It Began In Africa: Playlist for Feb. 18, 2011

Restless Mashaits: Africa -- Kingston Sessions 1992-2002 (Addis Record 2002)

Hugh Mundell: Africa Must Be Free By 1983 -- Africa Must Be Free By 1983 (Greensleeves 1986)

Johnny Clarke: African People -- Dreader Dread: 1976-1979 (Blood & Fire 1998)

Akabu: Africans United -- Warrior Queen (On-U Sound 1995)

Lucky Dube: House Of Exile -- Rough Guide To Lucky Dube (World Music Network 2001)

Carol Kalphat & Clint Eastwood: African Land -- Reggae Archive (On-U Sound 1994)

Bob Skeng: African Children (Archive 2010)

Jackie Mittoo: I Hear You Madagascar -- Money Makers (Ind. 1978)

Singers & Players feat. Congo Ashanti Roy: African Blood -- Golden Greats Vol. 1 (On-U Sound 1989)

Lord Lebby: Ethiopia -- Dip & Fall Back: Dr. Kinsley To Haile Selassie: Classic Jamaican Mento (Trojan 2006)

Congos: Children Crying - Heart Of The Congos (Blood & Fire 1996)

Jessica: Ying Yang -- Reggae Playground (Putumayo 2006)

Dub Colossus: Black Rose (Sidestepper Remix) -- Return To Addis (Real World 2009)

Noel Ellis: To Hail Salassie [sic] -- Noel Ellis (Light In The Attic 2006)

King Bravo: Haile Selassie -- Dip & Fall Back: Dr. Kinsley To Haile Selassie: Classic Jamaican Mento (Trojan 2006)

Steel An' Skin: Afro Punk Reggae Dub -- Reggae Is Here Once Again (Em Records 2008)

Tommy T: Tribute To The King -- Prester John Sessions (Easy Star 2009)

Rent Boys Inc.: Prester John -- Squeal For Joy EP (Ind. 1983)

Revolutionaries: Kunte Kinte Version One -- Drum Sound: The Revolutionaries At Channel One 1974-1980 (Pressure Sounds 2007)

Revolutionaries: Kunte Kinte (DJ Kentaro Remix) -- Tuff Cuts: DJ Kentaro's Crucial Mix (Pressure Sounds/Beatrec 2008)

Crazy Caribs: Kunte In The Dancehall -- Dancehall Dub (RAS 2004)

Johnny Clarke: Roots Natty -- Dreader Dread: 1976-1979 (Blood & Fire 1998)

Alpha Blondy & The Wailers: Travailler C'est Trop Dur -- Jerusalem (Shanachie 1990)

African Head Charge: Yes I -- Akwaaba (Acid Jazz 1995)

Tony Allen: Moyege (Mark Ernestus Disco Dub) (Honest Jon's 2007)

Restless Mashaits: Africa Dub -- Kingston Sessions 1992-2002 (Addis Record 2002)

The original Congos - Cedric Myton, Ashanti Roy & Watty "King" Burnett - perform Children Crying at the Burgerweeshuis in Deventer, Netherlands in 2009.

They are some righteous Rastafarian elders. Ethio-pi-yup-yup-ya!

Listen to the show here.