Friday, June 29, 2012

"Reggae Explorations" playlist 6/28/12

"Reggae Explorations"
with Mike Roots
WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT
Thursdays 7-9PM
6/28/12

Song / Artist / Album / Label
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1- Colors of the Rainbow / Dillavou / Nuff Badness (EP) / Lion of Zion
2- So Long / Majek Fashek and the Prisoners of Conscience / Spirit of Love / Interscope
3- Better Days / Semi / Conscious Paradise / 4YA
4- Transgressor Dub / Blaminack / SINGLE (mp3) / versionist.com
5- Together We Stand / Johnnie Rice / Subwackie Presents "Five The Hard Way" / Tachylon/Wackies
6- Let it Go / Avion Blackman / Third World Girl / Lion of Zion

7- Yesu Nkoaa Nowo Tumi (Only Jesus Has the Power) / Kenneth Appiah / Keep On / Lion of Zion
8- Give Something You've Got / Rusty / Manifestation / Nine Above
9- Power Struggle / Solomon Jabby / SINGLE (mp3) / Altarsound
10- Walls of Jerusalem / Vivian Jackson and the Prophets / Yabby You: Jesus Dread 1972-1977 (VA) / Blood & Fire
11- Jerusalem Dub / King Tubby's / Yabby You: Jesus Dread 1972-1977 (VA) / Blood & Fire
12- Jerusalem Dub / Christafari and Friends feat. Roge Abergel / Dubshots (VA) / Lion of Zion
13- Scheme of Things / Bunny Wailer / Protest / Mango
14- Armor of God / Asherman Meets Dub Street Rockers / Zion Ready / JumpUp!
15- All We Need is Love / Dominic Balli / American Dream / Lion of Zion
16- Lost in Dub / The Heptones / Dub Specialist: 17 Dub Shots from Studio One (VA) / Heartbeat
17- She's Faced the Hardest Times / Anthony Johnson / Togetherness / CSI
18- Without Your Love / Bonitto Hassock / SINGLE (mp3) / 7 Music Promotions
19- We Belong Together / Living Stone / Here in Babylon / Living Stone
20- Anniversary Dub / Deyansa / SINGLE (mp3) / Silver Kamel
21- He is Greater (Roots Version) / Christafari / SINGLE (mp3) / Lion of Zion
22- Trod / Zema with the Gladiators / Jubilee / Melchizedek
23- Yahweh is For Us / Nothing to Dread / Reggae Praise / Star Song
24- Strange Things / Sugar Minott / Ghetto-ology + Dub / Easy Star
25- Strange Dub / Sugar Minott / Ghetto-ology + Dub / Easy Star
26- Move On / Sherwin Gardner / Relentless / Lion of Zion


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

Check out Mike Roots' blog, "Roots Extract

Friday, June 15, 2012

"Reggae Explorations" playlist 6/14/12

"Reggae Explorations"
with Mike Roots
WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT
Thursdays 7-9PM
6/14/12

Song / Artist / Album / Label
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1- Thank U Lord / Clifford Henry / Roots Gospel Vol. 1 (VA) / Katsjam
2- Little Patience / Majek Fashek / Little Patience / Coral
3- Father, I Know / Anthony Que / SINGLE (7") / Bruck Foreigner
4- Shine Like a Star / Monty G / King's Highway / Lion of Zion
5- Shaka Version / Twilight Circus Dub Sound System / The Essential Collection / E
6- You Got the Dough / The Ethiopians / Engine 54: Let's Ska and Rock Steady / Jamaican Gold

7- Mama / Mbongeni Ngema & Hugh Masekela / Sarafina! / Shanachie
8- Cool Runnings / Bunny Wailer / Retrospective / Shanachie
9- Better Days / Semi / Conscious Paradise / 4YA
10- Chemistry / Kingsley Wray / Chemistry / KA One
11- Make it Right / Jennifer Howland / Daughter of the King / Lion of Zion
12- Dub it Right / Christafari and Friends feat. Jennifer Howland / Dubshots (VA) / Lion of Zion
13- Girl from Hiroshima / Third World / Sense of Purpose / Columbia
14- Love is a Fire / John Brown's Body / Among Them / Shanachie
15- Far Away / Sherwin Gardner / Love is Life (EP) / GospelReggae.com
16- Kingston Town / UB40 / Labour of Love II / Virgin
17- Always Around / Third World feat. Dean Fraser / Patriots / Third World
18- Bitter Tears / Ben Okafor & Garth Hewitt / Blood Brothers / What?
19- In Times Like These / Tony Brevette / I Must Tell Jesus / Jet Star Gospel Times
20- Worthy is the Lamb / Glen Washington / SINGLE (7") / Ranking Joe
21- Speak for Yourself / Troy Anthony / Next Generation / TA
22- Redemption Draweth Nigh / Lady Junie / Soldiers of Jesus Christ: Called to Serve (VA) / Judy M
23- Liquidator / Winston Wright / Who Done It / Third World
24- I'll Give You Praise / Owen Uriah / The Heart of Uriah / Star Recordings
25- Only Jah Jah / Christafari / SINGLE (mp3) / Lion of Zion
26- Get Together / Big Mountain / Resistance / Giant


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

Check out Mike Roots' blog, "Roots Extract

Friday, June 1, 2012

"Reggae Explorations" playlist 5/31/12

"Reggae Explorations"
with Mike Roots
WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT
Thursdays 7-9PM
5/24/12

Song / Artist / Album / Label
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1- She's Faced the Hardest of Times / Anthony Johnson / Togetherness / CSI
2- Ethiopian Rhapsody / Aswad / Aswad / Mango
3- Visions / Luciano / Visions / Jet Star
4- Weighed Down / Bola feat. Ragga Bishop / What Do I Do? / Inner Hub
5- World Dub: Away With the Bad / Glen Brown & King Tubby / 2 Heavyweight: Another Blood & Fire Sampler (VA) / Blood & Fire
6- Our Father / Tendai / Exceedingly Abundantly / Awake

7- Hakuna Matata / David Mporampora & Sifa! Sifa! Africa / African Safari of Praise / mp3.com CD
8- Struggling Man / Jimmy Cliff / The Best of Jimmy Cliff / Reprise
9- Better Days / Semi / Conscious Paradise / 4YA
10- Honour Your Mother and Father / Desmond Dekker / Rockin' Steady: The Best of Desmond Dekker / Rhino
11- Honor Your Mother and Father / The Israelites / Jamaican Celebration / JumpUp!
12- Colors of the Rainbow / Dillavou / Nuff Badness (EP) / Lion of Zion
13- Creation Blues / Augustus Pablo / Blowing With the Wind / Shanachie
14- Broken Down Communication / Christafari / Gravity / Lion of Zion
15- Stars / Cornell Campbell / Silver Jubilee: 25 Classic Cuts / Rhino
16- Starring Dub / Dub Specialist / 17 Dub Shots from Studio One / Heartbeat
17- Drink for Free / Dominic Balli / Public Announcement / Dominic Balli
18- Shine Like a Star / Monty G / King's Highway / Lion of Zion
19- Give I Strength / Stitchie / Real Power / Lion of Zion 
20- Downtown Rock / King Tubby Meets Larry Marshall / I Admire You in Dub / Motion
21- Know Your Worth / Sherwin Gardner / Relentless / Lion of Zion 
22- Pressure Drop / Toots and the Maytals / Time Tough: The Anthology / Island Jamaica
23- Pressure Drop / Dillavou / Livications Unplugged (EP) / Justin Dillavou
24- We Need You (Remix) / Mr. J feat. Deacon Culture / SINGLE (mp3) / ...
25- Armour / Kingsley Wray / Chemistry /  KA One
26- 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


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

Check out Mike Roots' blog, "Roots Extract