smilingirl's reggae podcast

special brew (aka fricsan follies)

smilingirl — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:51:20 GMT

SPECIAL BREW aka FRICSAN FOLLIES We love djing at the Fricsan (http://www.thesnowdoninn.co.uk/) everyone is so friendly, the atmosphere is great, they love dancing and they enjoy ska and two tone, so this podcast is for (and inspired by) the Fricsan posse (you know who you are!!) WE LOVE YOU - YES WE DO. If you ever come to Snowdonia go and camp in their fields, fish in their river and spend money at the bar. Special Brew 1 Bad Manners - special brew 2 Don Drummond - cool smoke 3 Ernie Freeman - dumplin's 4 Byron Lee and the Dragonaires – dumplins 5 Dr Ring-Ding and the Senior Allstars - madness 6 The Soul Vendors - ringo rock 7 Johnny Osbourne - rude boy skank 8 The English Beat - whine and grine-stand down margaret 9 The Skatalites - nimble foot 10 The Raving Ravers - rock rock and cry 11 The Bodysnatchers - people get ready 12 No 1 Station - boss beat 13 The Aggrolites - grave digger 14 Amy Winehouse - you're wondering now 15 Prince Buster - enjoy yourself Also, please take time to check out the podcast archive which can be found at http://smilinsarchive.blogspot.com/ Thanks very much.

cor blimey missus

smilingirl — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:48:29 GMT

Sorry this has been a long time coming. A whole heap of naughtyness for you this time, unless you don't mind answering questions from your young children ('dad, what's a buddy and why's it dead?') it's best to listen to this podcast in the company of adults. Track List 01 - Phyllis Dillon - don't touch me tomato 02 - Jackie Opal - push wood 03 - Desmond Dekker - soldering 04 - Dawn Love - watering 05 - Prince Williams - action wood 06 - Max Romeo & Burt Reynolds - a wet scene 07 - Nora Dean - night food reggae 08 - Cynthia Cooper - three minute man 09 - Cock & Puss - dead buddy 10 - Leo Graham - greedy gal 11 - Yvette Vaccianna - tralala boom de yay 12 - George Grosset - no money 13 - Flowers & Alvin - in a de pum pum 14 - Lord Flowers - pudding pan 15 - Madame Sexy - buddy cry 16 - Jackie Brown - jelly water 17 - The Ethiopians - want gal

Baby I've been missing you

smilingirl — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:34:35 GMT

A Happy New Year to all of you and all of yours, I hope you’ll all be happy, healthy and feel loved. For those of you looking for podcasts that have been deleted you will find them on here http://smilinsarchive.blogspot.com/ Baby I’ve Been Missing You Some of my favourite lovers tunes at the moment are presented here – in particular track 3 1 Pat Kelly - how long will it take 2 Eric Donaldson - lonely nights 3 The Twinkle Brothers - baby i've been missing you + version 4 Pat Kelly - i still love you 5 Busty brown - never love another 6 Nicky Thomas - have a little faith 7 Dennis Alcapone - have faith 8 Jimmy London - a little love 9 Jimmy London - just my imagination 10 Cornell Campbell - just my imagination + dj version 11 Dennis Bovell - one life to live 12 Lloyd Parks - everybody needs love 13 Johnny Clarke - if you should lose me 14 Jimmy London - can't let you go + version 15 Dennis Bovell - choose me 16 Brad Lundy - i could never have another 17 Johnny Clarke - do you love me 18 Ronnie Davis - laugh it off 19 Bunny Malone - baby i've been missing you Feel free to leave a comment ;-) One love x

rocksteady rock my soul part 6

smilingirl — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:49:36 GMT

Rocksteady Rock My Soul Part 6 It’s no secret that I love rocksteady, a rocking bass line and sweet sweet vocals, nothing better. Rock back and enjoy 20 fabulous rocksteady tunes, from me for you. Tracklist: 1 Ken Parker - a change is gonna come 2 The Coolers - my heart is aching 3 Owen Grey - i'm gonna take you back 4 The Vibrators - cool water 5 Bobby and Val - one way street 6 Prince Buster - love oh love 7 The Mellotones - fat girl in red 8 Larry Marshall - got a new girl 9 Marshall Williams - norwegian wood 10 Bobby Ellis and the Desmond Miles Seven - the emperor 11 Toots and the Maytals - 54 46 that's my number 12 Lloyd Clarke - summertime 13 Rudy Mills – a place called happiness 14 The Mellotones - nonesuch bust me bet 15 Jojo Bennett – cantelope rock 16 Winston and Robin - bad mind grudgeful 17 Cannon and The Soul Vendors - bad treatment 18 Rudy Mills - a long story 19 Rita Marley and the Soulettes - my desire 20 Delano Stewart - tell me baby

Financial Crisis

smilingirl — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:58:15 GMT

Financial crisis I can’t believe this has not been done already, but here goes; here we have an hour long a musical commentary on the current credit crunch/financial crisis/worst economic thing to happen in the last 70 years. At the end of this podcast are a couple of suggestions for a solution to the economic meltdown. We could, as the Silvertones suggest and have a little faith and put our trust in Jah, or we could follow the suggestions made by Derrick Morgan swiftly followed by the same suggestion made by U Brown. If you do have any spare dollars, cents, euros or pence wearing holes in your pockets feel free to use the ‘please donate’ button provided on this page by PayPal ;-D Here’s the track list............ 1 The miracles – money 2 Jimmy Witherspoon - money's gettin' cheaper 3 Willie Jones – where’s my money 4 Al & The Vibrators - money or love 5 Barrett Strong – money 6 Jumbo Sterling - slave driver 7 Marcia Griffiths – working 8 Slim Smith - rougher yet 9 Laurel Aitken - landlords & tenants 10 The Ethiopians - everything crash 11 Bill Gentles - take the rod 12 Tito Simon - money hard to come by 13 Delroy Wilson – money 14 Shelton Walks - no money no friend 15 Enos McLeod - money worries 16 Barry Biggs - work all day 17 Owen Gray- ain’t got no money 18 George Grossett - no money no love 19 The Silvertones - financial crisis 20 Derrick Morgan - people's decision 21 U Brown - manners one love x

pack up your things and come

smilingirl — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:59:35 GMT

Pack Up Your Things And Come Mind the gap; watch your step, all aboard! Take your seats the reggae train is ready to depart. Enjoy the ride. Track list 1 Culture - selection train 2 Brent Dowe - freedom train 3 Selected four - selection train 4 Carey Johnson - correction train 5 Scotty - salvation train 6 Barrington Spence - jah jah train 7 Cornell Campbell - reggae train 8 Count Sticky - train to soulsville 9 The Ethiopians - train to skaville 10 The Gladiators - the train is coming back 11 Ken Boothe and the Wailers - the train is coming 12 The Rudies - night train 13 Tommy McCook And The Observers - one whole train load of collie 14 Jacob Miller - westbound train 15 Dennis Alcapone - train to glory 16 Winston Curtis - freedom train 17 Morwells - selected train 18 Culture - this train

How Can I?

smilingirl — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:56:09 GMT

How can I? Hello, hope you are all feeling fine. Some love inspired tunes for you this time, grab your partner and have a smooch. Track List 1 Ken Boothe - set me free 2 Lascelles Perkins - please stay 3 Brent Dowe - two sides to a story 4 Ken Boothe - when i fall in love 5 Johnny and the Sensations - come back darling 6 Winston Heyward - never fall in love 7 The Techniques - i'm in love 8 Hortense Ellis - everybody needs love 9 The Paragons - you mean the world to me 10 Ken Parker - i wanna be loved 11 The Techniques - love is not a gamble 12 Gregory Isaacs - lonely days 13 Honey Boy – so much love 14 Bevy Mack – it was love 15 Cornell Campbell - in my heart 16 Delroy Wilson - how can i love someone Enjoy, one love. x

The Great Roy Shirley

smilingirl — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:09:47 GMT

The Great Roy Shirley Roy Shirley has recently passed away; here is a brief celebration of his works. Please excuse the scratchy but catchy ones. 1 calling you (with ken boothe) 2 evil love (with the uniques) 3 musical train 4 dance arena 5 dance the reggae 6 touch them (never let them go) 7 what to do without your love 8 music is the key 9 i like your smile 10 tell you 11 hold them 12 hold them plus one 13 think about the future 14 leggo the wrong 15 it's you i love 16 stop your fussing and fighting 17 stick by i

boogie in my bones part 5

smilingirl — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:32:24 GMT

Boogie in my bones part 5 Yet again it’s time to get your dancing shoes on and wear your carpet out. Grab a partner and swing along to this collection of swing, r’n’b, rockabilly, ska and funk. I hope you enjoy it, as usual, feel free to leave a comment. x Track List 1 Louis Jordan - choo choo ch'boogie 2 Bull Moose Jackson - big ten-inch record 3 Big Jack Reynolds - you made it up in your mind 4 Charlie Organaire - merry twist 5 Bob Gaddy - slow down baby 6 Clive Wilson - one ska, one ounce of weed, one beer 7 Jackie Edwards - sea cruise 8 Earl Hooker - frog hop 9 Clint Miller - bertha lou 10 Redd Stewart - brother drop dead 11 Big Mama Thornton & Johnny Ace - yes baby 12 Lord Brynner - fire fire 13 Prince Buster - 30 pieces of silver 14 Sound Studio Band - give me some 15 The Dynamics - land of a 1000 dances 16 The Cimmarons - street walk 17 Poindexter Brothers - backfield in motion 18 Betty Lavette -I Feel Good (All Over)

Champion Sound

smilingirl — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:38:11 GMT

Champion sound This episode is in response to a friend who said ‘don’t hear much 80’s stuff anymore’. Here by popular demand and special request is a selection of scratchy but catchy 80’s tunes with a little bit of dj (toasting!! Remember that!!) a little bit of dub and a little bit of ragga. I have included the label or album title and the date this time, as I was asked. So Chris, let’s hope this hits the spot Track List 1 Nicodemus - gunman connection (cha cha 12'', 1981) 2 Toyan - dance and romance (midnight rock 12'' dj edit, 1981) 3 Johnny Ringo - rub a dub style (observer 12'', 1979) 4 Tristan Palma & Jah Thomas reggae taking over & feeding of the 5000 (midnight rock 12'' 1981) 5 Papa Biggie - youth them have to grow (General For All General lp, 1983) 6 Jah Mike - crucial (Leroy Smart with Roots Radix & Friends lp 1983) 7 Colin Roach - champion sound (jammys 7'' 1987) 8 I Roy - music in my head (The Lyrics Man lp 1989) 9 Queen Paula - move up (digital 7'' 1989) 10 Steely & Cleevie - market sound (version) 11 Admiral Bailey - no way no better than yard [jammys 7'' 1988) 12 Horseman - country gal (jammys 7'' 1988) 13 General Trees - horseman style (jammys 7'' 198*) 14 Josey Wales - leggo mi hand gateman (volcano 7'' 1983)

pour on the sauce

smilingirl — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:49:06 GMT

Back to reggae for this episode. A whole heap of oldies ranging from rocksteady to dj style. the tunes are selected according to the 'oooo, thats good, not heard that in ages' criteria. 1 The Soul Leaders – pour on the sauce 2 Tommy McCook – billy joe 3 Dennis Alcapone & John Holt – jumping jack 4 Max Romeo – wet dream 5 The soul Leaders – mothers advice 6 Dave Collins – my heart cries out 7 Ken Parker – i should have known 8 Lloyd Charmers & The Hippy Boys – yes sah 9 Eric Donaldson – aint too proud to beg 10 The Gladiators – ungrateful girl (aka untrue girl) 11 Johnny Clarke – rock with me baby 12 Rupert Martin – pyjama thief (dj version) 13 I Roy – step right up 14 Scotty – come back and stay version 15 Carl Malcolm – miss wire waist 16 Derrick Morgan – what’s your grouse 17 Danny D & The Shadows – lord a masie masie sit back and enjoy. As always, feel free to leave a comment.

rock away my blues

smilingirl — Mon, 05 May 2008 10:04:25 GMT

Rock away my blues Finally the sun has arrived, spring has sprung and the birds are singing, get on those rocking shoes and dance away your blues! Those who know me will have a giggle at the name of the artist on the first track, apologies to whoever it was that made the brilliant mash up (track 8) try as i might i can’t find your name to acknowledge you (maybe mike divine aka hibrid http://devinemashup.blogspot.com). Anyway turn it up loud and dace round your kitchen to rock away my blues........... Tracklist 1 Sandra Peters - rock away my blues 2 Tiny Grimes - juicy fruit 3 Hattie Littles - love, trouble, heartache & misery 4 Nicky Thomas - soul power 5 Kabanjak Meets Protassov - cruise control 6 Wee Willie & The Winners - i don't know what you got but i know what you need 7 The Soul Directions - su, su, su 8 Django Returns Clapping (aka clap clap djangos back) 9 Laurel Aitken - heile heile(the lion) 10 Joe Zawinul - mercy mercy mercy 11 Joe Payne - sweet thang 12 Eddie Roland - take me in your arms 13 Carlos & The Bandidos - fever 14 Laurel Aitken - sahara 15 The Marvelettes - the boy from crosstown 16 The Mohawks - baby hold on 17 Joe White & Chuck - any time 18 Lloyd Charmers & The Hippy Boys - house in session

Dread At The Controls

smilingirl — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:53:26 GMT

Dread at the controls A short celebration of the works of Mikey Dread. Track list 1 Resignation Dub 2 Recollection Rock 3 Friend And Money 4 Proud To Be Black 5 Break down the walls 6 Heavy Weight Sound 7 3 O clock Dubatak 8 Roots Man Revival 9 Barber Saloon 10 Version 11 Schoolgirl 12 The Jumping Master 13 Version

Inspired by...........

smilingirl — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:20:14 GMT

Inspired by......... Natty Bo and Ska Cubano who played at Hendre Hall recently. The place was jumping and if you ever get the opportunity to see Ska Cubano grab it with both hands. As you can see from the photo Natty Bo jumped on the decks after the show (thanks Vashti for the photo, hello Dewi) and treated us to some fabulous jump up swing and r’n’b. Time to get your dancing shoes on once again! Track List 1 Roy Newman & the Boys – sadie green the vamp from new Orleans 2 Jumpin' Joe Williams with Red Saunders & His Orchestra - hey bartender give that man a drink 3 Hadda Brooks - jump back honey 4 Macbeth The Great –man smart, woman smarter 5 Count Lasher – calypso cha cha cha 6 Lord Power - let's do it 7 Chin’s Calypso Quintet – night food 8 Lord Tanamo - night food ska 9 Lord Creator - big bamboo 10 The Skatalites - latin goes ska 11 Lloyd Clarke - japanese girl 12 Eric Morris - number one 13 Jamaica Allstars - alipang instrumental 14 Los De Abajo – Jericho 15 Butumbaba - rocksteady times 16 The Hong Kong Gang - reggae mento 17 Jeffrey Brown - ska-ing version

Hot Buttered Dub Part 2

smilingirl — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:13:16 GMT

Hot Buttered Dub Part 2 Part two of hot buttered dub brings you 45 minutes of tremendous Jamaican 70’s dubs and versions. If you are interested, you can find part one at http://www.subnav.com . Sit back and enjoy. Track list 1 Charlie Ace - hot buttered dub intro 2 Chariot Riders - solomon instrumental version 3 Prince Allah - stone version 4 World Wide Allstars - half past the hour 5 Tappa Zukie – mpla version 6 Delroy Wilson - beating version 7 Aggrovators -version ( Johnny Clarke - Love Your Brothers & Sisters) 8 G G Allstars - part two dub (equal rights) 9 Revolutionaries - shank i dub 10 The Groove Master - silver bird (Instrumental) 11 Lloyd Young - jah jah know version 12 G G Allstars - hold my hand pt2 13 King Tubby - get ready version 14 Sky Nation - peace version 15 Black Beard & The Pirates - stop version 16 Barry's Allstars - girl in dub

It's Soul Time

smilingirl — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:26:15 GMT

Soul Time! This podcast is dedicated to all them soul boys and soul girls who are busy booking babysitters, shining the leather on their dancing shoes, buying johnsons baby powder and anti-perspirant and generally getting themselves ‘sorted’ for the big weekend coming up in Prestatyn. This is just 20 or so tunes to get you all in the mood. Track List 1 Jackie Wilson - soul time 2 Darrell Banks - open the door to your heart 3 Azie Mortimer - you can't take it away 4 Jimmy James - this heart of mine 5 Darrel Banks - angel baby 6 Billie Davis - just walk in my shoes 7 Bobby Sheen - dr love 8 Darlene Love - long way to be happy 9 Jimmy James & the Vagabonds - i feel alright 10 Denise Lasalle - keep it coming 11 Ronnie Milsap - ain't no soul (left in these ole shoes) 12 Kenny Bernard - ain't no soul 13 Joe Matthews - sorry ain't good enough 14 Billy Hambric - she said goodbye 15 Jackie Wilson - i get the sweetest feeling 16 Inez Foxx - you don't want my love 17 Gaylettes - heartache's i can't take 18 Soul Sisters - good time tonight 19 Owen Gray - can i get a witness 20 Edwin Starr - my weakness is you 21 Geno Washington - she shot a hole in my soul 22 Mary Wells - let yourself go

rocksteady rock my soul part 5

smilingirl — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:22:58 GMT

Rocksteady rock my soul part 5 Something for the weekend....... rock back and enjoy! 1 The Selectors - rock back 2 Joe White - hot pops 3 The Creations - meet me at eight 4 The Moving Brothers – don’t play that song 5 Prince buster - bye bye baby 6 Derrick and Pauline - you never miss your water 7 The Clarendonians - bye bye bye 8 Desmond Dekker - writing on the wall 9 Charlie Ace - book of books 10 Roy Shirley - what to do without your love 11 Desmond Dekker – sabotage 12 Derrick Morgan - music be the food of love 13 Prince Buster - sweet beat 14 Hugh Godfrey - go tell him 15 Dawn Penn - why did you lie 16 The Paragons - only a smile 17 The Cables - good luck to you 18 The Ethiopians - live good 19 The Progressions - give me love 20 Young Al Capone - girl called clover

I Feel The Music

smilingirl — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:22:50 GMT

I feel the music Firstly, I’d like to send out a big big thank you to the people who have generously donated dollars and cents over the Christmas period. Secondly, here’s a selection of early reggae, with a sprinkling of rocksteady, for your listening and dancing pleasure, sit back and enjoy tunes that are ‘crisper than cornflakes’. 1 Roy Smith - i feel the music 2 Carey & Lloyd - come down pt.1 3 The Cables - feel all right 4 The Royals - never see come see 5 Laurel Aitken - can't turn your back on me 6 Delroy Wilson - run run 07 ? (it’s a Trojan B side?) - walk on by 8 Rupies Allstars - look who a bust style 9 The Dynamic Boys - shock attack 10 Rupie Edwards - scout 11 Slim smith + Roy Shirley - facts of life 12 Keith MacCarthy - everybody rude now + version 13 Owen Grey - don't leave me never 14 Delano Stewart - stay a little bit longer 15 Ken Parker - my whole world is falling down 16 Slim Smith - ain't too proud to beg Don’t be shy – leave a comment. One Love x

SKA, SKA,SKA

smilingirl — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:14:26 GMT

SKA, SKA, SKA! Hello, hope you are all feeling fine. Not much to say about these, among them are some of my favorite ska tunes (especially track 2!!). 1 Byron Lee And The Dragonaires - jamaican ska 2 The Checkmates - turn me on 3 Unknown Vocalist - drink rum 4 Jimmy Cliff - ska all over the world 5 Theo Beckford And Raymond Harper - ska-ta-brain 6 Delroy & Paulette - dance the ska 7 Joe G Henry - there she goes 8 Shenley Duffus - stumblin' block 9 The Charmers - time after time 10 Prince Buster - rum and coca cola 11 Upcoming Willows - jones town special 12 Desmond Dekker – soldering 13 Derrick Morgan - moon hop 14 Lee Perry - feel like jumping 15 Derrick Morgan - in my heart 16 Basil Gabbidon - for you my love 17 Clive And Naomi - open the door 18 Prince Buster - girl, why don't you answer 19 Owen Gray – jezebel 20 Basil Gabbidon - you got rich Happy New Year xx

Ain't that a groove

smilingirl — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:31:32 GMT

Ain’t that a groove I hope you enjoy this mixture of r&b, boogaloo, soul, ska, reggae and bluebeat, it definitely is a groove. As always my advice to you is to play this very loud, roll up the rug, get on your dancing shoes go on i dare you, disturb your neighbours!! One love x 1 James Brown - ain't that a groove 2 Yvonne Fair - say yeah yeah 3 Errol Dixon - morning train 4 The Sugar Plums -too much 5 Derrick Morgan & Desmond Dekker - (what a) revenge 6 Dave Mitchell & The Screamers - trip 7 El Rico, Collins, J Satch - shocksteady 8 ASPO - night doctor 9 Ska Cubano -cindad dormida 10 Eddie Daye - i can fix it 11 Laurel Aitken - if it's the money you need 12 Roland Alphonso - rinky dink 13 The Soul Leaders - beauty is only skin deep 14 Desmond Dekker & The Aces - i've got the blues 15 Bo Diddley - i can tell 16 Billy Emerson - whip 17 The Soul Brothers - something else 18 Jackie Opal -done with a friend 19 A.C. Reed – boogaloo tramp 20 Eddie Wilson - shing-a-ling stroll

it was love .......................

smilingirl — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:09:08 GMT

It Was Love......... Back to the reggae, this time some lovers tunes. In my opinion there are some brilliant tunes by some fantastic vocalists amongst this lot, turn it up loud and sit back and enjoy. One love x 1 Brent Dowe - It was love 2 Mighty Tops - Kiss The One I Love 3 The Fabions – Smile 4 Lynn Alice - (You Keep) Me Hanging On 5 Imperials - No More Loving 6 Novllet Russel -I´ll Rather Be Lonely 7 Eric Donaldson - A Tear Fell 8 Hubert Lee - Something On Your Mind 9 The Claredonians - You Can't Be Happy 10 Gaby & The Cables - Only Love 11 unknown - is it owen gray? 12 Prince Buster - My Happiness 13 The Bleechers - You're Gonna Feel It 14 Joe White - i'm so Proud 15 Rupie Edwards - Do You Love Me 16 Vibrators - Love You To Want Me 17 Twinkle Brothers - The Sweeter She Is 18 Clancy Eccles - Nothing Takes The Place Of You If anyone can tell me what and who track 11 is .............................

something completely different

smilingirl — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:18:48 GMT

Something completely different. As it says in the title this podcast is something completely different from all my other podcasts, it’s an eclectic mixture of tunes from around the world, plus a few fabulous remixes just for a bit of a change. Thank you for listening, all comments gratefully received. (turn it up loud Johnti!!) One love 1 Billie Holiday - More Than You Know (Jazzeem's remix) 2 Cyz - Epá (Featuring Dj Dolores) 3 Ze Pequeno (Autoload Mix) 4 Ceux Qui Marchent Debout - A Real Mother For Ya 5 ASPO - Caretaker 6 Los Silvertones - Old Buzzard 7 Nyusamkhaya - Gwigwi Mrwebi 8 Billie Holiday - Trav'lin' All Alone (Nikodemus remix) 9 Dizzy Gillespie – Swing Low Sweet Cadillac (Gerardo Frisina remix) 10 Curumin - Tudo Bem Malandro 11 Orishas - Ninos 12 Balkan Beat Box - Joro Boro 13 Enrico - Sidi H'bibi (Qaballa steppers mix) 14 Dj Dolores - Dumbala Dumba 15 Worldwide Groove Corporation - Fever (Feat Missi Hale Venste)

rocksteady rock my soul part 4

smilingirl — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:12:55 GMT

Rocksteady rock my soul part 4 There’s no getting away from it, as far as i am concerned rocksteady hits the spot. Heres 19 more top rocksteady tunes i hope you all enjoy them as much as i have choosing them to put on this podcast. Feel free to leave a comment. Sorry to those people who had uploaded the first post (which is now deleted) of this episode – trouble at pod central beta file uploader, uploaded a bit and then started again. 1 Lorna Armstrong - Dance With Me 2 Dennis Alcapone - The Conqueror 3 Melodians - I've Caught You Baby 4 Noel Brown - Heartbreak Girl 5 Phil Pratt - Reach out 6 Tartans - Dance All Night 7 The Soul Tops - Rain & Thunder 8 Teddy & The Conquerors - Home Bound 9 Al & Ewan - Set Me Free 10 Dobby Dobson - Seems I'm Losing You 11 Wailers - Pound Get a Blow 12 Ken Parker - Broken Hearted Version 13 Paragons - You Mean the World To Me 14 Slim Smith - Please Don't Go 15 The Sensations - Long Time Me No See You Girl 16 Vin Gordon - Sounds And Soul 17 The Ethiopians - Cool It Amego 18 The Jays - Hug & Kiss 19 The Beltones - Dancing Time

boogie in my bones part 4

smilingirl — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:58:26 GMT

Boogie in my bones part 4 I thought i’d got this boogie stuff out of my system, but thanks to your requests the flame has been rekindled. Here’s another bunch of soul stompers, funk, r&b, ska and reggae for your listening pleasure. Roll up the rug, grab a partner and have a dance........... and the beat goes on................. 1 Darrell banks - open the door to your heart 2 Evelyn Thomas – weakspot 3 Ska Cubano - soy campesino 4 Bill Allen - please give me something 5 Barrett Strong – money 6 Jimmy Cliff - gold digger 7 King Sporty - DJ special 8 The Mar Keys - last night 9 Sharon Jones - got to be the way it is 10 Leroy and the Drivers - the sad chicken 11 Jimmy Robins - i can't please you 12 Wilson Pickett - 634-5789 13 The Dingle Brothers – 6345789 14 Leon Wint - when your down 15 Buster's Allstars - 127 orange street 16 The Blues Blasters - chariot rock 17 Noble Watts - great times 18 Rockin Saints - cheat on me baby 19 Buddy Rich - the beat goes on

i love the reggae!

smilingirl — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:46:41 GMT

I love the reggae! I apologise 1, for the lack of podcasts and 2, for the sound quality; it’s all been due to a hard drive melt down and the subsequent month and a half reloading tunes and learning how to get vista to work how I want it to. Whinge aside i’m back on the case so here’s 19 top tunes to get you up on your feet. I love the reggae! (does anyone read this??) 1 the tenors – i love the reggae 2 clives allstars - san Sebastian 3 cynthia Richards - conversation 4 shirley and the rude boys – jumping around 5 prince buster's all stars - love each other 6 jackie and soul vendors -baba boom version 7 eric donaldson – lonely nights 8 typhoon allstars – rack-a-tack 9 the pyramids – prisoner of alkatraz 10 the pyramids – shotgun 11 richard saunders – sign of the times 12 stranger cole – happy go lucky 13 the pyramids – stingo 14 seven letters – the fit 15 the upsetters – night doctor 16 the silvertones – it’s real 17 dillinger – skanking 18 earl chinna smith - riding with mr lee 19 slim smith – my conversation

Teach me to Ska!

smilingirl — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:05:31 GMT

Teach Me To Ska According to wilipedia: Ska is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was a precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. Anyway, break out the rum and get out the dominoes here’s just over 40 minutes of ska for you to kick up a dust. 1 Jimmy Cliff - ska all over the world 2 The Skatalites - strolling in 3 Jackie Estick - daisy i love you – 4 Bobby Aitken – whiplash 5 Derrick Morgan - you're a pest 6 Roland Alphonso - 20-75 7 Laurel Aitken – life 8 Alan Marum - you came late 9 credited to; Derrick Harriot & Jiving Juniors - be true 10 Laurel Aitken - bad minded woman 11 Roland Alphonso - fresh out of love [take 2] 12 Owen and Leon Silvera - running around 13 The Upsetters - scandalizing 14 Jackie opal - solid rock 15 Justin Hinds & The Dominoes - corner stone 16 Laurel Aitken - bug-a-boo 17 Maytals - let's kiss 18 Roland Alphonso - crime wave 19 Shenley Duffus – rukumbine For Gray. He knows who he is!

Rocksteady rocka my soul part 3

smilingirl — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 17:03:18 GMT

Rocksteady Rocka My Soul Part 3 24 top rocksteady tunes for your listening pleasure, I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. Track list 1. Mellotones - feel good 2. The Gaylads - the soul beat 3. Phill Pratt Allstars - dirty dozen 4. Ken Boothe - say you 5. Byron Lee And The Dragonaires - ride version 6. primo & Hopeton - loving and kind 7. The Gaylads - she want it 8. Tommy McCook.. - down on bond street 9.Winston Groovy - Oldman Trouble 10. Soul Brothers – soho 11. Lord Comic – doctor feelgood 12. John Holt - let's build our dreams together 13. The Overtakers – girl you ruff 14. Hugh Malcolm - good time rock 15. Junior Smith - trip to warland 16. Danny Simpson & The Supersonics - out of sight 17. Frederick Bell - rocksteady cool 18. Amalgamated Allstars - memories 19. Black Brothers - born to rule 20. Lyn Taitt & The Jets-mother young gal 21. The Duke Reid Group - man may go, man may come 22. Lee Perry – upsetting version 23. The Tartans - it's alright 24. Don Tony Lee - cool cool rocksteady

boogie in my bones part 3

smilingirl — Mon, 28 May 2007 16:55:43 GMT

Boogie in my bones part 3 Time to get your dancing shoes on, roll up the carpet and grab a partner for an hour long boogie. Another (and probably the last in the series) selection of funk, latin, ska, northern soul, r&b and reggae for your listening and dancing pleasure (apologies for the poor sound quality of some of the tracks). If anyone knows who the unknown artists are please say. Thanks for listening. 1 ??- boogie woogie roll 2 Baby Earl and the Trinidads - back slap 3 King Solomon - separation 4 Jackie Wilson - i'm so lonely 5 Lee Perry - mad head 6 Madness - the prince 7 Jimmy McCraklin - i'll see it through 8 Pat Powdrill - do it 9 D.Glover + G.Crockett – latin soul strut 10 The Music Doctors - electric shock 11 James Brown - night train 12 Rufus Thomas - funkiest man alive 13 The Mar-Keys - sit still 14 Kid Gungo - hold the pussy 15 I Roy & Mudies Allstars - heart don't leap 16 The Soul Brothers - crawfish 17 ??? - hot shot 18 T.Beckford - tell me little lady 19 Ruth Brown - i gotta have you 20 Ray Charles - i want to know 21 Booker T & The MGs - terrible thing

all over now

smilingirl — Sun, 20 May 2007 19:05:13 GMT

All Over Now Every one has had their heart broken at some time and these tunes express the way that you feel so well. ‘The whole Caribbean sea is as blue as you have left me’ 1 The Tonetttes – what you gonna do about it 2 The Cables - you lied 3 The Cables - love is a pleasure 4 Phyllis Dillon - picture on the wall 5 Ruby And Gloria - worried over you 6 Jackie Brown – blue 7 Cornell Campbell - a tear fell 8 B. Howard & C. Hall - how i miss you 9 The Ethiopians - rim bam bam 10 Sonia Spence – when 11 Janet Lee Davis - baby i've been missing you 12 James Brown - send me some loving 13 The Gaylads - i need your loving 14 Eric Fratter - since you've been gone 15 Phyllis Dillon - don't stay away 16 Bob Marley – nice time (soul mix) 17 Little Bobby and Glen Lee - cupid

Remixorama

smilingirl — Fri, 11 May 2007 18:05:26 GMT

Remixorama 1 What can I say, a whole heap of mash ups/remixes/refixes whatever they called and a bit of shameless advertising. Many thanks to The Magic Fly http://www.myspace.com/themagicfly (coming up to the beat/diamond dread available now on 7”) and DJ Dangerfunk (if you have a website post it in a comment or e-mail it and I’ll post it) for the permission to use the tunes and thanks also to J Star who doesn’t know about it.http://www.myspace.com/jstarmusic (music time/passin me by/no diggity available on 12”) More to come. 1 J Star – musictime 2 The Magic Fly - diamond dread 3 J Star - (still) passin me by 4 The Magic Fly - honeyboyjackson 5 DJ Dangerfunk (aka Mr Moneybags) bad man no inna dat mash up 6 Smilingirl - busta mash (my first go at this mularky) 7 The Magic Fly - coming up to the beat 8 J Star - no diggity 9 Smilingirl – whatever meets truths and rights (my second attempt)

rocksteady rocka my soul part 2

smilingirl — Mon, 07 May 2007 17:45:19 GMT

Rocksteady is great, languid, soulful music that makes you want to dance. To me it’s timeless, some of the best tunes are rocksteady tunes. Get ready to do rocksteady cos this music got soul! Rocksteady rock my soul part 2 1 The Soul Agents - get ready it's rocksteady 2 The Tartans - far beyond the sun 3 Prince Buster - bitter & sweet 4 Joe Nolan - cool it with reggae 5 Prince Buster - ain't saying that a lot 6 Freddie McKay - little bit will do 7 The Emotions - go & cry 8 Ken Boothe - mother word 9 Owen Gray - i'm gonna take you back 10 The Daltones - never kiss you again 11 Tommy McCook & The Supersonics - 1,2,3 kick 12 Keith Hudson - erotic touch of hot skin 13 The Silvertones - cool down 14 Freddie McKay - so long farewell 15 The Heptones - ain't that bad 16 Lee Perry & The Sensations - something you've got 17 Lyn Taitt Band - dee's special 18 Clancy Collins - dread man special 19 Lord Charles - jamaican bits & pieces 20 Delano Stewart - tell me baby 21 Hopeton Lewis - this music got soul leave a comment if you feel the urge :-)

boogie in my bones part 2

smilingirl — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 18:57:42 GMT

Boogie in my bones part 2 Long time coming. Here is, by popular demand, part 2 of boogie in my bones. So don’t just lie there on your back, get up and take a chance, DANCE! A dancing mixture of reggae, ska, soul, r&b, latin and rocksteady for your listening pleasure. (psst Dave, spot the newie x) 1 Carl Bryan - night curfew 2 Dandy Livingstone - when i see her 3 Lord Brynner - teach me to ska 4 Rafael Cortijo & Ismael Rivera - arrecotin arrecotan 5 U B Barret - thinking about my baby 6 The Skatalites - step down 7 Lee Allen & His Band - boppin' at the hop 8 U Roy – the tide is high 9 The Cougars - i wish it would rain 10 The Viceroys - wrap up now 11 The Coasters - young blood 12 Monguito Santamaria - hey sister 13 Joe´s Allstars - musical feet 14 King Perry - big fat mama 15 Booker T Averhart - take your shoes off (part 2) 16The Interpretations - soul affection 17 King Coleman - hang it up 18 Prince Buster - remember me 19 Rudy Mills - place called happiness Any comments would be gratefully received. Thank you xx

bite of the cherry

smilingirl — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:36:08 GMT

bite of the cherry Hello. I am one half of, as Rhys (Reggae Fi Wan) puts it, ‘dj’ing greats’ Gal Tek Ova. We had a dance last week and here for you is a little bite of the sweet and juicy cherry that is Gal Tek Ova. 1 Funkhouse Express - music makes you move 2 Oscar Sulley & the Uhuru Dance Band - bukom mashie 3 Latin Xpress - elegua 4 A.Skillz & Krafty Kuts - tricka technology (feat. TC Izlam) 5 James Brown & The Famous Flames - night train 6 The Upsetters - for a few dollars more 7 Shark Wilson & The Basement Heaters - make it reggae 8 Mungos HiFi & MC Ishu – belly ska dub 9 Shenley Duffus - christopher columbus 10 Bob Marley - judge not (first cut) 11 Clifton White & His Royal Nights – fix it 12 Yellowman - strong me strong 13 Kanka – revolution (feat. Brother Culture) 14 DJ Dolores vs Taraf de Haïdouks - dumbala dumba 15 Roosevelt Mathews with Billy Ball & The Upsetters - tighten up 16 Mungos HiFi & Kenny Knots – meditation dub 17 Johnny Ringo - rub a dub style 18 Prince Mohammed – let the power fall version 19 The Supersonics - touch a dub

Valentines special

smilingirl — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 16:02:44 GMT

Valentines special Happy Valentines Day to one and all. Here’s a selection of tunes with love as their theme, especially for Valentines Day. The first tune is a request and if anyone knows the artist for the second one (it was given to me as a bootleg cd with no track list!) could they tell me who it is. Play loud and enjoy. One love x 1 David Isaacs & Jah Thomas - just like the sea / pauline 2 ?? - have some mercy 3 The Techniques - you don’t care 4 Norris Weir - dr honey 5 Pat Kelly - how long will it take 6 Diane Lawrence – hound dog 7 Nicky Thomas - don't touch me 8 Ras Karbi - longing for your touch 9 John Holt & Prince Buster All Stars - the first time 10 The Tidals - you don't know how glad i am 11 Jacob Miller - baby i love you so 12 Junior Byles - fever 13 Ruby & Gloria - worried over you 14 Elegance - stop in the name of love 15 Phyllis Dillon - don't stay away 16 Gregory Isaacs - don't go 17 The Heptones - baby

boogie in my bones

smilingirl — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:09:27 GMT

Boogie in my bones I feel so good, I got the boogie in my bones. A collection of bluebeat, ska, soul, r&b and funk that gets me dancing. Play it loud! One love x 1 Laurel Aitken - boogie in my bones 2 Piano Red - lay in boogie 3 Booker T & the M.G.s - big train 4 Roy Head - treat her right 5 Theo Beckford - ska-ta-brain 6 Little Walter - oh baby 7 Dorothy Berry - ain't that love 8 Little Florene - miss you so 9 Basil Gabbidon - going back to JA 10 Ruth Brown - 5-10-15 hours 11 Professor Longhair - big chief 12 Winston Groovy – funky chicken 13 Monty & The Cyclones – silky 14 Judy Clay - do you think that's right 15 Fire - flight to cuba 16 Aretha Franklin - rocksteady 17 Frank Motley - ya ya 18 Little Richard - it ain't watcha do 19 The Beazers - blue beat 20 Theo Beckford - walking down king street 21 Noble Watts - easy going

Joe Gibbs Special

smilingirl — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 15:37:02 GMT

JOE GIBBS SPECIAL Producer Joe Gibbs' (born Joel A. Gibson) career spans a healthy chunk of Jamaica's musical history, from the early days of rocksteady to '80s dancehall. Here a just a few of my favourite tracks. Some are from cd, some from vinyl, a few are downloads and some from dat tape. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. JOE GIBBS SPECIAL 1 Joe Gibbs - fat dog 2 Joe Gibbs All Stars - rocking the clock 3 Lloyd Willis - feggae fever 4 Nicky Thomas - have a little faith 5 Jackie Brown - love and affection 6 The Inspirations - ease up 7 Sir Gibbs All Stars – jana 8 Pioneers - peace maker 9 Joe Gibbs & The Professionals - virginia skank 10 The Mighty Two - belly solution 11 Joe Gibbs, Errol T & The Professionals - bwoy it rough 12 Joe Gibbs & The Professionals - labba mouth 13 Joe Gibbs - high noon 14 Joe Gibbs & The Professionals - zion rock 15 Joe Gibbs & The Professionals - take heed brother 16 Joe Gibbs - righteous train