Rodney King

The selector put together this mix of tracks in remembrance of the 1992 riots in Los Angeles sparked by the brutal police beating of Rodney King. With Trump’s America on the horizon these songs might be part of the sound of the future revolution.

Top Ranking Albums of January 2011

January 2011

1. Bushman – Bushman Sings The Bush Doctor: A Tribute To Peter Tosh [VP Records 2011]
2. Third World – Patriots [Third World Music 2011]
3. Bright Eyes – The People’s Key [Saddle Creek 2011]
4. Iron and Wine – Kiss Each Other Clean [Sub Pop 2011]
5. Hayes Carll – KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories) [Lost Highway 2011]
6. Apple Gabriel – Teach Them Right [Heartbeat Europe 2011]
7. The Decemberist – The King Is Dead [Capitol 2011]
8. Soja – Everything Changes (Deluxe Single) [SOJA 2011]
9. Various Artists – Songs For Reggae Lovers Vol. 4 [Greensleeves 2011]
10. Sly & Robbie  and Scantana– The Best Supporting Acts [Phase One 2010]
11. Chino – From Mawning [VP Records 2011]
12. Anthony B – Rasta Love [Born Fire Music 2011]
13. Social Distortion – Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes [Epitaph 2011]
14. Etana – Free Expressions [VP Records 2011]
15. Pearl Jam – Live On Ten Legs [Monkeywrench 2011]
16. Protoje – Seven Year Itch [Don Corleon 2010]
17. Daft Punk – Tron: Legacy [Walt Disney 2011]
18. North Mississippi All-Stars – Keys To The Kingdom [Songs of the South 2011]
19. Gregg Allman – Low Country Blues [Rounder 2011]
20. Ghostface Killah – Apollo Kids [Def Jam 2010]
21. Wanda Jackson – The Party Ain’t Over [Third Man Records 2011]
22. Corinne Bailey Rae – The Love E.P. [Capitol 2011]

World of Reggae Music Collection–Marley Family and Friends

MARLEY FAMILY & FRIENDS

In this edition of the World of Reggae Music Collection the selector focuses on the music of Robert Nesta Marley and his family. Bob Marley’s mother Cedella Booker Marley, wife Rita Marley, grandson Judah Marley, and his sons Julian “JuJu” Marley, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Stephen “Ragamuffin” Marley, Ziggy Marley, and Kymani Marley all make great reggae music. Members of the Wailers, including Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, and Aston “Family Man” Barrett and the I-Threes, including Rita, Judy Mowatt, and Marcia Griffiths all made records and beautiful tunes

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Stir It Up

Bob Marley & The Wailers – One Love (People Get Ready)

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Don’t Rock The Boat

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Rainbow Country

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Sun Is Shining

Bunny Wailer & the Wailers – Dreamland

Peter Tosh & The Wailers – You Can’t Blame The Youth

Peter Tosh & the Wailers – Brand New Second Hand

Peter Tosh & the Wailers – Maga Dog

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Bad Card

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Them Belly Full

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Crazy Baldheads

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Survival

Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley – Mr. Marley

Damian Jr. Gong” Marley – Me Name Jr. Gong

Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley & Stephen Marley – Hey Girl 

Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley & Stephen Marley – All Night

Stephen Marley – Freedom Time

Stephen Marley & Ben Harper – Inna Di Red

Stephen Marley & Mos Def – Hey Baby

Stephen Marley, Julian Marley, Mr. Cheeks, & Spragga Benz – Iron Bars

Julian Marley & Stephen Marley – A Little Too Late

Julian Marley – Awake

Julian Marley, Stephen Marley & Dead Prez – Dem Crazy

Stephen Marley – Now I Know

Ziggy Marley, Stephen Marley, & The Melody Makers – One Good Spliff

Rita Marley, Stephen Marley, & Tony Rebel – Generation Bob

Rita Marley & Stephen Marley – Who Colt The Game

Rita Marley, Ziggy Marley, & Stephen Marley – One Draw

Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers – Conscious Party

Ziggy Marley – True To Myself (KGSR Broadcast Volume 11, Disc 2)

Ziggy Marley & Judah Marley – Family Time (Live)

Daniel Bambaata Marley – Treat You Right

Jo Mersa – Comfortable

Stephen Marley – Rebel in Disguise

Stephen Marley, Kymani Marley, Julian Marley, Damian Marley, & Spragga Benz – Master Blaster (Jammin’)

Kymani Marley – Warriors

Kymani Marley – One Time

Kymani Marley – Dear Dad

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Mellow Mood

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Burnin’ and Lootin’

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Concrete Jungle

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Who The Cap Fit

Bob Marley & the Wailers – No Woman, No Cry

Judy Mowatt – Many Are Called

Marcia Griffiths & Busy Signal – Automatic

Rita Marley – Who Feels It Knows It

The I-Threes – Waiting In Vain

Bob Marley, The I-Threes, & The Wailers – Exodus (Live Babylon By Bus Tour)

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Small Axe

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Soul Shakedown Party

Bunny Wailer – Dance Rock

Bunny Wailer – Fighting Against Conviction

Peter Tosh – African

Peter Tosh – Til Your Well Runs Dry

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Trenchtown Rock

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Coming In From The Cold

Joe Higgs & the Wailers – Steppin’ Razor

Earl “Wire” Lindo – Mystic Mood

Glen Adams & the Boys – Talk Of The Town

Lee “Scratch” Perry & Bob Marley – Shocks of Mighty

Bob Marley & The Upsetters – Natural Mystic

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Want More

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Africa Unite

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Thank You Lord

Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley – One Cup of Coffee

Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley – And You Be Loved

Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Stephen Marley, & Black Thought – Pimpa’s Paradise

Damain “Jr. Gong: Marley & Stephen Marley – Kingston 12

Stephen Marley, Michael Franti & Spearhead – Rebel Music (3 O’Clock Roadblock)

Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers – African Herbsman

Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers – Rainbow Country

Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers – High Tide or Low Tide

Kymani Marley & Alborosie – Burnin’ & Lootin’

Kymani Marley – Who The Cap Fit

Julian Marley – Harder Days

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Nice Time

U-Roy, Bob Marley & The Wailers – Nice Time

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Screw Face

Augustus Pablo, Bob Marley & The Wailers – Screw Face Pablo [Dub]

Marcia Griffiths – Put A Little Love In Your Heart

Marcia Griffiths & Spragga Benz – No Way No How

Marcia Griffiths – No, No, No

Marcia Griffiths & Cutty Ranks – Half Idiot

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Put It On

Bob Marley & The Wailers – One Drop

Bob Marley & The Wailers – One Dub

Bob Marley & The Wailers – So Much Things To Say

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Stand Up Jamrock (Ashley Beedle Remix)

Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley – Catch A Fire

Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley – The Master Has Come Back

Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Stephen Marley, Capleton, & Drag On – It Was Written

Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley – There For You

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Punky Reggae Party

Bob Marley & The Wailers – No More Trouble

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Running Away

Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers – What’s True

Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers – Won’t Let You Down

Ziggy Marley – Take Me To Jamaica

Ziggy Marley – I Love You Too

Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers – Beautiful Day

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Bend Down Low (Version 2009)

Bob Marley & The Wailers – High Tide or Low Tide (Version 2009)

Kymani Marley – Breakdown

Kymani Marley & Alborosie – Natural Mystic

Kymani Marley – Emperor

Bob Marley & The Wailers – So Jah Seh

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Misty Morning

Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley & Stephen Marley – For The Babies

Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Stephen Marley, & Yami Bolo – Still Searchin’

Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Stephen Marley, & Third World – 96 Degrees

Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Stephen Marley, & Nas – Leaders

Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley & Stephen Marley – Strike Hard

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Corner Stone

Culture – Psalm Of Bob Marley

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Wake Up and Live, Part 1

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Guiltiness

Stephen Marley – Fed Up

Stephen Marley & Erykah Badu – In Love With You

Stephen Marley – False Friends

Stephen Marley – You’re Gonna Leave

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Caution

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Chant Down Babylon

Jo Mersa – Rock and Swing

Jo Mersa – Bad So

Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Jo Mersa, Black-Am-I, Biggz General, illestr8 – The Living Breed

Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Wayne Marshall, Tarrus Riley, & T.O.K. – In Dependence

Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley – Love and Inity  

Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Stephen Marley, & Inner Circle – Smoke Gets In My Eyes

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Rebel’s Hop

Bob Marley & The Wailers – The Heathen

Julian Marley – Arm Your Soul

Julian Marley & Junior Reid – Never Too Ruff

Julian Marley, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, & The Mighty Underdogs – So Sad

Julian Marley – Stay With Me

Julian Marley – On The Floor

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Fussing & Fighting

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Freedom Time

Peter Tosh & the Wailers – Arise Blackman

Peter Tosh & the Wailers – Them A Fi Get A Beaten

Peter Tosh & The Wailers – Downpressor Man

Peter Tosh & The Wailers – Can’t You See

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Back Out

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Feel Alright

Judy Mowatt – I Shall Sing

Judy Mowatt – Mellow Mood

The I-Threes – Redemption Songs

Rita Marley – Rainbow Island

Rita Marley & The Soulettes – (You’re) My Desire

Rita Marley, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, & the Soulettes – Doctor Dick

Rita Marley & Ernie Smith – Put Your Hand in the Hand

Rita Marley – Bus Dem Shut

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Craven Choke Puppy

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Craven A [Dub Plate Mix]

Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers – Wrong Right Wrong

Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers – Brotherly Sisterly Love

Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers – Born To Be Lively

Ziggy Marley – ABC

Ziggy Marley – Family Time

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Stir It Up [Version 2009]

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Who Feels It Knows It

Bunny Wailer & The Wailers – Dreamland (Version 2)

Bunny Wailer & Dave Barker – What A Confusion

Bob Marley & The Wailers – This Train

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Talkin’ Blues

Cedella Marley – Rock It Baby

Cedella Booker Marley & Cedella Marley – Sweet Guava Jelly

Cedella Booker Marley & Taj Mahal – The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Stand Alone

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Soul Captives

Carl Dawkins & the Wailers – Picture On The Wall

Joe Higgs – Don’t Mind Me

Joe Higgs – You Hurt My Soul

Aston “Family Man” Barrett – Sly Mongoose

Aston “Family Man” Barrett & King Tubby – Ten Thousand Tons of Dollar Bills

Aston “Family Man” Barrett – Deep River

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Soul Almighty

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Time Will Tell

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Smile Jamaica

NEED

Ziggy Marley – Love Is My Religion

Junior Marvin – Life Without You

Judy Mowatt – Concrete Jungle

Marcia Griffiths – Fire Burning

Kymani Marley & Ms. Dynamite – Seed Will Grow

The Melody Makers – Sugar Pie

Everton Blender – Bob Marley

The World of Reggae Music Collection: Collie Herb

COLLIE HERB

In this edition of the World of Reggae Music Collection the selecta explores the reggae songs dedicated to the ganja. It is believed that the term ganja came from India and from the Indians who migrated to Jamaica. Many of the great reggae artists performed songs about the herb, some taking the tunes to another level playing ganja anthems. From Bob Marley & the Wailers’ “Kaya” to Barrington Levy’s “Under Mi Sensi” to Peter Tosh’s anthem “Legalize It” the weed is a constant theme in reggae music.

According to Rastafarians, collie herb grew on the grave of the wisest man in history, King Solomon. For this reason the herb is to be smoked as a sacrament. Often the smoke is referred to as wine to be partaken in communion. The water pipe is called the chalice or cup from which the smoker draws or sups from the cup. Furthermore the great collie herb aids in meditation. The World of Reggae Music Collection presents the finest tunes about sensi.

Julian Marley – Boom Draw

Alborosie – Herbalist

Jah Thomas – Strong Ganja

Rupie Edwards – Free The Weed

Rupie Edwards – Feeling High

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Kaya

Leroy “Horsemouth” Wallace & Lee “Scratch” Perry – Herb Vendor

Peter Tosh – Legalize It

U-Roy – Chalice In The Palace

Mr. Williamz – Ganja Palace

Aswad – Just A Little Herb

Eek A Mouse – Sensi Party

Sublime – Get Ready

I-Wayne & Rebelution – So High

The Ethiopians – Let Me Blow My Smoke

Carl Murphy – Lick I Pipe

Cornell Campbell – A Hundred Pounds Of Collie

The Mighty Diamonds – Pass The Kutchie

Josey Wales – It A Fi Bun

Black Uhuru – Sinsemilla

The Uprising Roots – Steamers

Sugar Minott – Herbsman Hustling

Linval Thompson – I Love Marijuana

Barrington Levy – Collie Weed

John Holt – Police In Helicopter

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Easy Skanking

Rita Marley – One Draw

Ky-Mani Marley – Get High

Horace Andy – Better Collie (Better Calley)

Ben Harper – Burn One Down

Bobby Hustle – Real Ganja Man

The Observers – Pass The Pipe

Barrington Levy – Under Mi Sensi

Collie Buddz – Ganja Pipe

Collie Buddz & Roache – Sensimillia

Slightly Stoopid – This Joint

Eek A Mouse – Ganja Smuggling

Peter Tosh – Bush Doctor

Capleton & Slightly Stoopid – No Cocaine

Manu Chao – Welcome to Tijuana

Chino – Boom Draw

Big Joe – Smoke Marijuana

Ninjaman – Legalize The Herb

Yellowman & Fathead – Herbman Hustling

Gyptian – Sensi

Jacob Miller – Lamb’s Bread Collie

SOJA – Talking To Myself

Michael Franti & Spearhead – Ganja Babe

Cypress Hill & Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley – Ganja Bus

Frankie Paul – Pass The Tu Sheng Peng

Bob Marley & the Wailers – African Herbsman

Wayne Smith – Under Me Sleng Teng

Seeed & Denyo – Sensimilla

Slightly Stoopid – Collie Man

Hopeton Lewis – Cool Cool Collie

Sublime – Smoke Two Joints

Million Stylez – Police In Helicopter

Da Grynch – Police In Helicopter

Stick Figure & Collie Buddz – Smokin’ Love

Rebelution & Zumdi – So High

Rebelution – So High Dub

Jah T – Lick The Pipe, Peter, Part 4

Alborosie – No Cocaine

Chronixx – Perfect Tree

Sizzla – Sweet To My Brain

Kabaka Pyramid – Herb Defenda

Wayne Marshall – The Boom Draw

Don Carlos & Slightly Stoopid – Marijuana

Max Romeo – My Jamaican Collie

Triston Palma & Jah Thomas – Joker Smoker

Papa Bruce – Loafer Smoker

Vybz Kartel – Sen On

U-Brown – Tu Sheng Peng

Bushman – Buk-In-Hamm-Palace

Alborosie – Camilla

Johnny Clarke – Collie Dread

Daweh Congo – Ganja Baby

Tarrus Riley, Demarco, & Vybz Kartel – Herbs Promotion

Richie Spice – Marijuana (Pon Di Corner)

Slightly Stoopid – No Cocaine

Culture – The International Herb

Vybz Kartel, Bounty Killer, Baby G, & Don Corleon – Higher Altitude

Alborosie & Michael Rose – Waan the Herb

Mr. Vegas, Alozade, & Hollow Point – Under Mi Sensi

Bounty Killer – Smoke The Herb

Sugar Minott – Oh Mr DC

Capleton – Acres

Wayne Smith & B-Real – Under Mi Sleng Teng (Remix)

Buju Banton – Sensemeila Persecution

Lone Ranger – Jamaican Weed

I-Octane – Puff It

Laden – Highest

Steel Pulse – Macka Splaff

Gyptian & Round Head – Through the Valley

Slightly Stoopid – Fruits “Legalize Them”

Tony Rebel – The Herb

Rootz Underground – Herb Fields

Horace Andy – Collie Weed

Alborosie – One Draw

Lloyd Charmers – Ishan Cup

Michael Franti & Spearhead – Ganja Babe

Raging Fyah – Ganja

Snoop Lion & Collie Buddz – Smoke the Weed

Mr. Williamz – Babylon In Helicopter

YT – Heat Seeking Camera

Jacob Miller – Tired Fi Lick Weed Inna Bush

Clancy Eccles – Ganja Free

Leftside – High (Friday Version)

Slightly Stoopid – Fat Spliffs

Bunny & Ricky – Bush Weed Corntrash

Willie Nelson & Mishka – Homegrown

Anthony B – One Chalice

Sizzla – Ganja in My Brain

Reggae Crusaders – Bring The Couchie Come

Burro Banton – Sensi Love That Cheeba

311 – Who’s Got The Herb

Josey Wales – Stalk Of Sensimilia

Slightly Stoopid – Sensimilia

Barrington Levy – Sensimilea

Capleton – High Grade

Gyptian – High Grade

Derrick Morgan – The Great Collie Herb

Lady G – Herbie

Chuckleberry – One Draw 2

Dillinger – Marijuana In My Brain

G.G. All Stars – Ganja Plane

Eek-A-Mouse – Juicy Juicy & Weedy Weedy

Onton – Hi Grade Way

Mr. Evil, Mapei, & Major Lazer – Mary Jane

Clint Eastwood – Ganja Baby

Eminem – Must Be Ganja

Tappa Zukie – Chalice to Chalice

Inner Circle & Slightly Stoopid – Mary Collie Weed

Barrington Levy & Beenie Man – Under Mi Sensi (’94 Spliff)

Israel Vibration – Red Eyes

Sister Carol – Red Eye

Sean Paul & Luga Man – Weed Indeed

Sizzla – Good Load Of Herb

Beenie Man & Silvercat – Chronic

Deadly Hunta – High Grade

Horace Andy – Good Vibes / Dub Vibes

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Barrington Levy – Gimmie The Grass

Culture – Collie Weed

Sister Carol – Wicked Draw of Sensi

Bounty Killer – Eyes A Bleed (RZA Remix)

Anthony Red Rose – Gi Mi Di Weed

Lone Ranger – Quarter Pound of Ishen

Junior Reid – Sensi Breeze

Jah Mason – Couple Chalice A Day

Lee “Scratch” Perry – Roast Fish & Cornbread

Sizzla – Healing Of The Nation

Yellowman – Bun The Kutchie

Luciano – Free Up The Herbalist

Sanchez – Chronic

Jamelody – High Grade

The Mighty Diamonds – Chalice In A Circle

Capleton – Chalice

Black Uhuru – Puff She Puff

Tippa Irie & Long Beach Dub All Stars – Sensi

Jah Mason – Let’s Get Some High Grade

Sizzla – Marijuana

Chuck Fenda – Gwaan Plant

Charlie Chaplin – Jamaican Collie

Morgan Heritage – Give We A License

Mykal Rose – Rush On The Tonic

Billy Boyo – One Spliff A Day

Jah T – Hot Pipes

Warrior King – Oh What A Feeling

Michael Palmer – Don’t Smoke The Seed

Ranking Joe – Natty The Collie Smoker

Junior Byles – Lick the Pipe Peter

See I – Dinner of Herb

Ward 21 – Ganja Smoke

Morgan Heritage – Wisdom Weed

Horace Ferguson – Sensi Addict

Little John – Strong Sensi

YT – No Sandweed

King Kong – Legalize It

Jacob Miller – Healing of the Nation

Chezidek – A De Weed

Carlton Livingston – 100 Weight of Collie Weed

Mr. Williamz – No Cigarette

Top Cat – Push Up Ya Lighter

Pressure – Ganja Make the World Go Round

Chezidek – Bun’ Di Ganja

Mojo Morgan & Peter Tosh – Herbsman Anthem

Lloyd Clarke – Bad Weed

Israel Vibration – Herb Is the Healing

Lutan Fyah – Plant The Herbs

Capital Letters – Smoking My Ganja

Michael Palmer – Smoke The Weed

Barry Brown – Natty Dread Nar Run

Triston Palmer –Spliff Tail

U-Roy, Suga Roy, & Conrad Crystal – High Grade

The Skatalites – La Ska Racha

Perfect – Big Fat Ganja Spliff

Morgan Heritage – Plant Up The Herbs

I-Roy – Jamaican Collie

U-Roy – Herbman Skanking

Little John – Smoke Ganja Hard

Perfect – 10 Pound Of Ganja

Congo Ashanti Roy – Stay Red

The Ethiopians – Well Red

The Skatalites – Collie Bud

Jah Lion – Columbia Colly

Prince Huntley and Colonel – Granny Iley

Boy Blue (Singer Blue) – A Long Time I No Smoke

Trevor Blyfield – Burning Bush

Rupie & Sidy – Herbert Spliffington

Sylford Walker – Lambs Bread

Welton Irie – Lambs Bread International

Jah Thomas – Marijuana-Marijuana

Vivian Jones – Got A Light

Flourgon – Bill A Spliff

Max Romeo – A Quarter Pound of Ishan

Rapper Robert & Jim Brown – Minister for Ganja

The World of Reggae Music Collection–Super Hits: Roots Reggae

In this edition of the World of Reggae Music Collection the selector drops the greatest roots reggae hits. This is a selection of Reggae’s Superhits from all the greatest reggae legends. From rock and roll hall of famers like Bob Marley & the Wailers and Jimmy Cliff to grammy award winners like Burning Spear to the Jamaican icons Alton Ellis and Toots & The Maytals regge’s greatest songs make this compilation.

Dawn Penn – You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No)

Alton Ellis – I’m Still in Love with You

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Three Little Birds

Junior Byles – Curley Locks

Horace Andy – Money, Money (aka The Root Of All Evil)

Devon Irons – Vampire

Burning Spear – Door Peep

Junior Murvin – Police & Thieves

Toots & The Maytals – Reggae Got Soul

Bob Marley & the Wailers – No Woman, No Cry (Live)

Jimmy Cliff – Sitting In Limbo

Buju Banton & Tenor Saw – Ring The Alarm Quick

Steel Pulse – Your House

Gregory Isaacs & the Revolutionaries – My Number One

Barrington Levy – Prison Oval Rock

Desmond Dekker & the Aces – Israelites

The Pioneers – Starvation

Althea & Donna – Uptown Top Ranking

Joe Higgs – The World Is Upside Down

Dennis Brown – Money In My Pocket (1978 Version)

Steel Pulse – Steppin’ Out

Israel Vibration – Rudeboy Shufflin’

Third World – Sense Of Purpose

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Could You Be Loved

Third World – Now That We’ve Found Love

Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers – Tomorrow People

Gregory Isaacs – Rumours

Jimmy Cliff – Guns of Brixton

Toots & the Maytals – Pain In My Heart

Peter Tosh & Mick Jagger – (You Gotta Walk And) Don’t Look Back

Sean Paul – Temperature

Sizzla – Taking Over

Anthony B – Fire Pon Rome

Anthony B – Fire Come Now

Junior Reid – One Blood

Bounty Killer – Down In The Ghetto

Steel Pulse – Roller Skates

Half Pint – No Stress Express

Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrel

Capleton – Wings of the Morning

Jimmy Cliff – Shelter of Your Love

Shabba Ranks – Twice My Age

Dirtsman – Hot This Year

Mr. Vegas & Sean Paul – Haffi Get Da Gal Yah

Capleton – Everybody

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Buffalo Soldier

Toots & the Maytals – Johnny Coolman

Buju Banton & Third World – Sense Of Purpose

Ken Boothe – In the Summertime

Alborosie – Blue Movie Boo

Burning Spear – Step It

Steel Pulse – Back to My Roots/Dub to My Roots

Busy Signal – Reggae Music Again

Jimmy Cliff – Reggae Music

Stephen Marley – No Cigarette Smoking (In My Room)

Sinead O’Connor – Door Peep

Cocoa Tea – Rough Inna Town

Steel Pulse – Worth His Weight in Gold (Rally Round)

Kymani Marley, Buju Banton, and Mr. Vegas – Party In Session

 

World of Reggae Music Collection–Roots and Culture: Slavery Days

World of Reggae Music Collection: Roots and Culture

Slavery Days

In the final edition of the Roots and Culture volume of the World of Reggae Music Collection the selector presents Slavery Days. Over 400 years of slavery ravaged the Atlantic world. And in fact, the legacy of slavery has been nearly as destructive. The African Holocaust, as some in the reggae profession have termed the catastrophic event, unleashed horrific consequences for the people of Africa and for those enslaved Africans transplanted to the islands of the Caribbean.

Jamaican reggae artists played many of their Roots and Culture songs about the history and legacy of slavery. The iconic Burning Spear recorded one of the most enduring songs in this vein called “Slavery Days.” The Wailers recorded “Slave Driver” on the classic reggae album Catch A Fire. Both the Bob Marley and The Wailers full-band version of “Redemption Song (Band Version)” and the Bob Marley’s acoustic version of “Redemption Song (Album Version)” appears on this edition. Some of these songs of slavery are in fact songs of freedom.

The bands Steel Pulse, Culture, Third World, and the Wailing Souls; the reggae stars Gregory Isaacs, Lee Scratch Perry, Junior Byles, Judy Mowatt, and Peter Tosh; and the dancehall singjays Capleton, Anthony B, and Macka B all played wonderful roots tunes about the issues dealing with slavery and its impacts.

Burning Spear – Slavery Days

Burning Spear – I and I Survive

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Redemption Song (Band Version)

Junior Delgado & Lee “Scratch” Perry – Sons Of Slaves

Culture – Too Long In Slavery

Peter Tosh – Downpressor Man

Dennis Brown – Africa

Kabaka Pyramid – Never Gonna Be a Slave

Glen Brown – No More Slavery

Steel Pulse – Ku Klux Klan

Third World – 1865 (96º In The Shade)

Busy Signal – Modern Day Slavery

Stephen Marley – Old Slaves

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Slave Driver

Sly & Robbie – Slave Driver Dub

Gregory Isaacs & Soul Syndicate – Slavemaster

Peter Tosh & the Wailers – 400 Years (Jamaican Version)

Toots & the Maytals – Never Get Weary

Culture – Pay Day

Lloyd Parks – Slaving (Every Day)

Junior Byles  & Lee “Scratch” Perry – A Place Called Africa

Lucky Dube – Slave

Beres Hammond – Another Day in the System

Stephen Marley – Made in Africa

Jah Bouks – No Slave

Black-Am-I – Modern Day Freedom

Third World – Human Market Place

Steel Pulse – African Holocaust

Sizzla – Make It Right (Remix)

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Redemption Song (Album Version)

NEED

Prince Malachi – Runaway Slave

Macka B – Effects Of Slavery

Delton Screechie – Sweet Africa

Winston Prince – A Place Called Africa

Bongo Herman – African Drums

Sylford Walker – Africa Homeland

King Tubby – Africa Dub

Audley Rollens – Repatriation

Judy Mowatt – Slave Queen

Capleton – Slave Master

Anthony B – Slavery

Wailing Souls – Modern Slavery

Gregory Isaacs – Slave Master Dub

Gregory Issacs & Ranking Buckers – Slave Master / Captives

Gregory Isaacs – Runaway Slave

Dennis Alcapone & Junior Byles – Africa Stand (Place Called Africa Version)

World of Reggae Music Collection–Roots and Culture: Political Reggae

The World of Reggae Music Collection: Roots and Cultrue Political Reggae Often reggae carries a strong political message wrapped inside its intoxicating vibes. Reggae superstars Jimmy Cliff, Peter Tosh, Yellowman, Eek-A-Mouse, and Bob Marley and The Wailers have a broad knowledge of the plight of the poor people around the world. In turn these reggae artists have fashioned brilliant protest songs that bring attention to international social injustice. From Jimmy Cliff’s “Vietnam” to Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makersperforming “Namibia” decades of reggae artists have expressed their political viewpoints through music. One of my favorite American musicians that often drenches his original music in reggae sounds, Michael Franti, leads the California-based band Spearhead with hard-hitting lyrics. His message of love trumps the political message, but his songs are filled with deep knowledge of social, economic, and political issues. Micheal Franti & Spearhead are a must in this edition of Roots and Culture. From modern dancehall artists like Busy Signal, Mavado, I-Wayne, Perfect, Sizzla, and Alborosie to the classic reggae bands like the The Mighty Diamonds, Steel Pulse, and Black Uhuruthe mainstream political worldview often comes into question in these great reggae tracks. And there were strong positive-minded individuals from Jamaica like Hugh Mundell and Jacob Miller that pointed out the of the hypocrisies of these bad-minded politicians. Some reggae artists even called for social revolution in their music. Peter Tosh said it best in his song “Equal Rights” “I don’t want no peace. I want equal rights and justice. Gotta to get it. Equal rights and justice.”

Jimmy Cliff – Vietnam

Yellowman – Leave Iraq Alone

Bob Marley and the Wailers – Zimbabwe

Peter Tosh – Equal Rights

Michael Franti and Spearhead – Crime To Be Broke In America

Dennis Brown – Revolution, Pt. 1

Gregory Isaacs & the Upsetters – Mr. Cop

Eek-A-Mouse – Politics

Bob Marley & the Wailers – I Shot The Sheriff

Horace Andy – Materialist

Horace Andy – Poor Man Style

Cocoa Tea – Barack Obama

Tony Rebel – I Can’t Recall

Yellowman – CNN News

Gregory Isaacs, Soul Syndicate, & the Heptones – Black a Kill Black

Burro Banton & Cornell Campbell – Pressure

Michael Franti & Spearhead – Time To Go Home

Black Uhuru – Youth Of Eglington

Black Uhuru – Youth (Dub)

Steel Pulse – No Justice No Peace

Cutty Ranks – New World Order

Brooklyn Jungle Soundsystem – Kulture (Dubmatix Rub-A-Dub Revival Remix)

Jacob Miller – Roman Soldiers Of Babylon

Steel Pulse – Taxi Driver

Alborosie – America

Desmond Dekker – Problems

Horace Andy – Leave Rasta

Black Uhuru – General Penitentiary

Busy Signal – Running From The Law

Snoop Lion & Akon – Tired of Running

Esco Levi – Bleaching Shop

Cocoa Tea – Oil Ting

Alborosie – Tax War

Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers – We Propose

Lucky Dube – Soldier

Manu Chao –  Politick Kills

Steel Pulse – Global Warning

Michael Franti & Spearhead – Yell Fire!

Alpha Blondy – Apartheid Is Nazism

Barrington Levy – Mandela Free

Alborosie – Police

Snoop Lion & Cori B – No Guns Allowed

Raging Fyah – World Crisis

Cocoa Tea – Mr. Neck Tie Man

Lucky Dube – Victims

Gentleman – It No Pretty

Steel Pulse – Tribute to the Martyrs

Alborosie – Global War

Cocoa Tea – Moving On

Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers – Namibia

Jimmy Cliff – Children’s Bread

J Boog – Change Up Your Evil Ways

Steel Pulse – Earth Crisis

Alborosie – What If Jamaica

Cocoa Tea – Zeeks

Steel Pulse – Black and Proud

Marshel – New World Order

Alborosie – Games

Joe Higgs – Wave Of War

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Papa Levi – Bush & Blair

I-Wayne – Politics And Religion

Yellowman – Aids

Mavado – We Need Barack

Hugh Mundell – Africa Must Be Free By 1983

Big Youth – Political Confusion

Busy Signal – Politics

Black Uhuru – Solidarity

Ranking Trevor & Wailing Souls – War

Perfect – Hanging Day

Bushman – World State

Admiral Bailey – Politician

Hugh Mundell – Run Revolution A Come

Junior Delgado – Hypo

Buju Banton – Immigration Law

No 1 Station – Bush War

Sugar Minott – Nah Go To South Africa

Bushman – World Crisis

Israel Vibration – Racial Discrimination

Sizzla – Black Man In The White House

Israel Vibration – Natty Dread

Jacob Miller – Jolly Joseph

The Mighty Diamonds, Suga Roy, & Conrad Crystal – Police And Bad Boy Strap

Sizzla – The Solution

Sugar Minott – Nah Follow Fashion

Buju Banton – Politics Time Again

Cocoa Tea – Buju

Horace Andy – No Love in the City

Horace Andy – Problems

Peter Tosh – Fire Fire Babylon Burning

The Royals – Sufferer of the Ghetto

Jah Lion – Soldier and Police War

Barry Brown – Politician

Cultural Roots – Thieves, Liars, and Criminals

The Valentines – Stop the Violence

Gregory Isaacs – Lonely Soldier

Joe Gibbs & the Professionals – State of Emergency

Garnett Silk – Cry of my People

Jah Lloyd – Soldier Round the Corner

Max Romeo – Public Enemy Number One

Ranking Joe – Back Wey You Vulutres

Welton Irie – Ghettoman Corner

John Wayne – Call the Police

Scientist – Mass Murder and Corruption

Romain Virgo – Ghetto

Lorenzo – Gun Play

Konshens – War Straight

Perfect – Amerimaka

Dillinger – Buckingham Palace

Peter Metro – Police in England

Lucky Dube – Political Games

Barrington Levy – Soldier

Culture – World Peace

World of Reggae Music–Roots and Culture: Rastaman

World of Reggae Music: Roots and Culture

Rastaman

Red, gold, and green flags emblazoned with the Lion of Judah fly above swirling clouds of ganja smoke while pulsing bass and driving reggae riddims flow through sound systems stacked ten-feet high. This edition of the World of Reggae Music Collection is entitled Roots and Culture. This first volume of Roots and Culture features the Rastaman. The Rastaman is an integral part of Caribbean culture and the reggae movement.

Rita Marleyintroduced Robert Nesta Marley to the foundations of the Rastafarian religion or “way of life.” She had seen the Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie I on his visit to Jamaica and had been struck by the spirit on seeing what she believed to be an incarnation of God, Jah Rastafari. Bob Marley and The Wailers later became a great messenger of the “king’s music.”

Bob Marley and The Wailers, the I-Threes (Rita Marley, Judy Mowatt, and Marcia Griffiths), Peter Tosh, and Bunny Wailerall professed to the wisdom of Jah in their music. Not only did Marley and the Wailer family play roots and culture reggae, but so did the great rastaman icons Burning Spear, Dennis Brown, and Jacob Miller. The Rastafarian-inspired bands The Abyssinians, Black Uhuru, Aswad, Gladiators, The Melodians, The Mighty Diamonds, Steel Pulse, Culture,Wailing Souls, Third World, Israel Vibration, The Itals, and The Heptones rocked reggae for crowds of thousands of listeners and fired the souls and imaginations of millions of fans.

Not only the great reggae bands played tribute to the roots and culture of the rastaman, but so did the finest singjays from Dillinger, Barrington Levy, Ranking Joe, Sizzla, and Luciano to Buju Banton, Half Pint, Capleton, Anthony B, and Konshens. From the young to the old, from Tarrus Riley, Gyptian, Morgan Heritage, Alborosie, and Bushman to the old-school reggae originals of Jimmy Riley, Horace Andy, Johnny Clarke, and Cornell Campbell, Rastafarian culture and reggae still captures the pulse of an Island people.

The Abyssinians – Satta Massagana

Capleton – Raggy Road

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Rastaman Chant

Sly & Robbie – Rastaman Chant

Stephen Marley & Ziggy Marley – The Chapel

Black Uhuru & the Revolutionaries – Dread In The Mountain

Aswad – Candles

The Melodians – Rivers Of Babylon

Linval Thompson & U-Roy – Don’t Cut Off Your Dreadlocks & Joyful Locks

Steel Pulse – Not King James Version

Josey Wales – Bobo Dread

VC – By His Deeds

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Rastaman Live Up!

Burning Spear – Old Marcus Garvey

Burning Spear – Farther East of Jack

Chronixx – Capture Land

Sizzla – Praise Ye Jah

Peter Tosh – Igziabeher (Let Jah Be Praised)

Alborosie & Michael Rose – Callin’

Barrington Levy – A Yah We Deh

Bunny Wailer, Toot & the Maytals – Take A Trip

The Heptones – Cool Rasta

Luciano – It’s Me Again Jah

The Shadows – Brother Noah

Buju Banton – Untold Stories

Gregory Isaacs – Thief a Man

Jacob Miller – Tenement Yard

Israel Vibration – Jericho

Busy Signal – Nah Follow Dem

Morgan Heritage – Down By The River

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Positive Vibration

The Mighty Diamonds – I Need A Roof

Ini Kamoze – I Want Ital

Delroy Wilson – Rascal Man

Tony Rebel – Jah Is By My Side

Kiddus I – Graduation In Zion

Sizzla – Rastaman Chant

Third World – Cool Meditation

Jah Cure – Trod in the Valley

Dennis Brown – To the Foundation

Luciano & Sizzla – Jah Blessing

Fred Locks – Black Star Liner

Willie Williams – Armagideon Time

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Jah Live

Sly & Robbie – Jah Live

Raging Fyah – Jah Glory

The Abyssinians – Declaration Of Rights

Buju Banton – Give I Strength

Steel Pulse – Babylon Makes The Rules

Chronixx – Rastaman Wheel Out

Burning Spear – Red, Gold & Green

Burning Spear – Workshop

Alborosie – I Rusalem

The Wailing Souls – Kingdom Rise Kingdom Fall

Black Uhuru – Whole World Is Africa

Alton Ellis – Back To Africa

Gentleman – Jah Jah Never Fail

Tenor Saw – Jah Guide and Protect Me

Tenor Saw – Jah Guide Dub

Alborosie – Rastafari Anthem

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Natty Dread

Irie Love – Put Jah First

Garnett Silk – Kingly Character

Horace Andy – Psalm 68

Horace Andy – Dub 68

Half Pint – Bless Us

Buju Banton – ‘Til I’m Laid To Rest

Johnny Clarke – Satta Massagana

I-Roy – Satta

Cocoa Tea – Heathen

Anthony B & Horace Andy – Enter The Kingdom of Zion

J.O.E. – Rasta Chant

The Abyssinians – Y Mas Gan

Alborosie – Dung A Babylon

Toyan – Dread in a Babylon

Damian Marley & Nas – Africa Must Wake Up

Sugar Minott – Black Roots

Burning Spear – Lion

Third World – Dreamland

Tarrus Riley – Love Created I

Johnny Clarke – Be Holy My Brothers And Sisters

Israel Vibration – We a De Rasta

Burning Spear – Jah No Dead

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Iron Lion Zion

Tenor Saw – Who’s Gonna Help Me Praise

Black-Am-I – Samson Strength

Black Uhuru – I Love King Selassie

Mad Cobra – Salassi I Rule

The Mighty Diamonds – Africa

Busy Signal – Jah Love

Ranking Joe & Michael Rose – Poor Man Struggle

Alborosie – Humbleness

Steel Pulse – Biko’s Kindred Lament

The Gladiators – Roots Natty

Sizzla – Black Woman & Child

Busy Signal – Run Whey

Gentleman – Strange Things

Raging Fyah – Music Isn’t Biased

Alborosie – Still Blazing

Yabby You – Conquering Lion

Burning Spear – Calling Rastafari

The Itals – Roll River Jordan

Johnny Clarke – Enter Into His Gates

Third World – Satta Massagana

Raging Fyah – Behold

Israel Vibration – Sodom and Gomarrah

Cornell Campbell – Lion of Judah

Freddie McGregor – Be Alright

Anthony B – Give Praises

Cocoa Tea – Holy Mount Zion

Bunny Wailer – Rastaman

The Mighty Diamonds – jah Will Work It Out

Johnny Clarke – False Rasta

Alborosie – Grow Your Dreads

Richie Spice – Better Tomorrow

Alton Ellis – True Born African

Black Uhuru – Leaving to Zion

Culture – Get Ready To Ride The Lion To Zion

Aswad – Back To Africa

The Mighty Diamonds – Jah Jah Bless The Dreadlocks

Ras Michael And The Sons Of Negus – Rise Jah Jah Children (The Lion Sleeps)

The Wailing Souls – Jah Give Us Life

Winston Francis – Going to Zion

Sylford Walker & Welton Irie – Chant Down Babylon

Alborosie – Call Up Jah

Morgan Heritage – Hail Up the Lion

Michael Prophet – Jah Love

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Capleton & Luciano – Hail King Selassie

Sizzla – Really And Truly

Patrick Andy – Living in Mount Zion

Wayne Wade – Poor and Humble

Ras Bug – Fisherman

I-Roy – Rootsman

Freddie McGregor – Rastaman Camp

Willie Francis – Let’s Go To Zion

Earth & Stone – False Ruler

Bushman – King Selassie I

Determine – jah a mi sponsor

Luciano – Jah Is My Navigator

Horace Andy – Children of Israel

Justin Hinds & the Dominoes – Jordan River

Sugar Minott – Rome

Devon Irons – When Jah Comes

Max Romeo – Babylon’s Burning

Luciano – Jah Live

Morgan Heritage – Set Yourself Free

Bushman – What’s the Matter With the World

Beres Hammond & Flourgon – I Love Jah

Garnett Silk – Mama Africa

Culture – Humble African

Anthony Cruz & Marlene Johnson – Africa

Tarrus Riley – Marcus Teaching

Sylford Walker – Jah Golden Pen

Black Uhuru – Going To Zion

Hell & Fire – Show Us The Way

Little Roy – Bongo Nyah

Junior Byles – King Of Babylon

Konshens – Rasta Imposter

Luciano & Candy Man – Dem No Know Jah

Max Roemo, Conrad Crystal, & Suga Roy – Chant Rasta

Peter Tosh – Mama Africa

Alborosie – I Am

Frankie Paul – Red, Gold, and Green

Cornell Campbell – I Heart Is Clean/Zinc Fence

Dillinger – Gate Number

Pancho Alphonso & the Revolutionaries – Never Give Up In Babylon

Burning Spear – Jah Is Real

Jimmy Riley – Tell The Youths The Truth

Dolphin Morris & Prince Far I – Su Su Pan Rasta / Heavy Manners

Gregory Isaacs – Babylon Too Rough

Culture – Jah Rastafari 

The Wailing Souls – They Don’t Know Jah

Jacob Miller – I’m A Rastaman

Conrad Crystal, Suga Roy, & Gyptian – Jah Jah See Dem

The World of Reggae Music–Vintage Reggae: Classic Reggae

World of Reggae Music Collection: Vintage Reggae

Classic Reggae

This second volume of the World of Reggae Music Collection digs deeper into Vintage Reggae exploring some of reggae’s most classic tracks. For example, the Tamlin’s “Baltimore“ is a classic cut that typifies the soul of reggae music. From the unique vocal stylings of Barrington Levy and Susan Cadoganto supergroups like The Heptones, Israel Vibration, and the Gladiators, this era of reggae music forces hearts to pulsate and feet to dance. Furthermore, this genre includes melodic tracks like Bob Marley & the Wailers‘ “Do It Twice” and Ernie Smith’s “Duppy Gunman.”

Barrington Levy – Don’t Fuss Nor Fight

Delroy Wilson – My Baby Is Gone

Desmond Dekker – Archie Wah Wah

Gregory Isaacs – Give Me Land

Dennis Brown – Promised Land

Susan Cadogan – Hurt So Good
The Tamlins – Baltimore

John Holt – OK Fred

Roman Stewart – Hit Song

Johnny Clarke – Move Out A Bablyon

Desmond Dekker – Licking Stick

Gregory Isaacs – Lonely Man 

The Heptones – Country Boy

Leroy Smart – I Am the Don
Toots & the Maytals – Peeping Tom

Reggie Antonie – So Many Ways

Lee “Scratch” Perry – So Many Skanks

Clancy Eccles – Fatty Fatty

Jimmy Sommerville – To Love Somebody
The Pioneers – Time Hard

Dennis Brown – Sitting And Watching

Bob Andy – Feeling

Peter Tosh – Ketchy Shuby

Peter Tosh – Ketchy Shuby [Instrumental]

Horace Andy – I Feel Good All Over

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Bus Dem Shut

Ernie Smith – Duppy Gunman

Junior Murvin – Cool Out son

Delroy Wilson – Rain From the Skies

Eric Donaldson – Stand Up

Lee “Scratch” Perry – Dub Fu Ye Rights

Horace Andy – Man To Man

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Do It Twice

Bunny Wailer – Rockers

Desmond Dekker – Generosity

John Holt – Anywhere

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Guava Jelly

Message – Rum-Bum-A-Loo

The Viceroys – River To Cross

Israel Vibration – The Same Song

Junior Byles – Fade Away

Theo Beckford – Easy Snappin’

Max Romeo – Wet Dream

Freddie McGregor – Joggin’

The Viceroys – Ya Ho

The Congos – Fisherman

Jacob Miller – Baby I Love You So

Dave Barker & the Upsetters – Shock Of Mighty

Black Uhuru – Sponji Reggae

Johnny Clarke – None Shall Escape His Judgement

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Waiting In Vain

Desmond Dekker – Where Did It Go

The Maytones – Money Worries

Derrick Morgan –  Forward March

Cornell Campbell & Sound Dimension – What Kind of World

Gregory Isaacs – Top Ten

Little John – Joker Lover

The Abyssinians – Poor Jason Whyte

The Wailing Souls – Row Fisherman Row

Jackie Edwards – Take Me As I Am

Johnny Clarke – Top Ranking (I’m the Toughest)

Glen Washington – One Of These Days

Black Uhuru – Great Train Robbery

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Lively Up Yourself

Dennis Brown – Cassandra

Bruce Ruffin – One Big Happy Family

Desmond Dekker – Live and Learn

Cocoa Tea – Come Again

Lloyd Robinson – Cuss Cuss

Errol Dunkley – Sad To Know

John Holt – Reggae From the Ghetto

Israel Vibration – Miscalculation

Ken Boothe & B.B. Seaton – Whole World’s Down on Me

Arthur Robinson – Moments

The Pioneers – You Don’t Know Like I Know

Delroy Wilson – Why Did You Leave Me

The Jivers – Our Love Will Last

Clarendonians – Lick It Back

Ken Boothe – Keep My Love From Fading

The Kingstonians – I’ll Need You Tomorrow

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The Gladiators – Hello Carol
Rupie Edwards – Ire Feelings
Jacob Miller – Love Is A Message
Denzel D. Dennis – Women and Money
The Upsetters – Cent Skank
The Heptones – I’ve Got the Handle (First Aid)
The Cables – Baby Why
Freddie McGregor – I Was Born A Winner
The Wailing Souls – Back Out
The Congos – At The Feast
Carl Malcom – Fatty Bum Bum
Desmond Dekker – Shing A Ling
Barry Brown – Stand Firm
Trevor Byfield – Burning Bush
The Gladiators – On the Other Side
Carl Malcom – No Jestering
Cornell Campbell – Stars
Dub Specialist – Starring Dub
Lloyd Parks – Ordinary Man
The Impact All Stars – Ordinary Man Version 3
Lord Creator – Such is Life
Keith Poppin – Righteous Man
The Heptones – My Guiding Star
Leroy Smart – Wish You Good Luck
Black Uhuru – Sun Is Shining
The Mighty Diamonds – Back Whey
Little John – All Over Me
Ruddy Thomas – When I Think Of You
Don Carlos – Hog and Goat
Tyrone Taylor – Heavy Waist Line
Prince Alla – Poor Man Feel It
Cornell Campbell – Press Along
King Tubby – Press Along (King Tubby’s Dub)
Dandy Livingstone – Suzanne Beware Of The Devil
Zap Pow – This Is Reggae Music
Pluto Shervington – Ram Goat Liver
Tingo Stewart – Play De Music
Denzel Dennis – Me Nah Worry
Errol “Flabba” Holt – Danger Zone
The Abysinnians – Sweet Feeling
Big Boss – Kung Foo Rock
Dennis Brown – Cup of Tea
Glen Brown – Crisp As A Ball
Wayne Wade – Man of the Living
Eek-A-Mouse – Noah’s Ark
Gregory Isaacs – Poor and Clean
Prince Tallis and the Israelites – Pressure Is Down On I
Dennis Brown & Johnny Clarke – So Much Pain
Culture – Stop the Fussing and Fighting
John Holt – Looking Back
B.B. Seaton – Power
Delroy Wilson – Peace and Love
Junior Delgado – Easy Girl
The Officials – Babylonians
The Viceroys – Try Hard to Leave
Lloyd Charmers – Darker Than Blue
John Holt – It May Sound Silly
Joe Higgs – Burning Fire
Cornell Campbell – My Confession
Ken Parker – True, True, True
Barry Brown – Release the Chains
Roland Burell – Rip Off
The Gladiators – Small Axe
Marcia Griffiths – Melody Life
Barry Brown – Far East

The World of Reggae Music Collection–Vintage Reggae: The Early Years

World of Reggae Music Collection: Vintage Reggae

The Early Years

The Jam-Tex selector digs deeper into the reggae genre, focusing in on some of reggae’s earliest hits. Positive vibrations drip from songs like Dobby Dobson‘s “Loving Pauper” and The Pioneers‘ “Let Your Yeah Be Yeah.”  Reggae legends Bob Marley & The Wailers, Toots & The Maytals, and Delroy Wilson all laid down foundational tracks during this early period of reggae music.

This particular collection features early vintage hits from the well-known male artists like John Holt, Alton Ellis, Desmond Dekker, Johnny Clarke, Ken Boothe, and Bob Andyand female artists Marcia Griffiths, Susan Cadogan, and my favorite Phyllis Dillon. Many of the musicians from the rock steady era like Derrick Morgan and Stranger Colerecorded early reggae hits. Alongside the more well-known vocalists, this collection features lesser-known artists like K.C. White and Watty Burnett, who laid down infectious reggae tunes like “No No No (You Don’t Love Me Anymore)” and “Rainy Night in Portland.”

Here in the early reggae cuts you find amazing originality. Dennis Brown tracks like “Westbound Train” and “Man Next Door” encapsulate the raw power of reggae. And, Delroy Wilson‘s bass heavy “Better Must Come” might be the greatest reggae song ever recorded. Plus the early Bob Marley & the Wailers’ songs forged music and message into a powerful punch. Together Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Bunny Wailer recorded original classics like “Mr. Brown,” “Try Me,” and “Jailhouse.” These legends of reggae music would forever change the course of music history.

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Mr. Brown

Errol Dunkeley – Ok Fred

Marie Bryant – Tomatoes

Delroy Wilson – (I’m in A) Dancing Mood

Alton Ellis – Mad Mad

Don Evans & the Paragons – Danger in Your Eyes

Dandy Livingston – Rudy, a Message to You

Ken Boothe – Old Fashioned Way

Phyllis Dillon – Woman In the Ghetto

Toots & the Maytals – Monkey Man

Barrington Levy – Sister Carol

Desmond Dekker – Reggae Recipe

Dennis Brown – Man Next Door

Susan Cadogan – Nice And Easy

Horace Andy – Natural Mystic

Don Carlos & Roots Radics – Fight Fight

Johnny Clarke – Don’t Trouble Trouble

Toots & the Maytals – Do The Reggay

The Pioneers – Let Your Yeah Be Yeah

U-Roy – Hold On

Derrick & Patsy – Housewives Choice

Lord Creator – Don’t Stay Out Late

Dobby Dobson – Loving Pauper

Roman Stewart – Try Me

Leroy Smart – Ballistic Affair

Bob Andy & Marcia Griffiths – Young Gifted And Black

K.C. White – No No No

Horace Andy – Do You Love My Music

Bruce Ruffin – Rain

Delroy Wilson – It’s A Shame

Johnny Clarke – Tears on My Pillow

Cornell Campbell & the Aggrovators – I Will Never Change/Version

Desmond Dekker – Fu Man Chu

Derrick Morgan – Tougher Than Tough (Rudie In Court)

Dennis Brown – Westbound Train

Kingstonian – Nice Nice

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Bend Down Low

Jacob Miller – Mr. Officer

Owen Gray – Midnight Track

Delroy Wilson – Living In The Foots Steps Of Another Man

Alton Ellis – Ain’t That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)

Bob Marley & the Wailers – One Cup Of Coffee

Delroy Wilson – Run Run

Peter Tosh – You Can’t Fool Me Again

Lord Creator – Independent Jamaica

John Holt & Alton Ellis – Rum Bumper’s

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Try Me

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Try Me (Version)

Desmond Dekker – Mother Pepper

Derrick Morgan – I Am The Ruler

The Tennors – Ride Me Donkey

The Majesterians – If I Didn’t Want Your Loving

Alton Ellis & Phyllis Dillon – Why Did You Leave Me To Cry

Delroy Wilson – Cool Operator

Al Barry & the Cimarons – Morning Sun

Watty Burnett – Rainy Night in Portland

Stranger & Patsy – Give Me The Right

Alton Ellis – If I Could Rule the World

Lord Power – Adults Only (AKA Big Race)

Lord Messam – Linstead Market