Distinctly Jamaican Sounds
Saturday, April 30, 2016

The 26th Week Mix In All Of Its Uninterrupted Glory!

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What you're gonna hear in the 26th Week Mix... 1.  Johnny Ringo - Rub A Dub Style 2.  Lui Lepki - Bank Clerk 3.  Brigadier Je...

Day 182 of 365 Day Jamaican Music Challenge - Papa Tullo - Delaware

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Everald Crawford AKA Papa Tullo was another of the early 80s deejay who doesn't have much written about him but was one hell of an art...
Friday, April 29, 2016

Day 181 of 365 Day Jamaican Music Challenge - Lord Sassafrass - ABC

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Prior to picking up the mic, Michael Johnson AKA Lord Sassafrass had dreamed of becoming a jockey and in turn worked in the riding stables...
Thursday, April 28, 2016

Day 180 of 365 Day Jamaican Music Challenge - Peter Metro - Calypso Calypso

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Peter Clarke originally performed under the name Ranking Peter but after discovering the moniker had already been chosen by another deejay...
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Day 179 of 365 Day Jamaican Music Challenge - Lee Van Cleef - Bubble Reggae Music

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Keeping with the deejays... up next is Devon Perkins AKA Lee Van Cleef, obviously taking his name from the western actor actor of the same...
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Day 178 of 365 Day Jamaican Music Challenge - Brigadier Jerry - Home Guard Take Over

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Brigadier Jerry, born Robert Russell, originally linked-up with U-Roy's King Stur-Gav Hi-Fi and got his first turn at the mic as, if y...
Monday, April 25, 2016

Day 177 of 365 Day Jamaican Music Challenge - Lui Lepki - Bank Clerk

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Lui Lepki, sometimes spelled Louie, Loui, Lue, Luie, etc. is one of those artists with so many variations on the spelling of his name it m...
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Sunday, April 24, 2016

Day 176 of 365 Day Jamaican Music Challenge - Johnny Ringo - Rub A Dub Style

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Up next in the 365 Day Jamaican Music Challenge is a nice tune by Bradley Miller AKA Johnny Ringo called "Rub A Dub Style" and i...
Saturday, April 23, 2016

The 25th Week Mix In All Of Its Uninterrupted Glory!

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Here it is... the 25th Week Mix, complete and uninterrupted for your listening pleasure.  What you're gonna hear... 1.  Linton Kwes...
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Day 175 of 365 Day Jamaican Music Challenge - Yellowman - Sensemilla

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We're gonna wrap up the week by giving King Yellowman his turn to drop some ganja lyrics on the Full Up riddim.  This one is called ...
Friday, April 22, 2016

Day 174 of 365 Day Jamaican Music Challenge - Sister Nancy - Chalice

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Sticking with the Full Up for another ganja tune but unlike yesterday's Studio One original take we're going with the Roots Radics...
Thursday, April 21, 2016

Day 173 of 365 Day Jamaican Music Challenge - Rapper Roberts & Jim Brown - Minister For Ganja

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Stepping back over to Brentford Road and Studio One for the next tune and also keeping with the ganja-centric vibes, we've got deejays...
Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Day 172 of 365 Day Jamaican Music Challenge - Rita Marley - One Draw

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Do I wish those who celebrate today with the consumption of mass quantities of cannabis a "Happy 420" or is a "Merry 420...
Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Day 171 of 365 Day Jamaican Music Challenge - Barry Isaac - Mi Callie Tree

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We're a day away from 4/20 and while I'm not one to partake in the herb I would be completely remiss in not acknowledging what so ...
Monday, April 18, 2016

Day 170 of 365 Day Jamaican Music Challenge - The Blue Bells - Come Along

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Hector Wright and Raphael Martin were the Blue Bells and today's tune "Come Along," which they recorded at Lee Perry's B...
Sunday, April 17, 2016

Day 169 of 365 Day Jamaican Music Challenge - Linton Kwesi Johnson - More Time

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Keeping it short today because I've been slacking when it comes to getting together tunes for my gig later th...
Saturday, April 16, 2016

The 24th Week Mix In All Of Its Uninterrupted Glory! Dig it!

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Here it is... the 24th Week Mix, complete and uninterrupted for your listening pleasure.  What you're gonna hear... 1.  The Wailers...

Day 168 of 365 Day Jamaican Music Challenge - Ferdie Nelson & Ivan Yap - Ska Down Jamaica Way (South Of The Border)

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The producer of today's record, Phillip "Justin" Yap, was a true class-act in the heyday of unscrupulous and shady dealings ...
Friday, April 15, 2016

Day 167 of 365 Day Jamaican Music Challenge - Laurel Aitken - (Hey) Bartender

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Short and sweet for Friday... "(Hey) Bartender" was originally written and recorded by American R&B singer and pianist Floyd...
Thursday, April 14, 2016

Day 166 of 365 Day Jamaican Music Challenge - Frank Anderson & The Skatalites - Musical Storeroom

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Hopping over to Duke Reid's for the 165th track in the 365 Day Jamaican Music Challenge and it is yet another premium slice of ska goo...
Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Day 165 of 365 Day Jamaican Music Challenge - Prince Buster - High Blood Pressure

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Cecil Bustamente Campbell AKA Prince Buster, was born in Kingston in 1938 but was sent to rural Jamaica to live with his grandmother to be...
Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Day 164 of 365 Day Jamaican Music Challenge - Shenley Duffus - Digging A Ditch

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Shenley Duffus got into music in 1958, recording for Federal Studios but never had anything released until 1961.  The following year he sc...
Monday, April 11, 2016

Day 163 of 365 Day Jamaican Music Challenge - Justin Hinds & The Dominoes - Carry Go Bring Come

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Another ska scorcher!  This one is the absolutely killer "Carry Go Bring Come" by Justin Hinds and the Dominoes and in all serio...
Sunday, April 10, 2016

Day 162 of 365 Day Jamaican Music Challenge - The Wailers - Go Jimmy Go

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We're gonna mix it up a bit this week and do some ska... hopefully you can forgive me for the abrupt segue from last week's mid-70...
Saturday, April 09, 2016

The 23rd Week Mix In All Of Its Uninterrupted Glory!

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Here it is in all its uninterrupted glory... the 23rd Week Mix, uploaded for your downloading, listening and dancing pleasure.  Be sure to...
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