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DJ 745's 60 minute musical tribute to Donald 'Tabby' Shaw  and Fitzroy 'Bunny' Simpson RIP, two of the founding members of the longest standing vocal harmony group from Jamaica-The Mighty Diamonds. Tabby Diamond  was brutally gunned down on 29 March 2022 in a drive by shooting in Waterhouse, Jamaica and days later on 1 April 2022, Bunny Diamond passed away in hospital having suffered a stroke in 2015 and battling diabetes.

Featuring just a handful of musical gems from a career spanning over 5 decades and a replay of an interview with The Mighty Diamonds from 2018 reminiscing about the early days.

RIP

Tribute to Tabby and Bunny -Mighty Diamonds

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1. Morgan Heritage ft. Alpha Blondy & Capleton - Remember
2. Raging Fyah - Raging Fire
3. Alborosie ft. Buju Banton - Over My Shoulders
4. Busy Signal - Speak To Me
5. Khalia - Flowers
6. Nesbeth - Best days
7. Nature Ellis - Who To Trust
8. Jah Izrehl - Every Day Ting
9. Mackba & Jazzwad - Jah Shaka Trod On
10. Tarrus Riley - Sissy Badness
11. Norris Man - Dem A Bawl
12. Capleton - Ano Mi Enemy Mi fear
13. Nitty Kutchie - Murdah Dem
14. Lutan Fyah - Haters Game
15. I-Octane - Violence
16. Richie Spice & Bulby York - Good Time
17. Alborosie ft. Jaz Elise - Faith
18. Green Lion Crew ft. Busy Signal - In This World
19. Green Lion Crew ft. Jesse Royal & Kumar - Rocking Ship
20. Aza Lineage - Rock and Step
21. Mikey General - Tandaro
22. Mikey General - Plug Into Jah
23. Micah Shemaiah & Little Lion - Jamaica Jamaica
24. Alborosie ft. Burro Banton - Give It To Them
25. Runkus - In Addis Ababa
26. Eesah - Red Now
27. Macka B - If It Wasnt For Rasta
28. Alborosie - Viral
29. Micah Shemaiah - Why You Killing Dem So
30. Micah Shemaiah & Little Lion - Stereo
31. Iotosh - Fill My Cup
32. Ce'cile - Let's Work It Out
33. Richie Stephens & Sanchez - Double For My Troubles
34. Gentleman - What Dem A Go Do
35. Jah Thug ft. kabaka Pyramid - Behave Your Mouth
36. Green lion Crew ft. Mr. Williamz & Kabaka Pyramid & Addis Pablo - Politricks
37. Green Lion Crew ft. Imeru Tafari & Addis Pablo - Nyabinghi Mountains
38. Rik jam & Janeel Mills - When My Time Comes
39. Busy Signal - Cool Down
40. Beres Hammond & Bulby York - Spotlight
41. Tarrus Riley - Try
42. Ziggi Recado - Eiffel Tower
43. Treesha & Toké - Original Style
44. Queen ifrica - Proud Of Me
45. Unreleased Track
46. Unreleased Track
47. Unreleased Track
48. Shuga - Skanking
49. Prince Levy - Ghetto Reflex
50. Romain Virgo - Driver
51. Christopher Ellis - Inseparable
52. Christopher Ellis - Stick Together
53. Runkus - Judgement
54. Royal Blu, The Autos & Roe Summerz - Artillery
55. Micah Shemaiah - Run Things
56. Yeza - Tek Chat
57. SOJA & Collie Buddz - Press (RMX)
58. Gappy Ranks - My Selecta
59. Mystic Marley - Energy
60. Busy Signal - Lady In Red
61. Collie Buddz - Take It Easy
62. Sean Paul & Beres Hammomnd - Rebel Time
63. Spice - Spice Marley
64. Tarrus Riley - Desperate Lover
65. Gentleman - Things Will Be Greater
66. Kabaka Pyramid & Damian Marley - Red Gold & Green
67. Medisun - Escapism
68. Yaadcore - Concrete Jungle
69. Richie Spice - Africans Sail Out
70. Richie Spice & Charly Black - Searching For
71. Eesah & Randy Valentine - Tired Of The System
72. Morgan Heritage - Just A Number
73. Protoje & Jesse Royal - Family
74. Jah Sun & Lutan Fyah - Clean Hearted People
75. Yeza - Star Of The East
76. Beres Hammnd & Buju Banton - Wee Need Your Love
77. Kabaka Pyramid & Buju Banton - Faded Away
78. Alborosie ft. Kabaka Pyramid - Nah Sell Out
79. Yaksta - Jet Black
80. Micah Shemaiah - Neva Miss
81. Red Fox & Musical Masquerade - I High
82. Fantan Mojah ft. Adrian Donsome Hanson - Rasta Yaad
83. Gappy Ranks - Bun You Back
84. Richie Spice - Real Love
85. Vershon - I Found Someone
86. D-Major - All I'll Ever Ask
87. Irie Souljah - Helping Hand
88. Tanya Stephens - No Lies
89. Spragga Benz - Another Friend
90. Pressure Busspipe - Wake Up
91. Kabaka Pyramid ft. Tifa - Mr. Rastaman
92. Nattali Rize & kabaka Pyramid - This World
93. Jesse Royal & Romain Virgo - Hope
94. Randy Valentine - Own A Plan
95. Micah Shemaiah - Who's Playing That Music
96. Bugle & Spragga Benz - We Know Who They Are
97. Kumar - Hail Jah
98. Zamunda - Chill Pill
99. I-Octane ft. Agent Sasco & Da Professor - Get Up
100. Busy Signal - Tonight
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101. Busy Signal - A Thousand Times
102. Khalia - High
103. Gentleman - Mad World
104 Inna Vision ft. Jemere Morgan & dre Island - Life Sweet
105. Anthony b - Gunman Town
106. Ce'cile & Chris Martin - No Expectations
107. Stein - Jah A Guide Me
108. Fantan Mojah - Reggae Cyan Dead
109. Fantan Mojah & Sizzla Judgement

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"Nah Sell Out" Reggae Mix 2023

Fred Locks’ 1976 LP Black Star Liner sits on any short list of classics from reggae’s golden era of the 1970s. The LP, available in print again on February 9, 2024 in a newly remastered edition, evokes the earnest vision of repatriation that Marcus Garvey articulated and attempted to actualize a century ago. 

Writers Steve Barrow and Peter Dalton put the release in context in Reggae: The Rough Guide: “’Black Star Liners’ became an enduring roots anthem and was soon followed by an album that helped define the period. Fred Locks’ voice was totally apposite to the deep roots rhythms that supported it as well as to the serious themes of iniquity, faith and repatriation.”

At the time of the album’s initial release, the singer simply recalled, “I wasn’t so versed in Rasta but it’s really because of sufferation over the years why you find more to write about. Even ‘Black Star Liners’ was a song I start to write about two years ago (in 1973). It never reach completion until the day in the studio, you know, the very last words.”

The album is the result of the collaboration between producer Hugh Boothe and his friend Fred Locks (born Stafford Elliot), both of whom were members of Jamaica’s Twelve Tribes Of Israel (Rastafarian) organization. The album followed the release of the single “Black Star Liner” in 1975 on Boothe’s Jahmikmusik label (an affiliate of Twelve Tribes’ Jahlovemuzik soundsystem). 
Despite the frustrations of getting the album off the ground and distributed in the 1970s – it first was licensed to the UK Vulcan label which vanished within a few years – the recognition and impact of the album have been its lasting markers of its success. 

Singers including Carlene Davis and Luciano have paid tribute in the years since, and it has helped keep the vision and ideals of Garveyism close to the core of reggae lyricism for five decades. It is in many senses a roots reggae touchstone. Thanks to Fred Locks the melodic line and lyrics, “Seven miles of Black Star Liners coming in the harbor” remain well-known. 

This deluxe vinyl edition is presented in its original stereo mix, remastered, an upgrade on the pressings available in recent years. In addition, the cover art has been color-corrected for an accurate reproduction of the original. Extensive liner notes by Harry Wise and the original Michael Morgan on the printed inner sleeve give the release additional depth. The original purple Jahmikmusik labels found on the 45 are used for the LP.

Originally a member of the rocksteady duo The Lyrics with Albert Tomlinson, Fred Locks went on to record as part of Creation Steppers, contributing to the LP Love And Only Love, a Lloydie Coxsone production distributed by Greensleeves. In 1998, VP Records released the Fatis Burrell-produced album Never Give Up in 1998, including a remake of “Black Star Liners,” followed by The Missing Link in 2000, and Black Star Liner In Dub in 2012, the latter both produced by Hugh Boothe.

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Those suffering through inclement weather, and thinking that the cold is creeping down the outside walls trying to get inside and kill you – be comforted – Reggae and Dub is at hand. Ah the aromatic salve of suntan oil and cool ocean zephyrs...oops got carried away, cool running's everyone. C PLAYLIST
Ini Kamoze: World A Music
Alton & Tony: Telephone Line
Delroy Wilson: This Whole Heart Of Mine
U.K. Dubs: Liverpool Dub
Jacob Miller: Girl Don't Come
The Tamlins: I Have Got A Feeling
Mutabaruka: Angola Invasion
Augustus Pablo: Born To Dub You
Tony Saxton: Love Makes Living
The Mighty Diamonds: Coming Thru
Jimmy Cliff: We All Are One (12”)
Micky Dread: Resignation Dub
Roots Rockers: Leggo The Dub
Dub War: Give Them Dub Cox One
J. Gibbs: The Man Next Door (12”)
Aswad: Have This Dub
The Congo's: Can't Come In
Singers & Players: Cha- Ris-Ma
Prince Far I & Arabs: Deadly Command
Messenjah: Jam Session
Harry Muddy: Conference Theme
Dub Syndication: Pounding Systems
Dub Wars: 3rd and 4th Generation Dub
King Tubby: King Tubby's Special
Sly Dunbar: Dirty Harry
The Wailing Souls: Sticky Say
Trinity: Mr Bassie
Scientist: War Crimes
Harry Muddy: Where Eagles Dare
Bunny Wailer: Bright Soul (12”)
Oku Onuora: Wi A Come
The Aqua Musician Zebras: Energy Crisis
Augustus Pablo: Pablo Style

RUB A DUB STYLE: Ah the aromatic salve of suntan oil and cool ocean zephyrs.

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