smilingirl's reggae podcast

Happy New Year

After many trials and tribulations here's some 70s (mainly) tunes. This Friday I'm being let loose on the decks again, if you are in the area (Bangor) get yourselves down to the Cove for for a skank to the djs from the fabulous Skanking Sounds powered by Red House HiFi. You may or may not hear some of these tunes.

Tracklist
1 – sylford walker – deuteronomy
2 – mikey dread – yoruba rock
3 – burning spear – wadada
4 – i roy – heart don't leap
5 – burning spear – telegram dub
6 – the itals – brutal
7 – sly and robbie – from the grass dub
8 – brent dowe – forward up
9 – unknown dj – hold the challis
10 – the tidals – ring version
11 – i roy – natty down de
12 – brent dowe – things you say you love
13 – gladstone anderson – pye pye
14 – shorty the president – fat fat dub
15 – culture and nicodemus -disco train (all 9 minutes of it!)

What can I say, sorry for the delay, hope it's worth the wait.
If you'd also like some dancehall pop over to
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if that's not enough for you grab a ticket and come to this – u know 2018 - reggae for days.
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Rocksteady rock my soul part 8

tracklist

1 Tommy McCook – heatwave
2 Valentines – all in one
3 Skatalites – brand new ska
4 Ethiopians – owe me no pay me
5 Hopeton Lewis – sound and pressure
6 Monty Morris – play it cool
7 Consumates – what is it
8 Enos McLeod – you can never get away
9 Prince Buster – another sad lonely night
10 Termites – love up, kiss up
11 Conquerers – come let us dance
12 Gaylettes – silent river
13 Untouchables – prisoner of love
14 Tommy McCook – zazuka
15 Jupiters – return of ezekial
16 Freedom Singers – stop them
17 Cables – fast mouth
18 Slim Smith – give me some loving
19 Ethiopians – you are the girl
20 West Indians – I mean it
21 Prince Buster – too hot
22 Lynn Taitt – napoleon solo

RIDING HIGH
No theme, just selectors choice. Mainly rocksteady for your listening pleasure.

Track List

1 Paragons – riding on a high on a windy day
2 Alton Ellis – all my tears
3 Desmond Dekker – wise man
4 Ken Boothe - artibella
5 Melodians – everybody bawling
6 Gregory Isaacs – open the door to your heart
7 I Roy – step right up
8 you don’t care version
9 Winston Scotland - buttercup
10 Douglas Boothe – when I fall in love
11 Hopeton Lewis – sound and pressure
12 Busters All Stars – sounds and pressure
13 Hopeton Lewis – cool collie
14 Jojo and the Fugitives – the lecture
15 Nora Dean - Barbwire
16 Three Tops – it’s raining
17 Soul Vendors – arena special
18 Count Prince Millar – mule train
19 Winston Shand – throw me corn

Merry Christmas. All roads lead to Ruthin this Friday - i'm being let loose on the dancehall decks - i'm so happy.
If you are there you may hear one or two of these. Many thanks to Jim and the pressure sounds crew and root soundsystem.

tracklist
1 Courtney Melody - champion sound
2 Cocoa T, Home T, Cutty Ranks - going is rough
3 Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs - big all around
4 Chaka Demus - original kuff
5 Dirtsman - Thank you
6 Little Twitch - respect due
7 Lt Stitchie - flip up
8 Dirtsman - nah sell out
9 Shabba Ranks - get up
10 Dirtsman - hot this year
11 Buccaneer - hey girl
12 Red Dragon - inna the bush
13 Chaka Demus - ital man
14 Capleton - chalice
15 Anthony B - smoke the best
16 Wayne Wonder ft Textra - blazin
17 Skarra Mucci - raggamuffin

Oh my goodness, I’ve been allowed on the decks again to play some ska. This Saturday all roads lead to Neuadd Ogwen in Bethesda for a night of ska with Scotland’s top ska band Bombskare.
If you come along you may hear one, some or all of these tunes……

Tracklist

1 JJ Allstars – soup
2 Monty & The Cyclones - silky
3 Jackie Mittoo - killer diller
4 Baby Earl & The Trini-Dads - back slop
5 Stranger Cole - ruff & tuff
6 Roy Panton - run old man
7 Prince Buster & The All Stars - madness
8 Theo Beckford - ska ta brain
9 Rico & Duke Reid's All Stars – magic
10 Bob Marley – judge not
11 Prince buster – time longer than rope
12 The English beat – jackpot
13 Los Hooligans – mafioso ska
14 C hyman – the ska rhythm
15 Tommy Mccook And Skatalites – cotton tree
16 Patrick & Edwards Allstars - iron curtain
17 Dave Barker – double barrel version
18 Lloyd & Glen - jezebel
19 The Soul Brothers – early bird
20 Karl 'King Cannon' Bryan & The Harry J All Stars – soul scorcher
21 The Soul Vendors – ringo rock

Shaka Showcase

This Friday all dub pathways lead to Hendre Hall, Jah Shaka will be running things from 8 til 3.
Here’s some tunes to get you in the mood.

1 be thankful dub
2 creator dub
3 I see jah dub
4 kingdom_dub
5 Jah Shaka & Jah Stitch - ragga muffin style
6 Ras Michael And The Sons Of Negus - none a jah jah children
7 Aswad & Jah Shaka - drum dub
8 very, very good dub
9 Vivian Jones - red eyes (12”)
10 Jah Shaka & Willie Williams - natty with a cause
11 dub for everyone
12 rosie dub
13 messenger dub
14 blood dunza dub
15 Jah Shaka meets King Tubby - jealousy dubplate
16 Earl Sixteen - the rastaman
17 identity dub
18 homeland dub
19 bickle dub

Frighten Friday

Oh my goodness, supermoon, eclipse, equinox and Ellie’s birthday (she loves her dancehall) all on the same day. Here’s a bit of old dancehall energy for your listening pleasure.

Tracklist
1 Wayne Smith – under me sleng teng
2 Josey Wales – everybody hustling
3 Night Rider – bad boy wadat
4 Tuffest – frighten friday
5 Riki Chin – lef him
6 Mr Pants – me come
7 Papa San – acid
8 Red Rat – shelly anne
9 Delly Ranx – from you ah nuh
10 Shaggy & Rayvon – big up
11 Pinchers – harder they come
12 Lieutenant Stitchie – natty dread
13 Shabba Ranks – get up, stand up and rock
14 Admiral Bailey – boom youth
15 Chakademus – original kuff
16 Cocoa T & Ninjaman – kingston hot
17 Fleshy Ranks – walk and talk
18 Reggie Stepper – co-unoh
19 Reggie Stepper – drumpan sound
20 Red Rose & Malvo & President Brown – red alert

It’s that time of year again, time to jump on the UNOD bandwagon….. only one more day to go……. No deep snow this year only lovely spring sunshine so pack your bags and come on down to Prestatyn for a dance.

Tracklist

Digitaldubs ft yt – soundsystem culture
Version
Overproof Soundsystem – king step
Vibronics – flc dub
Jah Warrior – ain’t gonna be put down version
Dub Dynasty – 9 years dub
Jah Tubbys – jah jah dub
King Earthquake – dub tape
Majestic Warriors – wormhole
Kanka – Marrakech dub
King Earthquake – Babylon dub
Dub Dynasty – monsoon dub
Kenny Knots – power dub
Michael Rose with Ranking Joe – money dub
RSD – cuss cuss refix
Jah Tubbys – call on jah dub
DJG – late night blues bootleg
Bongo Herman ft Capleton and Burro Banton – drum song

it's been a long time coming.... here is Rub a Dub.
Toasters galore and lists of bones, diseases and cheese for your listening pleasure.

Track List

01 Pupajim Ft OBF - rub a dub anthem edit
02 Purple Man - dedicated
03 Lee Van Cliff - water gone
04 Ringo - working class
05 Joe Tex and U Black – rub a dub evening
06 Ansel Collins - roach in corner version
07 Toyan – chalice
08 Purple Man - daddy mix
09 Observer - version
10 Nigger Kojak and Liza - fist to fist rub a dub
11 Johnny Ringo - rub a dub style
12 Alborosie - rub a dub style
13 Clint Eastwood - primo ballerina
14 Nicodemus - bone connection
15 Michigan and Smiley - diseases
16 Mungo's Hi Fi ft. Skweeka Mouse - di cheeses
17 Shuka Shine - dancing balloon
18 Ugly Man - dj deh yah

I’m jumping on the UNOD bandwagon

This selection of dubs is for all those who are heading to the United Nations of Dub weekender in Prestatyn this weekend. Less than 24 hours to go and I for one am really looking forward to it.

Shout out to Mr Steve Jarvis

Tracklist

1 Lee Perry - Cloak & Dagger intro
2 Light of Saba - Lambs Bread Collie
3 Vin Morgan - Red Ash
4 Tommy McCook + Aggrovators - Lamb's Bread Herb
5 The Mighty Two - Mad Mad Skank
6 Chariot Riders - Solomon Instrumental Version
7 Rockstones + Niney - Jah For I
8 Human Cargo - Carry Us Beyond
9 Prince Fari + the Arabs - Hello, Love Brother
10 Jah Tubbys - Call on Jah Dub
11 Ras Michael - Jah Jah Children Dub
12 ? Drum Song Riddim
13 Bush Chemists + Love Grocer - East Of Jaro
14 Disciples - Addis Ababa
15 Dub Creator - Dub The Nation
16 Iration Steppers - Wat Dem A Go When Di Right Time Come Dub
17 King Earthquake - Hard Dub
18 Manutension - Tribute For Prince Fari
19 DJ Madd - Rizla Dub
20 The Groove Corporation - Drunken Master

Inspired in part by two sounds, the fantastic Mr Greg Dubwize from mid Wales and also the superb Pressure Sounds from Ruthin.
One Love, Smilin

track list

01 Anayah roots - think positive
02 Lexxy - dem history
03Wayne Marshall & The Offbeat Posse - give me the mix
04 Capitol 1212 feat Tenor Fly - don man sound (J Star remix )
05 Skarra Mucci feat Weedy G Soundforce - my sound
06 Beenie Man & Calib - world peace
07 Turbulence & Spectacular - high grade
08 Marga - bun dem down
09 General Trees - me no know why
10 Wickerman - badminded people
11 Junior Demus - too cold
12 Tony Rebel - defend my own
13 Shaka Demus - special request
14 Buju Banton - operation ardent
15 Ice Man - dancehall vibes
16 Skarra Mucci - Feel Alright
17 Dirtsman – incredible
18 Freddie McGregor - carry go bring come (Gussie's ska mix)
19 General Levy - choo choo train

ROCKSTEADY ROCK MY SOUL PART 7

Hello, here’s another podcast in the rocksteady series. I hope you enjoy it, leave a comment if you feel so inclined.
To those who download these podcasts from itunes, if you’re getting a ‘this person is too tight to pay for more bandwidth’ type message try getting it from the address  smilingirl.podomatic.com.
Also, if you want to, you can listen to deleted podcasts on mixcloud (user name smilingirl)
Hey Ron, this one’s for you x
One love, Smilin, x

Track List
01 Prince Buster - sit and wonder
02 Slim Smith - please stay
03 Junior Soul - glendevon special
04 Beverleys Allstars – double action
05 Derrick Morgan - greedy girl
06 Yvonne Harrison -the chase
07 The Coolers - my heart is aching
08 Prince Buster - dancing time
09 Errol Dunkley - you're gonna need me
10 Joe Higgs - neighbour neighbour
11 Bobby Aitken - orange street special
12 The Pioneers - give it to me
13 Winston Heywood - i'll never fall in love with you again
14 Derrick Morgan - no dice
15 The Bases - ease up
16 Soul Brothers - hot and cold
17 Lyn Taitt and the Jets - move up
18 Prince Buster – human
19 Rudy Mills - i'm trapped
20 Errol Dunkley - seek and you'll find

Old time dance

Bandwidth has reset time to bring back the old time dance again. For those of you that fancy listening to older podcasts that have been deleted go straight to http://www.mixcloud.com/smilingirl/ where you’ll find some of them. Leave a comment if you feel so inclined. Cheers, one big love, Smilin

Bring back the old time dance…………….

1 Mungo’s HiFi ft Mikey Murka – old time dance
2 Early B – bible story
3 Ranking Joe – a dread earthquake
4 Fantan Mojah – so many problems
5 Josey Wales – rocking time
6 Josey Wales – preacher man
7 Buccaneer – neighbourhood
8 Yt, Blackout JA, Mr Williamz, Michie One – bills
9 Lt Stitchie – fresh sexy chicken
10 Kiprich - joe grind
11 Tanya Stevens – mi an mi god
12 Pliers – bam bam
13 Frankie Paul – dem a go feel it
14 Brigadier Jerry – everybody bawling
15 Sugar Roy – lawman
16 General Degree – Thanks and praises
17 Lutan Fyah – culture dem
18 Cocoa Tea – long time
19 Junior Kelly - deeper

With a bit of mixup and version excursion this podcast is inspired by the big sound that is the King Elijah Sound - hope you like it Dukie.

Track List

1 Toots and the Maytals – 54-46 - intro
2 Gappy Ranks – pumpkin belly - intro
3 Toots and the Maytals – 54-46
4 Gappy Ranks – pumpkin belly
5 Loud Disturbance Crew – 50 pound riddim (dub mix)
6 Joseph Cotton – wicked running
7 Universal Speakers – cool now
8 Jackie Mittoo and the Soul Vendors – drum song
9 Jack Radics – fill it with love
10 Gappy Ranks – mountain top
11 Anju and Flourgon - big sound
12 Buju Banton – hold me tight
13 Ann Mason ft Little Mac and the Boss Sounds - you can't love me
14 The Soul Vendors - ringo rock
15 Courtney John - ready to go
16 Major Lazer ft Mr Vegas - can't stop now
17 Jackie Brown – blue version
18 ? – tribute to K T
19 King Tubby – heavenly dub
20 Anthony B – ungrateful
21 Buju Banton – sensimellia persecution
22 Richie Spice - high grade in my chalice
23 Myrna Thousand Allstars – golden skank

Running back

Having had yet another hard drive melt down, and then a massive wait for bandwidth to reset I’ve now come running back to present you with another podcast. No particular theme, just a load of favourites. Leave a comment if you feel so inclined.

One love. X

Track list

1 Billy Dice and the Untouchables – fari version
2 Barrington Spence – running back version
3 Roman Stewart – you wont see me
4 Dave Barker and the Techniques – lonely man
5 The Deltones – I’ll take you there
6 Bob Marley and the Wailers – stir it up (rocksteady version)
7 Prince Buster – hit me back
8 Dave Barker – set me free
9 The Bleechers – come into my parlour
10 The Ethiopians – hail rasta, brother hail
11 The Paragons – mercy mercy
12 The Beltones – home without you
13 Nellie – you send me
14 Carey Johnson and the Sound Dimension – musical scorcher
15 The Tidals – how glad I am
16 Justin Hinds – carry go bring come
17 The Melodians – come on little girl
18 Lloyd Young – soup
19Freddy McKay and Prince Junior – picture on the wall version three

ONE LOVE, ONE HEART

Vivian Jackson aka Yabby You................... rest in peace

1 one love, one heart
2 love in zimba
3 life in jamaica
4 death trap
5 rally dub
6 creation rock
7 plague on the land
8 lonely dub
9 pound get a blow
10 stand up and fight
11 sister gene dub
12 how long jah version
13 undivided world
14 marshall dreadlocks version
15 wiggle and wine (12'' edit)

ARCHIVED STUFF IS HERE ---------->>>> http://smilinsarchive.blogspot.com/

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Cool it.

This is inspired by a chat I had with Steve Lane from the fabulous DubSkas. We have a love of vocal harmonies. Steve this is for you.

1 Glen Miller – dungeon
2 The Unforgetables - dread sufferation
3 The Harmonians - go your way
4 The Kingstonians - hold down
5 The Cables - love Is A Pleasure
6 The Itals - don't throw it away
7 The Soul Tops - rain & thunder
8 The Techniques - when you are wrong
9 The Gladiators - keep on moving
10 The Twinkle Brothers - stop that skanking
11 The Termites - rub up push up (remix)
12 The Wailing Souls - harbour shark
13 The Cables - baby why
14 The Woodpeckers – zumbelly
15 The Soul Brothers - guajira ska
16 The Jamaicans - things you say you love
17 The Survivors - jah throne
18 The Ethiopians – jerico
19 The Versatiles - ungrateful set
20 The Ethiopians - cool it omego

Love me ses

The title says it all ..................................

Track list

1 Lloyd Clarke - bad weed
2 Clive Wilson - one ska, one ounce of weed, one beer
3 Aspo - night doctor
4 King Stitt and Andy Capp – herbsman shuffle
5 Charlie Ace - herbman special
6 Rupie Edwards Allstars – feeling high
7 The Pioneers – feeling high
8 Jah Lloyd – ganja crop
9 U Brown Jamaican tobacco
10 Upsetters - lambs bread dub
11 Augustus Pablo and Jah T - lick the pipe peter
12 Big Joe - smoke marijuana
13 Charlie Chaplin – jamaican collie
14 Fat Man Rhythm Section – chalwa dub
15 Desi Roots – weed fields
16 Michael Rose - stalk of sensimilla
17 Mungos Hi FI feat Top Cat - herbalist
18 Top Cat – love me ses
19 Macka B - smoke marijuana

if you want to listen to older podcasts that have been deleted go to http://smilinsarchive.blogspot.com/

SPECIAL BREW aka FRICSAN FOLLIES

We love djing at the Fricsan (http://www.thesnowdoninn.co.uk/) everyone is so friendly, the atmosphere is great, they love dancing and they enjoy ska and two tone, so this podcast is for (and inspired by) the Fricsan posse (you know who you are!!) WE LOVE YOU - YES WE DO.

If you ever come to Snowdonia go and camp in their fields, fish in their river and spend money at the bar.

Special Brew

1 Bad Manners - special brew
2 Don Drummond - cool smoke
3 Ernie Freeman - dumplin's
4 Byron Lee and the Dragonaires – dumplins
5 Dr Ring-Ding and the Senior Allstars - madness
6 The Soul Vendors - ringo rock
7 Johnny Osbourne - rude boy skank
8 The English Beat - whine and grine-stand down margaret
9 The Skatalites - nimble foot
10 The Raving Ravers - rock rock and cry
11 The Bodysnatchers - people get ready
12 No 1 Station - boss beat
13 The Aggrolites - grave digger
14 Amy Winehouse - you're wondering now
15 Prince Buster - enjoy yourself

Also, please take time to check out the podcast archive which can be found at http://smilinsarchive.blogspot.com/

Thanks very much.

Sorry this has been a long time coming.
A whole heap of naughtyness for you this time, unless you don't mind answering questions from your young children ('dad, what's a buddy and why's it dead?') it's best to listen to this podcast in the company of adults.

Track List

01 - Phyllis Dillon - don't touch me tomato
02 - Jackie Opal - push wood
03 - Desmond Dekker - soldering
04 - Dawn Love - watering
05 - Prince Williams - action wood
06 - Max Romeo & Burt Reynolds - a wet scene
07 - Nora Dean - night food reggae
08 - Cynthia Cooper - three minute man
09 - Cock & Puss - dead buddy
10 - Leo Graham - greedy gal
11 - Yvette Vaccianna - tralala boom de yay
12 - George Grosset - no money
13 - Flowers & Alvin - in a de pum pum
14 - Lord Flowers - pudding pan
15 - Madame Sexy - buddy cry
16 - Jackie Brown - jelly water
17 - The Ethiopians - want gal

A Happy New Year to all of you and all of yours, I hope you’ll all be happy, healthy and feel loved.

For those of you looking for podcasts that have been deleted you will find them on here
http://smilinsarchive.blogspot.com/

Baby I’ve Been Missing You

Some of my favourite lovers tunes at the moment are presented here – in particular track 3

1 Pat Kelly - how long will it take
2 Eric Donaldson - lonely nights
3 The Twinkle Brothers - baby i've been missing you + version
4 Pat Kelly - i still love you
5 Busty brown - never love another
6 Nicky Thomas - have a little faith
7 Dennis Alcapone - have faith
8 Jimmy London - a little love
9 Jimmy London - just my imagination
10 Cornell Campbell - just my imagination + dj version
11 Dennis Bovell - one life to live
12 Lloyd Parks - everybody needs love
13 Johnny Clarke - if you should lose me
14 Jimmy London - can't let you go + version
15 Dennis Bovell - choose me
16 Brad Lundy - i could never have another
17 Johnny Clarke - do you love me
18 Ronnie Davis - laugh it off
19 Bunny Malone - baby i've been missing you

Feel free to leave a comment ;-)

One love x

Rocksteady Rock My Soul Part 6

It’s no secret that I love rocksteady, a rocking bass line and sweet sweet vocals, nothing better. Rock back and enjoy 20 fabulous rocksteady tunes, from me for you.

Tracklist:

1 Ken Parker - a change is gonna come
2 The Coolers - my heart is aching
3 Owen Grey - i'm gonna take you back
4 The Vibrators - cool water
5 Bobby and Val - one way street
6 Prince Buster - love oh love
7 The Mellotones - fat girl in red
8 Larry Marshall - got a new girl
9 Marshall Williams - norwegian wood
10 Bobby Ellis and the Desmond Miles Seven - the emperor
11 Toots and the Maytals - 54 46 that's my number
12 Lloyd Clarke - summertime
13 Rudy Mills – a place called happiness
14 The Mellotones - nonesuch bust me bet
15 Jojo Bennett – cantelope rock
16 Winston and Robin - bad mind grudgeful
17 Cannon and The Soul Vendors - bad treatment
18 Rudy Mills - a long story
19 Rita Marley and the Soulettes - my desire
20 Delano Stewart - tell me baby