DJ Ridym - Reggae Rockers 26 - Tribute to Lee 'Scratch' Perry

This mix is a tribute to one of the best producer/artists in reggae the late great Lee 'Scratch' Perry. There's literally loads I've missed off here, the man has done so much since his humble beginnings at Coxsone Studio.

For those of you not familiar with the man and his works outside of Bob Marley and his stint as a DJ on Grand Theft Auto's Blue Ark Radio I would urge you to dive in. I would describe him as a musical alchemist, 'Crazy Genius', a poet and reggae's own George Clinton (good to know they did a collab before his passing.)

Hope you enjoy as always. 

Junior Murvin - Police & Thieves 

Mikey Dread - Dread At The Mantrols

Junior Byles - Curly Locks

Busty Brown - To Love Somebody

Slim Smith - My Girl

The Gaylets - How Come

Bunny Wailer - Dreamland

Bunny Scott - I've Never Had It So Good

George Faith - To Be A Lover

Shenley Duffus - To Be A Lover

Jimmy Riley - Womans Got Have it

Upsetters - Womans Dub

Give Thanks

Herb Vendor 

Better Days

Sons Of Slaves

Heptones - Crying Over You

Bush Weed Corntrash

Bush Weed

Max Romeo - Tan And See

Jungle Lion

Bucky Skank

Max Romeo - Chase The Devil

Disco Devil

Dub Revolution Part 1

Anthony 'Sangie' Davis - Word

Little Flute Chant

Upsetters - Come Along

Mad Professor - Jungle Safari

Ricky & Bunny - Freedom Fighter

Ridym - Reggae Rockers 23

Greetings listeners and welcome to RR23 where I begin where I left off on my Lockdown mix by following John Legends version of  Humanity with the original Royal Rasses reggae gem.

Lovers Rock, Studio One and Rocksteady help make this mix special so make sure you play this one whilst cooking up your curry goat, rice & peas this bank holiday I'm sure I will!

Enjoy the Easter break as best you can people.

1. Royal Rasses - Love The Way It Should Be
2. Claudette Miller - Tonight Is The Night
3. Victor Romero Evans - Slacks & Sovereigns
4. Private Collection - Tell Me Why
5. Stalag 17 - Ansell Collins
6. Freddie McGregor - Bobby Bobylon
7. Marcia Griffiths - Feel Like Jumping
8. The Melodians - Come On Little Girl
9. Alton Ellis - Girl I Got A Date
10. Sugar Minott - My Love Is True
11. Delroy Wilson - Cool Operator
12. Kingston Town - Lord Creator

Ridym - Reggae Rockers 20

Rocksteady is partly the theme for this weeks Reggae Rockers mix with some old favorites to get you moving.

I think the most significant track to mark the change from Ska to Rocksteady had to be Hopeton Lewis's "Take It Easy" where for me he is telling listeners to slow it down from the high tempo of Ska and in doing so lay a path for reggae to change the world. One for the next Rocksteady mix!

Grizz and SoulnRnB up next

1. The Uniques - Conversation
2. Dave Barker - Upsetting Station
3. The Pioneers - Some Of Them A Bawl
4. The Heptones - Fatty Fatty
5. Barry Brown - Bum Ball
6. The Ethiopians - Engine 54
7. John Holt - Stick By Me
8. Fabulous Flames - Holly Holy
9. Derrick Harriott - Born To Love You
10. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Trenchtown Rock
11. Roy Shirley - Hold Them
12. The Reggae Train - Reggae Boys
13. Leroy Sibbles - Love Me Girl

DJ Ridym - Reggae Rockers 19

Greetings brothers and sisters and welcome back to the blogspot for some Roots & Culture healing this week and let's face it we could all do with some healing!

With artists like Dawn Penn, Bob Marley, Dennis Brown and Peter Tosh heading this one it's bound to get you where you need to be this weekend.

One Love

1. VC - By His Deeds
2. Dawn Penn - No No No
3. Mykal Rose - Zion & Dub
4. Bob Marley - Who The Cap Fit
5. Dennis Brown - Someone Special
6. George Dekker - Ganja Farmer
7. Culture - Stop The Fussing And Fighting
8. Peter Tosh - Dreamland

DJ Ridym - Reggae Rockers 18

"Sun is shining, the weather is sweet 
Make you want to move your dancing feet 
To the rescue, here I am!" - Bob Marley

Yes people the weather is hot and so are the mixes here at SoulnRnB blogspot HQ. Big reggae selection for you as always so just crank up the B-line and enjoy!🔯

1. Freddie McGregor/Saxon Sound Dubplate - Crazy Ballhead

2. King Tubby - Real Crazy 

3. Chronicle - Sweet Sensimillia

4. Barrington Levy - Don't Fuss Nor Fight

5. Mykal Rose - Never Surrender

6. Junior Byles - Fade Away

7. Ernest Wilson - I Know Myself

8. The Melodians - Everybody Bawling

9. U-Roy - Everybody Bawling

10. Cornell Campbell - The Gorgon

11. Dennis Brown - Rainbow Country

DJ Ridym - Reggae Rockers 14

Welcome mixtapers to another jam packed reggae mix. Spreading the reggae gospel onwards and upwards with some upliftment featuring some tunes released around 2005 - 08 from the likes of Damian Marley, Collie Buddz, Luciano, Sizzla, Jah Cure and Morgan Heritage. We then dig a little deeper and go from some classic roots foundation with the likes of Helmsley & Pratt's gem little things and Bobby Melody's scorcher Jah bring I joy. 

Dennis Brown's 80's roots classic easy take it easy was later reworked by the reggae crooner Gregory Isaacs in 2008 titled Babylon too rough which featured on one of my earlier rockers mixes. Another track from my earlier rockers mixes was the dub version of Burning Spear's Invasion so this time round I've gone for the vocal original on this one. 

As always I hope you enjoy your weekend and the reggae vibes. Until next time One Love✡

1. Luciano - Life

2. Damian Jr Gong Marley - Welcome To Jamrock
3. Collie Buddz - Sesimillia
4. Sizla - Solid As A Rock
5. Jah Cure - Call On Me
6. Morgan Heritage - She's Still Loving Me
7. Hemsley Morris & Phil Pratt - Little Things
8. Burning Spear - Swell Headed
9. Bobby Melody - Jah Bring I Joy
10. Dennis Brown - Easy Take It Easy
11. Burning Spear - The Invasion

DJ Ridym - Reggae Rockers 10 Original Dancehall

Greetings mixtapers and welcome to my latest offering of Reggae Rockers showcasing the best reggae dj's of early Jamaican dancehall music. It was a time when DJ's like Yellowman, Sista Nancy, Brigadier Jerry and Charlie Chaplin were making their name on sounds systems like King Stur Gav, Metromedia and big stage events like Reggae Sunsplash. 

With naughty lyrics from tracks like hotel fee and wreck-a-pum-pum this selection will take you back to those years when dancehall lyrics were fun and something worth listening too in my opinion compared to a lot of modern bling era of dancehall we hear today. Back then you couldn't DJ about the Ferrari you drove or how much champagne you drunk because everyone was broke so you had to dig a little deeper and make it fun. 

So kick back with a red stripe and let the lyrics take you on a journey when dancehall was king.

One Love

1. Sister Nancy - Bam Bam
2. Brigadier Jerry - One Man Ranch
3. Yellowman - Wreck-A-Pum-Pum
4. Barry Brown - Belly Move
5. Sugar Minott & Charlie Chaplin - Four Wheel Wheelie
6. Triston Palma, Jah Thomas & Toyan - Entertainment
7. Wayne Hutton - Love Is Gone
8. Kublai Khan - Mamase Mamasa
9. General Echo & Madoo - Hotel Fee
10. Fire Fox - Give Them Reggae
11. Steve Wander - Don't Throw It All Away
12. Dennis Brown - Missing You
13. Little John - Joker Lover

DJ Ridym - Chapter & Verse of DUB 2

Greetings one and all to the second instalment of my chapter & verse of DUB series where I bring you the best in dub and roots music.

This weeks instalment has two from Kenny Knots who had a number one hit back in the day with watch all the people dancing recorded by Unity sound system. Kenny went on to record a whole bunch of music working with the bush chemists, Jah Tubbys and currently with Scottish sound system Mungos Hi-Fi

Some more heavyweight dub from Jah Warrior, Dubkasm and Tony Roots make this a speaker popping, chest caving experience you'll no doubt want to turn the bass up for this one!

I'll be back with more next week until then Peace

1. Kenny Knots - Jah Is To Be Praised
2. Kenny Knots - Jah Is To Be Praised Bong Mix
3. Tony Roots - Hola Zion
4. Tony Roots - Zion Dub
5. Kenny Knots - Battlefield
6. Kenny Knots - Battlefield Dub
7. Dubkasm - Higher Judgement Aba Shanti I Mix
8. Jah Warrior - Strictly Yard Music

DJ Ridym - Reggae Rockers 8

Greetings mixtapers and welcome to Reggae Rockers 8 for your one stop reggae fix sure to blow your daily stresses away and make you feel irie!

This time round its back to the old skool with some killer cuts starting with Horace Andy's Skylarking followed by the dub version from none other than the nutty professor of Dub Mr Lee "scratch" Perry. Two from Augustus Pablo in steppers classic Think Twice and Let's Get Started. 

King Tubbys dub of Alton Ellis/I'm not the guy was a no brainer for this mix with Bobby Melody's rare groove of roots reggae anthems gives the mix the perfect balance. Ending the mix with the mighty Twinkle Brothers Never Get Burn and finally two Dubs from The Roots Radics Band.

The Roots Radics Band are more known for backing big named artists such as Barington Levy, Gregory Isaacs and Michael Prophet however for Flash Gordon meets Luke Skywalker they've teamed up with dub masters Scientist and Prince Jammy's studio to rework Linval Thompsons Skillful Man to produce this dub nugget.

Tune in for more from DJ's SoulnRnB and Grizz. Until next time ✡

1. Horace Andy - Skylarking
2. Lee "Scratch" Perry - Public Jestering
3. Augustus Pablo - Think Twice
4. Linval Thompson - Marijuana
5. Linval Thompson - Jamaican Colley
6. Dennis Brown - Africa We Want to go
7. Augustus Pablo - Let's Get Started
8. King Tubbys - Politricks Dub
9. Bobby Melody - Jah Bring I Joy
10. Twinkle Brothers - Never Get Burn
11. Roots Radics - Flash Gordon Meets Luke Skywalker
12. Roots Radics - The Son of Darth Vader

DJ Ridym - Reggae Rockers 7

Hello Mixtapers turn up the bass and welcome to Reggae Rockers 7! This week I've brought a few goodies from the reggae vault for your musical pleasure.

Tenor Saw, Barrington Levy and Sugar Minott are there with some firm dancehall favourites. Junior Byles' roots classic "fade away" is a killer for any clash along with a whole heap more that should get you skanking through the evening.

One Love

1. Conroy Smith - Dangerous
2. Tenor Saw - Ring The Alarm
3. Sugar Minott - Jah Jah Rule
4. Greogory Isaacs - Rumours
5. Junior Byles - Fade Away
6. Errol Bellot - Music Fever
7. Willie Williams - Armagideon Time
8. Michael Prophet - Gunman
9. Horace Andy - Mr Bassie
10. Barrington Levy - Under Me Sensi
11. Half Pint - Greetings
12. Jacob Miller - Tenement Yard
13. Barrington Levy - Murderer
14. Carlton Livingston - 100 Weight Of Collie Weed
15. Dennis Brown - Promised Land

DJ Ridym - Reggae Rockers 5 - A Reggae Christmas

Ho! Ho! Ho! Christmas greetings Mixtapers and welcome to my Reggae Christmas mix. I kick off the seasons greetings with a medley from Yellowman who whilst not being the best vocalist I ever heard definitely brings a smile to my face with "breadfruit roasting on the open fire, cornmeal porridge on the stove!"

Christmas dancehall style from Michael Palmer, Michigan & Smiley and Jacob Miller is then followed by a rockers rendition of I saw mommy kissing santa claus with the dub b-side counteraction then grab your partner while you slow wine to reggae crooners John Holt, Alton Ellis and Beres Hammonds lovers selection. I then seal the mix with some cracking Christmas Ska.

I'll be back with some RnB mix presents for you lucky listeners so be sure to check the blog but until then have yourself a very Merry Christmas!

One love and blessings to you all

1. Yellowman - This Christmas Mix
2. Jacob Miller - On The Tweleve Days of Ismas
3. Michael Palmer - Happy Christmas
4. Michigan and Smiley - Drummer Boy
5. Jacob Miller - Wish You A Merry Christmas
6. Johnny Clarke - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
7. The Aggrovators - Santa Claus Dub
8. John Holt - White Christmas
9. Beres Hammond - The Christmas Song
10. John Holt - Blue Christmas
11. Alton Ellis and The Lipsticks - Merry Merry Christmas
12. The Granville Williams Orchestra - Santa Claus Is Ska-ing To Town
13. Reuben Anderson - Christmas Time Again

DJ Ridym - Reggae Rockers 4 - Reggae Got Funk

Following on neatly from DJ Grizz's Reggae Got Soul comes Reggae Rockers 4 - Reggae Got Funk!

Bringing you a funk vibe with some tasty reggae versions of funk classics from Kool and the Gang with funky stuff, Two from James Brown in Popcorn and Make it funky followed by a kinky reggae version of the orgasmic Jungle Fever by Chackachas. Cynthia Richards and the Chosen Few gives us their own rendition of Billy Paul's Am I black enough for you and Brown Baby.

The mix turns from funk to soul and then signs off with a rare Lee Perry homage to the bandit character Cipreano "nobody ever pull a gun on a priest!" from the classic western Nevada Smith starring Steve McQueen.

Hope you enjoy and I'll catch you next time until then stay tuned to the Soul Mixtape. Peace

1. Shark Wilson and the basement heaters - Make It Reggae

2. Matumbi - Reggae Stuff

3. The Upsetters - Popcorn

4. Cynthia Richards - Jungle Fever

5. Chosen Few - Am I Black Enough

6. Derrick Harriott - Brown Baby

7. Chosen Few - People Make The World Go Round

8. Owen Gray and Dandy - Groovin

9. Dennis Brown - Message To Martha

10. Lee Perry - Sipreano