BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
5-7 PM > JANUARY 31 > 2009

Warming things up for next week's Bob Marley birthday bash, and
speaking to Shaggy ahead of his Melbourne performance at the
Raggamuffin festival... plus new Alborosie, the Love Don't Live
riddim on Maestro, and the Mexican Bean riddim on Scotch Bonnet...

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - Rastaman Chant (Songs of Freedom: Island)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - Caution (Songs of Freedom: Island)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - Night Shift (Rastaman Vibration: Island)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - Rat Race (Rastaman Vibration: Island)
PETER TOSH - Igziabher (Legalize It: CBS)
MOJO MORGAN - Herbs Man Anthem (Gedion Music 7")
ERROL WALKER - In These Times (Arkology: Island)
DENNIS BROWN - Way Seek More
BOB MARLEY - Acoustic Medley (Songs of Freedom: Island) --req
ZIGGY MARLEY - Justice
ZIGGY MARLEY, STEPHEN MARLEY, TRACY CHAPMAN - Trenchtown Rock live
SHAGGY - Thanks and Praise (Big Yard 7")

SHAGGY - Get Up and Fight (Big Yard 7")
SHAGGY - Church Heathen (Big Yard 7")
SHAGGY - Who A Wear The Jacket (Big Yard 7")
RAYVON - Games We Play (Big Yard 7")
VOICEMAIL - Gal A Hype (Big Yard 7")
RED FOX - Take It To Dem (Big Yard 7")
MAVADO - On The Rock (Soul Vybz 7") --req
DAMIAN MARLEY & STEPHEN MARLEY - The Mission (Tuff Gong 7") --req
ALBOROSIE - Irusalem (Forward)
JAH MASON - My King (Maestro)
HI KEE - Woman Of Virtue (Maestro)
COLLIE BUDDZ - Not For No Chain
AFRICAN SIMBA - Media (Scotch Bonnet)
MURRAY MAN - Mash Up (Scotch Bonnet)
LYRICSON - Grudge and Vanity (Scotch Bonnet)
RANKING JOE - How Yu Bad So (Scotch Bonnet)
BENJAMIN - Mexican Bean (Scotch Bonnet)

BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
5-7 PM > JANUARY 24 > 2009

Featuring the Baddaz riddim on Birch, the brand new Dub Wize riddim
on Juke Boxx, the World Peace riddim on Lion Art, the Genesis riddim
on Cousins, a new Midnite & Higher Bound collaboration, a crucial new
Sizzla on Jam Style, plus nuff classic Dennis Brown, Michael Rose, etc...

CULTURE - Nah Stay Inna Babylon (Humble African: VP)
BITTY McCLEAN - I've Got Love (On Bond St: Peckings)
THE MELODIANS - I'll Get Along Without You (Treasure Isle)
THE ABYSSINIANS - Yim Mas Gan (Rebel Music 2: Trojan)
THE WAILERS - Burin and Lootin (Songs of Freedom: Island)
JACOB MILLER - I'm Just A Dread (Dancehall: Soul Jazz)
TRINITY - One Shut (Dancehall: Soul Jazz)
YELLOWMAN - Getting Married (Dancehall: Soul Jazz)
DENNIS BROWN - The Prophet Rides Again (The Prophet Rides Again: A&M)
DENNIS BROWN - The Exit (Jammys)
NITTY GRITTY - Ready Done (Under Mi Sleng Teng: Trojan)
MICHAEL ROSE - Not Doing Right (Techniques 7")
MICHAEL ROSE - Last Chance (Ruff Cutt In Roots: Tabou 1)
SIZZLA - Crucial Time (Jam Style 7")
BEENIE MAN - Love Is Lovely (Juke Boxx)
BUSY SIGNAL - Spliff Tail (Juke Boxx)
ASSASSIN - Priority (Juke Boxx)
PETER MORGAN - Warzone (Juke Boxx)
SOJAH - Blood (Lion Art 7")
ELIJAH PROPHET - Better Must Come (Lion Art)
PERFECT - Revolution Song (Lion Art 7")
ANTHONY B - Can't Touch This (Lion Art 7")
CONROY SMITH - Dangerous (Dancehall: Soul Jazz)
ELEPHANT MAN - Dance (Birch)
VOICEMAIL - Nah Stray (Birch)
KIPRICH - Who Say (Birch)
VYBZ KARTEL - Selassie I Love We (Birch)
BUSY SIGNAL - Hustle (Birch)
THE BUG & WARRIOR QUEEN - Insane
BUSY SIGNAL & ALBOROSIE - Murderer (Loaded: VP)
CHRISINTI - Hold Dem On The Wire (Cousins)
LUCIANO - Youth Dem Dangerous (Cousins)
TURBULENCE - Rasta Forever (Cousins)
NORRIS MAN - Never Turn Away From Jah (Cousins)
GINJAH - Positive Words (Cousins)
LUTAN FYAH - Bun Dem Selassie (Cousins)
MIDNITE & HIGHER BOUND - Come Bust I On (New Name: Higher Bound)
NIYORAH - Angry Mother Nature (A Different Age: I Grade)

talkover: Half Pint Classics In Dub (Hightone)

BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
5-7 PM > JANUARY 17 > 2009

Featuring the World Go Round riddim on Itation records...
the Angel riddim on Hot & Spicy... Conqueror riddim on House
of Riddim... new Michael Rose in a UK roots style on the 
Willow Tree label... new Pressure and Tarrus Riley tunes from
Don Corleon... and a new tune from Brisbane's Elephant Wise on
a wicked roots riddim produced by NZ's High Stakes Records.

PRINCE JAZZBO - Hand of Babylon (Striker Lee)
VICEROYS - Love and Unity (Ya Ho: Heartbeat)
HEPTONES - Pretty Looks Isn't All (On Top: Studio One)
SUGAR MINOTT - Never Give Up (Sugar Minott At Studio One: Soul Jazz)
JOHNNY OSBOURNE - Nah Skin Up (Truths and Rights: Studio One)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - Trenchtown Rock (Songs of Freedom: Island)
NINEY THE OBSERVER - Hail I (Truths and Rights Observer Style: Heartbeat)
MICHAEL ROSE - Clap The Barber (Truths and Rights Observer Style: Heartbeat)
BLACK UHURU - Shine Eye Gal (Tear It Up: Island)
BLACK UHURU - Plastic Smile (Tear It Up: Island)
LEROY SIBBLES - What Is Mine (Strictly Roots: Micron)
FREDDIE McGREGOR - Sweet Lady (Big Ship: Shanachie)
GREGORY ISAACS - Front Door (Cool Ruler Rides Again: Music Club)
DENNIS BROWN - Hold On To What You've Got (Taxi 7")
DENNIS BROWN & JR KELLY - Hold On To What You've Got (Taxi 7")
LUCIANO - If You Are Not (Taxi 7")
CHRISINTI - Natural Love (Taxi 7")
TARRUS RILEY & QUEEN IFRICA - Stay With You remix 
TARRUS RILEY & ALAINE - Forever More (Don Corleon)
PRESSURE - Live And Never Die (Don Corleon)
PRESSURE - Ganja Makes The World Go Round (Itation)
NIYORAH - No Pain No Gain (Itation)
TURBULENCE - On and On (Itation)
CHEZIDEK - The Way You Live (Itation)
ROCKER T - All Di Ghetto Youth (Itation)
SIZZLA - Goodness (Itation)
SIZZLA - What Is The World Coming To (Hot and Spicy)
JAH MASON - Wicked Man (Hot and Spicy)
NATTY KING - The Truth (House of Riddim)
EVERTON BLENDER - Emergency (House of Riddim)
JAH MASON - Shed No Tears (House of Riddim)
ELEPHANT WISE - Burning Slow (Lava Camp / High Stakes Records)
MICHAEL ROSE - Needs Everyday (Willow Tree 7")
VERSION - Needs Everyday (Willow Tree 7")
MUSCLE EMMANUEL - Rasta Set Away (Willow Tree 7")
SIZZLA - Ghetto Youths (Fire House Crew 7")

chat over: Words In Dub

BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
5-7 PM > JANUARY 10 > 2009

Featuring the wicked Fire Dragon riddim, the first Australian
produced riddim to come out on 7" vinyl... plus new riddims
including Alton Rock on Fireball, Clean Sweep on Boardhouse,
Remand on Not Nice, and After Effection on Young Veterans...

YAMI BOLO - Babylon Burning (321 Strong 7")
BLACK UHURU - Happiness (Sensimilla: Island) --req
DENNIS BROWN - Whip Them Jah Jah (Wolves and Leopards: DEB) --req
JACOB MILLER - I'm A Rastaman (Chapter A Day: VP) --req
MAX ROMEO - No Peace (Open The Iron Gate: Blood and Fire) 
MAX ROMEO - Tacko (Open The Iron Gate: Blood and Fire) --req
CARL DAWKINS - Satisfaction (Techniques 7")
KING KONG - Foundation Sound remix (Powerlink 7")
SLIM SMITH & THE UNIQUES - People Rocksteady (Lee's 7")
ALTON ELLIS - Rocksteady (Trojan Selecta 6: Trojan)
LINVAL THOMPSON, SUGAR ROY, CONRAD CRYSTAL - Youthman Get Ready (Fireball)
NORRISMAN - Government (Fireball)
FANTAN MOJAH - Rasta Chalice (Fireball)
BINGUI JAA JAMMY - Congo Natty (African Reggae: Shanachie)
LUTAN FYAH & MIDNITE - No Matter What The Crisis (Africa: 2B1)
PRESSURE - Live What You Talk (The Pressure Is On: Tsuni) --req
NATTY KING - No Get Away (Rebel Music pre-release)
KONSHENS - Rasta Imposter (Young Veterans)
NATURAL BLACK - The Right Way (Young Veterans)
NORRIS MAN - Free Them (Young Veterans)
GINJAH - Lots To Fee (Young Veterans)
JAH MASON - Make Up Your Mind (Young Veterans)
VYBZ KARTEL - Last Man Standing (Not Nice)
BLACK RYNO - These Stingers (Not Nice)
LISA HYPE - Hustle Forever (Not Nice)
SHAWN STORM - Be Wise (Not Nice)
JAH VINCI - Watch Your Friends (Not Nice)
DEMARCO - Ghetto Life Hard (Boardhouse)
BEENIE MAN - Obama (Boardhouse)
BOUNTY KILLER - Social Responsibility (Boardhouse)
SIZZLA - Education Is The Key (Boardhouse)
ASSASSIN - Gweh (Boardhouse)
SIZZLA - Why Does The World Cry (Savona Records)
JUNIE PLATINUM - Stumble & Fall (Savona Records)
VIDA SUNSHYNE - By The Way (Savona Records)
MASSYKA - Dream of Tomorrow (Savona Records)
BURRO BANTON - Clean Air Clean Country (Savona Records)
ALBOROSIE - Right or Wrong (Oneness 7") --req
LUCIANO - Use Jah Words (Oneness 7")
LUTAN FYAH - Hypocrites (Oneness 7")
SPECTACULAR - Rally Round (Oneness 7")
TURBULENCE - Standing Tall (Sajay 7")
LUTAN FYAH - Correll Dem (Sajay 7")

BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
5-7 PM > JANUARY 3 > 2009

The annual "best of" show, where I run through the best singles of the year...
While this is VERY 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.


JESSE I'S TOP 20 NEW ROOTS SINGLES OF 2008

1. MORGAN HERITAGE - Nothing To Smile About (No Doubt 7")
2. MORGAN HERITAGE - Rasta We Seh (Birch 7")
3. QUEEN IFRIKA - Keep It To Yourself (Don Corleon 7")
4. PRESSURE & BERES HAMMOND - Putting Up Resistance (Don Corleon)
5. MILLION STYLEZ - Police In Helicopter (Necessary Mayhem 7")
6. MR WILLIAMS - Babylon In Helicopter (Necessary Mayhem 7")
7. CHEZIDEK - Call Pon Dem (Massive B 7")
8. VEGAS - Must Come A Road (A Team 7")
9. TARRUS RILEY - Jah Help Our Souls (Maximum Sound 7")
10. TARRUS RILEY & JIMMY RILEY - Pull Up Selector (Taxi 7")
11. LUCIANO - Business Lock (Soul Vybz 7")
12. MUNGA - They Don't Care (Soundbank 7")
13. SIZZLA - Rasta Man Chant (Dill-Ox 7")
14. ANTHONY B - Can't Stop The Fire (Rootdown 7")
15. TARRUS RILEY - One Two Order (VP 7") 2007
16. ELOQUENT - Gun Alone Dem Glorify (Birch 7")
17. BUSY SIGNAL - Unknown Numbers (Juke Boxx 7")
18. BUSY SIGNAL - Trading Places (Juke Boxx)
19. PERFECT & CHEZIDEK - Journey (Irievibrations pre-release mix)
20. PRINCE MALACHI - Gideon Road (Oneness 7")

Honorable Mentions:
Collie Buddz "Hustle" on the same riddim as Vegas' "Must Come A Road" was an
even bigger tune, but was never released on vinyl... for the same reason Tarrus
Riley's "Stop Watching" on the Fat Eyes cut of General Penitentiary is missing,
as well as Konshens' "Rasta Imposter".


JESSE I'S TOP 10 DANCEHALL SINGLES 2008

Please note that I've used a fairly broad definition of dancehall here, as the
lines between dancehall, hiphop and r&b have become increasingly blurred...

1. MAVADO - On The Rock (Yard Vybz)
2. BUGLE & SERANI - Doh (Daseca)
3. MUNGA - Wanted (Juke Boxx)
4. ASSASSIN - Wha Do Dem Guy Deh (Boardhouse)
5. SERANI - No Games (TJ)
6. BUGLE - What I'm Gonna Do (Daseca)
7. BUSY SIGNAL - Jail (Jam II)
8. COLLIE BUDZ - Rise It (Massive B )
9. ERUP - Click My Finger (Truckback)
10. DEMARCO - Fallen Soldiers (Star Kutt 7")

Honorable Mentions:
Movado's So Special was just as big as Serani's No Games, but less suitable for
radio play... likewise tunes such as Mavado's Nuh Bleach Wid Cream and Munga's
Beat It deserve mention but didn't make it onto the countdown. Mention must be
made of Michael Rose's massive Shoot Out, which only missed out due to it being
a 2007 release... sameway for Demarco's Duppy Know Who Fi Frighten...