Bunny, Peter, & big UK set. Muta tells truth about lack of reggae on JA radio in riveting live ’81 Sunsplash tape. System exposed as fraud at midnight. Call out for everyone’s All Time Top Five Reggae songs. New Hugh “Tell I A Lie” 12″. Misty In Roots,...
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Don’t mess with dread 45 debuts like Dennis Brown’s To The Foundation. Murderation of the Capital Offence at 12am. KPOO’s Ras Gil drops by with new Bob Marley single. Jimmy Cliff sings Let’s Turn The Tables. I & I oblige. Educate the Nation time from Lui Lepke rocks...
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Peter sings “them shoot you if them don’t like you
 & nothing comes out of it”, new Steffens & Holmes’ Tosh talk, unreleased music from Bob Marley, Joni Haastrup, & Peter. Whole world Africa but it’s divided in continent states. Bush Doctor just came to town for 3...
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Hugh’s iconic “Jah Music” JA 12″ debuts, 3 live songs for Bob from ’81 Sunsplash’s Tribute air, as ’nuff new music travels to CA after ‘splash. In the 100 days since Marley passed reggae’s been on fire. 7 hour show as next DJ never shows! Melody Makers super...
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Rita’s “One Draw” JA 12″ debuts after Bob’s “I Know” posthumous song & “Ego Dub” premiere, + new Bunny Wailer & Peter with equal justice over all in Midnight Dread’s first ever regular 3 hour show as aired live from 11pm-2am. Part One: Ten star music from Ranking...
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Midnight Dread recreates the 1981 JA Sunsplash just ended this week with mostly live tapes from the 1980 affair. The program begins with new hot shots from Lee Perry & The Terrorists, Raskidus, Burning Spear, & The Paragons. Jimmy Riley, The Tamlins, Black Uhuru, Sly & Robbie, Steel...
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A worldwide “Rita Marley & The Wailers reggae showcase tour” was an idea being broached in the summer of ’81 following Bob’s death that’s mentioned in this show filled with music Wailers’ guitarist Jr. Marvin just brought from JA including tracks he contributed to like Don Carlos’ “Crucial...
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Wailers lead guitarist Marvin talks at length 2 months after playing Marley’s funeral & outlines his work & tours with Bob & the band from Exodus & Kaya to Survival & Uprising. Debut of unreleased tracks from MIDNIGHT ROCKERS, Jr’s planned solo lp. Listening outside US: Listening in...
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Love pumpin’ Higgs & Cliff’s “Sons of Garvey” plus debuts of Toot’s “Papa D”, Hugh’s “Can’t Pop”, Eek’s “Wa Do”, Beat’s “Doors Dub” & other Summer ’81 simmering sounds hotter than July. Listen with your third ear. One Love Jamdown we a deal with! Bim! Bam! Boom! In...
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All I & I have is one love, one heart, which Bob Marley & Blue Riddim follow LKJ’s Reggae Sounds with, after Big Youth targets No No No screaming & Black Uhuru’s gun youth warning. 1st time since 1st dreadcast. After Gregory’s “All I Have Is Love”, one...
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