Umoja SoundStation 3-5PM PST on Nice Up Radio with hosts DJ Tomas and Culture D from Umoja Hi-Fi.  Listen on niceupradio.com or download the app from the App Store or Google Play. Find @UmojaHiFi on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. #reggae #roots #rocksteady #dancehall #ska #rub-a-dub #one-drop #niceupradio #umojahifi

Umoja Soundstation - Show 97 (Rub-A-Dub classics mix + BRAND NEW 2021 tunes & riddims)

Umoja SoundStation 3-5PM PST on Nice Up Radio with hosts DJ Tomas and Culture D from Umoja Hi-Fi.  Listen on niceupradio.com or download the app from Apple or Android App Store. Find @UmojaHiFi on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. #reggae #roots #rocksteady #dancehall #ska #rub-a-dub #one-drop #niceupradio #umojahifi

Umoja Soundstation - Show 102 (Man Called Bixby guest mix - Talawah Sound)

Umoja Soundstation - Show 103 (Vintage roots mix, new Tuff Like Iron, Solar Riddim, Peak Riddim)

Umoja Soundstation #112 (New Anthony B, Mykal Rose, Shenseea + Kaia, & Brain Child riddims)

Umoja Soundstation  #115 (New Linval Thompson, Yami Bolo, Medisun, Gappy Ranks + More!)

Umoja Hi-Fi's DJ Monalisa Murray's radio mix on Dublab.com.

Monalisa Murray has been associated with quality music and events in Los Angeles and across the country for over 20 years. She supported various DJs, artists and musicians as both a music promoter and a fan before taking her love of music to the turntables 13 years ago. Her music format is described as “anything with a groove”, ranging from soul, funk, & hip hop to rock, pop, jazz-funk & world music but also includes less familiar and undiscovered gems & jams of all genres. Monalisa has a monthly show on Dublab called Paths Of Rhythm, where she explores various styles of music. She is a member of KPL All-Stars, Ladies Of Sound and Prism DJs, and is currently a rotating resident DJ at LA’s Motown On Mondays.

Dublab

DJ Monalisa - Paths of Rhythm #69 (Soul, Funk, Disco, Rare Grove) Dublab.com

Umoja Soundstation #120 (Rub-A-Dub vinyl set + new tracks by Mykal Rose, Luciano, Mr. Lexx)

Sets lists for the broadcast:
Monalisa:
Otis Gayle - I’ll Be Around
Johnny Osborne - We Need Love
Delroy Wilson - Same Old Song
Annetta Jackson - Meditation
Byron Lee & The Dragonaires - Message From A Black Man
Fatback Band - Wicky Wacky 
Boris Gardiner - Melting Pot
Chosen Few - Funky Buttercup
Toots & The Maytals - Funky Funky
Peter Tosh - Buck In Hamm Palace
Badder Than Evil - Hot Wheels
Tony Allen - Black Voices

Jun:
Dillinger - Cocaine
Desmond Dekkar - 007- Shanty Town
Monyaka - Go Deh Yaka
Kwanzaa posse - Wicked Funk
Lord Domino & the Ska Boys - Simply Funky
Manu Dibango - New Bell
Earth Wind & Fire - Runnin’ Re-Edit
William DeVaughn - Be Thankful For What You’ve Got
Bob Marley - Reggae on Broadway
James Brown - There Was A Time
Miles Davis - Black & Satin

Aaron Paar:
Ernest Ranglin - In The Rain
Funkadelic - Can You Get To That
The Isley Brothers - Brother, Brother
Marvin Gaye - Symphony (Salaam Remi Remix)
Reflections - She’s My Summer Breeze
Allen Toussaint - Goin’ Down
Grassella Oliphant - Get Out Of My Life Woman
Labelle - Moon Shadow 
Isaac Hayes - Breakthrough
Art & Ron - Can’t Stop Talkin’
Kitchener - The Road
Cornell Campbell - Duke Of Earl
The Impressions - Gypsy Woman

Daz:
The Soul Jazz Orchestra -Mamaya
Fela Kuti - Water Get No Enemy
Pete Rock - Pete's Jazz
Towa Tei - Technova
The 45 King - Spread Love Beats
J-Live - A Charmed Life
Dam-Funk - Mirrors
Outkast - Happy Valentines Day

Tomas:
Bounty Killer - Smoke The Herb (Brooklyn Jackers Remix)
Lady Lee vs Nubian Crackers - Situation (Symphonic Matt Nelkin Mix)
Cutty Ranks & General Levy  - Watch Me Now (Blend Mishkin Rmx)
Funkdoobiest  - We A Doobiest (Titan Sound Rmx)
Stylo G - Call Mi A Yardie (Blend Mishkin Rmx)
Rayvon vs Don T - No Guns, No Murder (Outstanding Matt Nelkin Mix)
Super Cat - Dem No Worry We (Hip Hop Ragga Mix)
Fu Shinkins - La Schmoove
Gangstarr - The Illest Brother
UTFO - Roxanne, Roxanne
Hortense Ellis - People Make The World Go Round
Derrick Harriott - Let Me Down Easy
Keith & Tex - Hypnotizing Eyes
Donny Hathaway - Someday We'll All Be Free

Culture D:
Konshens - Dem Nuh Know
Joy White - Dread Out Deh
Delroy Wilson - Cool Operator
Billy Boyo & Little John - What U Want to Be A Disc Jockey
Cocoa Tea & Heavy D - Walls Come Tumbling Down
Jennifer Lara -  Mr DJ
Sonya Spence - Talk Love
Coffee -  Harder They Come
Lutan Fyah - Rub A Dub
Galaxie P - Ole Stalawa
Tonto Irie - Me A Di Cooker
Bounty Killer/ Spragga Benz - Remember to Pray

Day of Umoja 2021  - 3hr Special! (DJs Daz, Jun, Monalisa, Aaron Paar, Culture D & Tomas)

Umoja Soundstation #133 (Agony riddim, Stallag riddim, 80s rub-a-dub mix)

DJ Daz presents A Vinyl Love Affair -- a soul & rare groove vinyl selection,  on Artform Radio on WorldwideFM.Net . Artform Radio is a storefront radio excursion, a diverse journey into forward thinking music, culture and ideas and a series of live broadcasts that takes place every Thursday from 10 AM to 6 PM (PDT) / 6 PM to 2 AM (GMT), coming to you from The Artform Studio in Los Angeles via Worldwide FM.

DJ Daz: A Vinyl Love Affair (Roy Ayers, Chaka Khan, Jean Carn, Joe Bataan)

Umoja Soundstation #145 (New Protoje, Lila Ike, Chezidek, Lost City)

Nice Up Radio Tunn It Up Sweeper

Umoja Soundstation #151 (New Capleton, Sizzla, Jah Mason, Gentleman)

DJ Monalisa of Umoja Hi-Fi, Dublab, Motown on Mondays and many other gigs presents Paths of Rhythm, her longtime radio exploration of all things funky and soulful. Originally aired on Dublab.com

DJ Monalisa - Paths Of Rhythm #84

Umoja Soundstation #175 (Rocksteady mix, new Anthony Malvo, Daddy Freddy)

Umoja SoundStation, Mondays 2-4PM PST on Nice Up Radio with hosts DJ Tomas and Culture D from Umoja Hi-Fi & monthly Roots Corner sessions with Ras Sal and Selecta Chiney.  Listen on niceupradio.com or download the app from the App Store or Google Play. Find @UmojaHiFi on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. #reggae #roots #rocksteady #dancehall #ska #rub-a-dub #one-drop #niceupradio #umojahifi

Umoja Soundstation #179 (Roots Corner - dub & roots vinyl selections)

Umoja Soundstation #180 (New Anthony B, Sizzla, Chezidek, Aza Lineage)

Umoja Soundstation #181 (Roots Corner - dub & roots vinyl selections)

Umoja Soundstation #182 (New Beres Hammond, Tarrus Riley, Etana, Jigsy King)

Umoja Soundstation #183 - The Sounds of Old Jamaica w/Karlos Nephtali

Umoja Soundstation #184 (New Busy Signal, Christopher Ellis, Sizzla, Warrior King)

Umoja SoundStation, Mondays 2-4PM PST on Nice Up Radio with hosts DJ Tomas and Culture D from Umoja Hi-Fi & monthly Sounds of Old Jamaica sessions with Karlos Evakuate Naphtali.  Listen on niceupradio.com or download the app from the App Store or Google Play. Find @UmojaHiFi on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. #reggae #roots #rocksteady #dancehall #ska #rub-a-dub #one-drop #niceupradio #umojahifi

Umoja Soundstation 185 - Sounds of Old Jamaica w/Karlos Evakuate

Umoja Soundstation #186 (Rub-A-Dub mix + new Beres Hammond, Earl 16 & Common Kings)

Umoja SoundStation, Mondays 2-4PM PST on Nice Up Radio with hosts DJ Tomas and Culture D from Umoja Hi-Fi .  Listen on niceupradio.com or download the app from the App Store or Google Play. Find @UmojaHiFi on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. #reggae #roots #rocksteady #dancehall #ska #rub-a-dub #one-drop #niceupradio #umojahifi

Umoja Soundstation #187 (New Exco Levi, Kumar, Spragga Benz, Nattali Rize)

Umoja Soundstation #188 (Deep Roots Mix + New Bushman, Don Carlos, Anthony B & More)

3 the hard way! DJ Tomas, Culture D and King CoknI spin rocksteady, rub-a-dub, modern roots and dancehall. Tune in week Sundays 3-5PM on niceupradio.com or download their app.

DJ Tomas, Culture D & King CoknI - Umoja Soundstation - Nice Up Radio Show #13

Ximeno Records was co-founded by Danny Holloway and Aaron Paar in 2011 and releases limited-run vinyl 45s, focusing mainly on rare, funky vintage reggae and soul cuts. Aimed with DJs and selectors in mind, Ximeno has released though cover versions of tracks like “Let It Whip”, “I Want Your Love,” and “Rock With U” by artists including Derrick Harriot, Grace Jackson, Blood Sisters, Skatalites and Tappa Zukie.  Check their Discogs page for more selections (https://www.discogs.com/label/482668-Ximeno-Records). 

Holloway and Paar first experimented with a 200-pressing 45, when it sold out quickly, and records number two and three also sold out, they knew they were on to something. Says Paar, “A lot of the ideas came from from Danny Holloway’s personal collection, we reviewed  them and I recommended the tracks I thought would work for DJs — things that people could play in the clubs right away. We’ve released a lot of reggae boogie  or disco covers, and funkier tracks  like “Melting Pot” by Underground Vegetables. Danny and I just combined  our knowledge to give DJs something in our bag and make it more accessible.” Now enjoy this mix by Paar, who rep’s Umoja Hi-Fi and Worldship Records in addition to Ximeno. 

This mix is an Umoja Hi-Fi exclusive of the first 10 Ximeno singles.

DJ Aaron Paar - Ximeno Singles Mix (Reggae/Funk)

This week Jason and Jun of Live and Love Sound, creators of Manila Jeepney records are special guests this week on Umoja Soundstation on Nice Up Radio. Along with co-founder Raul, these SoCal DJs have made their name as lovers-rock specialists over the years. If you love everything Alton Ellis, Heptones, Peter Hunningale or Bitty McLean, tune in for some very special, soulful reggae music--45s and digital--from these cool cats!

Culture D - Umoja Soundstation - Show #38 (w/Live & Love Sound Guest Mix)

Umoja SoundStation 3-5PM PST on Nice Up Radio with hosts DJ Tomas, Culture D and King CoknI from Umoja Hi-Fi.  Listen on niceupradio.com or download the app from the App Store or Google Play. Find @UmojaHiFi on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. #reggae #roots #rocksteady #dancehall #ska #rub-a-dub #one-drop #niceupradio #umojahifi

Umoja Soundstation  - Show 71 - Lovers Bash Sound Takeover - DJ Vex & JR

DJ Tomas - Umoja SoundStation - Show 72 (Ska/Rocksteady Mix + new Busy Signal, Bella Blair & more)

Umoja SoundStation 3-5PM PST on Nice Up Radio with hosts DJ Tomas, Culture D and King CoknI from Umoja Hi-Fi.  Listen on niceupradio.com or download the app from the App Store or Google Play. Find @UmojaHiFi on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. #reggae #roots #rocksteady #dancehall #ska #rub-a-dub #one-drop #niceupradio #umojahifi

Tracklisting:
The Gladiators	Symbol Dub
The Gladiators	Symbol Of Reality
The Gladiators	Marcus Garvey Time
Albert Griffiths & The Gladiators	Rise and Shine
Albert Griffiths & The Gladiators	See and Blind
Albert Griffiths & The Gladiators	Gone Already
The Gladiators	The Warriors
King Tubby & The Santic All Stars	Santic Meets King Tubby
Paul Whiteman & King Tubby	I Don't Want To Lose You
Reggae Regular	Jah Festival (Instrumental)
Yabby You and The Prophets	Sipping i & i Chalice
Yabby You and the Prophets	Sipping i & i Chalice version
Gregory Isaacs	Tune In
Mighty Diamonds	Fight It Out There
Cocoa Tea	Lost My Sonia / Sonia Come Back (Diseases)
Michigan & Smiley	Diseases 12" (Long Version)
Ringo	Flash It Inna E (Diseases)
Nicodemus	Boneman Connection (Diseases)
Super Cat	We Big Bout Yah 
Josey Wales	Bobo Dread (Prison Oval Rock)
Barrington Levy	Prison Oval Rock
Yellowman	King and Queen with SISTER NANCY
Zebulun De Counselor	How I Feel 
JahMan & Cocoa Tea	We Up
Abby Dallas	One And Only
Utan Green and Azee	A Me She Want
Torch	She Request Farmer Man
Slowly But Surely	Fiji 
HEZRON	STOP LIGHT
Romain Vergo	Save your Love
Jah Patriot	Fun Time
Monkey Marc	Give Thanks feat. Iba MaHr
Capleton	Life Is Nice
Jah Vinchi	Jah Protect Me Life
Terbulance	See You Again
Treesha	Same Ol' Song
Rootz Radicals & UCee	Sweetest Weed feat. Chris Eastwood, Silver Ice & Faithful
Rootz Radicals & UCee	No Hypocrisy feat. Luciano
Rootz Radicals & UCee	Push Up Uno Hand feat. Fyah Son Bantu
Rootz Radicals & UCee	Legalize It feat. Skarra Mucci
Garrison Hawk	Humanity
Chris Martin	Wah Gwaan
Pressure Busspipe	Rebel Love
Chi Ching Ching & Davi Jones aka Heartbreak Red	Real Good
Busy Signal	Blessings
Young Veterans	TDA Riddim (Instrumental)

DJ Tomas - Umoja Soundstation - Show 78 (Albert Griffiths tribute, new Cocoa Tea, Capleton)

Umoja SoundStation 3-5PM PST on Nice Up Radio with hosts DJ Tomas, Culture D and King CoknI from Umoja Hi-Fi.  Listen on niceupradio.com or download the app from the App Store or Google Play. Find @UmojaHiFi on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. #reggae #roots #rocksteady #dancehall #ska #rub-a-dub #one-drop #niceupradio #umojahifi

DJ Tomas 45 vinyl juggling:
Swing easy Riddim  - Penthouse
Right Now  riddim - Black Scorpio, 
Ain’t Nobody Else riddim - Penthouse
it’s raining riddim - brick wall 
extortioners  riddim - Penthouse
Angel Riddim - Black Scorpio, 
Stormy Riddim - Massive B
Marcus Garvey Riddim - Mr. tipsy, 
Bend Down Low - Digital  B
Hard Drugs riddim
Halfway Tree Riddim - Footsteps
Duke Street Riddim

Culture D - New Tune Selection
The Far East -- NYC Dream
Ranking Levy --set up a plan
Capleton  / Lutan Fyah / Eesah - Beginning of Time
Bounty Killa / Sanchez - Searching
Jam one riddim 
Leroy Smart 
Barry Brown 
Busy Signal
Tony Curtis 
Mr williamz 
Parly B

Umoja Soundstation - Show 83 (45 vinyl riddim juggling + new tune selection!)

Umoja Soundstsation - Show 86 (#ReggaeMonth2021 Roots + Love-A-Dub Valentines)

Formed in 1992 in Los Angeles, Umoja Hi-Fi Soundsystem is comprised of 6 DJs, including Tomas, Daz, Culture D, Jun, Monalisa, and Aaron Paar, and plays an eclectic range of music rooted in sound system culture. UmojaHi-Fi DJs play the best reggae, soul, house, hip-hop, Afrobeat and classics and are active in clubs, radio and live shows. Booking links below.

Umoja Hi-Fi Sound System

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