Dawning Of A New Era

It's early days, yet... but, already the tone has changed, and more has been accomplished in two days than in the last eight years. Positively, that is.

Yes... NOW, i am proud to be American.

Thank You, Mister President.
Time to step up, People.


"Double Barrel" - Dave & Ansel - Story Of Jamaican Music [Mango]
"Glory Of Love" - Dave & Ansel - Double Barrel [RAS]
"I'll Take You There" - Staples Singers - Can You Dig It? Vol. 3 [Rhino]
"I'll Take You There" - General Public - 12" [Epic]
"the Liquidator" - Harry J's All Stars - Story Of Jamaican Music [Mango]

"Work" - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Uprising [Island]
"Trod On" - Luciano - The Biggest Reggae One Drop Anthems [Greensleeves]
"Living Drum" - MidniteBand with Youssoupha Sidibe - For All [Sacred Sounds]
"Enter The Kingdom Of Zion" - Anthony B - Story Of Jamaican Music [Greensleeves]
...with Horace Andy
"Reincarnate" - Bobby Ellis - Trojan Suedehead Box Set [Trojan]

...a parting shot at our former Dictators:

"Hit The Road Jack" - Big Youth - Ride Like Lightning [Trojan]
"War Party" - Eddy Grant - Killer On The Rampage [Portrait]
"Aid Travel With A Bomb" - Sister Breeze - Heartbeat Reggae [Heartbeat]
"Move Out Of My Way" - Bunny Clarke - Shocks Of Mighty [ATTACK!]
"(Dawning Of A) New Era" - The Specials - The Specials [Chrysalis]
"Natty Dread Taking Over" - Culture - Two Seven Clash [JGM]
"Move Out Of My Way version" - Upsetters - Shocks Of Mighty [ATACK!]

"Ease Off" - Tarrus Riley - Challenges [VP]
"Dun Dem" - Fanton Mojah - Stronger [Greensleeves]
"I Am Not Afraid" - Etana - The Strong One [VP]
"Peace Conference Inna Westen Kingston" - Trinity - Shanty Town Determination [Blood and Fire]
"Satta Massagana" - Abyssinians - Satta Massagana [Hearteat]
"Give Praises" - Big Youth - Ride Like Lightning [Trojan]

"Green Pepper" - Dr. Ring Ding - Dandimite! [MOON]
"I Don't Want To Know" - Pietasters - All Day [Indication]
"Stay Out Late" - Dr. Ring Ding - Dandimite! [MOON]
"Don't Touch Me" - NIcky Thomas - Explosive Rock Steady [Heartbeat]
"How Long Do I Have To Wait For You?" - Sharon Jones - Daptones Remixed [Daptone]
...by Victor "Ticklah" Axelrod, Easy Star All Stars

"Dub The Frequencies" - Golgol Bordello - Super Taranta! [Side Onde Dummy]
...and greetings to our followers in eastern Europe.
"Mission In Progress" - Morgan Heritage - Mission In Progress [VP]

Watch The Middle East/9Jan09 playlist

Unholiness in the "Holy Land".

in this conflagration, there is no "moral high ground". blood spilled in history ever insists that blood be spilled, now.

reggae music teaches Oneness. that's my church.

"S-90 Skank" - Big Youth - Ride Like Lightning [Trojan]

"Z-90" - Trinity - Shanty Town Determination [Blood and Fire]

"The Middle East" - Israel Vibration - Strength Of My Life [RAS]
"Jerusalem" - Matisyahu - Youth
"People So Evil" - Busy Signal - Loaded [VP]
"Screwface" - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Songs Of Freedom [Island]
"Time Has Come" - Slim Smith - Time Has Come [Justice]
"Rock El Casbah" - Rachid Taha - Rebel Music [MOJO]
"Mustapha Dance" - the Clash - Rock The Casbah 12" B-side [Epic]

"Iron Sharpen Iron" - Culture - Harder Than The Rest [Shanachie]
"Wires To Riot" - Burning Babylon - BEAT BEAT BEAT [Sound Shack]
"My Hope" - Anthony B. - My Hope [Minor 7 Flat 5]
"Roots" - Etana - The Strong One [VP]

"Turn Me Loose" - the Meditations - Deeper Roots [Heartbeat]
"Rock And A Hard Place" - Pinchers - Renegade Rockers [DUBMATIX]
"Crime And Corruption" - Lucky Dube - Retrospective [RYKO]
"The Plane Land" - Richie Spice - Gideon Boot [VP]
"Quarter Pound Of Ishens" - Trinity - Shanty Town Determination [Blood and Fire]
"Sunshine Day" - Osibisa - Putumayo World Party [Putumayo]"Freedom" - Dub Specialist - Dub Specialist [Heartbeat]

"How Long Do I Have to Wait For You" - Sharon Jones & Dap Kings - Ticklah Remix [Daptone]
"Hold Down" - Kingstonians - Sufferer [Trojan]
"Shirley" - Larry Marshall - I Admire You [Heartbeat]
"Dub Is My woman" - Larry Marshall - ...In Dub [Heartbeat]

"It's True" - Alton Ellis - Sunday Coming [Heartbeat]
"Ain't No Sunshine" - Boris Gardner - Soulful Experience [Vampi Soul]
"Sitting In The Park" - Slim Smith - The Time Has Come [Justice]
"Big Youth" - Prince Buster - The Message [Prince Buster]

goodbye, 2008: Wake Up And Live

not a "Best Of"... but, All of the Best.

"S-90 Skank" Big Youth Ride Like Lightning [Trojan]
"Wake Up And Live" Bob Marley & the Wailers Survival [Island]
"Smile" Silvertones When Rhythm Was King [Heartbeat]
"Sunshine Day" Osibisa World Party [Putumayo]
"Why Oh Why" Ernest Wilson When Rhythm Was King [Heartbeat]
"Why Oh Why version" Ernest Wilson Version Dread [Heartbeat]

"Paper Planes" M.I.A. Kala [XL]
daughter of a Tamil Tiger sings from experience.
"Rock And A Hard Place" Pinchers Renegade Rocker [Dubmatix]
"I Am Not Afraid" Etana The Strong One [VP]
"Rock With Me" Peter Tosh Honorary Citizen [Columbia]
"Kung Fu Fighting" Carl Douglas and Noiseshaper Rough Out There [Echo Beach)]
"Natty Kung Fu" Dillinger When Rhythm Was King [Heartbeat]

"Riot" Wyclef Jean Carnival Vol II: Memoirs Of An Immigrant [Columbia]
"Push Some Air" John Brown's Body Amplify [Easy Star]
"Propaganda War" Taj Weekes Deidem [Spectra]
"Nothing To Smile About" Morgan Heritage Mission In Progress [VP]
"See The Light" Toots and the Maytals Light Your Light [Fantasy]
"Gideon Boot" Richie Spice Gideon Boot [VP]

"Starring Dub" Dub Specialist Dub Specialist DUB [Heartbeat]

"The Message" Prince Buster The Message [Prince Buster]
original vinyl from Prince Buster's Soul Shack.
"Sound System" Michael Franti and Spearhead All Rebel Rockers [ANTI]
"Ease Off" Tarrus Riley Challenges [VP]
"Blazing Fire" Derrick Morgan I Am The Ruler [Trojan]
...dissed by Prince Buster as a "Blackhead Chinee"
"Banana Walk" Dub Specialist Dub Specialist DUB [Heartbeat]

religion and war... one feeds the other in the Holy Land:
"The Israelites" Desmond Dekker King Kong Collection [Mango]
"Rock El Casbah" Rachid Taha Rebel Music [MOJO]
"Selassie Bring It On" Midnite with Youssoupha Sidibe For All [Sacred Sounds]
"Precious Memories" Justin Hinds and the Dominos Jezebel

Boxing Day Edition

...and someone blabbed the Arsenal result to me, anyway! a pox on you!

Mikey Dread "Knock, Knock" Best Sellers (RYKO)
Jacob Miller "Twelve Days Of Christmas" Natty Xmas (RAS)
Dub Specialist "Starring Dub" DUB (Heartbeat)

Garnett Silk "Let It Flow" Toe To Toe (Jetstar)
Heptones "Party Time" (Mango)
Midnite/Youssoupha Sidibe "Strong Will" For All (Sacred Sounds)

Buju Banton "Chuck It So" Til Shiloh (Island)
Busy Signal "People So Evil" Loaded (VP)
Richie Spice "Wrap Up A Draw" Gideon Boot (VP)
Rudy Mills "John Jones" Tighten Up! Vols 1 & 2 (Trojan)

Bob Marley and the Wailers "Forever Loving Jah" Uprising (Island)
Peter Tosh "Creation" Honorary Citizen (Columbia)
THC (from Hawaii) "Hi Town Ting" Jah Music (THC)
Gov't Mule/Willi Williams "Rebel With A Cause" Mighty High (ATO)
Michael Franti/Spearhead "Hey World" All Rebel Rockers (ANTI)
Dub Specialist "Queen Of The Dub" DUB (Heartbeat)

Dub Specialist "Banana Walk" DUB

Mikey Dread "Positive Reality" Best Sellers
Delroy Wilson "I'll Never Hurt You" Channel One Story Vol 2 (VP)
Bim Sherman "Love Forever" Tribulation (Pressure Sounds)
Carlton & the Shoes "Better Days" A Live Injection (Trojan)
Bad Manners "That'll Do Nicely" Global Ska (MOON)

Beres Hammond "No Disturb Sign" 12" (Elektra)
Pato Banton "Life Is A Miracle" (Surfdog)
Dillinger "Leggo Violence" Rebel Music (MOJO)

next week, 2008 in the rearview.

Greetings... and Seasonings, Part II

Merry Christmas.

Joyeux Nöel.

Feliz Navidad.

Merii Kurisumasu.

Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia.

Fröhliche Weihnachten.

however you say it, wherever you are, whatever your religion... Peace, Perfect Peace, is the Reason for the Season.

Greetings... and "Seasonings"

this, the last show before Christmas, is devoted to all of the downpressed.
consider those less fortunate in this crisis time.

Bob Marley & The Wailers "Coming In From The Cold" Uprising (Island)
Dub Specialist "Runnings" DUB (Heartbeat)

the RAS Posse: Freddie McGregor, Peter Broggs, Don Carlos, J. C. Lodge, Michigan & Smiley, (and the inimitable) Eek-A-Mouse "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" A Reggae Christmas (RAS)
Delroy Denton/Lee Perry "Give Thanks" A Live Injection (Sanctuary/Trojan)
Slim Smith "A Place In The Sun" Motor City Reggae (Trojan)
Burning Spear "Rocking Time" (Studio One/Forward Records vinyl)
Silvertones "Bling Bling Christmas" Christmas Greetings From Studio One (Heartbeat)
Mikey Dread "Operator's Choice" African Anthem (Dread At The Controls)

Toots & The Maytals "Light Your Light" (Fantasy)
Richie Spice "The Plane Land" Gideon Boot (VP)
Barrington Levy/Trinity "I Saw My Mommy Kiss A Dreadlocks/Sinsemilla Man" A Yard Style Christmas (EKO)

Fanton Mojah "How Can I Be Ungrateful" Stronger (Greensleeves)
Bob Marley/Wailers "Johnny Was" Rastaman Vibration (Island)
Luciano "Trod On" Biggest One Drop Anthems 2008 (Greensleeves)
Midnite/Youssoupha Sidibe "Selassie Bring It On" For All (Sacred Sounds)
Alton Ellis "Thank Jah It's Christmas" Christmas Greetings From Studio One
Kiddus I "Love Child" Natty & Nice (Rhino)

Granville Williams Orchestra "Santa Claus Is Ska-ing To Town" Natty & Nice

Sleng Teng Extravaganza:
Wayne Smith "Under Mi Sleng Teng" Tougher Than Tough (Mango)
Tenor Saw "Pumpkin Belly" Hey Punk! Get Riddim! (Victory)
Johnny Osbourne "Buddy Bye" Sleng Teng Extravaganza (VP)

Scottie "Draw Your Brakes" The Harder They Come Soundtrack (Mango)
Clint Eastwood/General Saint "Stop That Train" (Greensleeves)
Dub Specialist "Starring Dub" DUB (HB)

Delroy Wilson "Oh Holy Night" A Blue Mountain Christmas (Blue Mountain)
Yellowman "Morning Ride" One In A Million (Shanachie)
John Brown's Body "Give Yourself Over" Amplify (Easy Star)
Jacob Miller "Twelve Days Of Ismas" Natty Christmas (RAS)
Bob Marley & the Wailers "Jah Live" Songs Of Freedom (Tuff Gong/ Island)

playlist 12 December... Season of the Upsetter

Big Youth "S-90 Skank" Tougher Than Tough (Mango)
Mikey Dread "Operator's Choice" African Anthem (DATC vinyl)
Lee Perry/Sandra Robinson "Merry Christmas, Happy New Year" Natty And Nice (Rhino)
Carlton & the Shoes "Better Days" A Live Injection (Sanctuary/Trojan)
Maytones/I-Roy "Money Worries" Best of the Maytones (Heartbeat)
Untouchables "Tighten Up" A Live Injection
Bill Laswell "Clean Escape" ...Meets Roots Tonic (ROIR)

Prince Buster "Al Capone" Tougher Than Tough
...for the errant Governor of Illinois
Midnite/Youssoupha Sidibe "Selassie Bring It On" For All (Sacred Sounds)
Upsetters "Drum Rock" Dub Massive Vol. 1 (Trojan)
Scientist "Scientist/Stalog 17(sp)" Dub Massive

...another Train set:
Junior Murvin "Roots Train" Police And Thieves (Island)
Ethiopians "Train To Skaville" Engine 54 (Jamaican Gold)
Toots & the Maytals "Freedom Train" Toots In Memphis (Mango)
Ethiopians "Train To Skaville" (version) Engine 54

all i want for Christmas:
African Brothers "Want Some Freedom" (Easy Star)
Richie Spice "Wrap Up A Draw" Gideon Boot (VP)
Jacob Miller "All I Want For Ismas" Natty Christmas (RAS)
Yellowman "Morning Ride" First Family Of Reggae (Shanachie)
Overtakers "Girl You Rough" Explosive Rock Steady (Heartbeat)
Etana/Amborosie "Blessing" The Strong One (VP)
Jimmy Riley "A Woman's Got To Have it"(Bobby Womack) A Live Injection

Rico Rodrigues "Sea Cruise" Dawning Of A New Era (MOJO)
Equators "Baby Come Back" Dawning Of A New Era

Midnite/Sidibe "Strong Will" For All
John Brown's Body/Vaughn Benjamin (Midnite) "Speak Of The Devil" Amplify (Easy Star)
Busy Signal "People So Evil" Loaded (VP)
Noiseshaper "Bushmaster" Real To Real (Quango)
Jacob Miller "All Night 'Til Daylight" Dread, Dread (Liberty)
Upsetters "Liquidator" Tougher Than Tough

Amen, New York Times

College Radio Maintains Its Mojo

and, as soul is universal:

Soul Reviver.

beats reading the comix, even.

Goldfinger gives you a train set for Xmas.

Given the militaristic/jihad trends, wishing for World Peace is more than a "stretch".
all i can give is Roots, Culture... and a "train" set.

"Keep Your Seat," adviseth Leonard Dillon.



Hopeton Lewis "Sounds And Pressure" Roots of Reggae/Rock Steady (Rhino)
Dubmatix "Dub In Me Hand" Renegade Rockers (Dubmatix)
Midnite/Youssoupha Sidibe "Selassie Bring It On" For All (Sacred Sound Records)
Bob Marley/Wailers "Work" Uprising (Island)
Lucky Dube "Crazy World" Retrospective (RYKO)
Ethiopians "Come On Now" Rock Steady Box (Trojan)
Soul Vendors "Things A Come Up To Bump" Version Dread (Heartbeat)

Richie Spice "Wrap Up A Draw" Gideon Boot (VP)
John Brown's Body "Push Some Air" Amplify (Easy Star)
Michael Franti "Nobody Right, Nobody Wrong" All Rebel Rockers (ANTI)
Busy Signal "People So Evil" Loaded (VP)
Noiseshaper "Me Done" Real To Reel (Echo Beach)

A Train Set:
Ethiopians "Engine 54" (Jamaican Gold)
Ken Boothe "Train Is Coming" Tougher Than Tough (Mango)
Bob Marley/Wailers "Zion Train" Uprising (Island)
Don Carlos "Zion Train" Just A Passing Glance (RAS)
Culture "This Train" Reggae Train (Heartbeat)

Big Youth "Hit The Road Jack" Ride Like Lightning (Trojan)
Basil Daley "Hold Me" When Rhythm Was King (HB)
Dennis Brown "Cassandra" Best of... The Niney Years (Heartbeat)
Gaylads "It's Hard To Confess" Musical Feast (Heartbeat)
Yellowman "If You Should Lose Me, You Lose A Good Thing" King Yellowman (RAS)

Linton Kwesi Johnson "Seasons Of The Heart" More Time (LKJ)
Kingstonians "Singer Man" Sufferer (ATTACK!)
Midnite/Sidibe "Still" For All
Slim Smith "Time Has Come" This Is Reggae: The Golden Years (Trojan)

Giving Thanks on Black Friday

Big Youth "S-90 Skank" The Story Of Jamaican Music (Mango)
Eek-A-Mouse "Bad Friday" Assassinator (RAS)
John Brown's Body "Give Yourself Over" Amplify (Easy Star)
Desmond Dekker "Rudy Got Soul" This Is Reggae: The Golden Years (Trojan)
Burning Spear "Creation Rebel" (Heartbeat)
Burning Spear "Dub Creation" Living Dub Vol. 3 (Heartbeat)

the Specials "Ghost Town" 12" (Chrysalis)
Neville Tate "See A Man's Face" 129 Beat St. (Blood and Fire)
Etana "I Am Not Afraid" The Strong One (VP)
Beres Hammond "Giving Thanks" In Control (Elektra)
Bill Laswell "Concrete Sunrise" ...meets Roots Tonic (ROIR)

Michael Franti/Spearhead "Hey World" All Rebel Rockers (ANTI-)
Miriam Makeba "Pata Pata 2000" Homeland (Putumayo)
Burning Spear "Walk" Putumayo World Party
Thievery Corporation "From Creation" Richest Man In Babylon (ESL)
(for Tom)
Joy Harjo/Poetic Justice "My House Is The Red Earth" Letters from the End of The Twentieth Century (Silver Wave)
the Fire This Time "Waking Dreamer Dub" Dancing On John Wayne's Head (Extreme)

Byron Lee & Dragonnaires "Elizabethan Reggae" The Trojan Story
Desmond Dekker "007" The Trojan Story

Freddie McGregor "Africa Here I Come" The Real Authentic Sound of Studio One (RAS)
Michael Rose/Dubmatix "Easy Down" Renegade Rocker (Dubmatix)
Buju Banton "Destiny" Best Of... (Island/Hip-O)
(...for Akeela)
Taj Weekes "MPLA" Hope & Doubt (Jatta)
Tapper Zukie "MPLA" MOJO Presents Rebel Music (MOJO)

Toots & The Maytals "Beautiful Woman" Knockout! (Island)
Ken Boothe "Crying Over You" The Trojan Story
Derrick Harriott "Do I Worry?" Rock Steady Box (Trojan)
Mikey Dread "S.W.A.L.K." Best Sellers (Rykodisk)

playlist 21Nov 08_You Never Miss Your Water...

...until your well runs dry.

the unemployed and underprivileged know this. it's High Time some CEOs did, as well.


Joe Higgs "Black Man Know Yourself" (Shanachie)
(the original theme for the show, circa 1979)
Mikey Dread "Two Track Dub" Dub Catalogue (Dread At The Controls LP)

Desmond Dekker "It Mek" This Is Reggae Music: The Golden Era (Trojan)
Lee "Scratch" Perry "Put Some Water In" Roast Fish Collie Weed & Cornbread (Lion Of Judah LP... from Randy's Record Shop)
Misty In Roots "Food Clothes And Shelter" Jah Sees, Jah Knows (SMD)
Etana "Roots" The Strong One (VP... the new home of Randy's)
Lucky Dube "Abathakathi" Retrospective (Rydodisk)
Sierra Leone All Stars "Living Like A Refugee" (ANTI-)
Busy Signal "People So Evil" (VP)
Mikey Dread "Front Room Dub" Dub Catalogue

Jacob Miller "Please Mr. Officer" Mixed Up Moods And Attitudes (Top Ranking)
Bob Marley/Wailers "Who The Cap Fit" Rastaman Vibrations (Island)
Prince Blanco/Dubmatix "Pressurize Me" (Dubmatix MP3)
Freddie McGregor "I Was Born A Winner" Jamaican Classics 2 (VP)
John Browns Body "Give Yourself Over" Amplify (Easy Star)
Mikey Dread "Control Tower Dub" Dub Catalogue

Dillinger "Jamaican Collie" Real Authentic Sounds From Studio One (RAS)
Mighty Diamonds "Pass The Koutchie" Best of (Times Square)
the Ethiopians "Naw Give Up" Real Authentic Sounds...

Luciano "Never Give Up My Pride" Messenger (Island)
the Wailers "One Dub" Songs Of Freedom (Island)

Rico (Rodrigues) "Ramble" Countryman (Island)

Gondwana "Dulce Amor" Second Coming (RAS)
el Juri "Una Ola" (MP3)
Osibisa "Sunshine Day" Putumayo World Party

Derrick Morgan "You Never Miss Your Water" I Am The Ruler (Trojan)
Lord Creator "Man To Man" The Real Jamaica (SONY... originally produced by Curtis Mayfield)
Uniques (w/Slim Smith) "Speak No Evil" Best of... (Trojan)
Bunny Clarke "Be Thankful" Shocks Of Mighty (Attack!)

Give Thanks, y'all.

The Master Mixer's No-Show Show... playlist 14 Nov

the last two letters in "Goldfinger" are ER: meaning, Emergency Response.

arriving a half-hour late, i had to banish the substitute playing Pharoah Sanders "Gas Music From Jupiter" to the tiki bar from whence he came.

the remainder of the show:

Michael Franti/Gov't Mule "Play With Fire" Mighty High (ATO)
Lucky Dube "Baxoleleni" Retrospective (Rykodisc)
John Brown's Body "Give Yourself Over" Amplify (Easy Star)
John Brown's Body "All Time" (I-Town)

Mikey Dread "Love The Dread"
the Ethiopians "Owner Fe De Yard" (Heartbeat)
Hopeton Lewis "Boom Shaka Laka" Treasure Isle Showtime (Heartbeat)
Tommy McCook "Real Cool" By Special Request (Heartbeat)

The Termites "Love Up, Kiss Up" By Special Request
Taj Weekes "Hollow Display" Deidem (Spectra)
(...appearing live at Richmond's (VA) Landmark Theater next Thursday, 20th)

Etana/Alborosie "Blessing" The Strong One (VP)
Heptones "Party Time" Best Of Studio One (HB)
Melodians "Sweet Sensation" Rivers Of Babylon (Trojan)

Dubmatix "Happy Dub" Renegade Rocker (Dubmatix)

Afrikan Dreamland "The Leaders" (Soptek)
Baba Brooks "River Bank" Guns Of Navaronne/Ride Your Donkey (Trojan)

Slim Smith/Uniques "Time Has Come" This Is Reggae Music: The Golden Years

(in the pod-o-matic sidebar, check out the interview with the late Joseph Hill of Culture, recorded
in the summer of 1993. in days to come, others with Sister Carol and Ansel Cridland of the Meditations, and others that reveal themselves)

Barack Culture Shock

4 November 2008, America finally roused to it's wake-up call. it took this man, Obama, to make it happen.

"Barack" means "blessing" in Swahili.
"Uhuru", "freedom".

i think everybody deserves some of that... especially those that strive for it.

Friday's playlist:

Hopeton Lewis "Sounds And Pressure" Roots of Reggae: Rock Steady (Rhino)

Black Uhuru "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?" The Reggae Box (Mango)
Toots & the Maytals "See The Light" Light your Light (Fantasy)
Uniques "Build My World Around You" Roots of Reggae: Rock Steady
Jimmy Cliff "You Can Get It If You Really Want" The Harder They Come (Mango)
The Fire This Time "Waking Dreamer Dub" Dancing On John Wayne's Head (Extreme)

Etana "I Am Not Afraid" The Strong One (VP)
Richie Spice "Gideon Boot" (VP)
/the Slickers "Johnny Too Bad" The Harder They Come

(...hmmm... "Sarah Too Bad", too.)

John Holt "Ali Baba" Treasure Isle Showtime (Heartbeat)
Israel Vibration "The Same Song" Skelly Vibes (RAS)
Burning Spear "Columbus" Hail H. I. M. (Heartbeat)
Michigan & Smiley "One Love Jamdown" Best of Studio One (Heartbeat)
Dubconscious "American Dream" Realization (Dubconscious)

John Browns Body "Push Some Air" Amplify (Easy Star)
Morgan Heritage "Mission In Progress" (VP)
Bob Marley/Wailers "So Much Things To Say" Exodus (Island LP)
John Browns Body "Amplify/Give Yourself Over"

Alton Ellis "Can I Change My Mind" Best of Studio One (HB)
w/Gaylads "Joy In The Morning" Sunday Coming (HB)
"Wide World" Alton & Hortense Ellis (HB)
Ken Boothe "Just Another Girl" Best of Studio One (HB)
Dr. Ring-Ding "What A Day" Dandimite! (MOON Ska)

Dave & Ansel "Impossible Mission" Double Barrel (RAS)

Bob Marley "One Love/People Get Ready" Exodus (Island)

...get ready to stand up and make a difference.

one of the reason's why i'm "Goldfinger"

of course, 1/4 of my heritage being the Bond family doesn't hurt. there's also Mr. Goldfinger's roadside bar in Montego Bay to acknowledge.

fascinating article, in today's New York Times.

Cheers, Ian Fleming.

new playlist to come.

Previously... 3 October 2008

Lucky Dube "Khulueka" Captured Live (Shanachie)
Joe Higgs "Upside Down" Family
Taj Weekes "Orphan's Cry" Deidem (Spectra)
Tarrus Riley "Ease Off" Challenges (VP)
Ini Kamoze "Them Ting Deh" Ini Kamoze (Mango)

Richie Spice "World Crisis" Gideon Boot (VP)
Toot And The Maytals "Time Tough" Funky Kingston (Island)
Etana "I Am Not Afraid" The Strong One (VP)
Michael Rose "Easy Down" Renegade Rocker (Dubmatix)
The Clash/Mikey Dread "Justice Tonight/Kick It Over" (Black Market Clash (Epic)

Michael Franti "Hey World" All Rebel Rockers (ANTI)
The Ark Band "Boom Shot" Na Give Up (The Ark Band)
Corey Harris "Know Your Culture" Zion Crossroads
Taj Weekes "Propaganda War" Deidem (Spectra)
Willie Williams/Govt Mule "Rebel With A Cause" Mighty High
Dubmatix "Happy Dub" Renegade Rocker (Dubmatix)

Toots "Pain In My Heart" Light Your Light
Dennis Brown "Love Has Found It's Way" (A&M)
Mikey Dread "S.W.A.L.K." Best Sellers (RYKO)
Taj Weekes "Hollow Display" Deidem (Spectra)
Just Dale "Until You Come Back To Me" Roots Daughters (RAS)

The Upsetters "Justice To The People" This Is Reggae:The Golden Era
Ethiopians "Free Man" Original Reggae Hit Sound (Trojan)
The Wailers "One Drop" Survival (Island)