Hosted by Mike Roots, âReggae Explorationsâ on Wednesdays from 1:00p to 3:00 PM, is WAPJâs longest running show, having its start (as âPositive Vibrationsâ) at the stationâs inception in March of 1997.
On âReggae Explorationsâ youâll hear a mix of tracks from newer and lesser known artists, classic tunes, and deeper cuts than you would normally hear elsewhere. In addition, youâll be treated to the âMotherland Track of the Weekâ, a âLovers Rock Setâ and even the occasional âsurpriseâ selection.
Mike Roots is a reggae artist and reviewer, and brings an inside perspective with interesting facts to enhance the listening experience. Tune in to âReggae Explorationsâ for your weekly excursion into the world of strictly conscious, roots and culture, reggae music.
"Reggae Explorations" with Mike Roots WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT WAPJ.org Wednesdays 1-3PM
1/18/17
Song / Artist / Album / Label ------------------------------ 1- Trust In The Lord / Ziggy Soul / Born Again / Glory 2- Free @ Last / Zema / Black Sheep / Melchizedek 3- Freedom Dub / Zema feat. Martin Luther King, Jr. / Black Sheep / Melchizedek 4- Color Of One / Semi / Conscious Paradise / 4YA 5- Freedom Fighter / Half Pint / Classics / Hightone 6- Is It Because Im Black? / Ken Boothe / The Ken Boothe Collection: Eighteen Classic Songs / Trojan 7- Majestic Heights In Dub / Christafari / Majestic Heights In Dub / Lion Of Zion 8- Wanted Children / Bunny Wailer / Protest / Mango 9- Lets Come Together / Semi / Conscious Paradise / 4YA 10- We Gonna Have To Live Together / Lester Lewis / No Boundaries / Jet Star Gospel Times 11- Boys And Girls / Joe And Marcia Higgs / Joe And Marcia Together: Roots Combination / Macola 12- Love Your Neighbor / Ladysmith Black Mambazo / The Warner Bros. Collection / Warner Archives/Rhino 13- Set Me Free / Christafari / Valley Of Decision / Gotee 14- Freedom Dub / Christafari / Valley Of Decision / Gotee 15- Better Must Come / Positive / Forever My King / Fox Fuse 16- Anti-Racist Broadcast / Mad Professor / RAS Portraits / RAS 17- I Believe / Lytie / A21 Campaign: Set The Captives Free (VA) / G&D 18- See A Mans Face / Horace Andy / Skylarking / Studio One 19- We Need To Be As One / Septimus feat. Geneman, Jamba and Junior C / Role Model / Septi 20- Stop Your Quarreling / Yabby You & The Prophets / Yabby You & Brethren: Deeper Roots 2 (VA) / Pressure Sounds 21- Freedom / Jah Servant / Narrow Gate / Servant 22- Greatest Love / Troy Anthony / Next Generation / TA 23- We Are One / Ben Okafor & Garth Hewitt / Blood Brothers / What?
For airplay consideration, contact Mike Roots at mikeroots@gmail.com
This week's programme contains portions of the speech "The Great March To Freedom" given by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Detroit, MI on June 23, 1963. The recording appears on 'MLK: The Martin Luther King, Jr. Tapes' (Jerden Records, JRCD 7021).
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