"Reggae Explorations" playlist 11/3/11

"Reggae Explorations"

with Mike Roots

WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT

Thursdays 7-9PM
Friday 10AM-Noon [R]
11/3/11

Song / Artist / Album / Label

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1- Zimbabwe / Bob Marley & The Wailers / Survival / Tuff Gong

2- New York / Albert Griffiths & The Gladiators / A Whole Heap / Heartbeat

3- Israel / 'Imisi / Forward / Lion of Zion

4- Trenchtown Rock / Bob Marley & The Wailers / The Collection / Revue - One Way
5- (Jesus Is) Trenchtown Rock / Ziggy Soul / Genesis / VP

6- Majek Fashek in a New York / Majek Fashek and the Prisoners of Conscience / Spirit of Love / Interscope
7- Addis Ababa Yammy / Winston Wright / Who Done It / Third World

8- Bozrah / Christafari / To the Foundation / Lion of Zion

9- Sweet Jamaica / Tony Rebel / Vibes of the Time / CHAOS - Columbia

10- Trinbago, You Nice / Ras Shorty I & The Love Circle / Jamoo Journey / Jamoo Goodnews Ltd.

11- Africa Dub / Roots Radics & Soul Syndicate / SINGLE (mp3) / Silver Kamel

12- Kingston Town / UB40 / Labour of Love II / Virgin

13- Girl from Hiroshima / Third World / Sense of Purpose / Columbia
14- Ethiopian Rhapsody / Aswad / Aswad / Mango
15- Jerusalem / Mr. Lynx / Seeds You Sow / Lion of Zion - Lion of Judah
16- Movie Over India / Apache Indian / No Reservations / Mango
17- Baltimore / The Tamlins / Dubwise & Otherwise: A Blood and Fire Audio Catalogue (VA) / Blood and Fire
18- From Russia with Love / The Skatalites / Riddim CD #03 (VA) / GEMA
19- Kingston Sound / The Israelites / Jamaican Celebration / JumpUp!

20- American Dream / Dominic Balli feat. Sonny Sandoval / American Dream / Lion of Zion
21- Africa Will Be / Ben Okafor / Coffee With Lazarus / Plankton
22- East L.A. / Barri / Lovelight Shining / Valley Vue
23- Africa Anointed / Limit X, Christafari & Stitchie / Africa Anointed (VA) / Lion of Zion

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

"Reggae Explorations" playlist 10/27/11

"Reggae Explorations"

with Mike Roots

WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT

Thursdays 7-9PM
Friday 10AM-Noon [R]
10/27/11

Song / Artist / Album / Label

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1- Alli Alli Ho / Mikey Spice / Strictly the Best 18 (VA) / VP

2- Father, Son and Holy Spirit/United / Geneman / Long Time / Lion of Zion - Tehillah

3- Drink for Free / Dominic Balli / Public Announcement / Dominic Balli

4- Feel Like Moving / Luciano / Messenger / Island Jamaica
5- The Holy Hill / Albert Griffiths & The Gladiators / A Whole Heap / Heartbeat

6- Creation Blues / Augustus Pablo / Blowing With the Wind / Shanachie
7- Ubangiji / Bola / Take It Back / Bola

8- Love and Affection / Positive/ Never Let Go / Lion of Zion - Lion of Judah

9- Peace Officer / Jimmy Cliff / Special / Columbia

10- Get Up / Jennifer Howland / Daughter of the King / Lion of Zion

11- Who Feels It Knows It / Rita Marley / Who Feels It Knows It / Shanachie

12- One Iration / Zema / Zema / Melchizedek

13- Deep in My Heart / Justin Hinds / Know Jah Better / Nighthawk
14- Emotions / Al G / Lover's Rock / AWG
15- Victory is Mine / Dennis Brown / RAS Portraits / RAS
16- All Around / Hugh DeFrance / Reggae Redemption Songs Vol. 2 (VA) / Lion of Zion
17- What a Day / The Skatalites / Bashaka / Marston
18- Broken-Down Communication / Christafari / Gravity / Lion of Zion
19- Hornsman on the Reel / Rolling Lion Studio / House of Dread / Renegade Media

20- Third World Girl / Avion Blackman / SINGLE (mp3) / Lion of Zion
21- You Got the Dough / The Ethiopians / Engine 54: Let's Ska and Rock Steady / Jamaican Gold
22- Power Struggle / Solomon Jabby / SINGLE (mp3) / Altarsound
23- Coming in From the Cold / Bob Marley & The Wailers / Uprising / Tuff Gong

24- Love is the Key / Mention / SINGLE (mp3) / Servant
25- Stand / Mo' Than Conquerors / Power / Malak
26- Hardcore Dub / Messian Dread / Messenjah Dub / mp3.com CD

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

"Reggae Explorations" playlist 10/20/11

"Reggae Explorations"

with Mike Roots

WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT

Thursdays 7-9PM
Friday 10AM-Noon [R]
10/20/11

Song / Artist / Album / Label

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1- Little Patience / Majek Fashek / Little Patience / Coral

2- Rat Race / Bob Marley & The Wailers / Rastaman Vibration / Tuff Gong

3- His Grace / Clifford Henry / Roots Gospel Vol. 1 (VA) / Katsjam

4- Greatest Love / Troy Anthony / Next Generation / TA
5- I Can See Clearly Now / Jimmy Cliff / Cool Runnings: Music from the Motion Picture (VA) / CHAOS - Columbia

6- Stepping Forward / Stepping Forward in Dub / Stepping Forward in Dub / Abraham
7- The Feel I Get / Kujo Oti / Test of Faith / Bellbottom

8- Why Birds Follow Spring / Alton Ellis / Cry Tough / Heartbeat

9- Power Struggle / Solomon Jabby / SINGLE (mp3) / Altarsound

10- My Band / Our Boys Steel Orchestra / Pan Progress / Mango

11- Love Fire / Bunny Wailer / Retrospective / Shanachie

12- Psalm 146 / Joshua Alo / Orchid Unknown / World Souljah

13- Our Father / Tendai / Exceedingly Abundantly / Awake
14- Girl From Hiroshima / Third World / Sense of Purpose / Columbia
15- Take My Love / Dominic Balli / American Dream / Lion of Zion
16- The Way She Walks / Gregory Isaacs / Happiness Come 74-77 / Jamaican Gold
17- We Belong Together / Living Stone / Here in Babylon / Living Stone
18- Humanity Dub / Yabby You feat. Michael Prophet / Dub It To The Top 1976-1979 / Blood & Fire
19- Reaching Out To You / Twiggi / The Sun Shines Through / Rich Mar Musik

20- War / Roge' Abergel & Kingdom Culture / Onward & Upward / Lion of Zion
21- Heart of Worship / Dwain Walters / SINGLE (mp3) / IMG
22- Walk Foot Man / Albert Griffiths & The Gladiators / Heartbeat Reggae Now! (VA) / Heartbeat
23- Good Soil / Jah Servant / Good Soil / Servant

24- Suspicious Minds / Anthony Johnson / Togetherness / CSI
25- Stand / Mo' Than Conquerors / Power / Malak
26- Hardcore Dub / Messian Dread / Messenjah Dub / mp3.com CD

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

"Reggae Explorations" playlist 10/13/11

"Reggae Explorations"

with Mike Roots

WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT

Thursdays 7-9PM
Friday 10AM-Noon [R]
10/13/11

Song / Artist / Album / Label

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1- A Friend in Need / Luciano / Messenger / Island Jamaica

2- No Man is an Island / Dennis Brown / No Man is an Island / Studio One

3- Love One Another / Tony Rebel / Vibes of the Time / CHAOS - Columbia

4- Where the Unity / Bredren Markus I / Unity Riddim Sessions Vol. 1 (VA) / Star Recordings
5- Brother to Brother / Junior Tucker feat. Beres Hammond / Brand New / Main Street

6- Get Together / Big Mountain / Resistance / Giant
7- I'm Not Tired / Majek Fashek & The Prisoners of Conscience / Spirit of Love / Interscope

8- Love in Any Language / Wayne Stoddart / Love Convictions / Undiluted Muzik

9- Generation / Kay Morris & The Jewels feat. Lester Lewis / Unite / Jewels

10- Let the Children Play / Freddie McGregor / Grafton 4x4 (VA) / Mesa

11- Love Thy Neighbour / Vivian Jackson and the Defenders / Yabby You: Jesus Dread 1972-1977 (VA) / Blood & Fire

12- He is My Friend / Luciano / Where There is Life / Island Jamaica

13- Best Friend / Christafari / Valley of Decision / Gotee
14- Be Together / Joseph Israel / Gone are the Days / New Door
15- Let's Come Together / Semi / Conscious Paradise / 4YA
16- Blood Brothers / Ben Okafor and Garth Hewitt / Blood Brothers / What
17- We Need to Be as One / Septimus feat. Geneman, Jamba & Junior C / Role Model / Septi
18- One Love/People Get Ready / Bob Marley & The Wailers / Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers / Island
19- The More We are Together / Sugar Minott / Rare Gems / Easy Star

20- Rootsman Message / Jah Servant / Good Soil / Servant
21- Call for My People / Monty G / No Stoppin' Mixtape / Lion of Judah
22- Blood Brother / Blaminack / SINGLE (mp3) / versionist.com

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

"Reggae Explorations" playlist 10/6/11

"Reggae Explorations"

with Mike Roots

WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT

Thursdays 7-9PM
Friday 10AM-Noon [R]
10/6/11

Song / Artist / Album / Label

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1- Who Set the Captive Free? / Al G / Be Strong / AWG

2- Coming in From the Cold / Bob Marley & The Wailers / Uprising / Tuff Gong

3- Trust in the Lord / Ziggy Soul / Born Again / Glory

4- Back and Forth / Jah Servant / Good Soil / Servant
5- Valves N' Plates / Rolling Lion Studio / House of Dread / Renegade Media

6- Jah is Our Keeper / Jimmy Tucker / Rise Up!: Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs Vol. II / Studio One
7- Tomorrow is Too Long / Blaminack / SINGLE (mp3) / versionist.com

8- Follow, Follow / Spear Ritual / Rough Mixes / Spear Ritual

9- Roll Call / Tenor Saw / Fever / Blue Mountain - RAS

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

11- Next Generation / Troy Anthony / Next Generation / TA

12- Burning Reggae / Burning Spear / Rasta Business / RAS

13- Dub Sur Mer / Heaven Bound / Reggae Redemption Songs (VA) / Lion of Zion
14- Work it Out / Debbi Verbz feat. Bruce German / Royal Love (Maxi Single) / BAM
15- Empress Love / Luciano / Jet Star Reggae Max Part 2 / Jet Star
16- No One But You / Avion Blackman feat. Mark Mohr / Sweet Life / Lion of Zion
17- Favela / Dominic Balli feat. Nengo Vieira / American Dream / Lion of Zion
18- Milk Lane Shuffle / The Skatalites / Bashaska / Marston
19- Boderation / Bunny Wailer / SINGLE (mp3) / Shanachie

20- Strong Tower / Solomon Jabby / Rootical Revelations / Altarsound
21- Instru 3 / The Slickers / SINGLE (mp3) / Tad's
22- Must Be a First / The Meditations / Reggae Crazy: Anthology 1971-1979 / Nighthawk
23- If I Were You / Wailing Souls / All Over the World / CHAOS - Columbia
24- Kneel at the Cross / Norris Weir / I Believe / True Gospel - Jet Star
25- Jah Over I / Yabby U / SINGLE (mp3) / Prophet
26- Jah Mercies / Yabby U & King Tubby / SINGLE (mp3) / Prophet

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

"Reggae Explorations" playlist 9/29/11

"Reggae Explorations"

with Mike Roots

WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT

Thursdays 7-9PM
Friday 10AM-Noon [R]
9/29/11

Song / Artist / Album / Label

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1- Gain the World / Zema / Look at the Heart / Melchizedek

2- Money Can't Buy / Troy Anthony / Next Generation / TA

3- Your World and Mine / Luciano / Where There is Life / Island Jamaica

4- I'm Not Tired / Majek Fashek and the Prisoners of Conscience / Spirit of Love / Interscope
5- Love is All / Jimmy Cliff / Special / Columbia

6- I Go Ka / Ali Farka Toure / The Source / Hannibal - World Circuit

7- Yahweh is for Us / Nothing to Dread / Reggae Praise / Star Song

8- World Dub: Away with the Bad / Glen Brown & King Tubby / 2 Heavyweight: Another Blood & Fire Sampler (VA) / Blood & Fire

9- To Plant / Breeze (aka Jean "Binta" Breeze) / Word Sound 'Ave Power: Dub Poets and Dub (VA) / Heartbeat

10- Tobago Jam / Our Boys Steel Orchestra / Pan Progress / Mango

11- Ready to Go / Tony Rebel feat. Marcia Griffiths / If Jah / VP

12- We Won't Stop / Dominic Balli / American Dream / Lion of Zion
13- Let's Come Together / Semi / Conscious Paradise / 4YA
14- Three Little Little Birds / Bob Marley & The Wailers / Legend: The Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers / Island
15- Hard Times / Mike Roots / Freedom & Struggle / Star Recordings
16- Never Let Go / Positive / Never Let Go / Lion of Zion - Lion of Judah
17- Power Struggle / Solomon Jabby / SINGLE (mp3) / Altarsound
18- Happiness Come / Gregory Isaacs / Happiness Come: 74-77 / Jamaican Gold

19- Linsted Market / Winston Wright / Who Done It / Third World
20- Your Kingdom Come / Ben Okafor & Garth Hewitt / Blood Brothers / What
21- Where the Children Play / Horace Andy / Skylarking / Studio One
22- Country Living / Albert Griffiths & The Gladiators / A Whole Heap / Heartbeat
23- Son of Man / Clinton Senior / SINGLE (7") / Stone House
24- Experiment 1: A Handful of Dub / Messian Dread / Messenjah Dub / mp3.com CD

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

"Reggae Explorations" playlist 9/22/11

"Reggae Explorations"

with Mike Roots

WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT

Thursdays 7-9PM
Friday 10AM-Noon [R]
9/22/11

Song / Artist / Album / Label

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1- We Won't Stop / Dominic Balli / American Dream / Lion of Zion

2- Show Me the Reason / Micky Paap / Show Me the Reason / Micky Paap

3- Reggae Got Soul / Toots and the Maytals / Time Tough: The Anthology / Island Jamaica

4- Think Twice / Delroy Williams / SINGLE (7") / Rockers
5- One Love/People Get Ready / Bob Marley & The Wailers / Legend: The Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers / Island

6- The Lord is My Shepherd / Tendai / Exceedingly Abundantly / Awake

7- The Battle Prayer / Terl Bryant feat. Ben Okafor / Timbrel / Rhythm House

8- The World is Troubled / Dennis Brown / SINGLE (mp3) / Shanachie

9- Valves N' Plates / Rolling Lion Studio / House of Dread / Renegade Media

10- Go Ye / Roge' Abergel & Kingdom Culture / Onward & Upward / Lion of Zion

11- Go Ye Dub / Roge' Abergel & Kingdom Culture / Dubs of Glory/ Lion of Zion

12- Make it Right / Jennifer Howland / Daughter of the King / Lion of Zion
13- You're Gonna Need Love / Garnett Silk / Silky Mood / VP
14- Show Some Love / Jai / Best Friend / Image
15- Across the Bridge / Scatta / Reggae Gives Thanks and Praise (VA) / Brickwall
16- Everywhere I Go / Bim Sherman / Pressure Sounds Amazon Compilation / Pressure Sounds
17- Dawning / Bobby Simpson / Dawning / SL
18- Black Organ / Blacker Black / Pressure Sounds Amazon Compilation (VA) / Pressure Sounds

19- Living in a Suitcase / Ben Okafor / Generation / Plankton
20- Power Struggle / Solomon Jabby / SINGLE (mp3) / Altarsound
21- Tell of His Goodness / Regina Wingate / Priceless / Good Newz
22- Earth Crisis / Steel Pulse / Smash Hits / Elektra
23- No Rest 'Til Zion / Blaminack / SINGLE (mp3) / versionist.com
24- Love is the Key / Mention / SINGLE (mp3) / Servant

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