"Reggae Explorations" playlist 7/14/11

"Reggae Explorations"

with Mike Roots

WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT

Thursdays 7-9PM
Friday 10AM-Noon [R]
7/14/11

Song / Artist / Album / Label

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1- Everywhere You Go / Bim Sherman / Pressure Sounds Amazon Compilation (VA) / Pressure Sounds

2- Happy is He / Queen Makedah / Spiritual Healing / Oriyah

3- Third World Girl / Avion Blackman / SINGLE (mp3) / Lion of Zion

4- Stranger / Blaminack / SINGLE (mp3) / versionist.com
5- Messiah / Feladey and Friends / Africa Anointed (VA) / Lion of Zion

6- Only Love Can Conquer / Prince Alla / Only Love Can Conquer: 1976-1979 / Blood & Fire

7- Bend Down Low / Bob Marley & The Wailers / Natty Dread / Tuff Gong

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

9- And Can It Be / Aquannette Chinnery / Hold Your Head Up High / Ronakam

10- Earth Crisis / Steel Pulse / Smash Hits / Elektra

11- Train to Glory / Solomon Jabby / SINGLE (mp3) / Altarsound

12- Train to Glory / The Ethiopians / Engine 54: Let's Ska and Rock Steady / Jamaican Gold
13- Undecided / Ernest Ranglin / Memories of Barber Mack / Island Jamaica Jazz
14- Special / Jimmy Cliff / Special / Columbia
15- Everything I Own / Ken Boothe / Eighteen Classic Songs / Trojan
16- Woman in My Life / Al G / Signature / AWG
17- Hold Up the Light (Urban Remix) / The Percy Bady Experience feat. Big Jim Wright & Papa San / 4 Play (EP) / GospoCentric
18- Redeeming the Time / Monty G & Mr. Lynx / Reggae Redemption Songs 2 (VA) / Lion of Zion

19- Revolutionary Sound / DJ Stereoman / Good News / Jet Star - FJ
20- Rema Jam / Stepping Forward in Dub / Stepping Forward in Dub / Abraham
21- Love Shines Brighter / Culture / Baldhead Bridge / Shanachie
22- El Shaddai / Ben Okafor / Diverted Traffic / Roadsweeper

23- Mr. Tambourine Man / Fourth Street Sisters / Blowin' In The Wind: A Reggae Tribute to Bob Dylan (VA) / Madacy

For airplay consideration, contact Mike Roots at mroots@optonline.net
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"Reggae Explorations" playlist 7/8/11

"Reggae Explorations"

with Mike Roots

WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT

Thursdays 7-9PM
Friday 10AM-Noon [R]
7/8/11

Song / Artist / Album / Label

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1- Look to the Hills / Elisha / The Servant's Quarters Riddim Sessions (VA) / Servant

2- Armageddon / Junior C / Faith / Red Clay Recordings

3- Play I / Meditations / Reggae Crazy: Anthology 1971-1979 / Nighthawk

4- The Feel I Get / Kujo Oti / Test of Faith / Bellbottom
5- Learn Fi Live Up / Nardo Ranks / Cool and Humble / Heartbeat

6- Eyes Wide Open / Positive / Never Let Go / Lion of Zion - Lion of Judah

7- Change Your Ways / Dada Wasp / Subwackie Presents "Five The Hard Way" (VA) / Wackie's

8- Love is the Key / Mention / SINGLE (mp3) / Servant

9- Not Satisfied / Aswad / Live and Direct / Mango

10- Remove These Clouds of Darkness / Richie Stephens / The Man Upstairs / ERC

11- Family Plan / Ras Shorty I & The Love Circle / Jamoo Victory / Jamoo GoodNews

12- Cassava Piece / Augustus Pablo / SINGLE (mp3) / Shanachie
13- She's Faced the Hardest of Times / Anthony Johnson / Togetherness / CSI
14- Sweet Memories / Itals / Modern Age / RAS
15- When I Get Home / Sherwin Gardner / Love is Life (EP) / GospelReggae.com
16- Do Not Judge / Ziggy Soul / Roots Gospel Vol. 2 (VA) / Katsjam
17- Pick the Beam / Yabby You / Deliver Me From My Enemies / Blood & Fire
18- Pick the Beam (Version) / Yabby You / Deliver Me From My Enemies / Blood & Fire

19- Black and White / Freddie McGregor & Brigadier Jerry / SINGLE (mp3) / Sanctuary - RAS
20- Books of the Bible / Denzil Dennis / Give Thanks / Jet Star
21- Train to Glory / Solomon Jabby / SINGLE (mp3) / Altarsound
22- Beautiful Star / Living Stone feat. St. Matthew / Here in Babylon / Living Stone

23- Little Patience / Majek Fashek / Little Patience / Coral
24- Brighter Way / Troy Anthony / Next Generation / TA

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