Born Free Nyah 2007

 

Born Free Nyah 2007 

New roots one-drop mixtape from 2007. Its all about freedom and liberty, positive livity. Ruff riddim like Flabba's Steady Rock, Wild fire, Mr Bassie, First Born & Big League's stunning Sun is Shining

 

 

Revisiting an old favorite from the old mixtape archive.

I'm currently uploading several older abd long unavailable mixtapes to the streaming sites ahead of my move to Thailand this autumn. I wanna ensure that everything is in order here before my departure and that the music keeps on playing

Bless up and give thanks everyone

 

 

Continuous mix. 78 minutes. Repost..
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Deh Pon Di Jolly Bus

Rewind Show on rastfm.com 1st Nov 2019

Deh Pon Di Jolly Bus

As we continue updating the archives after the 10th anniversary of this blog here's a selection of laid back reggae and lovers rock from 2008. Remastered and augmented to 2 hours

Continuous mix

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We took our fair trade festival stall all round the UK for many years and so I originally made many of the early mixtapes to play at festivals & on the road. When I went on to start the blog in 2009 streaming hadn't yet taken off and so mixes were strictly for download had to be under 80mins to fit on cd. The shackles have long since come off with streaming and new technology so the mixes just got longer and longer...

Selections here were distilled from 2 original mixes -
Smooth Ride & Joy & Sorrow Showcase

Excursions on the January Morning (Free Willy), Love Potion & Drop Leaf (Don Carleon), Hard Times (Gibbo), Kemar McGregor's vibsy Drop It (No Doubt), Let Go (Rootsdown), Heavenly (Don Carleon), No Combo/Breakfast In Bed (Nicetime), Real Rock (Xterminator) and Fresh Ear's Guardian Angel

 

Some great tracks by German-SA singer Joy Denalane.

Rootsman Roundup 2004

Rootsman Roundup 2004 
 Roots & reality mix. 2004-5 was a real high point for reggae music with artists like Richie Spice, I-Wayne, Chuck Fender, Turbulence & Lutan Fyah rising to the fore. Relative vererans capleton, Sizzla & Morgan Heritage keep pace.

CD1: Riddim like the Cuss Cuss (Massive B), Ganja Farmer (Annex), Mineral (Star Trail), Sun Is Shining (Big League) Doctors Darling/Night Nurse (Germaican), Superior (Pow Pow) and Bandolero (One Love).

CD2: Riddim like the Good Times (Naciamaj), Controversy / Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (New York Ents.), Bushfire (All Access), Dub Bless (Farmland),Maroon (Down Sound) and more versions of Big League's Sun Is Shining, including Richie Spice & Chuck Fender's classic Freedom.

Continuous mix. Total 159 minutes. Repost...

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Born Free Nyah 2007 - tuff nu roots mix

Born Free Nyah 2007 

New roots one-drop mixtape from 2007. Its all about freedom and liberty, positive livity. Ruff riddim like Flabba's Steady Rock, Wild fire, Mr Bassie, First Born & Big League's stunning Sun is Shining. An old favorite from the old mixtape archive

 

 

Continuous mix. 78 minutes. Repost..
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Impact Riddim Mix 2005

Impact Riddim Mix from 2005. Deadly reality selection. Jazzy, congo-led rhythm track from Young Blood Records. Serious vocals from Beenie Man, Bascom X, Singing Sweet, Perfect, Mega Banton and Buju's murderous Fast Lane... BAD!

Smooth Ride - Laid Back Reggae & Lovers Rock Selections 2008

Smooth Ride - laid back reggae and lovers rock. 



Irie likkle lovers and slow one-drop mixtape from 2008. Excursions on the January Morning (Free Willy), Love Potion & Drop Leaf (Don Carleon), Hard Times (Gibbo) and Kemar McGregor's vibsy Drop It (No Doubt).

Continuous mix. 79 minutes. Repost...
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Rootsman Roundup 2004 - One Drop Mix

Rootsman Roundup 2004 - Part One. Roots & reality one-drop version excursion. Newer artists line up alongside the veterans.

CD1: Riddim like the Cuss Cuss (Massive B), Ganja Farmer (Annex), Mineral (Star Trail), Sun Is Shining (Big League) Doctors Darling/Night Nurse (Germaican), Superior (Pow Pow) and Bandolero (One Love).

CD2: Riddim like the Good Times (Naciamaj), Controversy / Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (New York Ents.), Bushfire (All Access), Dub Bless (Farmland),Maroon (Down Sound) and more versions of Big League's Sun Is Shining, including Richie Spice & Chuck Fender's classic Freedom.

Continuous mix. Total 159 minutes.
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Bingie Trod-Maroon-Spiritual War-Kiana-Frontline

Beat the kette drum an mak dem run wey....

Three classic nyahbingi chants; Bingie Trod, Maroon & Spiritual War, that reflected rising levels of creativity leading into that last real period of Jamaican roots music par-excellence (2005-08, in my opinion). Artists like Jah Cure, Richie Spice and Fantan Mojah perform at their very best over these beautifully crafted rhythms. Truly sublime... Gyptian's breakthrough anthem Serious Times is here. 2 heavyweight roots riddims, Kiana & Frontline, also.

Bingie Trod 1 - Bascom X, Jah Cure, Elephant Man, Azolade, Ed Carabao, Bushman & Luciano. Bingie Trod 2 - Buju Banton, Junior Kelly, Richie Spice, Sizzla, Zebra, Chrisinti & Norris Man (South Block). Maroon 1 - Jah Cure, Fantan Mojah, Jah Mason, LMJ, Ultimate Shines & Bongo Herman. Maroon 2 - Norris Man, Sizzla, Perfect, Richie Spice & Bongo Herman (Down Sound). Spiritual War - Gyptian, Chrisinti, Spanner Banner, Turbulence, Joshua, Anthony Cruz, Chuck Fender & Leroy Smart (Frenz). Kiana aka Creator - Capleton, Luciano, Bob Andy & Junior Kelly (Al.Ta.Fa.An). Frontline - Admiral Tibet, Turbulence, Natural Black & Chezidek (Addis).
 

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Born Free Nyah - One Drop 2007

New roots one-drop mixtape from 2007. Born Free Nyah... Its all about freedom and liberty, Positive livity. Ruff riddim like Flabba's Steady Rock, Wild fire, Mr Bassie, First Born & Big League's Sun is Shining.

Continuous mix. 78 minutes.
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World chaos 2007 - Babylon War

World Chaos 2007 . Burn fyah pon Bush, Blair and Saddam. World leaders just corrupt! Babylon war a gwarn... International roots artists unite against the killing.

CD1: Gyptian, Capleton, Beenie Man, Cali P, Dubdadda, G.W.Bush, Turbulence, Floyd West, Perfect, Niyorah, Ginjah, Richie Spice, Ras Shiloh, Bascom X, Beres Hammond, Morgan Heritage, Black Dillinger, Tarrus Riley, The Higher Trod Family, Natural Black and Queen Ifrica.

CD2: I-Wayne, Capleton, Chrisinti, Turbulence, Tiken Jah Fakoli, Congo Ashanti Roy, Uwe Banton, Ginjah, Richie Spice, Buju Banton, Lorenzo, Junior Gong, The Wailers, Tarrus Riley, Anthony Cruz, Beres Hammond, Luciano, Jah Cure and Sizzla.

Continuous mixtape. Total 156 minutes.
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