BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 21st March 2015

A shorter show than normal due to a PBS outside broadcast from 6pm. Featuring new releases from Protoje, Exco Levi, Iba Mahr and Lutan Fyah, as well as the Overdub riddim from Altafaan…

TONY TUFF – Falling Babylon (Vivian Jackson)
VIVIAN JACKSON & THE DEFENDERS – Love Thy Neighbour (Vivian Jackson)
SUGAR MINOTT – The People Got To Know (Ghetto-ology: Trojan)
SUGAR MINOTT – Ghetto-ology (Ghetto-ology: Trojan)
BRIGADIER JERRY – Give Thanks and Praise (RAS)
CHARLIE CHAPLIN – Walk With Jah (Tamoki Wambesi)
GREGORY ISAACS – Night Nurse (Chant Down dubplate special)
IBA MAHR – Haile (Conquering Lion)
JESSE ROYAL – Set It Straight (Overdub riddim: Altafaan)
GLEN WASHINGTON – Love One Another (Overdub riddim: Altafaan)
GENTLEMAN & NAKESHA – Cruzin (Overdub riddim: Altafaan)
MICAH SHEMIAH – Dance and Rock Steady (Overdub riddim: Altafaan)
TORCH – When The Cup Overflow (Overdub riddim: Altafaan)
REBELLION THE RECALLER – Face The Fact (Overdub riddim: Altafaan)
EXCO LEVI & JAHMALI – El Shaddai (Country Man: Penthouse & High Priest Music)
PROTOJE & MORTIMER – Protection (Ancient Future: Overstand)
PROTOJE & KABAKA PYRAMID – The Flame (Ancient Future: Overstand)
LUTAN FYAH – More Blessings (More Blessings: Payday)

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BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 14th March 2015

Featuring new riddims Consciousness Rules (aka Solomon), Fight It, Hold A Medi, and 360, plus the new Exco Levi album “Country Man”.

SANDMAN – Ease Up Babylon (Consciousness Rules riddim: Run Things)
JIMMY RILEY – Can’t Go On This Way (Consciousness Rules riddim: Run Things)
ADMIRAL TIBET – Wi Nuh Fraid A Dem (Consciousness Rules riddim: Run Things)
LOUIE CULTURE – Hype Fashion (Consciousness Rules riddim: Run Things)
LUCIANO & JIGSY KING – Dem Nuh Ready Yet (Consciousness Rules riddim: Run Things)
YAMI BOLO – Gun Fool (Consciousness Rules riddim: Run Things)
LOUIE CULTURE – Curfew (Consciousness Rules riddim: Run Things)
CHARLIE CHAPLIN, DON CARLOS, JR REID – Skanky Producer (Tamoki Wambesi)
JUNIOR DELGADO – Tition (DEB)
DILLINGER – Stumbling Block (CB200: Island)
SUGAR MINOTT – Every Little Thing (Mandingo)
CAPTAIN SINBAD – Run To Babylon (Mandingo)
DENNIS BROWN – Funny Feeling (Music Works)
JIMMY RILEY – Poor Immigrants (Jimmy Riley 7″)
JIMMY RILEY – Bridge The Gap (Yes 12″)
EARTH AND STONE – Sweet Africa (Earthquake 7″)
ROD TAYLOR – Every Little Thing (Ossie 7″)
RAS MUHAMAD – So Tired (Fight It riddim: Greenyard)
NATURAL BLACK – Dear Lord (Fight It riddim: Greenyard)
JAH MASON – Never Forget (Fight It riddim: Greenyard)
I WAYNE – They Don’t Know (Hold A Medi riddim: Hitmatic)
CHRISTOPHER MARTIN – Mirror (Hold A Medi riddim: Hitmatic)
GENTLEMAN – Dutty Soul (Hold A Medi riddim: Hitmatic)
ELOQUENT – Gun Alone Dem Glorify (Dreams riddim: Birch 7″) –request
ELOQUENT – Grandma Cry (DST riddim: Yellow Moon 7″) –request
ELOQUENT – Corey (The Handcart Market) –request
EXCO LEVI – Country Man (Country Man: Penthouse & High Priest Music)
EXCO LEVI – Since I Threw The Comb Away (Country Man: Penthouse & High Priest Music)
EXCO LEVI – Natty Haffi Long (Country Man: Penthouse & High Priest Music)
BERES HAMMOND – 360 Turn (360 riddim: Heavy Beat)
SCREWDRIVER – Mama, Papa (360 riddim: Heavy Beat)
MEDITATIONS – War In A Babylon Kingdom (360 riddim: Heavy Beat)
AMBELIQUE – System A Go Down (360 riddim: Heavy Beat)
GLEN WASHINGTON – The Fire That’s Burning (360 riddim: Heavy Beat)
PRESSURE – Hold The Powaz (360 riddim: Heavy Beat)
BUJU BANTON – Love Sponge (Gargamel) –request
BUJU BANTON & BERES HAMMOND – Thanks Fi Mi Pride and Joy (Penthouse) –request
TORCH – I’ve Got Love (Penthouse)
PROTOJE – Answer To Your Name (Overstand)

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BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 7th March 2015

Revisiting older riddims Fairground and Heart & Soul by special request, plus new riddims Global Protest and Black Roots…

RANDY VALENTINE – Get Ready (Straight Sound)
RANDY VALENTINE – Memory Lane (Straight Sound)
THE ABYSSINIANS – Jason Whyte (Clinch)
BIG YOUTH – Town Without Pity (Negusa Negast)
I ROY – Union Call (Whap’n Bap’n: Virgin)
JOHNNY RINGO – Working Class (Hit Bound)
HORACE MARTIN – We Want Work (Negus Roots)
THE WAILING SOULS – Old Broom (Taxi)
THE MEDITATIONS – Carpenter Rebuild (No More Friend: Greensleeves)
BURNING SPEAR – Nyah Keith (Social Living: Blood and Fire)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS – Catch A Fire (Easy Skanking In Boston ’78: Universal)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS – Burnin and Lootin (Easy Skanking In Boston ’78: Universal)
THIRD WORLD – Saturday Evening (Arise In Harmony: Island)
KULTURA KOSMICA – Way Down In America
KULTURA KOSMICA – Love Is All You Need
NATTALI RIZE, NOTIS, ZUGGU DAN – Rebel Love (Notis)
NAHKO & MEDICINE FOR THE PEOPLE – Warrior People (Dark As Night: Ingrooves) –request
KONSHENS – Tear The Road (Fairground riddim: Maximum Sound) –request
FANTAN MOJAH – Road Code (Fairground riddim: Maximum Sound) –request
STYLO G – Zinc Fence (Fairground riddim: Maximum Sound) –request
I OCTANE – My Place (Fairground riddim: Maximum Sound) –request
LUCIANO – Identity (Fairground riddim: Maximum Sound) –request
CHRISTOPHER MARTIN – Top a Top (Fairground riddim: Maximum Sound) –request
IBA MAHR – Burning (Heart and Soul riddim: Notice)
BUSY SIGNAL – Missing You (Heart and Soul riddim: Notice)
CHEVAUGHN – When You’re Here (Heart and Soul riddim: Notice)
HEZRON – Can’t Come Between (Heart and Soul riddim: Notice)
CHUCK FENDA – Warning (Heart and Soul riddim: Notice)
FYAHKIN & CHRIS MATIC – Revelation (Black Roots riddim: Nyle Banks)
LUTAN FYAH – Sacrifice (Black Roots riddim: Nyle Banks)
LUCIANO – Long Term Plan (Global Protest riddim: Island Life)
TURBULENCE – Devil’s Advocate (Global Protest riddim: Island Life)
LUTAN FYAH – Life Is Valuable (Global Protest riddim: Island Life)
ALBOROSIE – Poser (Shengen Entertainment)
TYDAL & DIZZY DEE – Kibba Yuh Mouth (ABRA & Agent 86)
EXCO LEVI – Collie Farmer (Penthouse)
RANDY VALENTINE – Victory (Pull Up My Selecta!)
RANDY VALENTINE – Foundation (Straight Sound)

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BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 28th February 2015

Featuring an interview with UK artist YT, plus a spotlight on Prince Alla and Randy Valentine ahead of their Melbourne show next week… plus a killer new tune from Kabaka Pyramid (produced by Damian Marley), new riddim Falling Rain, and new Jah Vinci…

YT – Born Inna Babylon (Born Inna Babylon: Sativa Records)
LINVAL THOMPSON – All Night Long (Thompson Sound)
MEDITATIONS – Book Of History (No More Friend: Greensleeves)
ASWAD – Rockers Medley (Live and Direct: Island)
BLACK UHURU – Solidarity (Anthem: Island) –request
PRINCE ALLA – Captive Bird (Savona Records)
PRINCE ALLA – Stone (Only Love Can Conquer: Blood & Fire)
PRINCE ALLA & PHILLIP FRASER – Black Rose (Only Love Can Conquer: Blood & Fire)
PRINCE ALLA – Youthman In The Ghetto (Only Love Can Conquer: Blood & Fire)
PRINCE ALLA – Daniel (I Can Hear The Children Singing: Blood & Fire)
PRINCE ALLA – Funeral (Joe Gibbs 7″)
PRINCE ALLA – Their Reward (Only Love Can Conquer: Blood & Fire)
PRINCE ALLA – Only Love Can Conquer (Only Love Can Conquer: Blood & Fire)
PRINCE ALLA – Bucket Bottom (Only Love Can Conquer: Blood & Fire)
PRINCE ALLA – Bosrah (I Can Hear The Children Singing: Blood & Fire)
PRINCE ALLA – City Without Pity (Only Love Can Conquer: Blood & Fire)
PRINCE ALLA – Cities (Glory: Jah Warrior)
PRINCE ALLA – Glory (Glory: Jah Warrior)
RANDY VALENTINE – Foundation
RANDY VALENTINE – Victory (Pull Up My Selecta!)
RANDY VALENTINE – Splice Dubplate (Maximum Sound)
RANDY VALENTINE – Lock Me Up (Penthouse riddim: Jugglerz)
RANDY VALENTINE – Be A Rebel (Reggae Jam riddim: House of Riddim)
RANDY VALENTINE – Treat Her Right (Love Quest riddim: Kheil Stone)
RANDY VALENTINE & CHARLY B – Give Thanks (Unfair Games riddim: Hemp Higher)
RANDY VALENTINE & ADDIS PABLO – Rat Race (Unfair Games riddim: Hemp Higher)
YT – Tightrope (Worldwide Love riddim: Flash Hit Records)
YT – Reminisce
YT – Serious Times (Mungos Hi Fi)
YT – Write Some Lyrics (Necessary Mayhem)
MR WILLIAMZ – Live My Life (Falling Rain riddim: UniKson Productions)
SKARRA MUCCI – Weh Dem A Go Do (Falling Rain riddim: UniKson Productions)
KABAKA PYRAMID – Well Done (Ghetto Youths International)
WAYNE MARSHALL – On The Corner (Ghetto Youths International)
JAH VINCI – Naah Go Suffer Too Long (Frenz For Real)

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BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 14th February 2015

Featuring two killer new riddims, Gate 7 from Weedy G, and Dancehall Sings from CR203, plus some sweet lovers sounds, both old and new…

THE WAILERS – Fire Fire (Wail N Soul M)
JOHN HOLT – Stranger In Love (A Love I Can Feel: Bamboo) –request
ALTON ELLIS – You Make Me So Very Happy (Treasure Isle)
FREDDIE McKAY – Love Is A Treasure (Treasure Isle)
THE WAILERS – Stir It Up (Songs of Freedom: Island)
DELROY WILSON – I Want To Love You (W&C)
BIG YOUTH – Sky Juice (Negusa Negast)
KING TUBBY – I Trim The Barber (Trojan Dub Box Set vol 2: Trojan) –request
MICHAEL PROPHET – Love and Unity (Serious Reasoning: Vivian Jackson) –request
JOHNNY CLARKE – Don’t Want To Be No Rudeboy (Attack) –request
HORACE ANDY – This World (Attack)
AL CAMPBELL – Big Man (Reggae Road)
DENNIS BOVELL – Rowing –request
AGENT SASCO – Mash Dem Dong (Gate 7 riddim: Weedy G Soundforce)
DON TIPPA & PERFECT – Mek It Bun (Gate 7 riddim: Weedy G Soundforce)
MITCH – Friends Dem Gone (Gate 7 riddim: Weedy G Soundforce)
JAH SUN – Perilous Times (Gate 7 riddim: Weedy G Soundforce)
TORCH & BUGLE – Fire Man A Bun (Gate 7 riddim: Weedy G Soundforce)
BUGLE – False Prophet (Dancehall Sings riddim: CR203)
MAVADO – Kill Dem Slowly (Dancehall Sings riddim: CR203)
ALKALINE – Weh You Did Deh (Dancehall Sings riddim: CR203)
MASICKA – Just Can’t Do It (Dancehall Sings riddim: CR203)
KONSHENS – Bad Man Heart (Dancehall Sings riddim: CR203)
CHRISTOPHER MARTIN & AZUZU – Pass Me A Blunt (Dancehall Sings riddim: CR203)
KRANIUM – Nobody Has To Know (Bost and Bim Remix) (Special Delivery)
ROMAIN VIRGO – Love Doctor (Automatic riddim: Penthouse)
TORCH – Treat Her Like A Lady (Automatic riddim: Penthouse)
SPANNER BANNER – Rolling Stone (Automatic riddim: Penthouse)
MARCIA GRIFFITHS & BUSY SIGNAL – Automatic remix (Automatic riddim: Penthouse)
QUEEN IFRICA – Lioness On The Rise (Automatic riddim: Penthouse)
TARRUS RILEY – Love’s Contagious (Love’s Contagious: Canon)
JAH CURE – The Love Of My Life (Ghetto Life: Harmony House)
BERES HAMMOND & BUJU BANTON – Honey Comb (Penthouse)
BERES HAMMOND & BUJU BANTON – Who Say (Penthouse)
BERES HAMMOND & BUJU BANTON – Little More Time (Tonight riddim: Penthouse)
WAYNE WONDER – Saddest Day (Tonight riddim: Penthouse)
TORCH – Quality Time (Tonight riddim: Penthouse)
TONY REBEL – It Caan Work (Tonight riddim: Penthouse)
KEN BOOTHE – Old Fashioned Way (Inbidmts) –request
KEN BOOTHE – Silver Words (Observer)
CHRONIXX – Access Granted (Notice) –request

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BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 7th February 2015

Warming things up for the annual Bob Marley Birthday Bash with some Wailers classics, plus new tunes from Iba Mahr and Keznamdi, and some older riddims including Straight Up, Top Rated, Shaedhe, and Ever Bless.

RAS MICHAEL & THE SONS OF NEGUS – Rasta Man Chant (Nyahbinghi: Starapple)
COUNT OSSIE & THE MYSTIC REVELATION OF RASTAFARI – Ethiopian Serenade (Grounation)
RAS MICHAEL & THE SONS OF NEGUS – Rise Jah Jah Children (Nyahbinghi: Starapple) –request
THE WAILERS – African Herbsman (Soul Revolution: Upsetter)
THE WAILERS – Stand Alone (Soul Revolution: Upsetter)
THE WAILERS – Keep On Moving (Soul Revolution: Upsetter)
THE WAILERS – Soul Rebel (JAD)
THE WAILERS – Midnight Ravers (Catch A Fire: Island)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS – Revolution (Natty Dread: Island)
THE WAILERS – Concrete Jungle (original version) –request
THE WAILERS – Concrete Jungle Dub (original version)
THIRD WORLD – Ride On (You’ve Got The Power: Music Limited)
THIRD WORLD – Jah Jah Children Moving Up (You’ve Got The Power: Music Limited)
LUCKY DUBE – Different Colours One People (Victims: Gallo) –request
CHRONIXX & INNER CIRCLE – News Carryin Dread
IBA MAHR – Bad Vibes (Sugar Lump riddim: Brixton Music Group)
RAS JAHKNOW – We A Di Rasta Dub (Jah Stal Li Dub: Ras Jahknow)
RAS JAHKNOW – Get Up And Live (Ras Jahknow)
ECHO DRAMA – Situation (Remix The Weapons) –request
KATCHAFIRE – On The Road Again (On The Road Again: Ohana Records) –request
TORCH & DIZZY – Perfect Peace (ZJ Heno & ABRA Tribe)
KEZNAMDI – Hold On (Royal Order Music)
IBA MAHR – Glory Of The King (Royal Order Music)
LUTAN FYAH – Let’s Go (Straight Up riddim: One Drop Music)
JAH MASON – Two Strikes Out (Straight Up riddim: One Drop Music)
QUEEN IFRICA – Nine Outta Ten (Top Rated riddim: Tads Records)
BOBBY TENNA – Nothing Comes Easy (Top Rated riddim: Tads Records)
SIZZLA – Better Know This (Top Rated riddim: Tads Records)
PREZIDENT BROWN – Tree Of Life (Shaedhe riddim: KT Records 7″)
LUCIANO – Jah Will Always See Me Through (Shaedhe riddim: KT Records 7″)
SIZZLA – Heart Mind and Soul (Shaedhe riddim: KT Records 7″)
JAH MASON – One For All (Shaedhe riddim: KT Records 7″)
CAPLETON – Killing Spree (Shaedhe riddim: KT Records 7″)
FANTAN MOJAH & SINGING FLASH – No Mercy (Ever Bless riddim: Lion Vibes 7″)
LUCIANO – God Of Creation (Ever Bless riddim: Lion Vibes 7″)
RAS SHILOH – Rastaman Up In The Hills (Ever Bless riddim: Lion Vibes 7″)
DAMIAN MARLEY & STEPHEN MARLEY – Catch A Fire (Ghetto Youths)

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BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 31st January 2015

Featuring some locally produced digital vibes on the Colonel Mustard’s label, a new release from Melbourne artist SK Simeon, and revisiting older riddims “Sun”, “Genesis”, and “Burning Bush”.

VIVIAN JACKSON & THE PROPHETS – Fire In A Kingston (Vivian Jackson)
KING TUBBY & YABBY U – Hungering Dub (Prophecy Of Dub: Blood and Fire)
WILLI WILLIAMS – Natty Natty (Unification: Shanachie)
THE SEEKERS – Jah Jah Say (Stars)
LLOYD ROBINSON – It Deep (Studio One)
JOHNNY OSBOURNE – Time A Run Out (Studio One)
SLIM SMITH & THE UNIQUES – My Conversation (Lee’s) –request
KC WHITE – Anywhere But Nowhere
KC WHITE – Try A Little Happiness (Try A Little Happiness: Puff)
KC WHITE – Can’t Get Nowhere (Try A Little Happiness: Puff)
JOLLY BROTHERS – Brotherly Love (Conscious Man: Seven Leaves)
THIRD WORLD – Now That We’ve Found Love (Island 12″) –request
PETER TOSH – Buk-In-Hamm Palace (Mystic Man: EMI)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS – Time Will Tell (Kaya: Island) –request
LOUIE CULTURE, ANTHONY B, SIZZLA – Row Mr Fisherman Row (Burning Bush riddim: Star Trail)
DETERMINE – Perilous Time (Burning Bush riddim: Star Trail)
TERRY GANZIE – It’s Too Late (Burning Bush riddim: Star Trail)
CAPLETON – Live Clean (Burning Bush riddim: Star Trail)
ANTHONY B – Fire Pon Rome (Burning Bush riddim: Star Trail)
BUSY SIGNAL – Night Shift (Juke Boxx) –request
BERES HAMMOND – There For You (Taxi)
RC – Palestine (Rough Survivor: Penthouse) –request
TURBULENCE – Yes Selassie (Sun riddim: Own Mission)
PRESSURE – Open Your Eyes (Sun riddim: Own Mission)
JAH MASON – Jah Protect (Sun riddim: Own Mission)
CHRISINTI – Hold Dem On The Wire (Genesis riddim: Cousins)
LUCIANO – Youth Dem Dangerous (Genesis riddim: Cousins)
GYPTIAN – Life Ain’t Easy (Genesis riddim: Cousins)
GINJAH – Positive Words (Genesis riddim: Cousins)
NORRIS MAN – Never Turn Away From Jah (Genesis riddim: Cousins)
TURBULENCE – Rasta Forever (Genesis riddim: Cousins)
LUTAN FYAH – Bun Dem Selassie (Genesis riddim: Cousins)
DEZARIE – Keep Praising Jah (Love In Your Meditation: Benjamin Newton)
MIDNITE & LION TRIBE – Splendence (Standing Ground: Fifth Son) –request
MIDNITE – Credited (Ride Tru: I Grade)
SK SIMEON – Vibes Really Nice (Warrior Dread)
FACE & SHEENIBOO – Dangerous (Colonel Mustard’s)
DADDY FREDDY – Long Way (Colonel Mustard’s)

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BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 24th January 2015

Featuring the Australian première of Maximum Sound’s new Clash Of The Titans riddim, and the Kingston 8 riddim from Notis Productions…

JAH VINCI – Leave Babylon (Black Street)
DON DRUMMOND & THE SKATALITES – Heavenless (Studio One)
DERRICK MORGAN – Conquering Lion
AMIEL MOODIE & THE DANDEMITES – Ratchet Knife (Moodisc)
VICEROYS – Lip and Tongue (Island)
THE WAILERS – Small Axe (Upsetter)
PRINCE FAR I – Moses Moses
PRINCE FAR I – What You Gonna Do On The Judgement Day
BARRINGTON LEVY – Many Changes In Life (Robin Hood: Volcano)
THE VICEROYS – Brethren and Sistren (African Museum)
VIVIAN JACKSON & THE PROPHETS – Thirty Pieces Of Silver (Black Roots UK)
CLIVE MATTHEWS – Live Not For Vanity (Fox Fire)
TECHNIQUES – Go Away Girl (Techniques)
SISTER NANCY – Money Can’t Buy My Love (Techniques)
TRINITY – Uptown Girl (Jackpot)
YELLOWMAN – Strictly Bubbling (Greensleeves)
JOSEY WALES – Mi Have Fi get You (Greensleeves)
LION D – Ruff Inna Town (Forward)
ALBOROSIE – No Cocaine (Escape From Babylon: Forward) –request
MICHAH SHEMAIAH, INFINITE, SELAH, CHRONIXX – Ganja Farmer (Zinc Fence & Jah Ova Evil)
OMARI BANKS & PEETAH MORGAN – No Point To Prove (Fuller Sound)
JESSE ROYAL – Gimme Likkle (Notis)
BUSY SIGNAL – Roots Rock Reggae
AIDONIA – Eighties Dancehall Style (Ancient Records)
MR VEGAS – Fret Dem A Fret (Clash Of The Titans riddim: Maximum Sound)
MAJOR MACKEREL – Anything A Anything (Clash Of The Titans riddim: Maximum Sound)
MASICKA – The Youths (Clash Of The Titans riddim: Maximum Sound)
WARD 21 – Pick and Choose (Clash Of The Titans riddim: Maximum Sound)
SHANTY B – Fiesty Gyal (Clash Of The Titans riddim: Maximum Sound)
NINJAMAN – Revolutionary (Clash Of The Titans riddim: Maximum Sound)
BUGLE – Where Were You (Kingston 8 riddim: Notis)
KONSHENS – Jah Never Leave My Side (Kingston 8 riddim: Notis)
KABAKA PYRAMID – Life Is Easy (Kingston 8 riddim: Notis)
IBA MAHR – Mama Rosie (Kingston 8 riddim: Notis)
WAYNE MARSHALL – On The Corner (Set Up Shop vol 2: Ghetto Youths International)
WAYNE MARSHALL – I Know (Ghetto Youths International)
GROUNDATION – Jah Jah Know (Hebron Gate: Young Tree)
GROUNDATION – Elements (Dragon War Dub: Young Tree)

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