RADIO BLOGCAST #1

Finally! I have managed to walk through the How to's in making a mini player on this site! This is a first time so things are a bit alien and kinda tricky. But we're getting on it. ;-)

Yes folks! for our first Radio Blogcast! We give you some rare gems that will surely keep your feet tappin'. First is one track most you would probably be familiar with, as this tune was popularized and at most time linked with the great Reggae Ambassador himself, Robert Nesta Marley. Its Bend Down Low. But hey, this version is a tacky rocksteady with Byron Lee & The Dragonaires' musical genius. Taken from the "People Get Ready... It's Rock Steady!' album.

Next comes Chicago's ADJUSTERS! as they keep the backbeat steady and the rafters rockin'! On "Burnt Cream",, you will hear all the important influences...you'll know exactly what these cats have grown up listening to: ska, reggae, soul, anything that grooves! It's called "Crucial Rhythm & Blues" and its all THEIR sound!

Its Independence today so I have included some home grown tunes! Coffeebreak Island's "Don't fool around is an all-time favorite! As I recall seeing them first around 2001 at ClubDredd and Clubska Manila days, They kept things tight with their flames of passion always at peak, they're today's local scene's torchbearers. Another very own musical treasure and I guess one of the Philippines' charioteer of local Modern Soul and Mod, It's Juan Pablo Dream with "Soul Up!
We had a blast last week with Bing as we ended up watching Skaramouche's gig at Chakik's. We'll see you around Bing!

Goleta California's Crucial DBC with their "Dont Run Away" is one great cut my friend Wire's personal favorite, and one of my faves too. One of the 80s ska bands on Moon Records that made the scene pretty intense. These guys are really great!

Some mento tunes were up too, with Lord Perry's "Penny Reel". And later revived and covered by numerous Ska & Reggae bands. This is what Jamaica sound like before Ska.

The Slickers' "Too Experienced" is another track that have been covered by other ska bands. But with this cut, its a variation of reggae with a more relaxed tempo. The Slickers were best known for their more popular tracks like “Johnny Too Bad,” which appeared on the soundtrack to “The Harder They Come” starring reggae legend Jimmy Cliff.

And yes, The Specials' version of "Too Hot" was rough and tight. But wait 'til you hear the early cuts from the one and only and the most important figures in the history of ska and rocksteady music, Cecil Bustamente Campbell, better known as Prince Buster. Taken from "Fabulous Greatest Hits" album. Yeah, Yeah!

RADIO BLOGCAST #1
Bend Down Low - Byron Lee & The Dragonaires
Soul Up! - Juan Pablo Dream
Burnt Cream - The Adjusters
Pass The Dutchie (aka Pass The Kouchie) - Ernest Ranglin
Penny Reel - Lord Power
Over The Rainbow - Rico Rodriguez All-Stars
Don't Run Away - Crucial DBC
Too experienced - Slickers
Don't Fool Around - Coffeebreak Island
Too Hot - Prince Buster

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