Sounds of the Caribbean Playlist - May 12th, 2013

Hosted By Selecta Jerry

2:00pm to 6:00pm (EST) on Z889 88.9FM

http://www.selectajerry.podbean.com - Podcast

Jacob Miller- I’m A Natty – Reggae Anthology: Joe Gibbs Scorchers From The Mighty Two – VP

Linval Thompson – Have A Dreadlock Woman – Train To Zion – Tuff Gong

Don Carlos – Natty Dread Have Him Credential – Lazer Beam –Culture Press

Wayne Wade – Poor & Humble – Can’t Stop Us Now: Linval Thompson Productions – Easy Star

Johnny Clarke – African Roots – Dreader Dread – Blood & Fire

Dennis Brown – Oh Mother – Visions Of Dennis Brown – VP

Wailing Souls – Mother & Child Reunion– Live On – Sony

Misty In Roots – True Rasta – Roots Controller – Real World

Ras Midas – World Of Catastrophe – Reaching Out – Nembhard Music

Raging Fyah – Music Isn’t Biased – Judgement Day – Raging Fyah Productions

Cultural Roots – Cemetary/May Pen Version – Blue Mountain

Culture- Holy Mount Zion – The Front Line –Virgin

Christopher Martin – Mama – Perfect Key Riddim – DZL Records

Romain Virgo – Mama’s Song – The System – VP

Kezamdi feat. Chronixx- My Love For You – Bridging The Gap – Higher Intelligence

Dubmatix feat Cornell Campbell & URoy – She’s In Love – Rebel Massive – EchoBeach

Ras Shiloh – Live Upright – Mighty Right Riddim – Philadub

Jah Mason – Take Us Home – Mighty Right Riddim – Philadub

Hero– Mama – Mighty Right Riddim – Philadub

Gregory Isaacs – Private Beach Party (Harmony Mix) – Gregory Isaacs Remixed– Necessary Mayhem

Romian Virgo – Beautiful – Selection Riddim – First Name Music

Beres Hammond – No Candle Light- One Love, One Life – VP

Exco Levi – Storms Of Life – Silly Walks Discotheque

Tarrus Riley & Captain Sinbad – Rebel/World Wide Rebellion –Skateland Killer Riddim - Maximum Sound

Chuckle Berry – Wolf In A Sheep Clothing – Island Rock

Jesse Royal – Greedy Babylon– Iklektik Riddim – XTM Nation

Barry Brown – Thank You Mama – Niney The Observer: Roots With Quality– VP

Dub Zone with Selecta Jerry – News & Happenings of Music

Prince Jammy – Brooklyn Dub – Prince Jammy Presents Strictly Dub – Pressure Sounds

Dub Club– Majesty Dub – Signs & Wonder In Dub Vol.1 – Stones Throw

King Tubby – Dub Ites Green & Gold – Dub Like Dirt – Blood& Fire

King Tubby – Bag A Wire Dub – Dub Like Dirt – Blood & Fire

Wayne Jarrett – Holy Mount Zion/Zion Dub – Wackies Fever – Wackies

The Observers – Organ Satta – Headshot – Heartbeat

The Soul Syndicate & Niney – Rasta Man Dub – Niney The Observer Presents Soul Syndicate in Dub – Jamaican Recordings

Niney The Observer – Dub 51 – Sledgehammer Dub – Motion Records

Dub Club– Keep On Dubbing – Signs & Wonder In Dub Vol.1 - Stones Throw

Sister Frica – One In The Spirit – The Rockers Story: The Mystic World of Augustus Pablo – Shanachie

Sugar Minott- The People Got To Know/The People Got To Dub – Ghetto-ology & Dub – Easy Star

The Heptones – Mama Say/Mama Say Dub – Night Food – Island

Edi Fitzroy & Johnny Ringo – Youthman In A Penitentiary/Life In A Jailhouse – Maroon Rockers

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Sizzla– Black Woman & Child – From Dubplate To Download –Greensleeves

Alaine- Jah Is So Good – Diamonds & Gold Riddim – DJ Frass

Peter Morgan – Dem Can’t See I - Diamonds & Gold Riddim – DJ Frass

Jah Cure– World Is In Trouble - Diamonds & Gold Riddim – DJ Frass

Christopher Martin – Baby I Love You - Diamonds & Gold Riddim – DJ Frass

Niyorah– Love You The Same Way - Diamonds & Gold Riddim – DJ Frass

Cecile– Always Be Around - Diamonds & Gold Riddim – DJ Frass

TOK– Diamonds & Gold - Diamonds & Gold Riddim – DJ Frass

Raging Fyah – Nuh Look Back – Raging Fyah Productions

Meta & The Cornerstones– Roaring Lions – Ancient Power – VP

Keith& Tex – Born Winners – Single – Mixdat

Etana feat. Busy Signal – Love, Love, Love – Gyal Season Riddim –Bambino Musik

Tanya Stephens – If You Knew - Gyal Season Riddim – Bambino Musik

Phyllis Dillon – Don’t Stay Away – Version Galore – Trojan

The Terrors – Don’t Bother Me – Fingerprint Riddim - Joe Fraiser Records

Lloyd Brown – Don’t Bother Me – Fingerprint Riddim – Joe Fraiser Records

Kashief Lindo – Paradise Jamdown - Fingerprint Riddim – Joe Fraiser Records

The Techniques – My Girl – Version Galore - Trojan

Ken Parker – True, True, True - Version Galore – Trojan

The Jamaicans – Things You Say You Love - Version Galore – Trojan

The Ethiopians – Mothers Tender Care - Version Galore – Trojan

Winston Wright – Tonight – More Hottest Hits From Treasure Isle –Heartbeat

Garnet Silk – Mama – A Mothers Love CaribbeanLiving – VP

Cool runnings!

Sound Armada Reggae Playlist - The Netherlands

Playlist from Sound Armada on 105.9 FM in the Netherlands for the Week Ending Sunday May 12th, 2013

Do You Love My Music - Horace Andy (hungry town)

Girl I Love You - Horace Andy (channel one)

Uncle Lester - Jah Thomas (channel one)

Whom Shall I Be Afraid Of - Barrington Levy (17 north parade)

Ina Jah Children - Dhaima (joe gibbs)

Someone Loves You Honey - June Lodge (joe gibbs)

Uptown Top Ranking - Althea & Donna (joe gibbs)

Rock & Come In - Bryan Art (a.l.t.a.f.a.a.n.)

Real Reggae Music - Richie Stephens & U-Roy (pot of gold records)

World Is In Trouble - Jah Cure (dj frass)

Leaders Of The World - Anthony Cruz (penthouse)

Child Of A Slave - Ras Shiloh (penthouse)

Chant Dem Down - Sizzla (kalonji records)

Sekkle Dung - Sizzla (sajay productions)

Rock Heart - Droop Lion (sajay productions)

Set Away - Iba Mahr (sajay productions)

Thanks & Praise - Chronixx (lifeline music)

Tears Of Joy - Bugle (lifeline music)

Foundation - Jah Sun feat Kabaka Pyramid (bizarri records)

Good Hearted People - Thirld World feat Capleton (third world music group)

Samson Strength - Black-Am-I (ghetto youths international)

Me Alone - Stephen 'Di Genius' McGregor (di genius)

Standing Strong - Freddie McGregor feat Gappy Ranks (vp records)

Everything Gonna Be Alright - Gappy Ranks & Exco Levi (bost & bim)

Good Good Girl - Mavado & Chino (di genius)

No Love Allowed - Rihanna feat Notch (king tech remix)

Agony - Mavado (markus records)

Make Me Believe You - Denyque (di genius)

Odd Ras - Chronixx (digital vibes production)

Suffer Too Long - I Octane (dj frass)

Dweet - Ninja Man vs Specialist (downsoundrecords)

Fight The Ban - Konshens (dj smurf)

Flash Back Medley - Delly Ranx (madd spider production)

Flash Back - Wayne Wonder (madd spider production)

Do For Love - Specialist feat Ishawna (sly dunbar / steven 'lenky' marsden)

Love My Life - T'Nez (seanizzle)

Haffi Come Back - Cherine Anderson (uim records)

Popstyle - Elephant Man (dj frass)

Nah Duh Wah Dem A Do - Buju Banton (dj frass)

No Dirt - Demarco (dj frass)

Love Can't Pay The Bills - Sophia Squire feat Richie Ras (tremor maddanize production)

A So Me Tan - Konshens (daseca)

As I Rise I Pray - Pressure (liv up records)

God A Mi King - Assassin (liv up records)

Judgement - Chronixx (liv up records)

Fast and Furious 6 Reviewed!

Fast and Furious 6 Review

By Todd McCarthy

“So this is worth billions, huh?” queries Vin Diesel's big-muscled hotshot driver to Dwayne Johnson's even bigger-muscled federal agent as he delivers the object they've spent the bulk of Fast & Furious 6 looking for. “Name your price,” Johnson replies to conclude what can only have been an in-joke by those responsible for a series that, through five films, has grossed $1.5 billion and still looks to be gaining speed globally. This new entry will only add mightily to the good fortunes of Universal's biggest franchise; no matter how silly and outlandish the action gets — and it does become ridiculous — it also delivers the goods its audience expects, with the added bonus of the return of Michelle Rodriguez. In the spirit of striking while the iron's hot, it's no surprise that Fast & Furious 7 is already in pre-production with an announced released date of next July.

You've got to feel for screenwriter Chris Morgan and director Justin Lin, who have been on board for the last four installments and each time are faced with the challenge of coming up with ever-bigger action set pieces comparable to those in Bond films and comic book spectaculars, but with the proviso that they must always feature cars. The vehicular cast is this time joined by an enormous army tank and a jet airplane that keeps charging down a runway for takeoff for what seems like seven or eight minutes, but no matter; if it stays on the ground, the F&F crew can deal with it.

The original characters in the 12-year-old franchise know about cars and not a whole lot else, although, based on their exploits in Rio two years ago, they and their newly acquired cohorts have become incredibly rich, able to live lives of leisure almost anywhere they wish around the world except the States, which would like to see them in the slammer.

Aside from money, what this band of SoCal misfits can claim (and does, repeatedly) is an ad hoc sense of family, and the easy familiarity among the cast members and between actors and audience plays an important part in the series' success. Scruffily attractive at first and eventually more multi-cultural than Benetton, the clan immediately started breaking up — Diesel didn't even return for 2 Fast 2 Furious, and it wouldn't have been a big surprise to see the franchise just fold up after that series-worst entry. But the four original main leads — Diesel, Paul Walker, Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster — are finally all back for this one, along with numerous other latecomers, most notably Johnson, their lawman adversary in Rio who this time comes to them with a deal.

It seems a generic British mercenary terrorist named Shaw (Luke Evans) is one component away from completing a weapons arsenal that will really mess things up for the world as we know it. So who's at the top of the list among all international crime-fighters to bust this guy? No contest. Snatching up Diesel's Dom from his love nest in the Canary Islands and Walker's Brian from the domesticity of fatherhood with Brewster's Mia, who's sidelined most of the time here with a baby, Johnson's blunt-spoken Luke Hobbs offers the team a deal they can't refuse: Nail Shaw and they're all pardoned.

Like many villains these days, Shaw's skill-set embraces two realms, high-tech weaponry and martial arts. Far more importantly, however, he's a great driver, escaping from his first encounter with the Americans in a military-style Formula 1 race car through the streets of London. To be sure, more high-speed chases follow, but they're generally not top-grade; they're cut too fast, the camera set-ups don't provide a sense of maximum speed, the angles don't always mesh well and the frequent nocturnal settings obscure the view. By contrast, some of the fighting and martial arts stuff featuring Diesel, Johnson, Shea Whigham as Shaw's strongman and series newcomer Gina Carano (Haywire) isn't bad.

Plotwise, the main point of interest is how Rodriguez's Letty, once thought dead, is worked back into the action. With no memory of her old friends or happened to her, she initially turns up as part of Shaw's evil team and even shoots Dom, who endeavors to reawaken her to her past. This plot thread comes off well enough and sets the character up for future adventures along with the high-living Roman (Tyrese Gibson), Han (Sung Kang), Tej (Chris "Ludacris" Bridges) and Gisele (Gal Gadot).

One new element in the series is its sense of high-living. These were low-end working-class characters to begin with but now, with $100 million socked away, they've entered the world of expensive electronics, private jets and fancy international destinations. The location of a quick street race epilogue is Tokyo, wherein the identity is revealed of the British action icon who will clearly be joining the series for the next installment.

Opens: May 17 (U.K.), May 24 (U.S.) (Universal)
Production: Original Film, One Race Films
Cast: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Lucacris" Bridges, Sung Kang, Luke Evans, Gina Carano, John Ortiz, Shea Whigham, Elsa Pataky, David Ajala, Kim Kold
Director: Justin Lin
Screenwriter: Chris Morgan, based on characters created by Gary Scott Thompson
Producers: Neal H. Moritz, Vin Diesel, Clayton Townsend
Executive producers: Justin Lin, Amanda Lewis, Samantha Vincent, Chris Morgan
Director of photography: Stephen F. Windon
Production designer: Jan Roelfs
Costume designer: Sanja Milkovic Hays
Editors: Christian Wagner, Kelly Matsumoto
Music: Lucas Vidal
PG-13 rating, 130 minutes