Thursday, February 23, 2012

"Reggae Explorations" playlist 2/23/12

"Reggae Explorations"
with Mike Roots
WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT
Thursdays 7-9PM
2/23/12

Song / Artist / Album / Label
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1- Jah Love / Culture / Baldhead Bridge / Shanachie
2- Genesis / Majek Fashek / Prisoner of Conscience / Mango
3- How Could You / Buju Banton / Til' Shiloh / Loose Cannon/Polygram
4- Under Heavy Dub / Bunny Lee & The Aggrovators / United Reggae Sampler, October 2011 (VA) / United Reggae Magazine
5- The Earth is the Lord's
/ Tendai / Exceedingly Abundantly / Awake
6- Reggae Music / Avion Blackman / Third World Girl / Lion of Zion
7- Zion Mourns / Dominic Balli / Public Announcement / Dominic Balli
8- Take Me Home, Country Roads / Toots and the Maytals / Time Tough: The Anthology / Island Jamaica
9- I Know a Place / The Israelites / Roots / JumpUp!
10- Power Struggle / Solomon Jabby / SINGLE (mp3) / Altarsound
11- General Amin / Inner Circle & The Fatman Riddim Section / Dubwise & Otherwise 2: A Blood and Fire Audio Catalogue (VA) / Blood & Fire
12- Forever Loving Jah / Justin Dillavou / Livications Unplugged (EP) / Justin Dillavou
13- True Love / Luciano / Serve Jah / VP
14- Money Can't Buy
/ Troy Anthony / Next Generation / TA
15- Rhythm So Divine / Joshua Alo / Orchid Unknown / World Souljah
16- Throw Some Water In / Lee Perry 'The Upsetter' / Roast Fish & Corn Bread / VP
17- Reggae Music / Avion Blackman / Third World Girl / Lion of Zion
18- The More We Are Together / Sugar Minott / Rare Gems / Easy Star
19- Who We Are / Zema / Look at the Heart / Melchizedek
20- I Have a Liberty / Johnny Kwesi Annan & Mental Dread / Gospel - Roots - Reggae / GEMA
21-
Rightful Ruler Riddim / Rolling Lion Studio / House of Dread / Renegade Media
22- She's Faced the Hardest Times (Wildflower) / Anthony Jackson / Togetherness / CSI
23- Live in Stereo / Living Stone / Here in Babylon / Living Stone
24- Love Heights / Jimmy Cliff / Special / Columbia
25- Make it Right / Jennifer Howland / Daughter of the King / Lion of Zion
26- No Woman, Now Cry / Bob Marley / Dreams of Freedom: Ambient Translations of Bob Marley in Dub / Axiom/Island
27- Dry Bones / Glen Washington / Number One Girl / VP

For airplay consideration, contact Mike Roots at mroots@optonline.net

Check out Mike Roots' blog, "Roots Extract

Thursday, February 9, 2012

"Reggae Explorations" playlist 2/16/12

"Reggae Explorations"
with Mike Roots
WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT
Thursdays 7-9PM
2/16/12

Song / Artist / Album / Label
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1- Brighter Day / Semi / Conscious Paradise / 4YA
2- Live and Let Live / Jr. Jazz / My Turn / VP
3- Dub it Easy/ Dub Specialist / 17 Dub Shots from Studio One / Heartbeat
4- Fire Corner / King Stitt / Reggae Fire Beat / Jamaican Gold
5- Dance Beat
/ King Stitt / Reggae Fire Beat / Jamaican Gold
6- Reggae Music / Avion Blackman / Third World Girl / Lion of Zion
7- House on the Rock / Dennis Brown / Reggae Culture: More Heartbeat Reggae Now! (VA) / Heartbeat
8- Count Your Blessings / Norris Weir / I Believe / TG/Jet Star
9- Prayer / Yellowman / RAS Portraits / RAS
10- Throw Down Your Arms / Burning Spear / Harder Than the Best / Mango
11- Chariots of Dub / Roge' Abergel & Kingdom Culture / Dubs of Glory / Lion of Zion
12- Never Let Go / Positive / Never Let Go / Lion of Zion/Lion of Judah
13- Armagideon / Junior C / Faith / Red Clay
14- Battering Down Survival
/ E.T. Webster / SINGLE (mp3) / Runn
15- Will You Be Mine / Monty G feat. Kristine Alicia / SINGLE (mp3) / Lion of Zion
16- More Than a Million / Leroy Smart / Vintage Classics / RAS
17- Don't Go / Gregory Isaacs / Happiness Come / Jamaican Gold
18- Joyful Dub / Stepping Forward in Dub / Stepping Forward in Dub / Abraham
19- Real / Sherwin Gardner / Love is Life (EP) / GospelReggae.com
20- Fisherman / Howie Hutchinson / Journeyman / GospelReggae.com
21-
Country Living / Albert Griffiths & The Gladiators / A Whole Heap / Heartbeat
22- Love Thy Neighbour / Vivian Jackson and the Defenders / Yabby You: Jesus Dread 1972-77 (VA) / Blood & Fire
23- Love Thy Neighbour Version / King Tubby's / Yabby You: Jesus Dread 1972-77 (VA) / Blood & Fire
24- Jammin' in the Rain (LIVE) / Ziggy Marley / Free Singles Collection / ZiggyMarley.com
25- Were You There / Owen Uriah / The Heart of Uriah / Star
26- Da Plan / Alan Charles feat. Tendai / Da Plan / Focus Arts

For airplay consideration, contact Mike Roots at
mroots@optonline.net

Check out Mike Roots' blog, "Roots Extract

Friday, February 3, 2012

"Reggae Explorations" playlist 2/2/12

"Reggae Explorations"
with Mike Roots
WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT
Thursdays 7-9PM
2/2/12

Song / Artist / Album / Label
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1- Play On / John Brown's Body / Among Them / Shanachie
2- Baltimore / The Tamlins / Dubwise & Otherwise 2: A Blood and Fire Audio Catalogue (VA) / Blood & Fire
3- Forever Loving Jah / Justin Dillavou / Livications Unplugged (EP) / Justin Dillavou
4- Hiding Place / Christafari / Gravity / Lion of Zion
5- Place in Your Heart
/ Garnett Silk / The World of Digital-B (VA) / Mesa
6- Pressure Drop / Justin Dillavou / Livications Unplugged (EP) / Justin Dillavou
7- Milk Lane Shuffle / The Skatalites / Bashaka / Marston
8- Lion of Judah / Temple Yard / Temple Yard / Gotee
9- Tell Me Why / Ben Okafor / Generation / Plankton
10- I Can Do Anything / Ziggy Soul / Genesis / Glory/VP
11- Run Come Rally / Yabby You / One Love, One Heart / Shanachie
12- Rally Dub (Upsetter Mix) / Yabby You / Yabby You: Jesus Dread 1972-77 (VA) / Blood & Fire
13- Under Heavy Dub / Bunny Lee & The Aggrovators / United Reggae Sampler, October 2011 (VA) / United Reggae Magazine
14- Thank You for Today
/ Stitchie / Real Power / Lion of Zion
15- Freedom Fighter / Half Pint / Classics / Hightone
16- Dubbing to Zion / Roge' Abergel & Kingdom Culture / Dubs of Glory / Lion of Zion
17- Drink for Free / Dominic Balli / Public Announcement / Dominic Balli
18- Youth Revolution (Version) / Solomon Jabby / Rootical Revelations / Altarsound
19- Stop That Train / The Workingmen feat. Sly & Robbie, Warren Haynes and Merl Saunders / Fire on the Mountain 2: Reggae Celebrates the Grateful Dead (VA) / Pow Wow
20- Turn on Your Lovelight / Toots / Fire on the Mountain 2: Reggae Celebrates the Grateful Dead (VA) / Pow Wow
21-
Black River Dub / Dub Street Rockers / Soul Winner / Kingdom Beat
22- A Mi Man / Septimus / War Against the Devil / Septi
23- Get Together / Big Mountain / Resistance / Giant
24- Power of His Majesty Riddim / Rolling Lion Studio / House of Dread / Renegade Media

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