Thursday, June 30, 2011

"Reggae Explorations" playlist 6/30/11

"Reggae Explorations"
with Mike Roots
WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT
Thursdays 7-9PM
Friday 10AM-Noon [R]
6/30/11

Song / Artist / Album / Label
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1- I'll Give Him Praise / Owen Uriah / The Heart of Uriah / Star Recordings
2- Give Thanks / Dennis Brown / Cosmic Force / Heartbeat
3- Eyes Wide Open / Positive / Never Let Go / Lion of Zion - Lion of Judah
4- Roots and Culture / Xterminator All-Stars / Dub Down Babylon / Xterminator
5- Ja Funmi / King Sunny Ade' and his African Beats / Go-Man-Go (VA) / Mango
6- King of Kings / Judy Mowatt / Soldiers of Jesus Christ: Called to Serve (VA) / Judy M
7- Not an Easy Road / Buju Banton / 'Til Shiloh / Loose Cannon - Polygram
8- Hold the Faith / Monty G / World Domination / Lion of Zion - Lion of Judah
9- Cookie Jar / Mykal Roze / Grafton 4X4 (VA) / Mesa
10- Line Dub / Stepping Forward in Dub / Stepping Forward in Dub / Abraham
11- We Need to Be as One / Septimus feat. Jamba & Junior C / Role M0del / Septi
12- Tobago Jam / Our Boys Steel Orchestra / Pan Progress / Mango
13- Be Free, Be True
/ Joshua Alo / Orchid Unknown / World Souljah
14- Apple of My Eye / Freddie McGregor / RAS Portraits / RAS
15- Love Me / Jr. Jazz / My Turn / VP
16- Deep in My Heart / Justin Hinds / Know Jah Better / Nighthawk
17- Why Do I Worry / Donna Marie / Now is the Time / Jet Star
18- Charity / Alan Charles feat. Vanessa Briggs / Strength Ah Mi Life / Focus Arts
19- True Love / Luciano / Serve Jah / VP
20- World Dub: Away with the Bad / Glen Brown & King Tubby / 2 Heavyweight: Another Blood & Fire Sampler (VA) / Blood & Fire
21- So Much Injustice / Living Stone / Here in Babylon / Living Stone
22- System Not Working / Israel Vibration / Free to Move / RAS
23- Many Rivers to Cross / Travis Finlay / Everybody Needs Jesus / Go & Tell
24- Bountiful Love
/ Wayne Stoddart / Committed / Platinum
25- One Drop / Bob Marley & The Wailers / Survival / Tuff Gong

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

Thursday, June 23, 2011

"Reggae Explorations" playlist 6/23/11

"Reggae Explorations"
with Mike Roots
WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT
Thursdays 7-9PM
Friday 10AM-Noon [R]
6/23/11

Song / Artist / Album / Label
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1- Man Hungry / Sugar Minott / Ghetto-ology + Dub / Easy Star
2- Feed the Children / Mike Roots / Unity Riddim Sessions Vol. 1 (VA) / Star
3- Stop the Starvation / Cruzan Lion (aka Teecho) / SINGLE (mp3) / ...
4- Hungry Belly A De New Stylee / Yabby You / Fleeing From The City / Shanachie
5- My Cup in Dub / Bob Marley and the Wailers / The Jamaican Dub Versions Volume 2 / Caribbean - Esoldun
6- Sweet Banana / King Sunny Ade' / The Return of the Ju Ju King / Mercury
7- Five Loaves & Two Fish Skank / Solomon Jabby / Firmly Planted in Dub / Lion of Zion
8- Give Food / Ben Okafor / Coffee with Lazarus / Plankton
9- Reggae Recipe / Desmond Dekker / Rockin' Steady: The Best of Desmond Dekker / Rhino
10- Piece of Bread / D.E.B. Players / SINGLE (mp3) / D.E.B. Music
11- All Fruits Ripe / Junior Reid / Visa / VP
12- Drink / Felicia Marion / Compassion / FIF
13- Drink for Free
/ Dominic Balli / Public Announcement / Dominic Balli
14- Living Wine / Livingstone Linton / Warrior / Livingstone Linton
15- Roast Fish & Corn Bread / Lee Perry 'The Upsetter' / Roast Fish & Corn Bread / VP
16- Banana Walk / Studio One Band / Dub Specialist: 17 Dub Shots from Studio One / Heartbeat
17- Fresh Vegetable / Stitchie / Kingdom Ambassador / ERC - Drum & Bass
18- Taste and See / Change / Change / Freedom
19- Fig Tree / Bunny Wailer / Blackheart Man / Mango
20- Almond Tree / Justin Hinds / Know Jah Better / Nighthawk
21- Food for the Hungry / Christafari / WordSound & Power / Lion of Zion
22- Wild Honey / The Skatalites / Bashaka / Marston
23- Babylon Food / Queen Makedah / Bless Africa (EP) / Oriyah
24- Spiritual Food
/ DJ Stereoman / Good News / FJ - Jet Star
25- Lord, I Thirst for You / Junior Tucker / Ready for the Rapture / Main Street
26- Take the Water / Zema / Stranger in the Gates / Melchizedek

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

Friday, June 17, 2011

"Reggae Explorations" playlist 6/17/11

"Reggae Explorations"
with Mike Roots
WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT
Thursdays 7-9PM (No broadcast this week due to Titans baseball)
Friday 10AM-Noon [R] (Special LIVE edition this week)
6/17/11

Song / Artist / Album / Label
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1- Rub a Dub Sound / Sugar Minott / Reggae Jamdown: The RAS Tapes (VA) / RAS
2- Give Thanks & Praise / Tendai / Exceedingly Abundantly / Awake
3- In the Morning / Geneman / Long Time / Lion of Zion - Tehillah
4- Ben Down / Ernie Smith / After 30 Years Life is Just for Living / Ernie Smith LTD
5- It's a Good Day / Pat Kelly / SINGLE (mp3) / Silver Kamel
6- African Cure / Afropean Flower / Afrikanisches Orgelkonzert / Afrkaner.de
7- I Can See Clearly Now / Jimmy Cliff / Cool Runnings: Music from the Motion Picture (VA) / CHAOS - Columbia
8- Three Little Birds / Bob Marley & The Wailers / Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers / Island
9- Lonely / Leeroy Morrison / God So Loved the World / 3rd Dimension
10- Somebody Loves You / Jerry Lloyd / The Best of CGN (VA) / CGN
11- Freedom Street / Ken Boothe / Eighteen Classic Songs / Trojan
12- Ain't That Loving You
/ Alton Ellis / Cry Tough / Heartbeat
13- Victory is Mine / Dennis Brown / The RAS Portraits / RAS
14- Woman in My Life / Al G / Lover's Rock / AWG
15- Show Me the Reason / Micky Paap / Show Me the Reason / Micky Paap
16- Thank You for Today / Stitchie / Real Power / Lion of Zion
17- Ethiopian Rhapsody / Aswad / Aswad / Mango
18- Milk Lane Shuffle / The Skatalites / Bashaka / Marston
19- Keep On Looking Up / Christafari / Valley of Decision / Gotee
20-
Stand Tall / Not for the Crowd / Freedom Sounds Volume 1 (VA) / Kingston Beat
21- So Much Injustice / Living Stone / Here in Babylon / Living Stone
22- Never Be Discouraged / Monty G / Until Life / LOJ Sounds
23- There is No Mountain / Zamar / Reggae Praise / BGM

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

Thursday, June 9, 2011

"Reggae Explorations" playlist 6/9/11

"Reggae Explorations"
with Mike Roots
WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT
Thursdays 7-9PM
Friday 10AM-Noon [R]
6/9/11

Song / Artist / Album / Label
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1- Nothing Can Separate Me / Geneman / Long Time / Lion of Zion - Tehillah
2- Victory / Half Pint / The Real Authentic Sampler (VA) / RAS
3- We Are (Bass) / Mention / Return to Bass / Servant
4- Country Living / Albert Griffiths & The Gladiators / A Whole Heap / Heartbeat
5- Count Your Blessings / Norris Weir / I Believe / True Gospel - Jet Star
6- New Generation / Ghetto Blaster / People / Moving Target - Celluloid
7- So Much Injustice / Living Stone / Here in Babylon / Living Stone
8- Little Patience / Majek Fashek / Little Patience / Coral
9- Rock n' Groove / Bunny Wailer / Retrospective / Shanachie
10- Run Come Purify / Solomon Jabby / SINGLE (mp3) / Altarsound
11- Run Come Dub / Solomon Jabby / SINGLE (mp3) / Altarsound
12- Render Your Heart
/ Owen Uriah / The Same Yesterday, Today and Forever / Vibes
13- You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration / Glen Washington / Number One Girl / VP
14- Roots Symphony / Dennis Bovell and the Dub Band / Audio Active / Celluloid
15- I Thank You / Philip Leo / Just 4 U / Sharma - Jet Star
16- Shakedown Street / Marcia Griffith / Fire On the Mountain: Reggae Celebrates the Grateful Dead Volume 2 (VA) / Pow Wow
17- Hold the Faith / Monty G / World Domination / Lion of Zion - Lion of Judah
18- Changing of the Times / Meditations / Anthology 1971-1979 / Nighthawk
19- Heaven / Dwain Walters / Life Lessons / Ignite
20-
Walkbout / Blood Brotherz / The Second Coming / Good Newz
21- Rain Drops Keep Falling on My Head / Dennis Brown / No Man is an Island / Studio One
22- Major Walk / Ernest Ranglin & Brentford Rockers / Studio One presents Tribute to Peckings (VA) / Studio One
23- Lion of Zion / Christafari / Gravity / Lion of Zion
24- Only Love Can Conquer / Prince Alla / Only Love Can Conquer 1976-1979 / Blood & Fire
25- Trust in the Lord / Ziggy Soul / Born Again / Glory

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

Thursday, June 2, 2011

"Reggae Explorations" playlist 6/2/11

"Reggae Explorations"
with Mike Roots
WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT
Thursdays 7-9PM
Friday 10AM-Noon [R]
6/2/11

Song / Artist / Album / Label
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1- Never Let Go / Positive / Never Let Go / Lion of Zion - Lion of Judah
2- Father Alone / Courtney Sappleton / Roots Gospel Vol. 1 (VA) / Katsjam
3- Keep on Moving / Bob Marley and the Wailers / The Collection / Revue - One Way
4- Keep on Moving Dub / Bob Marley and the Wailers / The Jamaican Dub Versions Vol. 2 (VA) / Caribbean Records - Esoldun
5- The Earth is the Lord's / Tendai / Exceedingly Abundantly / Awake
6- Our Father (Swahili) / Spear Ritual / Rough Mixes / Spear Ritual
7- Deliver Me from My Enemies / Yabby You / Deliver Me from My Enemies / Blood & Fire
8- Anti-Christ Rock / Yabby You / King Tubby's Prophesy of Dub / Blood & Fire
9- Creation / Burning Spear / Rasta Business / Heartbeat
10- On and On / Sons of Zion / Let Him In / Servant
11- Be Strong / Mention feat. Emrand Henry / Return to Bass / Servant
12- Once There's Love
/ Third World / All The Way Strong / Columbia
13- Jus' Reality / DJ Stereoman / Dancehall Gospel / FJ
14- Meditate / Blaminack / SINGLE (mp3) / versionist.com
15- Open Your Eyes / Katalys Crew / Open Your Eyes / Katsjam
16- Pep-Up / Bobby Ellis and the Crew / Shaka / Dublab
17- I Thank You / Philip Leo / Just 4 U / Sharma - Jet Star
18- Victory is Mine / Dennis Brown / RAS Portraits / RAS
19- No One But You / Avion Blackman feat. Mark Mohr / Sweet Life / Lion of Zion
20-
Reckless Gambler / Andrew G feat. L.P. Miller / I Declare War / Good Newz
21- Real Situation / Bob Marley & The Wailers / Uprising / Tuff Gong
22- Da Plan / Alan Charles feat. Tendai / Da Plan / Focus Arts
23- Little Patience / Majek Fashek / Little Patience / Coral
24- You Are Not Alone / Pam Hall / Strictly the Best 16 (VA) / VP
25- Next Generation / Troy Anthony / Next Generation / TA
26- Fire Corner / King Stitt / Reggae Fire Beat / Jamaican Gold
27- Cornerstone Rock Dub / Blaminack / SINGLE (mp3) / versionist.com

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