Random Early 1980s Roots-Dancehall Selection From the Vaults

Friday Night Rewind on hearticalfm.com August 2020

 Dipped into my 80s box for this session.

Essentially early 80s roots-dancehall vibes, many in a discomix style - vocal/dub/deejay - bit of a lovers flavour in parts.

Continuous mix 2hrs

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Nuff respect & affection fi mi old friend, local Bradford sound system legend Papa Tiny. He passed away a few years ago now but wi haffi fly him flag still seen! His cut on the Shank-I-Sheck is stunning - Cooperation Between Black & White. Angela Baby made it to #2 in the UK reggae chart in 1982 (as he liked to remind us all hehehe) a bubble she a bubble she a bubble...

The big man is well remembered.

Two tracks each from the Maccabees Universal Showcase LP 1985 produced by Keith Wint, King Sounds' There is a Reward 1985 & Peter Broggs' Rastafari Liveth 1982. Also a pair of Dennis Browns on Taxi. Early tracks by Edi Fitzroy, Vivian Jones & The Uplifter. Greensleeves 1983 12'' If I Had Known/Welfare People by the great Ken Boothe.

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Saturday Night Steppas...

 

Saturday Night Steppas On RastFM

  
Rootsdub selections mostly from the mid-90s
Mad Professor, Jah Shaka, Aba Shanti I, The Disciples, Bush Chemists, Zion Train, Jah Warrior, Fashion, Centry, Gussie P, Conscious Sounds, The Rootsman.... Lead with the BASS..

STEP IT UP ROOTS PEOPLE...

This ya one takes me back to the heyday of that scene... The Dubclub in London, Bradford's Dub Me Crazy sessions, Messenger in Edinburgh & massive all-nighters at the Scala Brixton, Leeds West Indian Centre, Bristol, Gloucester & nuff other places around the country. Full houses every time. While I don't often play this kind a music nowadays I used to a lot to back then. It was the nu-roots ting exploding outta Yard that fully drew my attention back away from the UK dub vibes, from around the time Garnett & Luciano made it big and Buju dread up.
I continue to go to the odd sound system dance and it sounds good to me still sameway...

Continuous mix. 3hrs

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Tribute To The Legends - Shikydraks & Paul Rootsical Unity Clash on RastFM

#LoveReggaeMusic Show 33/Live & Give
TRIBUTE TO THE REGGAE LEGENDS
SELECTOR SHIKYDRAKS meets PAUL ROOTSICAL on RastFM in our 1st UNITY SESSION

 

We chose 5 artists each and them juggled all 10 between us...

 
VIVIAN JONES
CULTURE
DENNIS BROWN
STEEL PULSE
GREGORY ISAACS
IJAHMAN LEVI
CLINTON FEARON
MIKEY DREAD
EDI FITZROY
CHARLIE CHAPLIN

Plays like 10 artist special EPs!
Features cameos by Anthony B, Dr Alimantado, Big Youth, Cocoa Tea,  The Gladiators,
Sugar Minott, Don Carlos, Turbulence & Mystic Eyes.

THANKS & MAXIMUM RESPECT TO ALL THE SUPERSTAR LEGENDS OF REGGAE MUSIC....

Very special thanks to SHIKYDRAKS its been a real pleasure and honour doing the show in tandem with mi conscious bredren. We trod on, keeping on taking RastFM forward with positive vibrations. I anticipate more unity events will come in the near future...

Continuous mix 3.5hrs 

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Thanks everyone for tuning in. Big ups to all the Rastfm family

nuff vibes - BLESS...

 

Lovers Rock Gems from the 70's & 80's - Part 3

Lovers Rock Gems from the 1970's & 80's

 

More from our collection of 7 and 12'' vinyl rips. Lovers rock hits and rarities in a discomix style

 

 

Part 3 is drawn mainly from the 1980's with some massive hits for Sugar Minott, Janet Kay, Peter Hunningale, John McLean, The Cool Notes, Matumbi, Gregory Isaacs & Maxi Priest. Irie selection on Fine Style/Fashion records from Michael Gordon. Trevor Hartley's memorable cover of Leroy Smart's Pride & Ambition (on Fu Manchu) exudes pure class while the Mighty Diamonds' Last Dance is a blues dance classic. Cynthia Schoss teams up with deejay U-Brown for Sad Movies

 

Continuous mix 79 minutes

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