smilingirl's reggae podcast

Happy New Year

After many trials and tribulations here's some 70s (mainly) tunes. This Friday I'm being let loose on the decks again, if you are in the area (Bangor) get yourselves down to the Cove for for a skank to the djs from the fabulous Skanking Sounds powered by Red House HiFi. You may or may not hear some of these tunes.

Tracklist
1 – sylford walker – deuteronomy
2 – mikey dread – yoruba rock
3 – burning spear – wadada
4 – i roy – heart don't leap
5 – burning spear – telegram dub
6 – the itals – brutal
7 – sly and robbie – from the grass dub
8 – brent dowe – forward up
9 – unknown dj – hold the challis
10 – the tidals – ring version
11 – i roy – natty down de
12 – brent dowe – things you say you love
13 – gladstone anderson – pye pye
14 – shorty the president – fat fat dub
15 – culture and nicodemus -disco train (all 9 minutes of it!)

What can I say, sorry for the delay, hope it's worth the wait.
If you'd also like some dancehall pop over to
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Rocksteady rock my soul part 8

tracklist

1 Tommy McCook – heatwave
2 Valentines – all in one
3 Skatalites – brand new ska
4 Ethiopians – owe me no pay me
5 Hopeton Lewis – sound and pressure
6 Monty Morris – play it cool
7 Consumates – what is it
8 Enos McLeod – you can never get away
9 Prince Buster – another sad lonely night
10 Termites – love up, kiss up
11 Conquerers – come let us dance
12 Gaylettes – silent river
13 Untouchables – prisoner of love
14 Tommy McCook – zazuka
15 Jupiters – return of ezekial
16 Freedom Singers – stop them
17 Cables – fast mouth
18 Slim Smith – give me some loving
19 Ethiopians – you are the girl
20 West Indians – I mean it
21 Prince Buster – too hot
22 Lynn Taitt – napoleon solo

RIDING HIGH
No theme, just selectors choice. Mainly rocksteady for your listening pleasure.

Track List

1 Paragons – riding on a high on a windy day
2 Alton Ellis – all my tears
3 Desmond Dekker – wise man
4 Ken Boothe - artibella
5 Melodians – everybody bawling
6 Gregory Isaacs – open the door to your heart
7 I Roy – step right up
8 you don’t care version
9 Winston Scotland - buttercup
10 Douglas Boothe – when I fall in love
11 Hopeton Lewis – sound and pressure
12 Busters All Stars – sounds and pressure
13 Hopeton Lewis – cool collie
14 Jojo and the Fugitives – the lecture
15 Nora Dean - Barbwire
16 Three Tops – it’s raining
17 Soul Vendors – arena special
18 Count Prince Millar – mule train
19 Winston Shand – throw me corn

Merry Christmas. All roads lead to Ruthin this Friday - i'm being let loose on the dancehall decks - i'm so happy.
If you are there you may hear one or two of these. Many thanks to Jim and the pressure sounds crew and root soundsystem.

tracklist
1 Courtney Melody - champion sound
2 Cocoa T, Home T, Cutty Ranks - going is rough
3 Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs - big all around
4 Chaka Demus - original kuff
5 Dirtsman - Thank you
6 Little Twitch - respect due
7 Lt Stitchie - flip up
8 Dirtsman - nah sell out
9 Shabba Ranks - get up
10 Dirtsman - hot this year
11 Buccaneer - hey girl
12 Red Dragon - inna the bush
13 Chaka Demus - ital man
14 Capleton - chalice
15 Anthony B - smoke the best
16 Wayne Wonder ft Textra - blazin
17 Skarra Mucci - raggamuffin

Oh my goodness, I’ve been allowed on the decks again to play some ska. This Saturday all roads lead to Neuadd Ogwen in Bethesda for a night of ska with Scotland’s top ska band Bombskare.
If you come along you may hear one, some or all of these tunes……

Tracklist

1 JJ Allstars – soup
2 Monty & The Cyclones - silky
3 Jackie Mittoo - killer diller
4 Baby Earl & The Trini-Dads - back slop
5 Stranger Cole - ruff & tuff
6 Roy Panton - run old man
7 Prince Buster & The All Stars - madness
8 Theo Beckford - ska ta brain
9 Rico & Duke Reid's All Stars – magic
10 Bob Marley – judge not
11 Prince buster – time longer than rope
12 The English beat – jackpot
13 Los Hooligans – mafioso ska
14 C hyman – the ska rhythm
15 Tommy Mccook And Skatalites – cotton tree
16 Patrick & Edwards Allstars - iron curtain
17 Dave Barker – double barrel version
18 Lloyd & Glen - jezebel
19 The Soul Brothers – early bird
20 Karl 'King Cannon' Bryan & The Harry J All Stars – soul scorcher
21 The Soul Vendors – ringo rock

Shaka Showcase

This Friday all dub pathways lead to Hendre Hall, Jah Shaka will be running things from 8 til 3.
Here’s some tunes to get you in the mood.

1 be thankful dub
2 creator dub
3 I see jah dub
4 kingdom_dub
5 Jah Shaka & Jah Stitch - ragga muffin style
6 Ras Michael And The Sons Of Negus - none a jah jah children
7 Aswad & Jah Shaka - drum dub
8 very, very good dub
9 Vivian Jones - red eyes (12”)
10 Jah Shaka & Willie Williams - natty with a cause
11 dub for everyone
12 rosie dub
13 messenger dub
14 blood dunza dub
15 Jah Shaka meets King Tubby - jealousy dubplate
16 Earl Sixteen - the rastaman
17 identity dub
18 homeland dub
19 bickle dub

Frighten Friday

Oh my goodness, supermoon, eclipse, equinox and Ellie’s birthday (she loves her dancehall) all on the same day. Here’s a bit of old dancehall energy for your listening pleasure.

Tracklist
1 Wayne Smith – under me sleng teng
2 Josey Wales – everybody hustling
3 Night Rider – bad boy wadat
4 Tuffest – frighten friday
5 Riki Chin – lef him
6 Mr Pants – me come
7 Papa San – acid
8 Red Rat – shelly anne
9 Delly Ranx – from you ah nuh
10 Shaggy & Rayvon – big up
11 Pinchers – harder they come
12 Lieutenant Stitchie – natty dread
13 Shabba Ranks – get up, stand up and rock
14 Admiral Bailey – boom youth
15 Chakademus – original kuff
16 Cocoa T & Ninjaman – kingston hot
17 Fleshy Ranks – walk and talk
18 Reggie Stepper – co-unoh
19 Reggie Stepper – drumpan sound
20 Red Rose & Malvo & President Brown – red alert

It’s that time of year again, time to jump on the UNOD bandwagon….. only one more day to go……. No deep snow this year only lovely spring sunshine so pack your bags and come on down to Prestatyn for a dance.

Tracklist

Digitaldubs ft yt – soundsystem culture
Version
Overproof Soundsystem – king step
Vibronics – flc dub
Jah Warrior – ain’t gonna be put down version
Dub Dynasty – 9 years dub
Jah Tubbys – jah jah dub
King Earthquake – dub tape
Majestic Warriors – wormhole
Kanka – Marrakech dub
King Earthquake – Babylon dub
Dub Dynasty – monsoon dub
Kenny Knots – power dub
Michael Rose with Ranking Joe – money dub
RSD – cuss cuss refix
Jah Tubbys – call on jah dub
DJG – late night blues bootleg
Bongo Herman ft Capleton and Burro Banton – drum song

it's been a long time coming.... here is Rub a Dub.
Toasters galore and lists of bones, diseases and cheese for your listening pleasure.

Track List

01 Pupajim Ft OBF - rub a dub anthem edit
02 Purple Man - dedicated
03 Lee Van Cliff - water gone
04 Ringo - working class
05 Joe Tex and U Black – rub a dub evening
06 Ansel Collins - roach in corner version
07 Toyan – chalice
08 Purple Man - daddy mix
09 Observer - version
10 Nigger Kojak and Liza - fist to fist rub a dub
11 Johnny Ringo - rub a dub style
12 Alborosie - rub a dub style
13 Clint Eastwood - primo ballerina
14 Nicodemus - bone connection
15 Michigan and Smiley - diseases
16 Mungo's Hi Fi ft. Skweeka Mouse - di cheeses
17 Shuka Shine - dancing balloon
18 Ugly Man - dj deh yah