"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"Reggae Explorations" playlist 9/15/11

"Reggae Explorations"

with Mike Roots

WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT

Thursdays 7-9PM
Friday 10AM-Noon [R]
9/15/11

Song / Artist / Album / Label

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1- True / Geneman / Long Time / Lion of Zion - Tehillah

2- Give a Little Love / John Holt / Double Up Vol. 2 (VA) / Brickwall

3- We Play Reggae / In Crowd / Natural Rock N' Reggae: Greatest Hits / Rhino

4- Love You More / Jah Servant / Good Soil / Servant
5- Singer Man / Ernie Smith / After 30 Years Life is Just for Living / Ernie Smith

6- Malibongwe / Limit X / The Collection / Limit X

7- Something on My Mind / Horace Andy / Skylarking / Studio One

8- Jah Jah Voice / Brother Marcus / SINGLE (mp3) / versionist.com

9- The Earth is the Lord's / Tendai / Exceedingly Abundantly / Awake

10- Things in Life / Dennis Brown / Milk and Honey / RAS

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

12- Final Days / Mateo Monk / Guidance & Protection / Matthew Monk
13- Love to See You Smile / Delroy Wilson / What's Going On / Classic
14- Woman in My Life / Al G / Signature / AWG
15- You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration / Glen Washington / Number One Girl / VP
16- Greatest Love / Troy Anthony / Next Generation / TA
17- Tell Me Why / Ben Okafor / Generation / Plankton
18- Line Dub / Stepping Forward in Dub / Stepping Forward in Dub / Abraham

19- Come Children / Christafari / Soulfire / Gotee
20- This World / Inner Circle feat. Jacob Miller / The Best of Inner Circle / Cema
21- It Takes Two / Osmond Collins / He Will Restore / Jet Star
22- King of Kings / Judy Mowatt / Soldiers of Jesus Christ: Called to Serve (VA) / Judy M
23- Temple of the Heart / 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 9/8/11

"Reggae Explorations"

with Mike Roots

WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT

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

Song / Artist / Album / Label

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1- I'll Give Him Praise / Owen Uriah / The Heart of Uriah / Star Recordings

2- Little Patience / Majek Fashek / Little Patience / Coral

3- Walk Foot Man / Albert Griffiths & The Gladiators / Heartbeat: Reggae Now! (VA) / Heartbeat

4- Money Can't Buy / Troy Anthony / Next Generation / TA
5- You Won't Get Away / Mr. Lynx / Seeds You Sow / Lion of Zion - Lion of Judah

6- Ubangiji / Bola / Take it Back / City Worship Center

7- Help Us / Burning Spear / Living Dub, Volume One / Heartbeat

8- Revolution / Dennis Brown / RAS Portraits / RAS

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

10- Be Like a Shepherd / Leroy Smart / Vintage Classics / RAS

11- We Belong Together / Living Stone / Here in Babylon / Living Stone

12- Dreadlocks Princess / Fred Locks / Never Give Up / VP
13- And I Love Her / The Mohawks / Yesterday, Part 3 (VA) / Trojan
14- Put Another Log on the Fire / Glen Washington / Brother to Brother / Studio One
15- Feel It in the Air / Joshua Alo / Orchid Unknown / World Souljah
16- The Harder They Come / Jimmy Cliff / The Best of Jimmy Cliff / Reprise
17- God Bless / Nengo Vieira & Tribo D'Abraao / Reggae Redemption Songs 2 (VA) / Lion of Zion
18- The Heathen / Bob Marley & The Wailers / Exodus / Tuff Gong

19- Battering Down Survival / E.T. Webster / SINGLE (mp3) / Runn
20- I Thank You / Phillip Leo / Just 4 U / Sharma - Jet Star
21- Dub Clash / Eric Hausman / Slow Ambient Dub / Spilling Audio
22- Bridge Over Troubled Waters / Wayne Stoddart / Roots Gospel Vol. 1 (VA) / Katsjam

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

"Reggae Explorations" playlist 9/1/11

"Reggae Explorations"

with Mike Roots

WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT

Thursdays 7-9PM
Friday 10AM-Noon [R]
9/1/11

Song / Artist / Album / Label

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1- Dawn of Deliverance / Solomon Jabby / Firmly Planted / Altarsound

2- Dub of Deliverance / Solomon Jabby / Firmly Planted in Dub / Lion of Zion

3- Strange Things / Sugar Minott / Ghetto-ology + Dub / Easy Star

4- Strange Dub / Sugar Minott / Ghetto-ology + Dub / Easy Star
5- Keep on Moving / Bob Marley & The Wailers / The Collection / Revue - One Way

6- Keep on Moving Dub / Bob Marley & The Wailers / The Jamaican Dub Versions Vol. 2 / Caribbean - Esoldun

7- Obstacles / Sherwin Gardner / Leaning / Lion of Zion

8- Version / Colourman / SINGLE (7") B-side / Techniques

9- Kazel (Remix) / Mahlathini & The Mahotella Queens / Soweto Megamix: Zulu Hits No. 2 (VA) / Celluloid

10- Prophecy / Andrew Lawrence / Roots Gospel Vol. 1 (VA) / Katsjam

11- Father / Katalys Crew / SINGLE (mp3) / Katsjam

12- Run Come Purify / Solomon Jabby / SINGLE (mp3) / Altarsound
13- Run Come Dub / Solomon Jabby / SINGLE (mp3) / Altarsound
14- Across the Bridge / Scatta / Reggae Give Thanks and Praise / Brickwall
15- Stars / Cornell Campbell / Silver Jubilee: 25 Classic Cuts / Rhino
16- Starring Dub / Dub Specialist / 17 Dub Shots from Studio One / Heartbeat
17- Always Around / Third World / Reggae Greats / Mango
18- Always Around / Third World feat. Dean Fraser / Patriots / Third World

19- Emancipation Proclamation / Christafari feat. Geneman / Word Sound & Power / Lion of Zion
20- Emancipation DUB-the-Nation / Christafari feat. Geneman / Dub Sound & Power / Lion of Zion
21- Family / Geneman / Long Time / Lion of Zion - Tehillah
22- Family Dub / Geneman / Long Time / Lion of Zion - Tehillah
23- Falling Down / Mention / Return to Bass / Servant
24- Dubbing Down / Mention / Return to Dub / Servant
25- World Dub: Away with the Bad / Glen Brown & King Tubby / 2 Heavyweight: Another Blood & Fire Sampler (VA) / Blood & Fire

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