"Love is all I bring" -- International Women's Day Special March 9, 2012

Louise Bennett-Coverley aka Miss Lou (1919-2006) 

was the grandmother of Jamaican music, dialect poetry and comedy. She studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in the 1940s, and performed extensively in the US in the 1950s during the "calypso" boom.

She returned to Jamaica to help create the little theatre movement, and delivered "Miss Lou's Views" on the radio from 1966 to 1982.

After moving from Jamaica to Fort Lauderdale and settling in Toronto, Miss Lou said:

"Any which part mi live - Toronto-o! London-o! Florida-o! - a Jamaica mi deh!"

Dub Project feat. Shyama: Joy -- The Dub Project: A Twilight Production (M Records 2004)
Louise Bennett: Brown Girl In The Ring -- Children's Jamaican Songs & Games (Folkways 1957)
Millicent Todd: Fire In Your Wire -- Queen Patsy & Stranger Cole Fabulous Songs of  Miss Sonia Pottinger Vol. 1 (Rocka Shacka 2007)
Cooly G: Craze Refix -- Dub Organiser Vol. 1 (Dub Organizer 2010)
Jah Wobble & Julie Campbell: TIghtrope -- Psychic Life EP (Cherry Red 2011)
The Dice: Judy Nylon -- Pal Judy (On-U Sound 1982)
1 Stop Experience: Mentally Ska'd -- Peeping Tom (Ind. 2011)
Mwanamke Mwfrika: Black Woman -- African Woman Abroad (African Woman 1982)
New Age Steppers: Conquer -- Love Forever (On-U Sound 2012)
Rita Marley: Pied Piper (Rio 1966)
Judy Mowatt: I Shall Sing -- Reggae Songbirds: 17 Great Tracks From The High Note Label (Heartbeat 2010)
Marcia Griffiths: Hurting Inside -- Reggae Songbirds: 17 Great Tracks From The High Note Label (Heartbeat 2010)
Mungo's Hi-Fi feat. Soom T: Bad Bad Boy -- Forward Ever (Scotch Bonnet 2011)
Louise Bennett: Me Want Me Daughter -- Jamaican Folk Songs (Folkways 1954)
Lillian Allen feat. Anta Allen: We Are The Future -- Freedom & Dance (Verse To Vinyl 1987)
Lillian Allen: Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem) -- Conditions Critical (Verse To Vinyl 1987)
Ranking Ann: Feminine Gender -- Method To The Madness (Trojan 2005)
Hortense Ellis: Hell & Sorrow -- Keep The Pressure Down (Prestige Elite 2004)
Sonya Spence: Talk Love  -- Reggae Songbirds: 17 Great Tracks From The High Note Label (Heartbeat 2010)
Jessica: Ying Yang -- Reggae Playground (Putumayo 2006)
Ammoye & Rise Ashen: Haffi Win -- Haffi Win (Balanced Records 2010)
Althea & Donna: Uptown Top Ranking -- Tougher Than Tough: The Story Of Jamaican Music (Island 1993)
Est'elle & Joni Rewind: Uptown Top Ranking -- An England Story: The Culture of the MC in the UK 1984-2008 (Soul Jazz 2008)
Dub Colossus: Uptown Top Ranking -- Addis Through The Looking Glass (Real World 2011)
Black Chow: Wonderland -- Wonderland EP (Jahtari 2011)
Candy MacKenzie & The Upsetters: Long Enough -- The Return Of Sound System Scratch (Pressure Sounds 2011)
Bonjay: Creepin -- Broughtupsy (Mysteries Of Trade 2010)


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Louise Bennett and others explore the origins of Jamaican music in ring games and digging songs. Fascinating!

Time Is A Moment In Space: Playlist for March 2, 2012

Easy Star Allstars feat. Horace Andy: Airbag -- Radiodread (Easy Star 2006)
Easy Star Allstars: An Airbag Saved My Dub-- Radiodread (Easy Star 2006)
1-Stop Experience: Headless Chicken -- Peeping Tom (Ind. 2011)
Little Axe: Seeing Red -- If You Want Loyalty, Buy A Dog (On-U Sound 2011)
Bunny Lee & The Aggrovators: Golden Rule Dub -- Dub Will Change Your Mind (King Spinna 2011)
Blue Glaze Mento Band: Wheel & Turn Me -- We Will Wait (Bilmon 2011)
Dub Colossus feat. Tirudel Zenebe: Wehgene (Almamegretta Remix) (2012)
Gregory Isaacs: No Speech, No Language -- Love Is Overdue (Snapper 2011)
Sly & Robbie: Frenchman Code -- Blackwood Dub (Groove Attack 2012)
Lee Perry: What A Good Woodman -- Trojan Presents Ska (Trojan 2011)
Ken Boothe: Who Gets Your Love -- Phil Pratt Thing (Pressure Sounds 1999)
Sunshot Band: Who Gets Your Dub -- Dial M For Murder In Dub Style (Pressure Sounds 2011)
Citizen Sound feat Richard Underhill: Riddim Culture -- Citizen Sound (Renegade Media 2010)
Stereo MC's: City Lights (Dub) (Umberto Echo Remix) -- Dub The World (Echo Beach 2010)
Laurel Aitken: Sweet Chariot -- Looking Back: The Jamaican Chart Toppers of 1958 & 1959 (Sunrise 2011)
Solo Banton: Music Addict (Jahtari 2011)
Dub Trio: Drive By Dub (Live) -- Cool Out & Coexist (ROIR 2007)
Flying Down Thunder & Rise Ashen: Inadjiwowin - Unity of Culture -- One Nation (Balanced Records 2011)
Mungo's Hi-Fi feat. Soom T: Bad Bad Boy -- Forward Ever (Scotch Bonnet 2011)
Dean Fraser: Have Mercy -- Big Up (Island Jamaica Jazz 1997)
Unitone Hi-Fi: Daktari (Audio Safari) -- Wickedness Increased (Incoming! 1995)
Rhombus In Dub: Dem Only Know (Dem Only Dub Mix) -- JStar & Dr. Cat Present Dub Zealand (Green Queen 2011)
Lord Power: Chambolia -- Dip & Fall Back: Dr. Kinsley to Haile Selassie (Trojan 2006)
New Age Steppers: Revelation -- Love Forever (On-U Sound 2012)
Wayne Smith: Time Is A Moment In Space -- The Crowning Of Prince Jammy (Pressure Sounds 1999)
Dubmatix feat. Ammoye, Henrii & Kulcha Ites: Push -- Renegade Rocker (7Arts Entertainment 2008)

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Motown Jamdown: Playlist for Feb. 24, 2012

Jamaica responds to the inspiration of Motown. 

This episode owes everything to 

Trojan's Motor City Reggae Box (2006) 

Cougars: I Wish It Would Rain -- Jamaica To Toronto: Soul Funk & Reggae 1967-1974 (Light In The Attic 2006)
The Beat: Tears Of A Clown -- The 2 Tone Collection: A Checkered Past (Chrysalis 1993)
Leroy Sibbles: Baby I Need Your Loving -- Now (Generation 1980)
The Temptations: Everybody Needs Love -- Temptin' Temptations (Gordy 1965)
Slim Smith: Everybody Needs Love -- Trojan Explosion (MOJO 2002)
Prince Jammy: Everybody Needs Dub -- King Tubby & Friends: Dub Like Dirt 1975-1977 (Blood & Fire 1999)
Jackson 5: Born To Love You -- Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 (Motown 1969)
Techniques: Born to Love -- Techniques In Dub (Pressure Sounds 1997)
The Elgins: Put Yourself In My Place -- The Weekend Starts Here (EMI 2008)
Delroy Wilson: Put Yourself In My Place -- 40 Greatest Hits (Attack Download 2009)
The Fantastic Four: I Love You Madly -- Best Of The Fantastic Four (Soul 1969)
Delroy Wilson: I Love You Madly -- Solid Gold Coxsone Style (Heartbeat 1992)
Marvin Gaye: Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) (Motown 1962)
Cornell Campbell: Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) -- Trojan Motor City Reggae Box Set (Trojan 2006)
The Aggrovators: Wherever I Lay My Hat Version -- The Essential King Tubby (Metro 2007)
I Roy: Mr. Benwood Dick -- Bunny Lee Meets King Tubby & The Aggrovators (Culture Press 1970s)
The Temptations: Message From A Black Man -- Psychedelic Soul (Motown 2003)
Byron Lee & The Dragonaires: Message From A Black Man -- Trojan Motor City Reggae Box Set (Trojan 2006)
The (Detroit) Precisions: If This Is Love (I'd Rather Be Lonely) -- The Sound Of Sidra (Outta Sight 2010)
Eddie Spencer: If This Is Love (I'd Rather Be Lonely) -- Jamaica To Toronto: Soul Funk & Reggae 1967-1974 (Light In The Attic 2006)
The Temptations: I Want A Love I Can See -- My Girl: The Very Best Of The Temptations (Motown 2002)
Jackie Edwards: I Want A Love I Can See -- Trojan Motor City Reggae Box Set (Trojan 2006)
Dawn Penn: I Want A Love I Can See -- No, No, No (Big Beat 1994)
Yellowman: Rub & Go Down -- Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt (Greensleeves 1984)
Syreeta: Your Kiss Is Sweet -- Stevie Wonder Presents Syreeta (Motown 1974)
Stevie Wonder: I Don't Know Why (I Love You) -- The Definitive Collection (Universal UK 2002)
Desi Young: Don't Know Why (I Love You) -- Trojan Motor City Reggae Box Set (Trojan 2006)
Devon Russell: Sexual Healing (Coxsone 1982)

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Ran outta time and didn't get to play this massive song!

Philosophy Is A Walk On A Slippery Rock: Playlist for Feb. 17, 2012

Lee "Scratch" Perry & the Upsetters feat. The Full Experience: Dyon-Anaswa -- Ape-Ology (Trojan 2007)
Jah Wobble & Keith Levene: Back On The Block -- EP (30 Hertz 2012)
Holger Czukay: On The Way To The Peak Of Normal -- On The Way To The Peak Of Normal (EMI 1981)
Marty Dread: What I Am -- It Sometimes Rains In Paradise (Five Corners 2012)
Marty Dread: What I Am Dub -- It Sometimes Rains In Paradise (Five Corners 2012)
Lee "Scratch" Perry: African Style -- Voodooism (Pressure Sounds 1996)
Lee "Scratch" Perry: African Style Version -- Voodooism (Pressure Sounds 1996)
Duppy Gun Productions feat. Dayone: Multiply (Ind. DL 2012)
Duppy Gun Productions feat. Early One: Earth (Ind. DL 2012)
Kiddus I: Graduation In Zion -- Earl "Chinna" Smith & Idrens: Inna De Yard (Makasound 2008)
Joe White: I'm So Proud -- Trojan Explosion (MOJO 2002)
Candy McKenzie: Keep Him Strong -- Lee "Scratch" Perry Presents Candy McKenzie (Trojan 2011)
Mystica Tribe: Flowers from SoundCloud
New Age Steppers: The Scheisse Song -- Love Forever (On-U Sound 2012)
Pampidoo: Synthesizer Voice (Goth-Trad Remix) (Greensleeves 2011)
Devon Russell & Anthony Bailey: Rat & Bat/Race Track Riot (Globe International/Digikiller 2012)
Unitone Hi-Fi: Guiding Star (MPLA Burial) -- Wickedness Increased (Incoming! 1995)
Unitone Hi-Fi: Guiding Star (Manasseh Remix) -- Rewound + Rerubbed (Incoming! 1996)
Candy McKenzie: Breakfast In Bed -- Lee "Scratch" Perry Presents Candy McKenzie (Trojan 2011)

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Steeple In The Snow: Playlist for Feb. 10, 2012

Light In The Attic Records released five albums of Jamaican Canadian music between 2004 and 2008, including this excellent compilation. I recommend all of them! 

Sattalites: Canada Calling from MySpace
Leroy Sibbles: I've Never Found A Girl -- Now (Generation 1980)
Jackie Mittoo: Disco Dub -- The Money Makers (Ind. 1978)
Dave & Ansil Collins: My Love -- In Toronto (G Clef 1974)
Johnny Osbourne: African Wake -- Jamaica To Toronto: Soul Funk & Reggae 1967-1974 (Light In The Attic 2006)
Jo-Jo & The Fugitives: Fugitive Song -- Jamaica To Toronto: Soul Funk & Reggae 1967-1974 (Light In The Attic 2006)
Jo-Jo & The Fugitives: Chips Chicken Banana Split-- Jamaica To Toronto: Soul Funk & Reggae 1967-1974 (Light In The Attic 2006)
Ishan People: Let The Rhythm Roll -- Ishan People aka Reggae Sun (GRT 1977)
Bob & Wisdom: I Believe In Music -- Jamaica To Toronto: Soul Funk & Reggae 1967-1974 (Light In The Attic 2006)
Noel Ellis: Rocking Universally -- Noel Ellis (Light In The Attic 2006)
Clifton Joseph: Chuckie Prophesy -- Oral/Trans/Missions (Verse To Vinyl 1989)
Clifton Joseph: Chuckie Prophesy (Dub) -- Oral/Trans/Missions (Verse To Vinyl 1989)
Willie Williams: Run Them A Run -- Summer Records Anthology 1974-1988 (Light In The Attic 2007)
Jackie Mittoo: Grand Funk -- Jamaica To Toronto: Soul Funk & Reggae 1967-1974 (Light In The Attic 2006)
Jackie Mittoo: Mother Funk -- Wishbone (Light In The Attic 2006)
Wayne McGhie & The Sounds Of Joy: Dirty Funk --Wayne McGhie & The Sounds Of Joy (Light In The Attic 2004)
Ammoye & Rise Ashen: Swing Me -- Haffi Win (Balanced Records 2010)
Lillian Allen: One Poem Town -- Conditions Critical (Verse To Vinyl 1987)
Roots Control feat. Lillian Allen: Poetry -- Wordsound I Powa Live From The Planet Crooklyn (ROIR 1996)
Truths & Rights: Acid Rain (Bucktu 1980)
Bonjay: Frawdulent -- Broughtupsy (Mysteries Of Trade 2010)
Shella Record a.k.a. Sheila Rickards: Roots Jamaica -- War Zone (Monica's 1970s)
Shella Record a.k.a. Sheila Rickards: Roots Jamaica Part II -- War Zone (Monica's 1970s)
Dubmatix feat. Sugar Minott: In The Ghetto -- Renegade Rockers (7Arts Entertainment 2008)
Jackie Mittoo: Steeple In The Snow -- Wishbone (Light In The Attic 2006)
Dubmatix feat. Ammoye: Lock Down -- System Shakedown (Renegade Rocker 2010)
Dubmatix feat. Ammoye: Lock Down (Vibronics Boom Time Remix) -- Clash Of The Titans: System Shakedown Remixes (Collision 2011)

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"I live in the woods alone": Playlist for Bob Marley birthday special, Feb. 3, 2012

This rare cut of "This Train" was re-released by Dub Store Records in 2010.

Happy Birthday, Bob!

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Trenchtown Rock -- Live! (Island 1975)
Bob Marley & The Wailers: One Cup Of Coffee -- Songs Of Freedom (Island/Tuff Gong 1999)
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Let Him Go -- Another Dance: Rarities From Studio One (Heartbeat 2007)
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Hammer -- Songs Of Freedom (Island/Tuff Gong 1999)
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Mellow Mood -- Songs Of Freedom (Island/Tuff Gong 1999)
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Roots, Rock, Reggae (Unreleased Single Mix) -- Rastaman Vibration (Deluxe Edition) (Island/Tuff Gong 2002)
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Roots, Rock, Dub (Unreleased Single Dub Mix) -- Rastaman Vibration (Deluxe Edition) (Island/Tuff Gong 2002)
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Caution -- Songs Of Freedom (Island/Tuff Gong 1999)
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Destiny -- Destiny: Rare Ska Sides From Studio One (Heartbeat 1999)
Bob Marley & The Wailers: War -- Rastaman Vibration (Island 1976)
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Crazy Baldhead -- Rastaman Vibration  (Island 1976)
King Tubby: Real Gone Crazy Dub -- Dub Gone Crazy: The Evolution of Dub At King Tubby's 1975-1979 (Blood & Fire 1994)
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Talkin' Blues -- Rastaman Vibration (Island 1976)
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Dewdrops (Excerpt from Acoustic Medley) -- Songs Of Freedom (Island/Tuff Gong 1999)
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Sugar Sugar -- Randy's 50th Anniversary Reggae Anthology (VP Records 2008)
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Do It Twice -- Songs Of Freedom (Island/Tuff Gong 1999)
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Put It On -- African Herbsman (Trojan 1973)
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Walk The Proud Land -- Talkin' Blues (Island/Tuff Gong 1991)
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Punky Reggae Party -- Exodus (Deluxe Edition) (Island/Tuff Gong 2001)
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Jah Live -- Rastaman Vibration (Deluxe Edition) (Island/Tuff Gong 2002)
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Concrete -- Rastaman Vibration (Deluxe Edition) (Island/Tuff Gong 2002)
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Cry To Me -- Another Dance: Rarities From Studio One (Heartbeat 2007)
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Soul Rebel -- Rasta Revolution (Trojan 1974)

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Bad Card -- Uprising (Island 1980)

Bob Marley & The Wailers: No More Trouble -- Burnin' (Deluxe Edition) (Island/Tuff Gong 2004)

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Lonesome Track -- Another Dance: Rarities From Studio One (Heartbeat 2007)  

Bob Marley & The Wailers: This Train 7" (Wail N Soul M/Solomonic/Dub Store 2010)

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Zion Train -- Uprising (Island 1980)

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Midnight Ravers (Live)-- Burnin' (Deluxe Edition) (Island/Tuff Gong 2004)

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"Who is the man that makes roots rock reggae? King Tubby!" Playlist for Jan. 27, 2012

The Upsetters: Dub Organizer -- Dub-Triptych (Trojan 2004)
U-Roy: Flashing My Whip -- Trojan DJ Box Set (Trojan 1999)
Rupie Edwards & King Tubby: Dr. Satan's Echo Chamber  -- King Tubby's In Fine Style (Trojan 2004)
King Tubby: Shank I Dub -- ...At The Controls (Trojan 1999)
King Tubby's: Travellers Under Heavy Manners -- Black Black Minds (Pressure Sounds 2006)
King Tubby & Roots Radics: King Stereo Gav Dub -- Dangerous Dub (Greensleeves 1996)
Yabby You feat. Jah Walton: Zambia Dub -- Dub It To The Top 1976-1979 (Blood & Fire 2002)
Tappa Zukie: Jah Is I Guiding Star: If Deejay Was Your Trade: The Dreads At King Tubby's 1974-1977 (Blood & Fire 1994)
Techniques All Stars: Nothing Is Impossible Version -- King Tubby's In Fine Style (Trojan 2004)
King Tubby & The Aggrovators: Give A Little Man A Great Big Hand -- Shalom Dub (Jamaican Recordings 2010)
Trinity: Give An Helping Hand -- Bunny Lee Meets King Tubby & The Aggrovators (Culture Press 1970s)
Prince Jammy: Wreck Up A Version -- Dub Gone Crazy: The Evolution of Dub At King Tubby's 1975-1979 (Blood & Fire 1994)
The Aggrovators feat. U-Roy: King Tubby's Special --  King Tubby's Special 1973-1976 (Trojan 1989)
King Tubby & Soul Syndicate: Great Stone -- Freedom Sounds In Dub (Blood & Fire 1996)
King Tubby: Tubby Get Smart -- Dub Like Dirt 1975-1977 (Blood & Fire 1999)
Harry Mudie Meet King Tubby: Strings Dub In Rema -- In Dub Conference Vol. 1 (Moodisc 1994)
Anthony Red Rose: Tempo -- Firehouse Revolution (King Tubby's Productions In The Digital Era 1985-89) (Pressure Sounds 2001)
King Asha: Crank Angle Part 2 -- Firehouse Revolution (King Tubby's Productions In The Digital Era 1985-89) (Pressure Sounds 2001)
U-Roy: Linger You Linger -- Sounds & Pressure Vol. 6 (Pressure Sounds 2009)
The Upsetters: Washroom Skank -- King Tubby's In Fine Style (Trojan 2004)
Augustus Pablo: Brace's Tower Dub -- King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown (Clocktower 1976)
King Tubby & The Observers: Dub 68 -- Niney The Observer Presents King Tubby In Dub (Heartbeat 2003)
Glen Brown & King Tubby: Version 78 Style -- Termination Dub 1973-79 (Blood & Fire 1996)
I Roy: The Duke -- Original Deejay @ King Tubby's Studio (Attack 2007)
I Roy: Straight To Prince Jazzbo's Head -- Once Upon A Time At King Tubby's (Pressure Sounds 2009)
Prince Jazzbo: Straight To I Roy's Head -- Once Upon A Time At King Tubby's (Pressure Sounds 2009)
King Tubby: King Tubby The Dark Dub Ruler -- From The Palace Of Dub (Fuel 2000 Records 2001)
The Aggrovators: A Rougher Version  -- ...At The Controls (Trojan 1999)

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