BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 21st January 2023

Revisiting some older riddims, including Sweeny on Blacker Dread, Garden Of Eden on Fire House Crew, and Rough Road from Green Lion Crew – plus new riddims Purity and Storm A Rage, and new tunes from Khalia, and Australia’s own Jah Tung & Sasquatch Sound.

KABAKA PYRAMID & THE UPPER CUT BAND – Light It Up (Upper Cut Band)
JIMMY RADWAY & THE FE ME TIME ALL-STARS – Black I Am (Fe Me Time)
THE PROPHETS – Warn The Nation (Vivian Jackson)
VIVIAN JACKSON & THE PROPHETS – Judgement On The Land (Vivian Jackson)
I ROY – War and Friction (Striker Lee)
TOMMY McCOOK – Death Trap (Prophets)
JOHNNY CLARKE – None Shall Escape The Judgement (Jackpot)
THE PIONEERS – Long Shot Kick De Bucket (Trojan)
THE WAILERS – Funeral (Wail N Soul M)
MICHAEL PROPHET – Trouble Nobody (Greensleeves)
MICHAEL PROPHET – Boom Him Up Now (Greensleeves)
DON CARLOS – Spread Out (Shuttle Records & Pressure Sounds)
PURPLEMAN – Purpleman A Go Boom It Up (Shuttle Records & Pressure Sounds)
YELLOWMAN – Fools Go To Church On Sunday (Hit Bound)
JUDAH ESKENDER TAFARI – Rastafari Tell You (Studio One)
ZOOT SIMMS – African Challenge (Studio One)
SAMORY I – Son Of David (Black Gold: Rorystonelove & Black Dub)
JAH TUNG, YEZA, SASQUATCH SOUND – Fire Blazing (Sasquatch Sound)
ANTHONY B – Higher Heights (Star Trail)
ANTHONY B – Babylon Mission Fail (Sweeny riddim: Blacker Dread)
CLIVE HYLTON – Babylon Keep On Knocking (Sweeny riddim: Blacker Dread)
EEK A MOUSE – Tek Wey (Sweeny riddim: Blacker Dread)
JUNIOR REID – John Law (Sweeny riddim: Blacker Dread)
PINCHERS – Cut Them Down (Sweeny riddim: Blacker Dread)
TURBULENCE & JOSEY MEL – Chant Down Really Ruff (Chant Down dubplate special)
CHUKKI STARR – Mama Song (Ghetto Youth’s Livity: Ariwa)
SUGAR BLACK & LEBANCULAH – Behold The Armagideon (Garden of Eden: Fire House Crew)
FARGO VICE & DON T – Mama Africa (Garden of Eden: Fire House Crew)
AZA LINEAGE & LINEAGE SMILEZ – Plant Up The Herbs (More Life Production) –request
KHALIA – Every Man (Skyscraper Stereo)
DA REAL STORM – Trouble Maker (Purity riddim: Evidence Music & True Move International)
CHEZIDEK – Dem No Deserve No Love (Purity riddim: Evidence Music & True Move International)
LUTAN FYAH – City Get Red (Purity riddim: Evidence Music & True Move International)
GINJAH – Restrictions (Storm A Rage riddim: Konquerin Soundz)
EXILE DI BRAVE – I Will Still Give (Storm A Rage riddim: Konquerin Soundz)
CHINO – Jah Jah Never Fail I Yet (Storm A Rage riddim: Konquerin Soundz)
DRE ISLAND – What Is Mine Is Mine (Rough Road riddim: Green Lion Crew)
CHRONIXX – Life Over Death (Rough Road riddim: Green Lion Crew)
JAHDAN BLAKKAMOORE – Life Is Greater (Rough Road riddim: Green Lion Crew)
KABAKA PYRAMID – Liberal Opposer (Rough Road riddim: Green Lion Crew) –request
POPCAAN & DRAKE – We Caa Done (OVO Sound)

listen online at https://www.pbsfm.org.au/program/babylon-burning/2023-01-21/17-00-00

BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 14th January 2023

Paying respect to the late Melbourne-based singer Claire Raine, and featuring new releases from the likes of Royal Blu & Roe Summerz, Marcus Gad, Isha Bel, Treesha, Kristine Alicia, Da Real Storm, and more.

JO MERSA MARLEY & YOHAN MARLEY – Burn It Down (Ghetto Youths International)
DON CARLOS – Plantation Version (Dove)
PRINCE FAR I & BIM SHERMAN*- Jah Love (Cry Tuff) *not actually Bim Sherman
SUGAR MINOTT – Uptown Ghetto (Black Roots)
SUGAR MINOTT – Man Hungry (Black Roots)
GREGORY ISAACS – Extra Classic Version
CLAIRE RAINE – La La La (Reiwnd and Come Again: Moods)
CLAIRE RAINE – I Want You (Reiwnd and Come Again: Moods)
TOMMY McCOOK & THE SUPERSONICS – Soul For Sale (Treasure Isle)
THE WAILERS – The Lord Will Make A Way Somehow (Wail N Soul M)
THE UPSETTERS – Jungle Lion (Upsetter)
DENNIS BROWN – Cassandra (Observer)
CHUCK FENDA – Ruff Out Deh (5th Element)
VIN MORGAN MEETS LONE ARK – Won’t Surrender (Iroko)
BOB SKENG – African Children (Archive)
DELROY DENTON & THE SILVERTONES – Sufferer’s Child (High Note)
HELL AND FIRE – Where Is That Love (High Note)
JUSTIN HINDS – Wipe Your Weeping Eyes (High Note)
ASTON FAMILYMAN BARRETT – Well Pleased (Fam’s)
KRISTINE ALICIA – I and I (Queenz Crown riddim: Galaxy Soundstation)
DA REAL STORM – Jah Will See I Through (Queenz Crown riddim: Galaxy Soundstation)
MARCUS GAD & TRIBE – Long Way Home (Long Way Home: Baco)
TREESHA – Issa Good Look (DJ Densen)
BREETANIA – Bleed (Newave Music)
ISHA BEL & GOLDBARZ – Fret Not (Evidence Music)
MIDNITE – All People (In Awe: Fifth Son)
MIDNITE – Dry Bones Live (Assini: I Grade)
TONY CURTIS – Praise Him (Stingray)
ROYAL BLU, ROE SUMMERZ, THE AUTOS – Artillery (Easy Star)
LUTAN FYAH & ROYAL BLU – Watch Over Me (Touch Di Road: Oneness)
ZIGGI RECADO – Till The End (Liberation 2.0: Ziggi Recado)
JOGGO – I&I Know (Modern Rockers vol 1: Dredda Records)
GROUNDATION – What Could Have Been (Upon The Bridge: Young Tree)
GROUNDATION – Cultural Wars I (We Free Again: Young Tree)
GROUNDATION – Cultural Wars II (We Free Again: Young Tree)

listen online at https://www.pbsfm.org.au/program/babylon-burning/2023-01-14/17-00-00

BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 7th January 2023

Paying respects to the late Jamaican engineer Cegrica “Soljie” Hamilton (1953-2022) and the late singer Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley (1991-2022). Plus my annual “best of the rest”, recognising big tunes from last year that didn’t fit into the usual reggae and dancehall genre defininitions.

SUGAR MINOTT – Rough Ole Life (Babylon) (Hit Bound)
THE REVOLUTIONARIES – Now I Know Dub (Hit Bound)
SAMMY DREAD – Rude Boy (Hit Bound)
SAMMY DREAD – Road Block (Hit Bound)
DON CARLOS – Natty Have Him Credential (Hit Bound)
TRISTON PALMER – Joker Smoker (Midnight Rock)
EEK A MOUSE – Anarexol (Volcano/Greensleeves)
DENNIS BROWN – If This World Were Mine (Yvonne’s Special)
JOHN HOLT – Police In Helicopter (Volcano)
JUNIOR REID – Boom Shack A Lack (Greensleeves)
INI KAMOZE – World A Music (Taxi)
PINCHERS – Girls Girls (Soljie)
BUJU BANTON – Move Yuh Body (Soljie)
SIZZLA – Explain To Almighty (Soljie)
SIZZLA – Love Is Always There (Soljie)
JO MERSA MARLEY – Rock and Swing (Ghetto Youths International)
JO MERSA MARLEY & BLACK AM I – Rock and Swing (Ghetto Youths International)
JO MERSA MARLEY – Nothings Gonna Harm You (Ghetto Youths International)
KOFFEE – Defend (Gifted: Promised Land Recordings)
KOFFEE – Gifted (Gifted: Promised Land Recordings)
RANDY VALENTINE – Are You Ready? (Troots Records)
RANDY VALENTINE – Libation (Troots Records)
RUNKUS, ROYAL BLU, MEDISUN – Selassie Calling (Green Lion Crew)
SAMORY I & CHI CHI CHING – Life is Amazing (Zion I Kings)
JAHSHII – Media (Sonovic)
CHRONIC LAW – Wedding Cake (Control Tower Squad)
SHANIEL MUIR – Born Rich (Chemist Records)
RYTIKAL – Vice Versa (Johnny Wonder & Adde Instrumentals)
RASTA PROGREZ – Inspired (18 Karat Reggae)
KONSHENS – Dear Bro Gad (Head Concussion)
SHANE O & CHRONIC LAW – Dark Room (S.O.R.)
NATION BOSS – Calm and Steady (Dan Sky Records & Automatic Records)
POPCAAN & IMERU TAFARI – Elevate (Dan Sky Records & Automatic Records)
POPCAAN – El Gringo (Dan Sky Records & Automatic Records)
BYRON MESSIA – Far (Lee Milla Productions)
HITMAKER – Naked Truth (Hitmaker Muzik & Hemton Music)
TEEJAY & GOVANA – Forgive Me (Top Braff Music & 1ngram Musik)
JAHSHII – Born Fighter (DJ Mac & JanoDon Records) 
CHRONIC LAW – Mind Games (Heights of Heights& Malakhii)
TEEJAY – People (Top Braff Music)

listen online at https://www.pbsfm.org.au/program/babylon-burning/2023-01-07/17-00-00