Archive of  8/25/12 broadcast
This weeks show starts out with music from Bunny Wailer, The Wailing Souls, Glen Washington, Al Campbell, Prince Malachi, and Bushman. This week we ride The Black Roses Riddim featuring songs from Sugar Minott, Dennis Brown, and Barrington Levy, also the Sign Riddim with selections from Beres Hammond, Ambelique, and Kashief Lindo. New music this week comes from Mark Wonder, Daville, Ed Robinson, Mavado, Vybz Kartel, Wayne Wonder & D'Angel, Inner Circle, Jah Cure, and Glen Washington. Oldies this week come from The Techniques, Bob Andy, and Cornell Cambell while other artists like Tarrus Riley, J Boog, New Kingston, Turbulence, Julian Marley, Groundation, and Ken Boothe round out the show.
In the Dub Zone this week you will hear dubs from Dubkasm, Prince Fatty, The Sip A Cup Royal Orchestra, Rolling Lion Studio, and Zion Train. Extended mixes in this weeks zone come from Kenny Knots & Mungo's Hifi, Johnny Clarke, Ranking Dread, Dr Alimantado, and Leroy Brown.
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Archive of  7/21/12 broadcast
This weeks show starts off with roots classics from Barry Brown, Horace Andy, Dennis Brown, The Itals, Peter Tosh, The Meditations, and Freddie McGregor. Also in the early mix you will hear music from Luciano & Mutabaruka, Sugar Minott with Dubmatix, Black Uhuru, Gappy Ranks, and Bunny Wailer. We also celebrate Haile Selassie I 's earthday (7/23/1892) with selections from Garnet Silk, Bushman, Glen Washington, Alborosie, and Khari Kill. New music this week comes from Tanto Metro & Devonte, Keith Poppin, Jah 9, and Snoop Dogg's alter ego Snoop Lion. Riddim rides this week feature the Chill Spot riddim with tunes from Chris Martin, Tarrus Riley, & Cecile, and also the Shank I Tun Up riddim with tracks from Yami Bolo, Lutan Fyah, Sizzla, and Lukie D.
The Dub Zone this week features nothing but extended mixes which includes tunes from Burning Spear, Max Romeo & Jah Shaka, Clinton Fearon, Kyle Sicarius with Slimmah Sound, Junior Murvin with Wild Life, Gentleman & Umberto Echo, Busy Signal, and Lyrical Benji with Slimmah Sound.
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Archive of  6/16/12 broadcast
We start this weeks show off with music from Pablo Moses, Peter Tosh, Nereus Joseph, Earl Sixteen, Dennis Brown and Aswad, Lucky Dube, Ini Kamoze, and Bob Marley & The Wailers. Also this week we celebrate Fathers Day with music dedicated to Dads from Luciano, Horace Andy, Tanya Mullings, Morgan Heritage, Vybz Kartel, Don Campbell, and Kymani Marley. New music in the mix this week comes from Eljai, Gappy Ranks, Terry Linen, Mr. Vegas, Tarrus Riley, and Irie Love with Fiji. We ride The Feel Good Riddim and The Blessings Riddim featuring artists such as Etana, Gyptian, Wayne Marshall, Duane Stephenson, J Boog, Natural Black & Zareb, and Peetah Morgan. Oldies in the mix this week come from The Melodians, The Techniques, Hopeton Lewis, and The Heptones.
In The Dub Zone this week you will hear dubs from Lee Perry, The Bad Sound System, Zion Train, and Dubmatix. Extended mixes in the Zone this week come from Luciano and the Abassi All Stars, Earl Sixteen with U Brown, The Mighty Diamonds with Dillinger and the Revolutionaries, and Max Romeo with the Upsetters.
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Archive of  5/26/12 broadcast
This weeks show starts off with music from some of the All Star heavyweights of Reggae music like Bunny Wailer, Dennis Brown, Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, and Burning Spear. Also in the early mix this week are tunes from The Gladiators, Gregory Isaacs, Keith Hudson, and a double play from The Mighty Diamonds. New music this week comes from Tarrus Riley, Busy Signal, Chris Martin, Prezident Brown, Beres Hammond, Gramps Morgan, Mr. Vegas with Luciano, and J Boog. Oldies this week come from Johnny Osbourne, Ken Boothe, Alton Ellis, and Delroy Wilson. Rounding out the show features a line up of Admiral Baily, Half Pint, Admiral Tibet, George Nooks & Merciless, Michigan & Smiley, Lt. Stitchie, and Tenor Saw.
In The Dub Zone you will hear dubs from Burning Spear, Augustus Pablo, Linval Thompson, Linton Kwesi Johnson, and Dennis Bovell. Extended mixes in the zone come from Frankie Paul and Scientist, The Tribesman, Capital Letters, Dubmatix, and The Twinkle Brothers.
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Archive of 4/21/12 broadcast
Music highlights this week come from the likes of The Abyssinians, Mighty Diamonds, Black Uhuru, Culture, Aswad, The Heptones, Alton Ellis, and Garnet Silk. Also an oldies set featuring music from The Folkes Brothers, Slim Smith & The Techniques, Delroy Wilson, Ken Boothe, Keith & Tex, Eric Donaldson, and The Maytals. New music this week comes from DaVille, 10 Ft. Ganja Plant, Konshens, Singing Melody, and Miriam Simone. Riddim rides this week feature The Sign Riddim with music from Beres Hammond, Kashief Lindo, and Ambelique and the Joker Smoker Riddim with tunes from Triston Palmer, Mr. Willams, and Ziggi. Also this week Keith interviews Carlene Bowen who is a representative of the Philadelphia chapter of Team Jamaica Bickle http://teamjamaicabickle.com which provides support to all the athletes of the track & filed team Jamaica at the Penn Relays to be held next week in Philadelphia PA.
This weeks dub zone features dubs from King Tubby and the Aggrovators, King Tubby & The Roots radics, Bag O Wire, and Phil Pratt. Extended mixes in the zone this week come from UB40, Peter Tosh, Bunny wailer, Barrington Spence, and Bob Marley & The Wailers .
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Archive of 3/17/12 broadcast
This weeks show starts off with two live  cuts from Burning Spear and continues on with music from Pablo Moses, Culture, Earl Sixteen, The Wailing Souls, The Mighty Diamonds, Steel Pulse, Toots & The Maytals and a double play from Bob Marley & The Wailers. New music this week comes from Groundation, Gentleman, Beres Hammond, Wayne Wonder, I Octane, and Damian Jr. Gong Marley. We take riddim rides on the Real Reggae Riddim as well as the Session Riddim which features tunes from Chezidek, Burro Banton, Lukie D, and Tarrus Riley. Also in the mix this week is music from Yellowman, Marcia Griffiths, Sister Nancy, and Tyrone Taylor, and Alaine.
In the Dub Zone this week you will hear dubs from Prince Lincoln Thompson, Horace Andy, King Tubby, and Black Uhuru. Extended mixes in the Dub Zone this week come from Delroy Wilson with Sly & Robbie, Junior Ross & The Spear, Jacob Miller with Augustus Pablo, The Heptones, and from the Wackies label Itopia.
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Archive of 2/4/12 broadcast
In celebration of National Reggae Month in Jamaica, this special edition of Sounds of the Caribbean hosted by Keith Rowe features the two biggest performers in Reggae music's history, Dennis Brown & Bob Marley. Join Keith as he plays his favorites from both Dennis Brown & Bob Marley while talking about his memories of both artists from their humble beginnings through their rise to the height of their musical careers. In the first two hours of the show Keith spotlights the music of Dennis Brown and then in the second part of the show Keith features his favorites from Bob Marley & The Wailers.
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Archive of 1/21/12 broadcast
We start the show off this week with songs saluting reggae music from Bunny Wailer, Bob Marley, Winston Jarrett, Aswad, and White Mice. Two Rasta Man, Lincoln Thompson and the Royal Rasses, Etana, Nitty Gritty, and Maxi Priest are also in the early mix. New music this week comes from Shaggy, Chuky and Gyptian, Singing Melody, New Kingston, and Marsha Morrison. Riddim rides this week feature the Fairground Riddim, The World View Riddim, The Time Square Riddim and The Think Twice Riddim featuring music from Duane Stephenson, Luciano, and Turbulence. Also this week you will hear a heap of oldies from the likes of Nora Dean. Derrick Harriot, Errol Dunkley, The Paragons, Delroy Wilson, Desmond Dekker, Slim Smith, Alton Ellis, and The Ethiopians.
This weeks Dub Zone comes in a classic style with dubs from Soul Syndicate, Prince Jammy, King Tubby, The Upsetters, Jack Ruby, and Jackie Mittoo. Extended mixes in the zone this week come from Ronnie Davis, Barry Brown, Burning Spear, Lacksley Castell, Barrington Levy, and Dennis Brown with Aswad.
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Archive of 12/31/11 broadcast
In this year ending episode of Sounds of the Caribbean we review the music that was released in the year 2011 and played on the show the past year. You will hear selections from Luciano, Richie Spice, Etana, Earl Sixteen, Tarrus Riley, Little Roy, Israel Vibration, Sizzla, and Midnite. We ride  one of the hottest riddims of 2011, the Skateland Killer riddim from maximum Sound and play selections  from the Gregory Isaacs tribute cd We Remember Gregory Isaacs  and the Various Artist cd Reggae's Gone Country. On a dancehall tip you will hear music from Mavado, Pressure Busspipe, and Vybz Kartel. You will also hear music from Ansel Cridland, Tanya Stephens, Yvad, Zion, and Dave Eggar. We round out the show riding the latest riddim release entitled the Cool & Deadly riddim with music from Maxi Priest & Sanchez and our pick for the 2011 Reggae grammy award Stephen Marley.
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Archive of 11/26/11 broadcast
Sounds of the Caribbean returns to its normal length this week in a true roots & culture style. This weeks show starts off with extended mixes from Barrington Levy, Johnny Osbourne, Burning Spear, Misty In Roots, Cornell Campbell, and Cultural Roots. Also in the mix this week are tunes from Culture, Aswad, Horace Andy, The Viceroys, and Johnny Clarke. Also this week we take a listen to a few tracks from the group Dub Vision and their cd Counter Attack. We also dub it up with Dub Shots from the likes of Rolling Lion Studio, Alpha & Omega, and The Skatalites. This week you also hear several songs from The Heptones celebrating the life of Barry Llewellyn, a founding member of the group who passed away earlier in the week in Jamaica. The Roots & Culture special rounds out with music from Barry Brown, Hugh Mundell, Junior Delgado, Dennis Brown, Mike Brooks, Michael Rose, and Anthony B.
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