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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Sounds of the Caribbean Playlist



SOUNDS OF THE CARIBBEAN - Hosted By Selecta Jerry
88.9FM


Max Romeo – Chase The Devil – Arkology – Island
Devon Irons – Vampire – Arkology – Island
The Upsetters – Vamp A Dub – Arkology – Island
Robert Lee – Stride – Channel One
Linval Thompson – Jah Loves Us All – Trojan Roots Box Set – Trojan
Culture– Black Starliner Must Come – Two Sevens Clash – Shanachie
Earth& Stone – Devil Must Have Made You/Devil Wise – Kool Roots– Pressure Sounds
Culture– I’m Alone In The Wilderness – Two Sevens Clash –Shanachie
Peter Tosh – Whatcha Gonna Do – Legalize It Legacy Edition – Sony
Natural Vibes – Cry Love – Life Hard A Yard – King Jammys
Gregory Isaacs – Mr. Brown – Mr. Isaacs – Blood & Fire
Ras Daniel Ray Can You Be My Princess – Around Tu Shung Peng –Makasound
Zion – Is This The Way– Crying For Freedom – Skank
Earl 16– Sinner Man/Wicked Man Version – The Fittest – Jah Solid Rock
Morgan Heritage – Here Come The Kings – Here Come The Kings – VP
Stephen Marley – Can’t Keep I Down – Revelation: The Root Of Life– UniversalRepublic
Sizzla– Look How Many Years – The Messiah – VP
Jah 9– New Name – New Name – Rory Stonelove
Addis Pablo – Call Of The Righteous Dub – Rory Stonelove
Chronixx– They Don’t Know – Lance A Lot
Alaine– Jah Is So Good To Me – Diamonds & Gold Riddim – Dj Frass
Peter Morgan – Dem Can’t See Me – Diamonds & Gold Riddim– Dj Frass
Jah Cure– World Is In Trouble – Diamonds & Gold Riddim – Dj Frass
Queen Ifrica – Corrupt System – Diamonds & Gold Riddim – Dj Frass
Ammoye– Shooting – FiWi Music
Yami Bolo – Bad Boys – Feel Jamaica – Don One
Rocker T feat. Gappy Ranks – Free Up – The Hurban Warrior Of Peace: Part Roots – Luvinnitt Productions
Wayne Marshall - I Know – Ghetto Youths Intl.
Jesse Royal– Modern Day Judas – Roots Man Riddim – Overstand Entertainment
Protoje– Music From My Heart – The 8 Year Affair – Don Corleon

Dub Zone with Selecta Jerry: Dubwise and Local Reggae Happenings
Dean Fraser – Take Five – Moonlight - VP
Dub Club– Covenant Dub – Vol.2 Bubble Dub – Stones Throw
Shorty The President – Control Dub – DJ Jamaica In A Fine Dub Style– Jamaican Recordings
King Tubby & The Prophets – Dub Vengeance – Deeper Roots: Dub Plates& Rarities – Pressure Sounds
Johnny Clarke – Enter Into His Gates With Praise – A Ruffer Version: Johnny Clarke At King Tubby’s - Trojan
King Tubby – This Is The Hardest Version – A Ruffer Version: Johnny Clarke At King Tubbys - Trojan
The Mighty Two – Su Su Version – Joe Gibbs & The Professionals: No Bones For The Dogs – Pressure Sounds
Dhaima– Ina Jah Children – The Ladies At Joe Gibbs – VP
Black Uhuru – No Loafing(sit and wonder) – Sinsemilla – Island
Mykal Rose – Bloody Town/Bloody Dub – Showdown Inna Bloody Town – Foreign Key Records
Earl 16 feat. Jah Prince– Zion Holy City/Zion I n I Dub – Walls Of The City– Merge
Jah Shaka & Willie Williams – Love One Another Dub – Dub Salute 3– Shaka Music
Digitaldubs feat YT- Sound System Culture - Digital Dubs
Digitaldubs– Dub Echoes Riddim – Digital Dubs
Dubmatix feat. Luciano – Seeds Of Love – Rebel Massive – Echo Beach
Lutan Fyah – She’s Got Soul – Songbird Riddim – I Grade Records
Fantan Mojah – Rasta Got Soul – Think Twice Riddim – Warriors Musick
Magma– Emmanuel – Hotta Step Riddim – Chiney K
Lutan Fyah – Duh Officer – Hotta Step Riddim – Chiney K
Bubba– Bagga Things – Hotta Step Riddim – Chiney K
Raging Fyah – Nuh Look Back – Rory Stone Love
Damian Jr Gong Marley – Dem Neva Mek it – Set Up Shop Vol.1 – Ghetto Youths
Protoje– KingstonBe Wise – The 8 Year Affair – Don Corleon
Luciano– God & King – Ultimate Collection – Hip O
Cool runnings!

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

♦ Remembering Gregory Isaac Through Song ♦ Suga Roy & Conrad Crystal - Front Door!


Gregory Isaacs is not dead - he's just no longer on earth with us.  How do we know this?  Because of the amount of DJ's who play his music, because of the amount of fans who request his music, and because of the amount of artists who are covering his songs.
 
Two artists who are keeping Gregory's music at the forefront is Suga Roy & Conrad Crystal.
 
They began producing their tribute album called 'Universal Tribute to Gregory Isaacs'  some time ago and have included some of the greatest musicians and fellow artists for the tribute.  One such artist who came on board for the project is Luciano who helped record the song "Universal."
 

 
The signature sound of Reggae's dynamic duo will leave listeners wanting their version of Gregory's classic as much as they would want the original.
 
Click on the link below for the exclusive preview!


Thursday, December 2, 2010

►►► Throwback Thursday! ►►► The Princess!

Greetings!
 
The name Sara (minus the letter 'h' at the end)
is the Hebrew word meaning Princess!  In Dancehall
and Reggae, we have Selector Princess from
Atlanta, and thanks to King Jammy's we have
the riddim called 'Sara!'
 
Built in 1987, the riddim played primarily off
of the computerized 'trill,' the bassline and the
skank.  Though the riddim was simple, it was
powerful when combined with artists Frankie
Paul, Gregory Isaacs, Leroy Gibbons and
Pinchers.  All artists ensured rub-a-dub in the
dance, especially the basement parties where
walls got 'beat up' when the selector touched
the riddim!
 
Sample some deadly lyrics from Pinchers
Loving that you're searching for yuh buck up
on dih right young man...
 
Broadcasting at 320kbps, catch cuts from the
Sara riddim here:
 
P.S.  If you were just getting to a dance and heard
this bassline beating from outside, you knew you
were in the right place!  :)
 
 
 
 
 

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Raymond Wright in Gregory Isaacs Tribute...

People in Europe know Raymond Wright for the incredible Lovers Rock singer he is, and now they're about to know him as the man who covers Gregory Isaacs!

The tribute show, organised by Ting Entertainment, will see two dates of November 27th, and December 15th, 2010 where Wright performs select chunes from the Cool Rulers catalog.

Check the flyers below, and if you're in Europe, make sure you make it out to these two events!



 

Sunday, October 31, 2010

♠ HOTTTTT New Reggae! ♠ Gregory Isaacs ft. Suga Roy - Soon Forward!

Greetings!
 
One of the sweetest combinations I've heard
recently is that of Suga Roy and Gregory Isaacs
The chune is called "Soon Forward" and has
a bit of an interesting story to it.
 
The original was performed by Gregory in 1979
and was an instant hit.  Suga Roy always loved
the riddim and the chune and made it a mission
to one day perform on the riddim.
 
Fast forward to 2003, and this is where we find
Suga Roy and Gregory Isaacs in the studio recording
the updated version of "Soon Forward."
 
The location was Bobby Digital's studio at 8 Ron's
Road in Jamaica, and the vibes were at a high.
Suga re-licked the riddim and that was all Gregory
needed to hear.
 
Laying down smooth and sweet vocals, Gregory
romanced the riddim with his lyrics.  Suga, gave
the chune some grit with his DJ style and the rest
is history.  The two artists play off of the punchline
'turn me on' making this chune a renewed classic!
 
Broadcasting at 320kbps and being released for the
first time since its recording, catch Gregory Isaacs
and Suga Roy with the chune "Soon Forward" here:  
 
 
 

 
This song will be debuted with Sir Daddy D on
 
 


 

Thursday, October 28, 2010

King Rebel Tribute to the Cool Ruler - Gregory Isaacs...

Tributes to the Cool Ruler continue to pour in, this time from Kenya's King Rebel sound.  Click on the title below to download the mix, and celebrate the music and Life Gregory gave us for more than 30 years! 

Send on your feedback so we can pass it on!





Monday, October 25, 2010

Remembering Gregory 'Cool Ruler' Isaacs...

Greetings...
 
Today, October 25th, 2010, we have lost anotherReggae legend, Mr. Gregory 'Cool Ruler' Isaacs. The world is in shock and mourning as we werehoping he would recover and overcome his battlewith cancer.  The last reports from the UK, andthe words of Copeland Forbes, Gregory's Manager,gave us reason to believe he should be ok.
 
Gregory has left us with a catalog of music that are considered classic Reggae which will be playedfor the rest of time.  Songs like "Night Nurse," "Number One" and "Tune In" have always beenfan favourites.  "Rumours," on the Rumours riddimis an absolute classic, as is "Love Overdue" whichwas Gregory's first #1 on the Jamaican charts.  Theyear was 1974, but sounds as sweet as if recorded yesterday!
 
Some of the producers Gregory has worked with over the years include Gussie Clarke, Lloyd Campbell,Lee 'Scratch' Perry, and Phillip 'Fattis' Burrell toname a few, in addition to Alvin Ranglin who produced"Love Overdue."
 
Due to Gregory's heavy drug use, it became difficult to understand what he was saying, and didn't speak much.  His music spoke for him.  The opening of Gregory's chune "My Pride Won'tLet Me Tell You" on the Far East riddim says whatI think he would say to us if he could which is:
 
'my pride won't let me tell you how much I miss
you yeah / but deep down I do...'
 
Broadcasting at 320kbps, catch a collection ofGregory Isaacs here:
 
 
 
Gregory and L3 Media Groups Natasha Von Castle
 

Friday, July 2, 2010

►►► Classic Friday! ►►► Setting the Pace!

Greetings!
 
In Motorsport, a pace car is used to limit the
speed of competing cars during a caution period,
or at a time when there's an obstruction on the
race track.  When the pace car is on the track,
no one, not even one car, is able to pass it; that
car sets the pace!
 
Sometimes we get so caught up in what we're
doing, and so determined to achieve our goal(s),
that we abuse others in the process.  Before we
get to those levels, we need to apply the pace
car to 'slow down the pace' which is the name
of today's Throwback Thursday profile!
 
Produced by Sheldon "Calibud" Stewart & Norman
"Bulpus" Bryan for VP Records Riddim Driven
series, this riddim was one of the sweetest as it
featured the vocals of the cool ruler, Mr. Gregory
Isaacs, who teamed with the ole gangalee, Louie
Culture on the chune "Tune In!"  Another hit chune
from the riddim is Buju Banton's "Nah Move Right"
where the artist speaks of the effects of gun crime. 
Further on in the riddim, the producers switch up
the arrangement of the riddim, making it more
melodic, and base it off of Alton Ellis's "Breaking Up."

Leaders in that segment include Glen Washington's
"I Stand Alone" and Junior Kelly's "Sleep Last Night."
 
Broadcasting at 320kbps, 'Slow Down The Pace'
here: 
 
 
P.S. 1:  Yesterday's e-blast had a broken link to
the Bellyas Riddim.  The correct link is here: 
 
P.S. 2:  Last week's Thrownback Thursday featured
a new chune from Luciano called "Moving On".
I mentioned that I didn't know the riddim details,
but thanks to Tommi from Komposti Sound,
Paulo from Reggae Portugal, Dash Eye, Unite
and the entire Tribe of Kings Family, we now
know the original chune was called "Only A Smile"
which was performed by the Paragons for Duke
Reid's Treasure Isle Records!
 
P.S. 3:  Reggae 4 Us.com has now teamed with
On Tha Move Radio.com uniting London and New
York.  Peep the video here:  Two Continents, Two