Artist	Song
First Light	Reggae Meltdown
Sugar Minott	Chant a Psalm
Judy Mowatt	Sister's Chant
Black Uhuru	Iron Storm
Bob Marley & The Wailers	Concrete Jungle
Lucky Dube	Victims
Dennis Bovell	Mint ah Music
Peter Tosh	Johnny B. Goode
Vinx	Tell My Feet
Sister Carol	Murdee & Stylee
Black Uhuru	Tip of the Iceberg
Dr. Alimentado	Born For A Purpose
Big Mountain	All Kinds of People
Augustus Pablo	East of the River Nile
Zap Mama	New World
Burning Spear	Estimated Prophet
Horace Andy	In The Light

Comment:

Years ago I traveled to Jamaica with a girlfriend and another couple, and we had our heads blown away by the music. It was just after Bob Marley returned to the country after his self-exile, and the island was charged with life. Marley, of course, was the master of reggae music and totally committed to the rhythm and spirituality inherent in its unique sound.
All over the island, people were sitting around in dreadlocks and bright shirts with spliffs in their hands. Reggae music was playing everywhere. We saw The Mighty Diamonds and Burning Spear (along with a bunch of bands that no one ever heard of), and I got the chance to meet Dr. Alimentado, a wild rastafarian dude if ever there was one.
This mix is a reminder for me of what island life was like back in the day, and what reggae music was like before it became influenced by rap, which is rather unfortunate in my opinion. Reggae is such a peaceful and loving form of music that it seems wrong to see it tarnished with homophobia, misogyny and praise of guns.
Of course, the quiz: For the copy of the mix, name the musician that appeared in a movie about the life of famed reggae producer/singer Lee "Scratch" Perry.

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