Short and sweet today... what the hell, let's keep it simple and fire off another reggae cover!  Winston Samuels and the Clintones wit...

One more summer song and what could be more appropriate than a cover of thee "definitive" summer song?  "Summertime" w...

Ernest Ranglin got his start at an early age, playing guitar on a multitude of calypso and mento recordings produced for the Jamaican tour...

Here's what you're gonna hear... the 30th Week Mix, un-cut, complete and ready for you! 1.  Beres Hammond - Rockaway 2.  Ma...

Keeping with the summer theme for the next couple days in celebration of the first weekend of summer!  Today's track, "On The Bea...

Okay let's switch things up because it's Friday and here in the States we're gearing up for the long Memorial Day weekend whic...

The late Tyrone Taylor recorded his first solo song "Delilah" in 1968 before teaming up with singer Vince Brown to form the Soul...

When Garnett Silk died tragically in December of 1994 it really broke my heart.  He was the up and coming voice in reggae and his music wa...

I absolutely love Marcia Griffiths and this tune perked up my ears back in 1996 when I first heard her cover of the Heptones tunes "L...

A few months back at our first Reggae Spin Cycle my life-long friend Nick whipped a tune into his set that had me floored... you see he is...

Judging by the past history of Distinctly Jamaican Sounds you'd think that reggae as a genre didn't produce anything worthwhile af...

Here it is... the 29th Week Mix, complete and uninterrupted for your listening pleasure.  What you're gonna hear... 1.  Lynn Taitt ...

Let's wrap up this week with a tune from the Godfather, the great Daddy U-Roy!  This one is called "Rightful Reggae" and it ...

Settling into Day 201 in the 365 Day Jamaican Music Challenge!  This is one is a direct follow-up of yesterday's Ronnie Davis track an...

We have reached the big 2-0-0 and the train keeps on rollin'!  Ronnie Davis started his singing career by entering talent contests in ...

Today's tune, the 199th in the 365 Day Challenge, is "Father's Call" and it is one that is shrouded in mystery.  On coun...

Let's do a "duppy tune" in mid May!  Ernie Smith, born Glenroy Anthony Michael Archangelo Smith, had aspirations of being a ...

Keeping it short today... today's track in the 365 Day Jamaican Music Challenge is from the late great Augustus Pablo and it's cal...

Born Nerlynn Taitt in San Fernando Trinidad in 1934, Lyn Taitt got started playing in steel drum bands before picking up the guitar at age...

The 28th Week Mix in all its uninterrupted glory... here's what you're gonna hear!! 1.  The Ethiopians - Mother's Tender ...

Happy Saturday!  If you're like me, living in the mid-Atlantic region here in the States, the month of May hasn't been particularl...

Ainsworth Roy Rushton Shirley AKA Roy Shirley, with his distinctive style and delivery, was definitely one of Jamaica's greatest voice...

Produced by Coxsone Dodd in 1968 and originally released as a 7” on the Giant label, today’s tune by The Wrigglers called “The Cooler” is...

Rudy Mills was part of Derrick Harriott's stable in the late 60s and early 70s and today's tune "I'm Trapped" comes ...

Brothers Sydney and Derrick Crooks and Winston Hewitt formed the Pioneers in 1962.  Their first recordings were self-produced at Treasure ...