Sunday, June 10, 2012

Buh-bye: Fear of Music

My friend Pat Petro, who was music director at CJAM in the mid-80s,  was talking to me the other day about the attitude of the first generation of FM broadcasters at the station (I'm paraphrasing slightly):
"We might have come off as cocky and confrontational, but really we just had confidence that we were providing a service to the community that was absolutely unique on the radio dial."

At the volunteer meeting yesterday to discuss the allegedly temporary allegedly total ban on alleged profanity, I heard from staff, board and volunteers (and I'm paraphrasing wildly, combining scraps of different people's conversation): "We've got to play it safe, keep it squeaky clean, we don't want to offend anybody, we don't own the airwaves - the government owns the airwaves, being on the radio is not a right."

I'm sorry for troubling today's CJAM family by disagreeing with CJAM management and the board that is supposed to oversee it. I like many of the DJs personally.

But if CJAM doesn't rule the airwaves, I'm not interested.


Monday, June 4, 2012

Fuckaz



I have been written up by CJAM [SEE CORRECTION BELOW] for playing this great song on Wake the Town on April 27, 2012. It was not the first time we played this song, and hopefully it won't be the last.

As the title suggests, this song contains material that some may find offensive. Listener and reader discretion is strongly advised.

FUCKAZ -- Music by the Bug/Lyrics by the Spaceape:

All them people who hold the keys
But continually close doors inna people dem face
Fi all them fucking people who think (?) that
Because you no have what them have, you is weak
Fi all them fucking people who lie, continuously lie
Just so them can stay right (?) wit' dem there, haha

Fi all them fucking people who ignore blatant facts
Just so them can maintain an order beneficial only to themself
Lord God!
Fi all them fucking people who smile inna yer face
Only because them wan' see who there behind you, haha

Fi all them fucking people who believes all is fair an' equal
Ignorant of the fact that nuttin' no go so
Fi all them people who never wan' see a man succeed
Improve an' better 'im bloodclaat self in life

Fi all them people who believes that charity begins at 'ome
Look here, mi say look ‘pon the state of your 'ome
Fi all them fucking people who only concern in life
Is to mine our permanent state of hesitancy... believe me

Fi all them fucking people who look by your face
And try to control how the way you run t'ings
Fi all them fucking people who like to see a grown man
Pick up them shit after them, trust mi

Fi all them people whose worthless ambivalence
Leads to nuttin' but frustration and self-obsessed anger
Fi all them people whose gain is my pain
There will come a time in life when only your pain will remain

Fi all them people who use the word 'friend' as an excuse
To carry on with slackness
An' take a whole heap of bloodclaat liberty
Fi all them fucking likkle yout' bwoy who face (?)
They known everything about life,
But them know nuttin', trust me

Fi all them people who full up them yard with pickney
Then come their tooth loose
Them a bawl an' beg me out on the street
Fi all them people whose worthless stupidness
Is only surpassed by the wickedness of other people

Fi all them yout' there who believes that charity begins at home
Believe me... nuttin' begins at 'ome

... space it ilie... come tell the man them about how to run tings
... with our people who take a likkle bit of poetry...
All them fuckers... tell the man them

Fi all them people who face that becau’
you no have what them have , you is weak, haha
Fi all them people who lie, continuously lie
Just so them can stay right with dem there

Fi all them fucking people who ignore blatant facts
Just so them can maintain a order beneficial to themselves
Fi all them fucking people who are smile inna your face
Only because them wan' see who there behind you, trust mi

Fi all them people who believes all is fair and equal
Ignorant of the fact that nuttin' no go so
Fi all them people who never wan' see a man succeed
Improve an' better 'im bloodclaat self in life

Fi all them people who believes that charity begins at 'ome
Trust mi, look ‘pon the state of your home
Fi all them people whose only concern in life
Is to mine our permanent state of hesitancy

Fi all them fucking people who like to see a grown man
Pick up them shit after dem, heh heh
Fi all them people whose worthless ambivalence
Leads to nuttin' but frustration and self-obsessed anger

So, how did we get here and where do we go now?
How did we get here and where do we go now?
How did we get here and where do we go now?
How did we get here and where do we go now?

As with all the lyrics I post here, I invite all readers and listeners to correct any errors in the comments.

Resist censorship!

CORRECTION: I've been informed that although I received an official e-mail from CJAM, alleging an infraction of policy, with details of time, date, title of song, alleged frequency of the alleged infraction, and a personally delivered reminder of policy, I was not "written up" according to the meaning of "written warning" in CJAM's Discipline Policy. For more details, see the comments.

Friday, May 18, 2012

FUCK CENSORSHIP -- No Playlist for May 18, 2012

This blog has been suspended in protest against censorship at CJAM-FM. The Board of Directors & management have announced a drastic and unnecessary ban on profanity at CJAM, breaking the tradition of almost 30 years of free expression for the most spurious of reasons. If you are interested in fighting censorship at CJAM, feel free to contact me at zonkdeck@sympatico.ca

Friday, April 27, 2012

Taste is a form of personal censorship: Playlist for April 27, 2012

From the liner notes to Mark Stewart's new album, The Politics of Envy 
(Future of Noise Music 2012).

Deadbeat: For Israel (Jaffa Revisited) -- Wild Life Documentaries (~scape 2002)
Lee Perry & the Upsetters: A Big Joke -- High Plains Drifter (Pressure Sounds 2012)
African Head Charge: Mysterious Happenings -- Voodoo Of The Godsent (On-U Sound 2011)
African Head Charge: This & That & The Other -- Voodoo Of The Godsent (On-U Sound 2011)
The Black Seeds: Gabriel's Strut Dub -- Dust & Dirt (Easy Star 2012)
Congo Natty: Soldier (Chanter) -- Tribute To Haile Selassie (Congo Natty 2000)
Garrison Hawk w/ Sly & Robbie: Reggae Music -- Survive (Mod Tech 2012)
Peter Tosh: No Sympathy (Demo) -- Legalize It (Columbia 2011)
Dr. Israel: Dread Inna Babylon -- Patterns Of War (ROIR 2005)
Dr. Israel: Occupation Dub -- Patterns Of War (ROIR 2005)
Public Image Ltd.: One Drop -- One Drop EP (PiL 2012)
Beastie Boys feat. Santigold: Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win (Capitol 2011)
Sister Carol: No Way Better Than Yard -- Black Cinderella (Heartbeat 1995)
Senior All Stars: T-Bird Skank -- Come Around (Skycap 2008)
Senior All Star: T-Bird Dub (Crazy Baldhead Dub) -- In Dub (Skycap 2011)
Mark Stewart feat. Lee Perry: Gang War: Politics Of Envy (Future Of Noise 2012)
Upsetters: Blackboard Jungle Dub (Ver. 1) -- Blackboard Jungle Dub (Clocktower/Get On Down 2012)
Bassnectar: Ping Pong -- Vava Voom (Amorphous 2012)
Battles: Africastle (Kode9 Remix) -- Dross Glop (Warp 2012)
DJ Spooky vs. Twilight Circus: Phase Anansi -- Riddim Clash (Play Label 2004)
Citizen Sound ft. Ranking Joe: Give Thanks -- Aram Scaram (Renegade Media 2010)
Chin's Calypso Sextet: Rough Rider -- Boogu Yagga Gal (Heritage Music 2002)
Derrick Morgan: Rough Rider -- Augustus Pablo & Bredrins: 18 Massive Hits (Attack DL 2009)
The Bug feat. Spaceape: Fuckaz -- London Zoo (Ninja Tune 2008)


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Saturday, April 21, 2012

420 Special: Playlist for Apr. 20, 2012




Details from the back cover of U Roy's Dread In A Babylon 
(Virgin 1975)

Audio Active: Wanna-na -- We Are Audio Active (Tokyo Space Cowboys) (On-U Sound 1994)
Peter Tosh: Legalize It -- Super Hits (Sony 2001)
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Kaya -- African Herbsman (Trojan 1973)
The Upsetters: Kaya Skank -- Dub-Triptych (Trojan 2004) 
Frankie Paul: Pass the Tusheng Peng -- Tougher Than Tough: The Story of Jamaican Music (Island 1993) 
African Head Charge feat. Prince Far I: Take Heed... And Smoke Up Your Collie Weed -- Voodoo Of The Godsent (On-U Sound 2011)
Ishan People: No Ganja -- Roots (GRT 1976)
Cliff Stewart: Burn Collie -- Studio One Roots Vol. 3 (Soul Jazz 2007) 
The Dub Project: Smokey -- The Dub Project: A Twilight Production (M Records 2004) 
2 Bad Card: Weed Specialist (Audio Active Remix) -- 15 Years In An Open Boat (Virgin 1997)
Soom T & Disrupt: Puff the Police -- Ode to a Carrot (Jahtari 2011)
Friendlyness And The Human Rights: Ganjaman -- One Thing (Ind. 2010)
Ward 21: Ganja Smoke -- Rare Grooves Reggae By Nova Vol 1 (Wagram 2003)
Zomby feat. Billy Boyo: Spliff Dub (Rustie Rmx) -- 5 : 5 Years of Hyperdub (Hyperdub 2009)
UB40: Legalise It --Labour of Love III (Virgin 1998)
Trinity: Quarter Pound A Ishens -- Shanty Town Determination (Blood & Fire 2000)
Cotti: Tamil Dub -- Box Of Dub 2: Dubstep And Future Dub (Soul Jazz 2007)
The Mighty Diamonds: Pass The Kouchie -- Reggae Box (Hip-O 2001) 
Wayne Smith: Under Me Sleng Teng -- Tougher Than Tough: The Story of Jamaican Music (Island 1993)
Barrington Levy: Under Me Sensi -- 400% Dynamite (Soul Jazz 2009)
Audio Active feat. Bim Sherman: Free the Marijuana -- We Are Audio Active (Tokyo Space Cowboys) (On-U Sound 1994) 
Count Owen And His Calypsonians: The Weed -- Calypsos Down Jamaica Way (Dub Store 2005)
Audio Active: Kick The Bong Around -- Return Of The Red I (Warner 1999)
King Tubby & Scientist: Cannabis Dub -- King Tubby's Meets Scientist At The Dub Station (Burning Sounds 1996)
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Kaya -- Kaya (Island 1978)
Peter Tosh: Legalize It (Acoustic) -- Talking Revolution (Pressure Sounds 2005)


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LEGALIZE IT!

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Yin & Yang: Playlist for Apr. 13, 2012


Cedric Im Brooks & The Light Of Saba: Outcry -- Cedric Im Brooks & The Light Of Saba (Honest Jon's 2003)
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart: Lam Tang Way -- Molam Dub (30 Hertz 2000)
Lam Tang Way Dub Molam Dub (30 Hertz 2000)
Blue Glaze Mento Band feat. Stranger Cole: Rough and Tough -- We Will Wait (Bilmon 2011)
Sly & Robbie: Ruff House -- Blackwood Dub (Groove Attack 2012)
Burial: Ashtray Wasp -- Kindred EP (Hyperdub 2011)
Alkaline: Maximum Version -- ExtraLongLife (Universal 2000)
Jah Wobble: Dragon and Phoenix -- Chinese Dub (30 Hertz 2009)
Jah Wobble: Dragon and Phoenix Dub 2:25 -- Chinese Dub (30 Hertz 2009) 
Jimmy Cliff: Ship Is Sailing -- Sacred Fire EP (Collective Sounds 2011)
International Observer: Popcorn (BDO Opium Den Remix) -- JStar & Dr. Cat Present Dub Zealand (Green Queen 2011)
New Age Steppers: My Nerves -- Love Forever (On-U Sound 2012)
Kiki Hitomi/Zomby: Old Man/Witch Hunt -- from Represent Internet World, a mixtape in progress via Fact magazine.
Owen Gray & The Caribs: Far Love 2:35 Easy Snapping: The Jamaican Chart Hits of 1960 (Sunrise 2011)
The Faithful Brothers: Iniquity Workers -- High Plains Drifter: Lee Perry & The Upsetters Jamaican 45s 1968-73 (Pressure Sounds 2012)
Dub Colossus feat Teremage Woretaw: Medina (Eccodek Veil Of Dub Remix) -- Dub Colossus Remixes For more information on this internet-only release, click here.
Black Uhuru: Boof 'n Baff 'n Biff -- The Dub Factor (Island 1983/2003)
Black Uhuru: Boof n Baff n Biff (Black Uhuru Meets Thievery Corporation) -- Abductions & Reconstructions (Eighteenth Street Lounge 1999)
Delroy Cat/Singers & Players: Boof Um Baff Um -- Golden Greats Vol. 2 (On-U Sound 1995)
Jah Wobble & the Nippon Dub Ensemble: Cherry Blossom Of My Youth -- Japanese Dub (30 Hertz 2010)
Hiroshi Fujiwara: Natural Born Dub -- Hiroshi Fujiwara In Dub Conference (Victor JP 1995)
Disrupt: Arcade Addict -- Music Addict EP (Jahtari 2011)
Little Axe: National Style -- If You Want Loyalty Buy A Dog (On-U Sound 2011)
Jah Wobble: China -- Welcome to My World (30 Hertz 2010)
Jah Wobble & Keith Levene: Yin and Yang -- Strut EP (30 Hertz 2012)


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Send Us Another Moses: Playlist for Apr. 6, 2012


Tonight's show honours Passover & Good Friday, while incorporating another edition of Dub News, distilled from the April issue of  Wire magazine, especially Steve Barker's dub column therein.
Of Return of Django, Barker writes: "Initially a Trojan cash-in singles collection in 1969, perversely this now stands as one of the great Upsetter albums." While I understand Barker's attitude toward the ubiquitous Trojan, I have to say that Trojan's unrelenting 50 year quest to cash in on Jamaican music has resulted in hundreds of great albums, for which reggae fans everywhere are grateful.

The Congos: At The Feast -- Heart Of The Congos (Blood & Fire 1996)
Congo Ashanti Roy: Moses -- Singers & Players: Golden Greats Volume 1 (On-U Sound 1989)
Dubmatix: Black Nile Dub -- Champion Sound Clash (Soul Stepper/7Arts Entertainment 2004)
Five Alarm Funk: Brother Egypt -- Anything is Possible (Ind. 2010)

DUB NEWS:

Dennis Brown:Bloody City/Dub (High Times 2012)
Dub Colossus: Satta Massagana -- Addis Through The Looking Glass (Real World 2011)
Dub Colossus: Satta Massagana (Yeka Dub) -- Dub Me Tender Vols. 1 & 2 (Real World 2012)
The Jamaicans: Chain Gang (Supreme 2012)
Robert Lee: Meltdown/Dub (Tuff Scout 2012)
The Uniques: Do Me Good -- Listen To The Music: Caltone's Jamaican 45s 1966-1969 (Pressure Sounds 2012)
The Upsetters: Return Of Django -- Return Of Django: The Best Of The Upsetters (Trojan 1969) (reissued on LP Sunspot 2012) 
Tappa Zukie: Falling Dub -- In Dub (Blood & Fire 1995)(reissued on CD Jamaican Recordings 2012)
Burial: Loner -- Kindred EP (Hyperdub 2012)
Chimp Beams feat. Rhasaan OyasabaThe Light -- Slowly (Crosstalk 2012)

Tack>>Head: Exodus (Dubvisionist 7" Dub Mix) (Echo Beach/Irie Ites 2011)
The Prophets And Trinity: King Pharoah's Plague (Discomix) -- Yabby You: Jesus Dread (Blood & Fire 1997) 
Sound Dimension: Holy Moses -- Jamaica Soul Shake, Vol. 1 (Soul Jazz 2006)
Bim Sherman: Across The Red Sea -- Reggae Archive (On-U Sound 1994)
Mighty Three VS Twilight Circus: Jericho Dub -- Foundation Rockers (M Records 2003)
Vivian Jackson & The Prophets: Walls of Jerusalem -- Yabby You: Jesus Dread (Blood & Fire 1997) 
King Tubby: Jerusalem Dub 3:40 Yabby You  -- Yabby You: Jesus Dread (Blood & Fire 1997) 


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Sunday, April 1, 2012

Fight In The Air: Playlist for March 30, 2012

Thanks to Des for two tracks, Pat for two tracks and Dr. Disc for two tracks!

Unknown Dubmaster: No, No, No (You Don't Love Me) (Dubby Style 2008) Thanks Des!
Peaking Lights: Tiger Eyes (Laid Back) (Adrian Sherwood Remix) from SoundCloud Thanks Pat!
Ken Boothe: Satta Massagana (Attack 2011)
George Faith & The Upsetters: Conscious Line -- Guide Line 12" (Black Ark/Pressure Sounds 2012)
Pale Rider feat. Saddest: Look Youth Man -- Want To Go To Zion (Cassava Outernational 2009)
The Black Seeds: Pippy Pip -- Dust & Dirt (Easy Star 2012)
The Travellers(?): Rocks & Mountains (Channel 1/Deeper Knowledge 2011)
Sly & Robbie: Dub Down Mountains (Channel 1/Deeper Knowledge 2011)
Delroy Wilson: Sun Is Shining (Striker Lee 1997)
Prince Jammy: Jammy's A Shine -- Prince Jammy Vs. Crucial Bunny: Fat Man Presents Dub Contest (Auralux 2006)
Dennis Brown: Open The Gate -- Niney The Observer: Deep Roots (VP/17 North Parade 2012)
Disrupt: Holy Mount Zion -- A Fistful Of Dub (Phonocake 2004) Free download from Jahtari!
Down By The River Side feat. Grant Phabao & The Jays: Zion Holy Place (Jazz Version) -- Hard 2 Find Vol. 2 (Colored Inc. 2010) Thanks Des!
Ammoye & Rise Ashen: Swing Me -- Haffi Win (Balanced Records 2010)
Root 70: Bosco's Disposable Driver -- Heaps Dub (Nonplace 2006)
Cedric "Im" Brooks  & The Light Of Saba: Rasta Lead On Version -- Cedric "Im" Brooks & The Light Of Saba (Honest Jon's 2003)
Mark Stewart: Children Of The Revolution (Future Noise Music 2011)
The Spooky But Nice: Fight In The Air -- The Spooky But Nice (Ind. 2012)
Peabody & Sherman: Ayayaya (Chancha Via Circuito Remix) -- All Your Bass Are Belong To Us (Super Bro 2011)
Jah Wobble & Keith Levene: Strut -- EP (30 Hertz 2012)
The Bug Vs. The Rootsman feat. Daddy Freddy: Run The Place Red (Raw Meat) -- The Bug Vs. The Rootsman feat. Daddy Freddy & DJ Rupture (Tigerbeat6 Records 2003) Thanks Pat at Dr. Disc!
Congo Natty: True Love: Rastafari He Liveth In Me -- Tribute To Haile Selassie I: King Of Kings (Congo Natty 2000) Thanks Liam at Dr. Disc!
Roots Manuva Vs. Wrongtom: Big Tings Redone -- Duppy Writer (Big Dada 2010)

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Saturday, March 31, 2012

"There's a big difference...: Playlist for March 23, 2012



"There's a big difference between a big piece of art with a little shit in the middle and a big piece of shit with a little art in the middle. One's a piece of art. The other's a piece of shit."  -- Lenny Bruce

The Black Seeds: Dust And Dirt -- Dust And Dirt (Easy Star 2012)
1-Stop-Experience: Peeping Tom -- Peeping Tom (Ind. 2011)
Blue Glaze Mento Band: Slide Mongoose -- We Will Wait (Bilmon 2011)
Dubmatix feat. Jay DouglasCelebrate My Love -- System Shakedown (Renegade Rocker 2010)
Dubmatix feat. Jay Douglas: Celebrate My Love (Victor Rice Dub) -- Clash of the Titans: System Shakedown Remixes (Collision 2011) 

DUB NEWS

Dub Iration Soundsystem feat. Dubmatix: Ghetto Life -- The Lost Books of Dub (Ind. 2012)
George Faith: Guide Line -- Produced And Directed By The Upsetter (Pressure Sounds 1998)
The Upsetters: Dub Line -- Produced And Directed By The Upsetter (Pressure Sounds 1998)
Kenny Knots: Love Light (Dubstep Remix by BunZerO) (Reggae Roast 2012)
Dennis Brown: Cassandra -- Live At The Turntable Club (VP/17 North Parade 2012)
Joshua Moses: Jah Time Has Come -- Joshua To Jashwha - 30 Years In The Wilderness (Bristol Archive 2012)
The Bleechers: What's Wrong With You -- High Plains Drifter: Lee Perry & the Upsetters Jamaican 45's 1968-73 (Pressure Sounds 2012)
The Heptones: No Bread On My Table -- Deep Roots Observer Style  (VP/17 North Parade 2012)
Page One & The Observers: Nuff Bread On Our Table  -- Deep Roots Observer Style  (VP/17 North Parade 2012)
Pole: Pirol -- Waldgeschichten 2 (Ind. 2012) 
Sun Araw & M Geddes Gengras meet The Congos: Happy Song -- Icon Give Thank (RVNG Intl. 2012) 
The Congos: Education Of Brainwashing  -- Congo Ashanti (Congos 2003)
General Strike: Interplanetary Dub -- Danger In Paradise (Staubgold 2012)
Cutty Ranks: Stopper -- Fashion In Fine Style: Fashion Records Significant Hits Vol. 1 (Fashion/Believe Digital 2012)
Jah Wobble & Julie Campbell: Psychic Life -- Psychic Life (Cherry Red 2011)

Keith LeBlanc feat. Lenny Bruce: Comedy of Errors -- Stranger Than Fiction (Nettwerk 1989)


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Sunday, March 18, 2012

From the Irie land of Ireland... Playlist for March 16, 2012

The version of Dawn Penn's "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)" that we played tonight was not actually the original (shown above) but rather a remake without the interpolation of U-Roy chanting "Wake the town and tell the people about a musical disc comin' your way."
Sorry, Desmond!  This mistake will be rectified, soon come.

SinĂ©ad O'Connor: Y Mas Gan -- Throw Down Your Arms ("That's why there's chocolate and vanilla" 2005)
Willie Cobbs: You Don't Love Me -- Blues: La grande anthologie (1925-1962) (Body & Soul 2003)
Dawn Penn: You Don't Love Me (No, No, No) -- Reggae Love Songs - 50 Jamaican Lovers Classics (Trojan 2008)
Prince Far I: Yes Yes Yes (12" Mix w/ Errol Holt) -- Silver & Gold 1973-1979 (Blood & Fire 2005)
Mungo's Hi Fi feat. Mr Williamz: Computer Age -- Forward Ever (Scotch Bonnet 2011)
Sunshot Band: Dr. Bash -- Dial M For Murder In Dub Style (Pressure Sounds 2011)
Squattin Mobile Studio: Walter's Sugar Cubes -- Dub Dimensions (Ajnavision 2011)
Hey-O-Hansen: Please -- We So Horny (Serious Pleasure Riddims (Pingipung 2010)
Sonya Spence: Where Is The Love -- Reggae Songbirds: 17 Great Tracks From The High Note Label (Heartbeat 2010)
Sly & Robbie: Dirty Flirty -- Blackwood Dub (Groove Attack 2012)
Citizen Sound: Come What May (feat. Treson) -- Citizen Sound (Renegade Media 2010)
Stiff Little Fingers: Johnny Was -- Peel Sessions (Strange Fruit 1989)
Phoenecia: Two-Part Invention For Bodhran & Computer -- Demissions (DETUND 2011)
Barbie Gaye: My Boy Lollypop -- Jumping The Shuffle Blues: Jamaican Sound System Classics 1946-1960 (Fantastic Voyage 2011)
Millie Small: My Boy Lollipop -- Tougher Than Tough: The Story Of Jamaican Music (Island 1993)
Prince Fatty & The Mutant Hifi: Blondes Have More Guns -- Return of the Gringo (Original Soundtrack) (Mr. Bongo 2011)
International Observer: Popcorn (BDO Opium Den Remix) -- J. Star & Dr. Cat Present Dub Zealand (Green Queen 2011)
Laurel Aitken: Sweet Chariot -- Looking Back (The Jamaican Chart Toppers of 1958 & 1959 (Sunrise 2011)
Black Dub: Canaan -- Black Dub (Jive 2010)
The Congos: Education Of Brainwashing -- Congo Ashanti (Congos 2003)
Dave & Ansil Collins: Doing Your Thing -- Dave & Ansil Collins In Toronto (G Clef 1974)
Ri Ra: 25 O'clock -- Chainstore Massacre (On-U Sound 2002)


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