Soundtapes & Swingeasy Present Reggae Show

[southlondonstephen]

BAF's own southlondonstephen and MSE do a show every first Tuesday of the month on http://www.purple-radio.co.uk from 6-8pm

Last night we played new tunes by Dobbie Dobson and Ken Parker


Coming soon- Funky People Show Ken Parker Special!!

Dave Barker in 2008 He still gigs regularly


In the early 1970s his big hit was Double Barrel done with organist Ansel Collins

Soundtapes & Swingeasy present Reggae ~ 4th June 2013

Version [Badman Comes and Goes- Rod Taylor]- Ossie All Stars (Ossie Sounds)
Black Ants Lane- Pablo and Rockers All Stars (Pablo Intl)
Love & Livity Version- Jewels (Cash and Carry)
Dub [O Lord- Tappa Zukie] (Stars)
Tribulation Dub- Amanda All Stars (Amanda)
Firery Dub- Novelette Barnett & Sky Nation (Sky Note)
Roots Version Wise- Sky Nation (Sky Note)
Version [Rainbow Country- Struggle]- Roots Radics (Archive)
Joe Frazier Version- Don Drummond Jr aka Vin Gordon (Studio 1 blank)
Hang On Natty- Sugar Minott (Studio 1)
Get In The Groove - Heptones (Studio 1)
I'm In Love - Jennifer Lara (Studio 1)
Alphabetically Yours- Alton Ellis (Lord Koos)
Mesh Wire - Winston Wright (Barons)
Don't Mind Me- Joe Higgs (New Beat)
Ska-Ba-Do-Ba-Day- Don Prendes (Under-Ground)
Love Comes and Goes- The Abbysinians (Clinch)
Black Princess- Lynford Nugent from The Spears (Stars)
Sweet Lady- Mr Spalding (Kris Disk)
I Love You- Sugar Minott (Roots Pool)
Am I That Easy To Forget- Ken Parker (Pisces)
Lively Up Yourself - Bob Marley and the Wailers (Green Door)
Bam Bam - Maytals & Dragonaires (BMN)
Worried Over You - Keith & Enid (Bluebeat)
Oh Babe - Ewan & Jerry (Bluebeat)
Way Back Home - Hugh Roy & Tommy McCook (Treasure Isle)
Judgement Day- Dennis Alcapone & Hopeton Lewis (Trojan)
Loving Pauper- I Roy (Jahara)
Loving Pauper- Dobby Dobson with Sly & Robbie (CD Baby)
Who's That Man Over There (What Did He Whisper In Your Ear)- Dobby Dobson (CD Baby)
Jimmy Brown- Ken Parker (Pisces)
Will The Circle Be Unbroken- Ken Parker (Pisces)
True True- Ken Parker (Pisces)
Smooths and Sorts- Dave Collins [Barker] (Rhino)
Big City- Dandy Livingstone (Horse)
Liquidator - Harry J All Stars (Harry J)
Earthquake- Collins All Stars (Randy's)
When You Are Wrong- The Royals (Wambesi)
Baby I'll Be Yours- The Gaylads (Summit)

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Like Ken Parker, Dobby Dobson sounds as great now as he did in the 1960s and 70s

Buy his excellent new CD

[southlondonstephen]

Last week Ringo couldn't do his show so we covered for him

Conrad Crystal, and Sugar Roy behind

Cry Tough ~ 29 May 2013

Promise Land- The Minors (Lion)
Fun It Up- Tony & Howie (Bongoman)
Let's Make Love- Dynamic Four (Faze Four)
Where It's At- Lloyd Forest (Bongo Man)
Why Oh Why- Ernest Wilson (Studio 1)
Double Minded Man- Anthony Ellis (Studio 1)
Jah Jah Help Us- Big Joe (Winro)
High Locks - Pablove Black (Studio 1)
Throw Me Corn - Larry Marshall (Studio 1)
Stranger In Love- John Holt (Coxsone)
There's A Reward- Higgs & Wilson (Studio 1)
Destiny- Silvertones & Vin Morgan & The Brentford Rockers (Studio 1)
El Rockers- Jah T (Rockers)
An Agrovating Version- Jah Stitch (Jackpot)
Poison Flour- Doc. Alimantado (Ital Sounds)
Abendigo- The Abbysinians (Azul)
Untamed- The Mighty Abijans (Swing Bird)
Heaven & Earth- The Invaders (Invader)
Oh Sweet Africa- Gene Rondo (Magnet 7)
Black Skin- Sunny Washington (Black Skin)
Babylon Release The Chain- Junior Reid (Joe Gibbs)
Meet Me By The River- Robert Ffrench (Joe Gibbs)
Love We Got- Sugar Minott (Youth Promotion)
I Wanna Be With Jah- Sugar Minott (Black Roots)
Assemble Not Thyself- The Terrors (Phase 1)
Romans- Black Slate (Slate)
Zion Come Home- The I Kong (Right On)
I Can't Resist Your Tenderness- Ginger Williams (CD/ orig. Paradise)
Top Ten- Gregory Isaacs (African Museum)
Brown Eye Girl- Sanchez (John John)
All Been Said and Done- Cornel Campbell (Original)
Love Me A Deal With- Bunny Lie Lie (High Power)
Haul and Pull- Micheal Prophet (Arrival)
True Love- Conrad Crystal (Thunder Bolt)
Hey Love- Jimmy Riley (Taxi)
I Won't Be Discouraged- Winston Samuels (Coxsone)

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[southlondonstephen]

Here's another I did on my own in a different style





Mr Soundtapes' Raggamuffin Hour ~ 11th May 2013

History Sound- Anthony Malvo (Digital B)
Don't Have To- Wayne Wonder (Penthouse)
Love Me Browning- Buju Banton (Penthouse)
Gimme The Loving- Papa San (Junior Scorpio)
Come Here- Mackie Ranks (Outernational)
Bad Mind- Tanto Metro (Three Friends)
Healthy Body- Admiral Bailey (Live & Love)
Duggu Duggu- Ashman (BP)
Boom Bastic- Tiger (Jammy's)
DJ Fashion- Top Cat (Sir Coxsone)
Right Move- Josie Wales (Rambo)
One Blood- Junior Reid (J.R. Productions)
Bad Boy- Courtney Melody (Techniques)
Weh Dem Fah- Carl Meeks (Redman)
Just Can't Leave- Danny Dread (Super Power)
Order- Terror Fabulous (Penthouse)
Mr Quick Fi Pop Off- Ricky General (Black Scorpio)
Dem Nah Like It- Ninja Man (Yush)
Champion (Remix)- Buju Banton (Suite 56)
Them A Bite- Country Man (Sonic Sounds)
Hook On The Crack- Little John (Live & Love)
Hol A Spliff- Daddy Lizard (Techniques)
Smoke The Herb- Bounty Killer (Kingston 11)
Don Dada- Super cat (Wild Apache)
Cease Fire Selector- Lilly Melody (Eclipse)

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Beth Lesser photo from the Clarks in Jamaica book






For soundsystem tapes!

[southlondonstephen]

The Cables

Bob Andy

Vin Gordon aka Don Drummond Jr

Soundtapes & Swing Easy present Reggae ~ 7th May 2013

Dub For Romans pt 2- Black Slate (Slate)
Version [I Want To Hold You Girl- D Stone]- Lawes Rockers (His Majesty)
Version [African Girl- S Minott] (Live & Love)
Stepping High- Tommy McCook (Grove Music)
Version [Assemble Not Thyself- Terrors] (Phase 1)
Version [Motherless children] (Archive)
No Dash It Way- Ranking Caretaker (Art & Craft)
Unchained- Bob Andy (Studio 1)
I Don't Mind- The Bassies (Coxsone)
My Life Is A Hard Life- The Cables (Coxsone)
Hurt So Good- Jennifer Lara (Studio 1)
What Is It - The Consummates (Coxsone)
Straight FLush- Ernest Ranglin (Coxsone)
Ten To Ten - Don D Junior (Coxsone)
Right Time- Cedric Im Brooks (Studio 1)
Baby Be True- The Heptones (Studio 1)
Tell Me That You Love Me- The Gaylads (Studio 1)
All In The Game- Winston & Jerry & The Brentford All Stars (Supreme)
Danger In Your Eyes- Ronald Merrils (Studio 1)
It Makes Me Feel- Larry Marshall (Supreme)
Unfaithful Baby- Lord Creator (Studio 1)
Barb Wire- Nina Soul (Studio 1)
Mission Impossible- Jackie Mittoo (Studio 1)
Ram Jam - Jackie Mittoo (Studio 1)
Rub Up Push Up- The Termites (Studio 1)
You Said It Again- Alton Ellis (Coxsone)
War No Right - Denece Darlington (Coxsone)
Ethiopia- Cedric Brooks (Coxsone)
Rasta Don't Stop No One- The Stingers (Studio 1)
Keep It Like It Is- Louisa Marks (Bushay's)
Big Brown Eyes- Clive Matthews (Fox Fire)
Joy In My Soul- The Paragons (Clocktower)
Sweet Sunshine- Pat Rhoden (Jama)
Let Me Go Girl- Bobby James (Jackpot)
Beat Down Babylon- Cedric Im Brooks (Studio 1)
Rude Boy Prayer- Zoot Simms & The Wailers (Studio 1 blank)
I Was Born A Free Man- Cedric Im Brooks (Studio 1)

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Cedric "Im" Brooks (1943 – 3 May 2013) was a Jamaican saxophonist and flautist known for his solo recordings and as a member of The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari, The Light of Saba, and The Skatalites.


Clement Seymour "Sir Coxsone" Dodd CD (Kingston, Jamaica, January 26, 1932 – May 5, 2004) was a Jamaican record producer who was influential in the development of ska and reggae in the 1950s, 1960s and beyond. He received his nickname "Coxsone" at school: because of his teenage talent as a cricketer, his friends compared him to Alec Coxon, a member of the 1940s Yorkshire County Cricket Club team.

[southlondonstephen]

Me and Kev with friends at Peckings Studio 1, Askew Road on 20th april 'Record Store Day' 2013

Reggae 45s Clash Mister Soundtapes v Voodoo K ~ 21 April 2013

Jamaica Festival '72- Jimmy London & Rocking Horse (Randy's)
Baby I'll Be Yours- The Gaylads (Summit)
Lollipop Girl= Derrick Harriott (Crystal)
Down By The River- ? (Blank)
Rome- Lloyd Jones & Mudie's All Stars (Moodisc)
King and Queen- Errol Dunkley (Jackpot)
I'm Not A King- Al Barry & The Aces (Ace's)
The Sun shines For Me- Bob Andy (Firm)
Rastaman Camp- Freddie McGregor (Studio One)
Screaming Target- Big Youth (Negusa Nagast)
Rain Drops- Prince Garthie (Iron Side)
Picture On The Wall- Freddie McKay (Studio 1)
Peckings The Ruler - Dean Frazer (Peckings)
Be Yourself - Ken Booth (Studio 1)
Sitting on the Dock off the Bay- Otis Reading (Hardlysubtle mashup)
Lady Of Mine- Michael Prophet (Oops)
Love Jah- Fatal Vibes (Stars)
Fire De A Town- Novelette Barnett (High Note)
Pig Root- Reggae George (High Note)
This Tribulation- Honey Vaugn (Roots Intl)
Conquering Lion- The Invaders (Ujama)
Bootlegger- Naggo Morris (Ujama)
Henry The Great- Jackie Mittoo (Studio 1)
Soul Sister - The Heptones (Smash)
Stay Loose - Hemsly Morris (New Beat Records)
Sunday's Coming - Alton Elis (Coxsone)
Ease Up - Delroy Wilson (Justice)
This Old Man - Sugar Minott (Studio 1)
Morning Sun- Al Barry (Ace's)
Black Harmony- Don 'Jah' Carlos & Soul Syndicate (Rawse)
Right Time- Neville Brown (Justice)
Bad Minded- Triston Palma (Black Solidarity)
Summertime - BB Seaton (Roots International)
Morning Sun- The Gaylads (Coxsone)
It Makes Me Feel- Larry Marshall (Supreme)
Rude Boy Prayer- Zoot Simms & The Wailers (Studio 1 blank)
Put A Little Love In Your Heart- ? (Blank)

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[southlondonstephen]

Groovin' Honour For Jamaican Sax Great

'Influential Jamaica-born roots reggae musician and saxophone great Cedric 'Im' Brooks, who launched his career at age 11 at the Alpha Boys' Academy in Kingston and who achieved international acclaim as a solo artiste and as a member of the Skatalites band, will be honoured at the annual Groovin' In The Park concert on Sunday, June 30 at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, an executive for the fest-ival announced.

"Cedric ranked among the grea-test tenor saxophonists Jamaica has every produced and his death at age 70 has left a void that cannot be filled," Andrea Bullens, co-producer of Groovin' Inc, organisers of the festival, said.

Bullens, who was also a close friend of Brooks and who managed his business affairs prior to his death, said his legacy must be preserved.

"I am currently in dialogue with the Groovin' Inc executive team and I can say that we will honour his larger-than-life legacy in a very special way, befitting of his status in the industry. We will also be speaking with representatives here in the USA [United States] to seek congressional recognition, since Cedric contributed so much to our Caribbean-American musical legacy here in the diaspora. Brooks was a master at his craft and we must honour and recognise this true Jamaican musical talent," she noted.

Brooks, who was admitted as a patient at Bronx Lebanon Hospital in New York in February 2010, remained in a semi-comatose state at a Nursing Home in Queens until he passed away on May 2.

His involvement in the development of Jamaican music spans more than 50 years, during which time he contributed his sound to many of Jamaica's best known artistes, including The Wailers, The Heptones and Burning Spear.

Early in his career he was a regular studio musician for Clement 'Sir Coxson' Dodd's Studio One label, playing with fellow jazz musicians Ernest Ranglin, Jackie Mittoo, Roland Alphonso, and Vin Gordon.

Their various Studio One-backed tracks have been versioned repeatedly and form the very backbone of the island's musical heritage.

Brooks teamed with Nyahbinghi drummer and band leader Count Ossie for two groundbreaking albums that fused Rasta drumming with jazz overtones: Grounation and Tales of Mozambique.

He toured regularly with the Skatalites band but was also the founder of his own band called the Divine Light (later called The Light of Saba).' - from The Gleaner, 8th May 2013

Tribute to Cedric 'Im' Brooks ~ 11th May 2013

Ethiopia- Cedrick Brooks (Studio 1)
Satta- Cedric Im Brooks (Soul Jazz/ orig. Studio 1)
Father Forgive him- Cedric Im Brooks (Soul Jazz/ orig. Studio 1)
Full time- Cedric Im Brooks (Soul Jazz/ orig. Studio 1)
Shaft- Cedric Im Brooks (Soul Jazz/ orig. Studio 1)
Mun-Dun-Gu- Cedric Im Brooks (Soul Jazz/ orig. Studio 1)
Black Is Black- Im & David (Soul Jazz/ orig. Studio 1)
Idle Berg- Cedric Im Brooks (Studio 1)
Glory To Sounds- Cedrick Brooks (Studio 1)
Lambs Bread Collie- Cedric Im Brooks & The Light Of Saba (Honest Jons)
Sabayindah- Cedric Im Brooks & The Light Of Saba (Honest Jons)
Rebirth- Cedric Im Brooks & The Light Of Saba (Honest Jons)
Song For My Father- Cedric Im Brooks & The Light Of Saba (Honest Jons)
Sabasi- Cedric Im Brooks & The Light Of Saba (Honest Jons)
Silent Force- Cedric 'Im' Brooks (Water Lily)
Sabebe- Cedric Im Brooks & The Light Of Saba (Honest Jons)
Satta Massa Gana- Cedric Im Brooks & The Light Of Saba (Honest Jons)

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[southlondonstephen]

Sometimes I do Reggae Specials on my weekly Funky People Show, other weeks I play all sorts including R&B, country, rock, hip hop, world music, funk and jazz

Jah Stitch


As well as a DJ Jah Stitch was also a selector for sounds such as Sugar Minott's Youthman Promotion

U Brown

Ranking Joe

Trinity

Stephen T's Funky People Show Reggae DJ 12" special
~ 25th June 2013

Reggae A the Best- Woodrow Noble & Prince Hammer (Baby Mother) \
Sister Millie- Dennis Walcott with Ringo (Sonic Sounds) \
Don't Know Much- Ringo (Upfront) \
Tell Me Where It Hurts & Some A Chat Some A Rock It- Triston Palma & Lee Van Cliff (JHM) \
Cencimilla- Lee Van Cliff (Carib Gems) \
Teacher For The Class- Lee Van Cleef (Selena) \
Nany Rebel- Larry Marshall & Trinity (GG's) \
Morgan The Pirate- The Mighty Diamonds & Tappa Zukie (Mobiliser) \
Black Man- Tappa Zukie (Stars) \
Youthman Promotion- Ranking Joe & The Youth Promotion Band (Sufferers Heights) \
Don't Take No Steps & Cup Of Tea- Barry Brown & Ranking Joe (Progressive) \
Ital Bath- U Brown (Hit Disco) \
Jah Walton Chant- Jah Walton (Spiderman) \
Rumours Of War- Tony Tuff & Jah Stitch (Art & Craft) \
African Girl- Sugar Minott & Ranking Dread (Live & Love) \
Thru Me- Papa Dimes (Greensleeves) \
To The Edge Of The Rump- Papa Tullo (Greensleeves) \

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[southlondonstephen]

RIP Dennis Emmanuel Brown The Crown Prince Of Reggae (1 February 1957 – 1 July 1999)


RIP Horace 'Augustus Pablo' Swaby (21 June 1954 – 18 May 1999)

Freddie McKay

Trevor Byfield

Dudley Sibley

Barrington Spence

Hear I Kong on Zion Version

Chinese-heritage producers represented by Children Of Israel- Horace Andy (Santic Chin), Nation Fiddler- Makka Bees (Byron Lye-Fook), Jah Jah Deliver Us- Keithe Goode (Chung brothers)

Leonard 'Santic' Chin at mixing desk

Byron Lye-Fook with son Omar at Buckingham Palace

Mikey Chung is on far right



Mister Soundtapes presents Roots Reggae ~ 2nd July 2013

Version [Sufferation- Tyrone Taylor] (Observer) '
Land Of Dub- Eek A Mouse All Stars (Eek-A-Mouse) '
Zion Version- King Tubby's (Right On) '
Dub [O Lord- Tappa Zukie] (Stars) '
Dub Jah- Zukie All Stars (Stars) '
A Letter Dub- Junior Keating & Jah Thomas (Rootikal) '
God Is Watching You- Dickie Bernard (Prophet) '
Yabby You- Big Youth (Prophet) '
Thou Shalt Not Steal- Wailing Souls (Bongo Man) '
Free Man- Freddie McKay (Iron Side) '
Love In Our Nation- Dudley Sibley (Iron Side) '
Why- Carlton Bobienco (Coxson) '
Get Up and Try- Lloyd Jones [&] The Super Natural Six (Super Six) '
Tribulation- Rupert Deeble & The Ebonaires (Amanda) '
Living In Sorrows- Michael Anthony (Third Generation) '
Jah Jah Deliver Us- Keithe Goode (Under-Ground) '
Jah Guide- Trevor Byfield (Fox Fire) '
Forgive Them Jah- Rising Son (Iroko) '
Don't Tutch I Dread- Barrington Spence (Hot City) '
Naturalisation- Paul Sinclair (Ossie Sounds) '
Nation Fiddler- Makka Bees (Rebirth) '
Let The People Go- Ras Midas (Jaywax) '
Give Up The Badness- Johnny Clarke (Justice) '
Jah Jah Children- Horace Martin (HM) '
Jah Children Cool- Keithus I (Jahdynasty) '
Children Of Israel- Horace Andy (Santic) '
Child Of The King- David Jahson (Pick A Skill) '
Jah Children Rising- Roy Dobson (Black Pearl) '
Our Roots In Africa- Roy Dobson (Black Pearl) '
Holy Mt. Zion- Douglas Boothe (Modernize Music) '
No Equal Rights In Babylon- Joe Axumite (City Line) '
Mistry Babylon- The Heptones (Black Art) '
Babylon Deh Pon Fire- Truth Fact & Correct (Black Wax) '
Down In Babylon- Al Campbell (Channel 1 Lost and Found) '
Walls Of Jericho- Freddie McGregor (Observer) '
Give A Helping Hand- Dennis Brown (Observer) '
Dub 4- Augustus Pablo (Rockers) '

Listen- http://www.mixcloud.com/StephenT/mister ... july-2013/
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Rastas in Ghana