Join Riddim Yard's Rick Howe for a tribute to the reggae icon Gregory Isaacs. VP commissioned this special mix in honor of the singer's July 15th birthday.

When it comes to sheer volume of output, Gregory Isaacs was one of Jamaica’s most prolific singers, with over 125 albums to his credit in a 40-plus year career. His 13 albums with VP rival that of Dennis Brown. VP was the first to press and distribute the seminal LP Mr. Isaacs, one of the first LPs the company handled in the US. The album included the enduring hit “Slave Master,” later popularized in the film Rockers. His other major track handled by VP (and Greensleeves) at the time of first release was the Gussie Clarke produced “Rumours” from 1988, a song written by Tetrack’s Carlton Hines. “Rumours” showed the singer in full control of the new digital reggae and dancehall sound of the late 1980s. Isaacs’ 1975 remake of Dennis Brown’s “Easy Take It Easy,” entitled “Babylon Too Rough,” has emerged as one of his most popular tracks in the digital streaming era.

Rick Howe is a Melbourne, Australia based DJ and host of "Riddim Yard" heard every Friday on PBS 106.7 FM in Melbourne and online. His popular Facebook page boasts half a million followers due to well curated, regular content featuring classic reggae.

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Tracklist:

00:00 Gregory Isaacs - Tune In
03:05 Intro voiced by Rick Howe
03:42 Gregory Isaacs - Oh What A Feeling
06:54 Gregory Isaacs - Soon Forward 
11:14 Gregory Isaacs - Let’s Dance
13:30 Gregory Isaacs - Universal Tribulation 
16:14 Gregory Isaacs - My Religion
19:10 Gregory Isaacs - Love Is Overdue
22:05 Gregory Isaacs - The Victim
24:56 Gregory Isaacs - Rumours 
28:24 Gregory Isaacs - Be True To Me
31:54 Gregory Isaacs - The Ruler
35:19 Gregory Isaacs - GP
39:08 Gregory Isaacs - Never Be Ungrateful
43:50 Gregory Isaacs - Rock This Reggae Beat
48:00 Audio sample from movie Rockers
48:10 Gregory Isaacs - Slave Master
51:00 Gregory Isaacs - Rock On
53:52 Gregory Isaacs - Sunday Morning
57:02 Gregory Isaacs - Night Nurse
01:00:53 Gregory Isaacs - Ba Da
01:03:45 Gregory Isaacs - Dreams Come True
01:06:05 Gregory Isaacs -Babylon Too Rough

Gregory Isaacs 2021 Birthday Mix by Rick Howe (Riddim Yard)

StormnNorm takes it over for 1 hour. As well as running some of the finest gigs in Melbourne, Modern Hypnosis have racked up many releases from some of dubs most exciting new artists, The norm likes everything dub, sub and wub.

As Broadcast on Dublin Digital Radio on 11/7/21

StormnNorm (Modern Hypnosis) - Tousist Radio 7

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Linval Thompson is one of the great singers and producers in Jamaican music with a prolific career spanning almost 50 years. He arrived on the scene in 1974 with a new roots vocal style and rasta lyrics, which was embraced by the top ranking sound system operator and dub pioneer, King Tubby. Deejay originator U-Roy championed Linval’s records as selector on Tubby’s Sound System in Kingston.

His break through hits in the 1970s, Don’t You Cut Off Your Dreadlocks & I Love Marijuana remain classics in the roots reggae scene. At the legendary Channel One studio he was at the forefront of dancehall’s creation producing the Roots Radics band and bringing singers like Barrington Levy, Freddie Mcgregor, Eek A Mouse & Yellowman into the spotlight.

Linval Thompson rarely does interviews. This is a unique opportunity to hear his music and story told from his home in Kingston, Jamaica, in person with Riddim Yard host Rick Howe.

Riddim Yard airs every Friday from 11AM-1PM on PBS 106.7 FM

Linval Thompson interview special on Riddim Yard with Rick Howe

"Set Me Free" says Frank Palangi, an Indie American recording artist serving up a feeding frenzy of gritty, raw, powerful vocals mixing energetic, driving, positive rock music. Palangi's creativity is freshly fueled with a kick of modern rock and a hint of old school good stuff.

Set Me Free EP

Set Me Free

The Qarah released the EP "Hesitate", with single "Breath of Life" leading the way. "Breath of Life" describes the contrast between hopelessness in purposeless living and then the moment you grab onto faith and find purpose in a power greater than yourself. The follow-up single "Break These Chains" deals with letting go of the toxic things that chain us down and keep us from being all we are meant to be. Overall, the EP “Hesitate” is full of life’s lessons sung with extreme intensity and the music to match.

The Qarah - Hesitate - 02 Take A Chance

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One of the hardest rap tracks by J.C to date. Check out "Alpha" now. Beat produced by Beatbusta. 

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Taken from Music Is Our Business, a collection of 15 Cocoa Tea singles and five previously unreleased master recordings from Bobby Dixon’s Digital B label, recorded between 1987 and 2003. The tracks represent a peak creative period in Cocoa Tea’s career and his work with one of dancehall’s greatest producers.

Tracks featured on Music Is Our Business include a previously unreleased cover of Dennis Brown’s “Things In Life;” an early digital reggae scorcher from 1987 called “Lonesome Side;” a previously unreleased cover of the Abyssinians’ anthemic “Declaration of Rights;” and Cocoa Tea’s popular cover of Bob Marley’s “Waiting In Vain.”

VP’s recent two recent Bobby Digital anthologies X-Tra Wicked and Serious Times have brought new attention to the outstanding work that was coming out on the Digital B label during this golden period from the late 80s to early 00s, which included influential recordings from Cocoa Tea, Sizzla, Garnett Silk, and Admiral Tibet, and others.

Cocoa Tea, born Calvin George Scott, started recording in 1982 for producer Henry Junjo Lawes, breaking out with “I’ve Lost My Sonia” and a follow-up track, “Rocking Dolly,” celebrating the Jamaican love of the motorcycle. The latter was manufactured and distributed by VP on Lawes’ Volcano label, as was his second LP Weh Dem A Go Do. After a decade of success for various producers, King Jammy would bring Cocoa Tea back to VP with the LP I Am The Toughest in 1991, followed by a series of productions by Fatis Burrell including Good Life in 1994, featuring the title track, one of his most popular ever. VP also released The Sweet Sound Of Cocoa Tea in 2008, a double LP/CD Reggae Anthology compilation of Cocoa Tea’s top career tracks.

Prior to Music Is Our Business, Cocoa Tea had 11 albums through VP Records, making him one of the label’s top legacy artists. Cocoa Tea is featured in his own display in VP's 40th Anniversary exhibition, “A Reggae Music Journey,” found at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

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