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

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