS & TONY REBEL - 20 Man Dead (Roof International 7")
LOUIE CULTURE - Gangalee (John John 7")
NITTY KUTCHIE & ROUNDHEAD - Dancehall Hot Again (Creation 7")
BEENIE MAN - Mi and Her Go Out (Creation 7")
TANYA STEPHENS - Gangsta (Creation 7")
CECILE - Give it To Me (VP 7")
RIK ROK & SHAGGY - Your Eyes (VP 7")
ELEPHANT MAN - We Nah Pet Dem (VP 7")
SIZZLA - Shout It Out (VP 7")
KID KURRUPT - Say Dem A Rasta (Don Corleon 7")
CAPLETON - Mad Ants (Don Corleon 7")
ELEPHANT MAN - No Hail Mi (Don Corleon 7")
KID KURRUPT - Unda Gal (Big Leauge 7")
SPRAGGA BENZ - Fools (Big Leauge 7")
ANTHONY B - Buss Dancehall (Big Leauge 7")

VYBZ KARTEL - Don't Drink and Drive (Fire Fountain 7")
BOUNTY KILLER - War Only (Fire Fountain 7")
SEAN PAUL, BEENIE MAN, VYBZ KARTEL - Girls Galore (Fire Fountain 7")
PRINCE MALACHI - Can't Control I (Stingray 7")
LUCIANO - Serious Time (Stingray 7")
LUCIANO - Jah Will Always See You Thru (KT Records 7")
SIZZLA - Heart Mind and Soul (KT Records 7")
CAPLETON - Killing Spree (KT Records 7")
PREZIDENT BROWN - Tree of Life (KT Records 7")
JAH MASON - One for All (KT Records 7")
CHRISINTI - Righteous (Kirkledove 7")
DETERMINE - Red Hot (Kirkledove 7")
MIDNITE & I GRADE - Ru Be (Vijan: I Grade)

CHAT PON RIDDIM: Don Carlos and Gold "Plantation" dubs on Tamoki-Wambesi

The annual review - the best of 2003.  Looking at the albums, riddims,
and roots singles that made the most impact in my year...


TOP 5 ALBUMS OF 2003 >

5) CAPLETON - Praises To The King (Praises to the King: VP)
4) GROUNDATION - Babylon Rule Dem (Hebron Gate: Young Tree)
3) DEZARIE - Gracious Mama Africa (Gracious Mama Africa: Afrikan Roots Lab)
2) SIZZLA - Solid As A Rock (Da Real Thing: Digital B/VP)
1) JAH CURE - Ghetto Life (Ghetto Life: VP)


TOP 5 BASHMENT DANCEHALL RIDDIMS OF 2003
(honorable mentions: Bagdad, All Out, Krazy, Good to Go, Amerik)

5) Egyptian riddim on Blaxxx:
Vybz Kartel - Sweet To The Belly
Wayne Marshall - I Will Love The Girls
Sean Paul - Get With It Girls
4) Baba riddim on Free Willy:
Determine - I Love Her 
Shabba Ranks - Just Do It
3) Salsa riddim on Big Yard:
Elephant Man - We Nah Pet Dem
Kid Kurrupt - Wickedest Ride
Cecile - Give It To Me
2) Timetravel on 40/40:
Vybz Kartel - Send On
Determine - Fake Badman
Bounty Killer - Many Gal
1) Coolie Dance on High Society:
Cecile - Give It To Me
Sean Paul - Feel Alright


TOP 10 ROOTS SINGLES OF 2003 >

10) TANYA STEPHENS - Tonight (Xterminator)
9) CAPLETON - Mek A Try
8) LUCIANO - Love and Devotion (Pow Pow)
7) RAS SHILOH - Long Live The King (Reggae Vibes)
6) KID KURRUPT - Duckily Muckily Pass Through (Calibud)
5) TURBULENCE - Burn Dem Again (Lustre Kings)
4) TURBULENCE - Facts (Minor 7, Flat 5)
3) NATURAL BLACK - Bun Down Rome (Addis)
2) BUJU BANTON - If Jah Was Like Man (Digital B)
1) SIZZLA - Just One Of Those Days (Digital B)

The "Week of Musical Distraction" at PBS, with musicians playing
live to air from Studio 5 during every show... special guests of 
Chant Down Babylon were Melbourne's "Red Eyes".  Respect due!
Other highlights included new albums from Sizzla, Luciano, and
Mikey General.

COUNT OSSIE & M.R.R. - Wicked Babylon (Tales of Mozambique: Dynamic)
THE WAILERS - Put It On (Songs of Freedom: Island)
U ROY - Glory To The Father (Augustus Pablo & Friends: Ras)
MISTY IN ROOTS - True Rasta (Capefest 2004 promo)
JIMMY RILEY - Majority Rule (Babylon A Fall Down: Trojan)
THE GATHERERS - Words of my Mouth (Jungle Lion: Music Club)



LUCIANO - Gideon War (Visions: Jet Star)
MIKEY GENERAL - Red Green and Gold (Red Green and Gold: VP)
SIZZLA - Mine and Only (Light of my World: Jet Star)
SIZZLA - The One (Rise to the Ocassion: Greensleeves)
RAS SHILOH - Little Black Boy (Babylon You Doom: Shiloh B)

CHAT PON RIDDIM: "Scientist Meets The Space Invaders" on Greensleeves