Cornell Cambpell - Jah Jah Me No Born Yah

I just love this tune but don't know much (or anything) about it. Check It.

Dennis Brown - Concentration - Trojan

Sweet sweet roots music from Dennis Brown with the Crystalites on the sound. Check It

The Heptones - Through the Fire I come (Extended)

I just love this cut, brilliant steppers style into the extended version. Avaiable I see at Ernie B's at the moment on 7". Check It.

The Jamaicans - Ba Ba Boom

Treasure Isle once again delivering the goods. This is timeless Rocksteady. Check It.

Desmond Dekker - Fu Manchu

Fantastico funky rocksteady from Desmond Dekker, this is prolly my favourite tune of his, cut at Beverleys (UK?). Check It.

Al Campbell - Turn Me Loose

A wicked early cut on the 'Answer' Riddim. Nice skanking vibes! Check It.

Alton Ellis - I Can't Stand It

More Treasure Isle goodness, this time from the one and only Alton Ellis (RIP). This could be one of my favourite rocksteady joints. Check It.

Freddie McKay f/ Lizzy - Love is a treasure

Wicked Treasure Isle booty with Lizzy on the toast. Check It.

Lynn Taitt & The Jets - Storm Warning/Soul Food (196X)

Classic early ska/rocksteady from Lynn Tait. Check Storm Warning and Soul Food.

Mahmoud Ahmed - Tezeta (196X)

This my dear friends is music. An absolute gem of an Ethiopian ballad just dripping with all the emotions under the African sun. It's so hypnotic it makes a great song to fall asleep to, as I have done many times... Check It.

Rickey Calloway - Shed A Tear

Heartfelt soul from Rickey Calloway, turn up loud, have a listen, a real tear jerker. Check It.

Minnie Epperson - Grab Your Clothes

Enough of that bumbaclaat reggae, time for some Soul! I picked this northern stomper up on trademe a month back. Check It.

Jah Cure ft. Junior Reid, Flo-Rida & Movado - Hot Long Time (Remix) (2010)

Dis one a baddy. Check It.

Top Cat - Ganja Smoker - Best Trick Riddim (2010)

Top Cat just loves his ganga tunes and he's on top form here calling all the tokers to the dancefloor! He's riding the Best Trick riddim which is making waves on the dancehall at the moment. Check It.

Gyptian f/ Duane Stephenson - Rude Boy Shuffling (2010)

Eveyones favourite reggae song? It's one of the first reggae tunes (other than bob) I heard in my youth, it was wedged between some punk in a 90's bobyboard flick. So Gyptian has reversioned it with Duane Stephenson and it is killer. Check It.

Gyptian f/ Barrington Levy - Murderation (2010)

Another big tune this time from Gentleman running tings with Barrington over the Hot Milk/Murderer Riddm relicked inna Hip Hop styley. Boom Styles. Check It.

Gentleman f/ Anthony Red Rose - Tempolution (2010)

Big combination styles over a huge beefed up Hip Hop relick of the classic Tempo. It's off his new album and it don't get much better than this. Check It.

Mungo's Hi Fi f/ YT - Scream (2010)

Big new riddim (Bad From) from Mungo's HiFi who is now everyones favourite UK producer after a successful NZ tour, this one sees rude boy YT ride the riddim. Check It.

Skarra Mucci - Run Babylon (2010)

The most underrated man in UK reggae drops his new album and 'Run Babylon' is an absolute banger! Check It. Find the rest on itunes.

Downbeat w/ Undercover

Remember Downbeat? All those dope Hi-Fidelity releases, DJ Krush, Coldcut, Rockers Hifi, Nightmares On Wax, Rae & Christian, Boozoo Bajou, Butch Cassidy etc etc. My how the musical landscape has changed in the last few years, what was downbeat then has now morphed into the dirty dubstep. There is still the mellow vibes reminicent of this sound out there today, LV, Clouds etc. Here I have re-discovered a bunch of old tunes that where kicking around my old laptop just waiting see the light of day again. And boy does it feel good. Check It.

D.J. Scruff - Mafia

Trinity Roots - Little Things (Remix)

Boozoo Bajou - Take It Slow f/ Joe Dukie & U-Brown

Coldcut Dj Vadim & Mark B - The Breaks

The 3 foot people - Cant Hold Us Back

Big Bud - Just Cant Hold Me Down

Western Roots - Bogus Buddy

Nick Holder - Moments In Dub

Nightmares On Wax - 70s 80s

RAS - This Is Ours

Rae & Christian f/ The Congos - Hold Us Down

DJ Vadim f/ Demolition Man - Boom Sunting

[Re:Jazz] - Torch Of Freedom (Frost & Wagner Horn Rub)

Umberto Echo f/ Luciano - Jah Words Dub

Reggae Disco Rockers f/ Horace Andy - Baby

Roots Manuva - Witness (Walworth Rd Rockers Dub)

Butch Cassidy Sound System - Radioactive

Recloose f/ Joe Dukie - Dust

DJ Krush - On The Dubble

Nightmares on Wax - Damn

Boozoo Bajou - Satta

Sola Rosa - Dangerous Dub

Sonic Boom - The Dub And The Restless

Rockers Hi-Fi - Overproof

Yabby You - Conquering Lion (Rebel Sound)

Boozoo Bajou f/ Top Cat - Killer

Nickodemus & Mariano - Dub

Tosca - Annanas

Fat Freddys Drop - Midnight Marauders Mu's DnB Version

A little treat for you all in the form of a sly little (long 20mins) DnB version of the Freddys all-time classic Midnight Marauders that I found on my mac after a few years of it hiding. Check It.

Nora Dean - Ay Ay Ay - Treasure Isle (1966)

Some wicked old school psych reggae from the 'nana' of reggae Nora Dean. This shit is ill. Check It.

Capleton - Life - Inkalink (2010)

Version bizness on Million and Don Carlos' 'World Crisis' Riddim. Check it.

Som4tik, Solo Banton & Tribuman - Underground International (2010)

This shit is some some big, loud, grimey dubstep from the UK massive! So so baaad I played it twice at Wake The Town the other night! Removed by artist request. Respect.

El Michels Affair - Enter the 38th Chamber

After the sick set of Wu-Tang instrumentals last year there have leaked some vocal versions. Check this dope rhyme.

50 Pound Riddim – Loud Disturbance Records (2010)

I'm waiting hard for this one to drop proper, a wicked re-rub of Jo Gibbs 'Entertainment' riddim done inna proper style. I love the combination of the old school riddims with bang up to date vocalists. You can listen to the versions here (Sugar Minott and Gappy Ranks tunes are fire!) or download Chuck Turner's vocal.

Junior Reid - Concrete Castle King

Mr One Blood has been on form of late with some bangin dancehall updates of his old classics, here we just have some solid roots from the man. Thanks to my man Ed-g for this one. Check It.

Beets & Pieces w/ Undercover

Above: Aloe Blacc

Wow, a huge stash of dope beets, hip hop, soul, funk etc that have been on high rotation on my itunes/ipod in the last 6 months or so. Check It.

Blundetto - Nautilus

Beverley Road All-stars - Im Still In Love

Nneka - Africans

Big Daddy Kane vs Greedy G - Extra Raw

Taggy Matcher - Rock It (Herbie Hancock)

Lewis McCallum - First Date f/ Fran Kora

Kero One feat. Tuomo - Love And Happiness?

TRUSMe - Can We Pretend

The Roots - Breezin (f/ George Benson)

Erykah Badu - Turn Me Away (Get MuNNY)

Dwele - What's Not To Love

Jneiro Jarel - Balada 45 (Like A Brazilian Girl)

Quincy Jones f/ Kool G Rap, Bill Cosby - Ill Street Burrs (Hayden Brown remix)

Talib Kwieli and Tek - Reflection Eternal In This World

Blundetto - lonely is the night

Myron & E with The Soul Investigators - It's A Shame

Marky - Rasta Monsta (Aloe Blacc - I Need a Dollar)

Aloe Blacc - Take Me Back

Mayer Hawthorne - Make Her Mine f/ Intuition

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - Better things to do

Mr. Day - Soul On Wax

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Spottie

Aretha Franklin - One Step (Featurecast Edit)

The Bamboos - Turn It Up (f/ Lyrics Born)

45 Prince - Out Of Sight f/ Unknown Rasta

Gil Scott-Heron - New York is Killing Me (feat. Nas)

Nas & Damian Marley - Friends

Whitefield Brothers - The Gift (Oh No Ethio Remix)

Skeletons - Mr Mystery

Kion & Murda f/ Errol Dunkley - Dub Cinderella (2010)

Killer dubstep version of the Errol Dunkley classic 'Black Cinderella' originally released by Studio1 and now out on Argon. This is the dubstep(per) shizzle I like, mellow reggae sampling goodness. Check It.

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Spottie (2010)

I'm pretty happy to see this version pop up. I love Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, I Love Outkast hence I love this tune! Check it.

Nas and Damian Marley - Distant Relatives (2010)

It's been a while coming but here it is! Some big tunes inna there, namely As We Enter and Promised Land. Check It.

1. As We Enter

2. Tribal War (featuring K'NAAN)

3. Strong Will Continue

4. Leaders (featuring Stephen Marley)

5. Wisdom

6. Count Your Blessings

7. Dispear

8. The Promised Land (featuring Dennis Brown)

9. In His Own Words (featuring Stephen Marley)

10. Nah Mean 11. Friends

12. My Generation (featuring Lil Wayne)

13. Africa Must Wake Up (featuring K'NAAN)

Stagalag Riddim - Jukeboxx (2010)

Woah, this one is baad!. I love relicks and this is bang up-to-date with dancehall's best talent riding the riddim. Check It

Studio One Rhythm & Blues w/ Undercover

Above: The Soulettes

Hello again! I'm back in the blog world essentially as an outlet to drop some of my selections and share my musical tastes. So I thought I would kick things off where it all started. This was the sound of the young Jamaica in the 60's and the tunes are dripping with soul and r&b influences such as Motown and Curtis Mayfield from Coxsone's first travels to the States. Some of the first pop remixes, covers and mashups perhaps? Check It.

Re-upload Here.

Lloyd Williams - For Your Love

Nana McLean - Till I Kiss You

The Righteous Flames - You Don't Know

The Soulettes - King Street

Jerry Jones - There's A Chance For Me

Owen Gray - Give Me Little Sign

Winston Francis - In The Summer Time

Carl Dawkins - Rythm Of My Heart

Carl & Sound Dimension - Rythm Of My Version

Lord Tanamo - Keep On Moving

Jackie Mittoo - Totally Together

Willie Williams - No One Can Stop Us

Willie & Brentford Disco Set - No One Can Stop Us Pt.2

Otis Gayle - I'll Be Around

Otis & Sound Dimension - I'll Be Around (Vers.)

Jackie Mittoo - Summer Breeze

Devon Russell - People Get Ready

Devon & The Soul Vendors - Get Ready Version

Lord Creator - Unfaithful Baby

Dennis Brown - He Ain't Heavy

The Heptones - Why Must I

Nora Dean - Barbwire