BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 21st December 2019

Celebrating 40 years of PBS FM! Jesse I joined in the studio by PBS reggae pioneers Moira Drew, Leon Richardson (aka the White Lion), Luc Allen (Cool Hand Luc), and Dominic Rulikowski. Plus the Ghetto Heaven riddim from Maximum Sound, and the new Mortimer album “Fight The Fight”.

DAVE & ANSELL COLLINS – Double Barrel
AUGUSTUS PABLO – Park Lane Special
AUGUSTUS PABLO – Shake Up
NO FIXED ADDRESS – Greenhouse Holiday
HORACE ANDY – Better Collie
TIPPA LEE & JOHNNY SLAUGHTER – Sensimilla
THE SPECIALS – Nite Klub
BOB MARLEY – Love and Affection
HOPETON LEWIS – Take It Easy
U ROY – Babylon Burning
BUNNY WAILER – Rockers
BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH – No Politicians
MORTIMER – Fight The Fight (Fight The Fight: Easy Star & Overstand)
MORTIMER – Style and Grace (Fight The Fight: Easy Star & Overstand)
K VIBES – As He Made You (Love Rasta riddim: Strictly Yard Music)
KING MAS – Age of Knowledge (Love Rasta riddim: Strictly Yard Music)
MR VEGAS – One More Draw (Ghetto Heaven riddim: Maximum Sound)
JAH LIL – Win (Ghetto Heaven riddim: Maximum Sound)
CHRISTOPHER MARTIN – Mama (Ghetto Heaven riddim: Maximum Sound)
KEMIST & MARCIA GRIFFTIHS – Say Nuttin (Ghetto Heaven riddim: Maximum Sound)
GINJAH – Life (Ghetto Heaven riddim: Maximum Sound)
DUANE STEPHENSON – Down The Knife (Ghetto Heaven riddim: Maximum Sound)
DEAN FRASER – Vibes (Ghetto Heaven riddim: Maximum Sound)
PRESSURE & ANTHONY B – Peace and Love (Rebel With A Cause: I Grade)
LUTAN FYAH – Fake Friend (Ireland Records)
KOFFEE – Throne (Columbia)
SKIP MARLEY & DAMIAN MARLEY – That’s Not True (Tuff Gong)
VERSE SIMMONDS – Gunstown (Mel & Mus)

listen online at http://www.pbsfm.org.au/babylonburning

BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 14th December 2019

Featuring the Outernational riddim from Oneness Records, the Sailing riddim from Street Rockaz Family, and the Windrush Generation riddim from Giddimani Records… plus new tunes from House Of Shem, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Jah9, and Danny I…

FREDDIE McKAY – Fire Is Burning (Roots From The Yard)
DON CARLOS – I Like It (Volcano)
BLACK UHURU – Rockstone (Red: Island)
BLACK UHURU – Sinsemilla (Sinsemilla: Island)
IJAHMAN LEVI – Chariot Of Love (Organisation)
BARRY BIGGS – Work All Day (Mr Biggs: Dynamic Sounds)
ISRAEL VIBRATION – Weep and Mourn (The Same Song: Top Ranking)
BUNNY WAILER – Another Dance (Rock N Groove: Solomonic)
CORNEL CAMPBELL – Queen Of The Minstrel (Bunny Lee)
GREGORY ISAACS – Loving Pauper (Techniques) –request
CHRONIXX – Spanish Town Rocking (Overstand & Chronixx Music)
HOUSE OF SHEM – Te Whetu Marama (House Of Shem)
FAT FREDDY’S DROP – Kamo Kamo (Special Edition part 1: The Drop)
PERFECT GIDDIMANI – Windrush Generation (Windrush Generation riddim: Giddimani Records & House Of Riddim)
YOUNG SHANTY – That Day (Windrush Generation riddim: Giddimani Records & House Of Riddim)
KING MAS – Brain Drain (Windrush Generation riddim: Giddimani Records & House Of Riddim)
EMPRESS AYEOLA – Nah Mek Dem Bring Mi Down (Straight To The Point: Nu-Edge)
JAH9 – Ma’at (Each Man) (VP Records)
JOSHUA HALES, MILLION STYLEZ, LADEN – In A World Like This (Brizion)
DANNY I – Pot of Coal (Be Still: Green Lion Crew)
BERES HAMMOND – Come Down Father (Harmony House) –request
BERES HAMMOND & BUJU BANTON – Ain’t It Good To Know (Harmony House) –request
ALKALINE – Never Lose Hope (Made In Jamaica riddim: DJ Frass) –request
RAS MUHAMAD & KABAKA PYRAMID – Re-Education (Outernational riddim: Oneness)
STONEBWOY – Black People (Outernational riddim: Oneness)
SIMPLE RATTIGAN – Gun Ting (Outernational riddim: Oneness)
CHUCK FENDA – Smiling (Outernational riddim: Oneness)
YT – Trod On (Outernational riddim: Oneness)
STRANJAH MILLER – Sailing (Sailing riddim: Street Rockaz)
PINCHERS – Bo Yah (Sailing riddim: Street Rockaz)

listen online at http://www.pbsfm.org.au/babylonburning

BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 7th December 2019

Featuring an overdue tribute to Jamaican singer Pat Kelly, marking the passing of The Viceroy’s Neville Ingram, posthumous music from Akae Beka, plus some 90s reggae sounds, and a splash of new dancehall hits…

LLOYD JAMES & THE SUPER NATURAL SIX – Red In A Babylon (Black Man’s Pride: Studio One)
THE NEW ESTABLISHMENT – Fire Version (Studio One)
DAVE BARKER & THE WAILERS – Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying (Upsetter)
SCOTTY & LORNA BENNETT – Skank In Bed (Harry J) –request
THE TECHNIQUES – You Don’t Care (Treasure Isle)
THE TECHNIQUES – I Wish It Would Rain (Duke)
PAT KELLY & THE UNIQUES – Little Boy Blue (Giant)
PAT KELLY – How Long Will It Take (Lee’s)
PAT KELLY – They Talk About Love (Sunshot)
PAT KELLY – I’m So Proud (Burning Rockers)
PAT KELLY – Started A Joke (Give Love A Try: Third World)
PAT KELLY – It’s A Good Day (Ossie Sounds)
THE VICEROYS – Love Is What It Takes (Love is All: Sankofa)
THE VICEROYS – Shaddai Children (Victorious Steppers)
NITTY GRITTY – Morning Train (Progressive International Records)
ROD TAYLOR – Mr Money Man (Where Is Your Love Mankind: Greensleeves)
ROOTS RADICS – Young Gal Dub (12 Inches Of Dub: Greensleeves)
DAWN PENN – No No No (Studio One) –request
YAMI BOLO – Blood A Run (Up Life Street: Heartbeat)
JAHMALI – Reuben (Penthouse)
SIZZLA – What I See (Xterminator)
DAWEH CONGO – Travel East (Militancy: X Rated)
AKAE BEKA & GREEN LION CREW – Eugenics Ideology Inferior (Be Still: Green Lion Crew)
AKAE BEKA – True Lineage (Be Still: Green Lion Crew)
AKAE BEKA – Yes It Is (Be Still: Green Lion Crew)
AKAE BEKA – Class Warfare Reveal (Be Still: Green Lion Crew)
AKAE BEKA & GREEN LION CREW – Warfare Reveal Dub (Be Still: Green Lion Crew)
DANNY I – We Miss You (Be Still: Green Lion Crew)
BUSY SIGNAL – Dem Fake (Jugglerz)
SHOTTAZ & NUTTY O – Chimbambaira (Vibes Up: Jusa Dementor & Shottaz)
BUJU BANTON – Trust (Gargamel Music)
KOFFEE – W (Izi Beats & GG)
STYLO G, SEAN PAUL, SPICE – Dumpling (Remix) (3 Beat Productions)

listen online at http://www.pbsfm.org.au/babylonburning

BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 23rd November 2019

Featuring new albums from Pressure, Junior Natural and Empress Naphtali, more on the Come Together riddim from Larger Than Life, and congratulations to 2019 Music Victoria reggae category award winners Echo Drama.

PRESSURE & REEMAH – Burn Down (Rebel With A Cause: I Grade)
DENNIS BROWN – A True (Words Of Wisdom: Joe Gibbs)
THE ETERNALS – Push Me In The Corner (Moodisc)
THE ETERNALS – Let’s Start Again (Moodisc)
ALTON ELLIS & CEDRIC IM BROOKS – Black People (Studio One)
CULTURE – Natty Taking Over (Two Sevens Clash: Joe Gibbs)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS – Buffalo Soldier (Confrontation: Island) –request
THE HEPTONES – Love Without Feeling (Moodisc)
YABBY YOU & TRINITY – Free Africa (Dread Prophecy: Shanachie Records)
THE LIBERATION GROUP – Namibia (Winro)
BURNING SPEAR – Jordan River (Marcus Garvey: Island)
PETER TOSH – Igziabeher (Legalize It: Columbia) –request
AL CAMPBELL – Rasta Time (Roots & Culture: Jet Star)
BARRY BROWN – Rasta Man & Woman Of Dignity (Mandingo)
BLACK UHURU – Sponji Reggae (Red: Island)
LILA IKE – Gotti Gotti (In.Digg.Nation Collective)
EMPRESS NAPHTALI – Queen Of Wisdom (Evergreen: Empress Naphtali)
ECHO DRAMA – Run (Before It All Ends: Echo Drama)
ECHO DRAMA – Dread (Before It All Ends: Echo Drama)
JUNIOR NATURAL – Get Aktive (Get Aktive: Zion High Productions)
JUNIOR NATURAL – Life Is For Real (Get Aktive: Zion High Productions)
AKAE BEKA – By Day (Mek A Menshun: Zion High Productions)
PRESSURE – It Red (Rebel With A Cause: I Grade)
PRESSURE & R CITY – Streets Keep Calling (Rebel With A Cause: I Grade)
PRESSURE – Ghetto Life (Don Corleon)
CAPLETON – Call Mi Ghetto (Come Together riddim: Larger Than Life)
LUCIANO – Come Jah Children (Come Together riddim: Larger Than Life)
ANTHONY B – Forward Home (Come Together riddim: Larger Than Life)
CHINO – Nah Suffer (Come Together riddim: Larger Than Life)
ZAMUNDA – Only Love (Come Together riddim: Larger Than Life)
RAS I – Still Ah Blaze (Come Together riddim: Larger Than Life)
LUTAN FYAH – Boom Draw (Come Together riddim: Larger Than Life)
BUJU BANTON – Trust (Gargamel Music)

listen online at http://www.pbsfm.org.au/babylonburning

BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 16th November 2019

The second of a two-part tribute to the late Vaughn Benjamin (1969-2019). Two hours of straight Midnite and Akae Beka, including the brand-new posthumous releases “Be Still” and “The System”.

MIDNITE – Love Right (Live Right) (Ras Mek Peace: Wildchild)
MIDNITE – Mighty Race Dub (Intense Pressure: Rastafaria)
MIDNITE – Ras To The Bone (Jubilees Of Zion: Afrikan Roots Lab)
MIDNITE – Ras For A Reason (Seek Knowledge Before Vengeance: Afrikan Roots Lab)
MIDNITE – Late Night Ghetto (Seek Knowledge Before Vengeance: Afrikan Roots Lab)
MIDNITE – Lianess (Scheme A Things: Rastafaria)
MIDNITE – Old Robe (Assini: I Grade)
MIDNITE – Esta Es The Truth (Nemozian Rasta: I Grade)
MIDNITE – Fierce Fast and Low Dub (Instense Pressure: Afrikan Roots Lab)
MIDNITE – Drought (Ainshant Maps: Afrikan Roots Lab)
MIDNITE – True King Spirit (Ainshant Maps: Afrikan Roots Lab)
MIDNITE – Bazra (Scheme Of Things: Rastafaria)
MIDNITE – JAH In I (Lion Out Of Zion: Afrikan Roots Lab)
MIDNITE – Structa (Vijan: I Grade)
MIDNITE – Black Congo (Nemozian Rasta: I Grade)
MIDNITE – Grounds (Infinite Quality: Lustre Kings)
MIDNITE – Lose Everything (Infinite Quality: Lustre Kings)
MIDNITE – Make It In Time (Supplication To HIM: Rastar)
MIDNITE – Scarface (Kayamagan: Rastafaria)
MIDNITE – All I’s On You (Beauty For Ashes: I Grade)
AKAE BEKA – All We Be (Homage To The Land: Fifth Son)
AKAE BEKA – Call Out To Jah (Homage To The Land: Fifth Son)
AKAE BEKA – Be Still (Green Lion Crew)
PRESSURE & AKAE BEKA – The System (Rebel With A Cause: I Grade)
AKAE BEKA – Nah Talk (Mek A Menshun: Zion High Productions)
MIDNITE – Before I Lose My Strength (Jah Grid: I Grade)

listen online at http://www.pbsfm.org.au/babylonburning

BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 9th November 2019

Paying respects to the late Vaughn Benjamin, founder and lead singer of Midnite, and later Akae Beka. Plus a live studio performance and interview with Richie Stephens & Masia One.

MIDNITE – Rasta Man Stand (Ras Mek Peace: Wildchild)
MIDNITE & LUSTRE KINGS – Right Here Dub (Infinite Dub: Lustre Kings)
MIDNITE – Zion Pavillion (Live at the Aggie 2005)
MIDNITE – Love Is Gonna Win This One / Ring Out A Chant (Live at the Red Sea, Portland, Oregon 2005)
< Ritchie Stephens & Masia One live from PBS Studio 5 with the Ska Vendors >
RICHIE STEPHENS & MASIA ONE – Sukiyaki (Jamaican Flava: Pot Of Gold Production)
MIDNITE – Bushman (Unpolished: Rastafaria)
MIDNITE – Mama Africa (Unpolished: Rastafaria)
MIDNITE – Love The Life You Live (Unpolished: Rastafaria)
MIDNITE – Roll Call (Eastbound vol 1: Iyah Ites)
MIDNITE – In 8 Dub (Intense Pressure: Rastafaria)
MIDNITE – Lion Wears The Crown (Ras Mek Peace: Wildchild)
MIDNITE – Earth Cycle Now A Rasta (Jubilees Of Zion: Afrikan Roots Lab)
MIDNITE – Jah Ovah (Seek Knowledge Before Vengeance: Afrikan Roots Lab)
MIDNITE & I GRADE – Thank The Lord (Vijan: I Grade)
MIDNITE & I GRADE – All My Life (Let Live: I Grade)

listen online at http://www.pbsfm.org.au/babylonburning

BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 26th October 2019

Featuring new music from Danny I, Soulmedic, and Black Am I… plus nuff Jemere Morgan ahead of his first Melbourne shows with Katchafire… some Kranium ahead of his upcoming show… and a big run of late 90s classics and dubplates on the Cuss Cuss riddim…

ANTHONY RED ROSE – Chanting Down Babylon (Fat Eyes)
COCOA TEA – Babylon Is Falling (Fat Eyes)
LUCIANO & LOUIE CULTURE – Real Rastaman (Fat Eyes)
SUGAR MINOTT – Black Roots (Black Roots: Island)
I KONG – Life’s Road (Roots Traders)
PETER TOSH – Here Comes My Judge (Shock)
BONGO HERMAN – Thunderstorm (Clinch)
PRINCE ALLA – Lot’s Wife (Only Love Can Conquer: Blood and Fire)
PRINCE ALLA – Their Reward (Only Love Can Conquer: Blood and Fire)
JOHNNY OSBOURNE – Ice Cream Love (Jah Guidance) –request
ABBACUSH – Batta Dem (In Progress: People Unite)
LOVE JOYS – How Long (Reggae Vibes: Wackies)
WAYNE JARRETT – Live and Love (Mini Showcase: Wackies)
JOHNNY CLARKE – Wrath Of Jah (Authorized Version: Virgin)
SOULMEDIC – Terrible (Jah Kebra Music)
TRISTON PALMA – Cuss Cuss (Massive B)
LITTLE JOHN – No One Better (Massive B)
KING KONG – Rumble Jumble Life (Massive B)
SHINEHEAD – Promises (Massive B)
ANTHONY B – Warrior (Massive B)
BURRO BANTON – Tek A Set (Massive B)
BURRO BANTON – Kill A Set (Chant Down dubplate special)
MICHAEL ROSE – Push Push (Chant Down dubplate special)
JUNIOR KELLY – Word Power (Chant Down dubplate special)
DANNY I – We Miss You (Green Lion Crew)
BLACK AM I – Living Dread (Living Dread: Ghetto Youths International)
KATCHAFIRE – On The Road Again (On The Road Again: Lion House Music)
KATCHAFIRE – Frisk Me Down (Slow-Burning: Mai Music)
JEMERE MORGAN – Good Old Roots (Transition: Dada Son Entertainment)
JEMERE MORGAN, SATORI, MORGAN HERITAGE – We’re Gonna Be Alright (Self Confidence: Dada Son Entertainment)
JEMERE MORGAN – Troddin (Self Confidence: Dada Son Entertainment)
JEMERE MORGAN – Run Dem Out (Cane River riddim: DJ Frass)
KRANIUM – Nobody Has To Know (Bost & Bim remix) (Special Delivery)
KRANIUM – Last Night (Breakthrough riddim: DJ Frass)
KRANIUM – Hustlers Anthem (Netflixxx riddim: DJ Frass)
AMINDI, TESSELLATED, VALLEYZ, KRANIUM – Pine and Ginger (remix) (Big Beat Records)

listen online at http://www.pbsfm.org.au/babylonburning

BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 19th October 2019

Featuring new albums from Busy Signal and indigenous Australian group Zennith, new tunes from Marcus Gad, Chezidek, Jesse Royal & Randy Valentine, and new riddims “Di Alarm” and “Love Rasta”; plus the usual classics and requests.

JUNIOR DELGADO – The Hanging Tree (Mango)
MICHAEL ANTHONY – Living In Sorrows (Third Generation)
JUNIOR BYLES – The Long Way (Orchid)
THE WAILERS – Man To Man (Upsetter) –request
THE KINGSTONIANS – Out There (Song Bird) –request
U ROY – Your Ace From Space (Treasure Isle) –request
WAYNE SMITH – Time Is A Moment In Space (Jammys) –request
DR ALIMANTADO – Can’t Conquer Natty Dreadlocks (Greensleeves) –request
BARRY BROWN & RANKING TOYAN – Peace and Love (Daddy Kool)
CORNEL CAMPBELL – Jah Jah Me Horn Yah (Trogan’s)
CORNEL CAMPBELL – Two Face Rasta (Jackpot)
JAH LION – Dread Ina Jamdong (Black Art & Island)
AISHA – The Creator (Ariwa)
AISHA – Roots Natty Roots (Ariwa)
KING MAS – MASterpiece (Love Rasta riddim: Strictly Yard Music)
K VIBES – As He Made You (Strictly Yard Music)
KING MAS – Age of Knowledge (Love Rasta riddim: Strictly Yard Music)
MARCUS GAD – Leggo Ego (Zion I Kings)
CHEZIDEK & THE LIGERIANS – Beat Dem (Timeless: Soulnurse & Baco Records)
JESSE ROYAL & RANDY VALENTINE – Glad To Be (King I-Vier & Loud City Music)
SCRAPPY SIMON – Give Thanks (Di Alarm riddim: Uppressors Productions & Love and Unity)
SPADE AGAIN – Confusion (Di Alarm riddim: Uppressors Productions & Love and Unity)
ANTHONY B – Antichrist (Di Alarm riddim: Uppressors Productions & Love and Unity)
ZENNITH & DRE ISLAND – Lonely (Ancient Warrior: Zennith Music)
ZENNITH & HARJINDER SINGH – It’s All Good (Ancient Warrior: Zennith Music)
MAJEK FASHEK – Holy Spirit (Spirit Of Love: Interscope) –request
BUSY SIGNAL & JOSEY WALES – Bring Back The Vibes (Parts Of The Puzzle: VP Records)
BUSY SIGNAL – Jah Know Dawg (Parts Of The Puzzle: VP Records)
MAVADO – Flammable (Flammable riddim: Good Good Productions)

listen online at http://www.pbsfm.org.au/babylonburning

BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 12th October 2019

MARCIA GRIFFITHS – Stepping Out A Babylon (High Note)
THE OSSIE ALL-STARS – Better Choice (Ossie Sounds)
GREGORY ISAACS – Sacrifice (Mr Issacs: Earthquake)
GREGORY ISAACS – Slave Market (Soon Forward: African Museum)
MISTY IN ROOTS – City Runnings (In Progress: People Unite)
MATUMBI – I Wanna Take You (Testify: Solid Groove Records)
WILLI WILLIAMS – Jah Righteous Reign (Uptempo)
DON CARLOS – Mr Big Man (Uptempo)
BARRY BROWN – Shoot Up The Town (Uptempo)
THE CONGOS – Fisherman (Heart Of The Congos: Black Art) –request
PRINCE FAR I – Give I Strength (Voice of Thunder: Trojan) –request
BURNING SPEAR – Swell Headed (Studio One)
CHRONIXX – Di Youth Them (Major Lazer)
GROUNDATION & DON CARLOS – Undivided (Hebron Gate: Young Tree) –request
MIDNITE – That’s On You (Owna Dirt) (Seek Knowledge Before Vengeance: Afrikan Roots Lab)
DEZARIE – Strengthen Your Mind (Gracious Mama Africa: Afrikan Roots Lab)
CHRONIXX – Skanking Sweet (Chronology: Soul Circle Music) –request
CLAYE – Clean Hands Pure Heart (Silly Walks)
SYLVIA TELLA – I’ll Never Be Thirsty (Charm)
TONY REBEL – Love Fountain (Flames)
LUTAN FYAH – Don’t Put Yuh Trust (Longest Livah: Lockecity Music Group)
PRESSURE – King Selassie First (Rebel With A Cause: I Grade)
WINSTON FRANCIS, TARRUS RILEY, LUCIANO, FREDDIE McGREGOR – I’m An Israelite (Smart Move Records)
TARRUS RILEY, SUGAR ROY, CONRAD CRYSTAL, ZAREB – Say A Prayer For Me (GR876 Music)
RANDY & JAH ROOTS – Mr Sorry (Randy & Jah Roots)
FLAMES EYE – Ina Dis Yah Time (Yard 127)
DUB INC & MILLION STYLEZ – My Bro (Millions: Diversite)
COCOA TEA – Good Life (Xterminator) –request
SANCHEZ – Forever (Xterminator)

listen online at http://www.pbsfm.org.au/babylonburning