12.19.13 - Holiday Special with Scratch Famous

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Happy Holidays! It was a treat for me to be joined by Scratch Famous, one of my fellow Deadly Dragons as we dug up our favorite Christmas and holiday reggae tunes for you once again. All the best and many blessings to you and yours in this season and beyond. Thank you for your continued support!

12.12.13 - Tribute to Nelson Mandela

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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, activist, lawyer, andphilanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was South Africa's first black chief executive, and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid through tackling institutionalised racism, poverty and inequality, and fostering racial reconciliation. Politically an African nationalist anddemocratic socialist, he served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1991 to 1997. Internationally, Mandela was Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement from 1998 to 1999.

It was a sad day to learn that he had passed and so this show is dedicated to him. 

12.05.13 - Tribute to Junior "Soul" Murvin

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Singer Junior Murvin, born Murvin Smith, best known for the reggae single Police and Thieves, has sadly passed in Jamaica. The Jamaica Observer reported that he died at Port Antonio hospital on Monday.

The artist, who was thought to be between 64 and 67, began his career as a lounge singer in Portland parish in Kingston and went on to perform under the name Junior Soul. He recorded music for more than 30 years, and broke out of the local Jamaican scene with the 1976 track Police and Thieves, a song that outlined the police brutality and social unrest of the time, and became synonymous with the riots of Notting Hill carnival in the year that it was released.

Murvin worked alongside legendary producer Lee "Scratch" Perry on the single and his debut album, also titled Police and Thieves, which was released on Island Records in 1977. The single found a new audience through the punk movement, and was famously covered by the Clash.

The singer had five children and eight grandchildren.

11.21.13 - Keith "Scotty" Scott of Merritone LIVE in the studio

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There has been a lot of excitement among rocksteady fanatics recently due to some top-quality reissues coming out on the Merritone label. We are excited to have one of the original men behind that label, Keith Scott, in the studio to give us some background history of these gems, as well as discussing working with the legendary Federal label. We will also be discussing the production of theLegends of Ska film that Mr. Scott is personally involved in. Check the archive!

11.14.13 - Strictly Power House Selections

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When going through records to find inspiration for the show this week, I found myself pulling 45 after 45 of killer tunes on George Phang's Power House label. I decided to dedicate this show the man and his label. Check the archive!