"Reggae Explorations" playlist 5/26/11

"Reggae Explorations"

with Mike Roots

WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT

Thursdays 7-9PM
Friday 10AM-Noon [R]
5/26/11

Song / Artist / Album / Label

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1- Hold On / Sons of Zion / Let Him In / Servant

2- Thank You / Chevelle Franklyn & Lady G / Strictly The Best 16 (VA) / VP

3- Freedom Fighter / Half Pint / Classics / Hightone

4- Zimbabwe / Dean Fraser / Dean Plays Bob Volume Two / RAS

5- Kotutu (Go Uproot) / Kenneth Appiah / Keep On / Lion of Zion

6- Man Gave Names to All the Animals / Bob Dylan / Slow Train Coming / Columbia

7- Conscious Mind / Stepping Forward in Dub / Stepping Forward in Dub / Abraham

8- Love is the Drug / Inner Circle / The Best of Inner Circle / Cema

9- Four Horses Ready / Solomon Jabby / Firmly Planted / Altarsound

10- Four Horses Dub / Solomon Jabby / Firmly Planted in Dub / Lion of Zion

11- The World is Troubled / Dennis Brown / SINGLE (mp3) / Shanachie
12- Wine of Violence / Lytie / Repent / Zenith
13- Keep on Skanking / Bob Marley and the Wailers / In The Beginning / Trojan
14- Love Me / Jr. Jazz / My Turn / VP
15- Faithful / Sons of Zion feat. J Square / Let Him In / Servant
16- Story of Love / Jon Raskidus Cornelius / Under Pressure / Roots Force - Roots Connection
17- Smile / Freddie McGregor / SINGLE (mp3) / Mango

18- Practice What You Preach / Geneman feat. Tonya Iris / The Light / Tehillah

19- Are Your Ready? / Stitchie / Kingdom Ambassador / ERC - Drum & Bass
20- No Rest 'Til Zion / Blaminack / SINGLE (mp3) / versionist.com
21- Milk Lane Shuffle / The Skatalites / Bashaka / Marston
22- Washaway / The Israelites / Jamaican Celebration / JumpUp!
23- Desmond Dekker Came First / Toots and the Maytals / Time Tough: The Anthology / Island Jamaica
24- Heaven Above (Roots Remix) / Avion Blackman / Reggae Redemption Songs 2 (VA) / Lion of Zion
25- Running from Jamaica / The Meditations / SINGLE (mp3) / Makossa Int'l
26- Feed the Children / Mike Roots / Freedom & Struggle / Star

For airplay consideration, contact Mike Roots at mroots@optonline.net
Check out Mike Roots' blog, "Roots Extract"

"Reggae Explorations" playlist 5/19/11

"Reggae Explorations"

with Mike Roots

WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT

Thursdays 7-9PM
Friday 10AM-Noon [R]
5/19/11

Song / Artist / Album / Label

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1- I'm Still Praising / Owen Uriah / More Than A Conqueror / Vibes

2- True Love / Luciano / Serve Jah / VP

3- Be Free, Be True / Joshua Alo / Orchid Unknown / World Souljah

4- Redemption Song / Bob Marley & The Wailers / Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers / Island

5- All Right / Mbongeni Ngema & Hugh Masekela / Sarafina! / Shanachie

6- Reggae Rock / Wayne Stoddart / Love Convictions / Undiluted Muzik

7- Pumpkin Belly / Tenor Saw / Fever / Blue Mountain - RAS

8- Gene / Ben Okafor / Diverted Traffic / Roadsweeper

9- Count Your Blessings / Norris Weir / I Believe / True Gospel - Jet Star

10- Monkey Man / Toots and the Maytals / Time Tough: The Anthology / Island Jamaica

11- Honor Your Mother and Father / The Israelites / Jamaican Celebration / JumpUp!
12- Riding High / Katalys Crew / Open Your Eyes / Katsjam
13- Love Me / Jr. Jazz / My Turn / VP
14- Blue / Avion Blackman / Onyinye / Lion of Zion
15- You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration / Glen Washington / Number One Girl / VP
16- Greatest Love / Troy Anthony / Next Generation / TA
17- Don't Know What You Got / Micky Paap / Show Me The Reason / Micky Paap

18- Struggling Man / Jimmy Cliff / In Concert: The Best of Jimmy Cliff / Reprise

19- Lonely / Leeroy Morrison / God So Loved The World / Third Dimension
20- Reason for Living / Fikre Selassie (aka Love of the Trinity) / Blessed is He / Fikre Selassie
21- Flute Forward / Stepping Forward in Dub / Stepping Forward in Dub / Abraham
22- Behind the Wall / Sanchez / Nice Up Dancee: The RAS Tapes 2 (VA) / RAS
23- Come Children / Christafari / Soulfire / Gotee
24- Brother to Brother / Junior Tucker feat. Beres Hammond / Brand New / Main Street

For airplay consideration, contact Mike Roots at mroots@optonline.net
Check out Mike Roots' blog, "Roots Extract"

"Reggae Explorations" playlist 5/12/11

"Reggae Explorations"

with Mike Roots

WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT

Thursdays 7-9PM
Friday 10AM-Noon [R]
5/12/11

Song / Artist / Album / Label

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1- This is Reggae / Sugar Minott / This is Reggae / Heartbeat

2- Make a Joyful Noise / Tendai / Exceedingly Abundantly / Awake

3- Rocky Road / Clifford Henry / SINGLE (mp3) / Katsjam

4- Aboloo (The Bread of Life) / Kenneth Appiah / Keep On / Lion of Zion

5- Where There is Life / Luciano / Where There is Life / Island Jamaica

6- Janjaweed / Taj Weekes & Adowa / A Waterlogged Soul Kitchen / Jatta
7- Family Dub / Geneman / Long Time / Lion of Zion - Tehillah
8- Pushing On / Freddie McGregor / Grafton 4 by 4 (VA) / Mesa

9- Sweet & Dandy / Toots and the Maytals / Time Tough: The Anthology / Island Jamaica

10- Never Let Go / Positive / Never Let Go / Lion of Zion - Tehillah

11- Jamming / Bob Marley and the Wailers / Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers / Island

12- Wisdom / Bob Marley and the Wailers / In The Beginning (Disc 3) / Trrojan

13- Hold the Faith / Monty G / World Domination / Lion of Zion - Lion of Judah
14- Love to See You Smile / Delroy Wilson / What's Going On / Classic
15- The Gift / Sons of Zion / Let Him In / Servant
16- More Than a Million / Leroy Smart / Vintage Classics / RAS
17- Prayer and Meditation / Solomon Jabby / Firmly Planted / Altarsound
18- The People Got to Know / Sugar Minott / Ghetto-ology + Dub / Easy Star
19- The People Got to Dub / Sugar Minott / Ghetto-ology + Dub / Easy Star

20- Sooner / Lester Lewis / No Boundaries / Jet Star

21- Conquering Lion / Dominic Balli / Public Announcement / Dominic Balli
22- Conquering Lion / Yabby You / One Love, One Heart / Shanachie
23- Conquering Dub / Yabby U / King Tubby's Prophesy of Dub / Blood & Fire
24- Fire on the Mountain / Chalice/ Fire on the Mountain: Reggae Celebrates the Grateful Dead (VA) / Pow Wow
25- Piece of Bread / D.E.B. Music Players / SINGLE (mp3) / D.E.B. Music
26- Author & Finisher / Carlene Davis / The Author & Finisher / Glory

For airplay consideration, contact Mike Roots at mroots@optonline.net
Check out Mike Roots' blog, "Roots Extract"

"Down In The Country" playlist 5/7/11

"Down In The Country"

with Gary "Hoss" Lawton

Saturdays 9AM-Noon

Tuesdays 9AM-Noon [R]

1. NATIONAL ANTHEM

2. MY KIND OF PARTY – JASON ALDEAN

3. AS SHE'S WALKING AWAY – ZAC BROWN BAND AND ALAN JACKSON

4. READY FOR LOVE – ADAM BRAND

5. ALL OVER ME – JOSH TURNER

6. GET OF ON THE PAIN – GARY ALAN

7. SHUT UP AND KISS ME – MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER

8. A LITTLE BIT STRONGER – SARA EVANS

9. REMEMBER WHEN – ALAN JACKSON

10. A LITTLE GOOD NEWS – ANN MURRAY

11. YOU LIE – THE BAND PERRY

12. THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE SOUTH – ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL

13. LOOK IT UP – ASHTON SHEPARD

14. PEOPLE ARE CRAZY – BILLY CURRINGTON

15. HOLD MY BEER – TRACE ADKINS

16. SHE GOT THE GOLD MINE I GOT THE SHAFT – JERRY REED

17. HEY BARTENDER – EDDIE RABBITT

18. IF THE HOUSE IS A ROCKIN' – LEE ROY PARNELL

19. BUBBA SHOT THE JUKEBOX – MARK CHESTNUT

20. COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER – LORETTA LYNN, SHERYL CROW, MIRANDA LAMBERT

21. DON'T COME HOME A DRINKIN' WITH LOVIN' ON YOUR MIND – GRETCHEN WILSON

22. COUNTRY DONE COME TO TOWN – JOHN RICH

23. BORN FREE – KID ROCK

24. KICK A LITTLE – LITTLE TEXAS

25. THE TALKIN' SHOP REPAIR BLUES – ALAN JACKSON

26. WILDFLOWER – THE JANEDEAR GIRLS

27. JOE THE SINGING JANITOR – JUNIOR BROWN

28. SINGING THE BLUES – MARTY ROBBINS

29. COUNTRY BOY – RICKY SKAGGS

30. STAND BY YOUR MAN – TAMMY WYNETTE

31. ARE YOU GONNA KISS ME OR NOT – THOMPSON SQUARE

32. PANTS – WALKER HAYES

33. LUCKENBACH, TEXAS – WAYLON JENNINGS AND WILLIE NELSON

34. CONVOY – CW McCALL

35. EAST BOUND AND DOWN – JERRY REED

36. HOT MAMA – TRACE ADKINS

37. TOES - ZAC BROWN BAND

"Reggae Explorations" playlist 5/5/11

"Reggae Explorations"

with Mike Roots

WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT

Thursdays 7-9PM
Friday 10AM-Noon [R]
5/5/11

Song / Artist / Album / Label

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1- Running Out of Time / The Movements / Running Out of Time / GMI

2- Burning Reggae / Burning Spear / Rasta Business / Heartbeat

3- Open Your Eyes / Katalys Crew / Open Your Eyes / Katsjam

4- Duppy Meets the Conqueror / Jah Roots / SINGLE (mp3) / versionist.com

5- Malibongwe / Limit X / The Collection / Limit X

6- Momma / 'Imisi / Visions of the Father / Lion of Zion
7- These Words for Mama / Prodigal Son / Roots Gospel Vol. 1 (VA) / Katsjam

8- Mama / Germal Maxwell / SINGLE (mp3) / FreshFire

9- Mama Mama / Freddie McGregor / RAS Portraits / RAS

10- Sweet Lady / Ben Okafor / Generation / Plankton

11- Mama's Psalm / Luciano / Write My Name / Footprintz

12- Thank You Mama / Barry Brown / SINGLE (mp3) / VP
13- Mama is a Lady / Al G feat. Denise Barclay / Be Strong / AWG
14- I Love You / Jhaytea / SINGLE (mp3) / R. B. I.
15- Far Away / Sherwin Gardner / Love is Life (EP) / GospelReggae.com
16- Master Plan / Donna Marie / Now is the Time / Jet Star
17- Hello Mama Africa / Garnett Silk / Buyaka: The Ultimate Dancehall Collection (VA) / Big Beat
18- War / Roge' Abergel & Kingdom Culture / Onward & Upward / Lion of Zion

19- Be Free, Be True / Joshua Alo / Orchid Unknown / World Souljah

20- Born Again / Ziggy Soul feat. K Gees / Born Again / Glory
21- Song for the Band / The Love Circle / Children of the Jamoo Journey / Jamoo GoodNews
22- Shall We Gather at the River / Bill Bass Steel Pans / Caribbean Gospel Inspirations / Bill Bass
23- Love Fire / Bunny Wailer / Retrospective / Shanachie
24- Reaching Out to You / Twiggi / The Sun Shines Through / Rich Mar Musik
25- Dub Sur Mer / Heaven Bound / Reggae Redemption Songs (VA) / Lion of Zion

For airplay consideration, contact Mike Roots at mroots@optonline.net
Check out Mike Roots' blog, "Roots Extract"