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From Mento to Lovers' Rock - Episode 10

Linton Kwesi Johnson concludes his ten-part history of Jamaican music with a look at the advent of Lovers' Rock and the way that reggae spread around the world.

1 hour

Last on

Wed 21 Aug 2024 02:00

Music Played

  • Tabby Cat Kelly

    Don't Call Us Immigrants

    • Don't Call Us Immigrants.
    • Arawak.
    • ARK DD 005.
  • Toots & The Maytals

    BROADWAY JUNGLE

    • 54-46 Was My Number.
    • Trojan.
    • CDTRD-459.
  • Roy Richards

    Contact

    • Instrumentals.
    • Trojan.
    • TRBCD-007.
  • Rita Marley

    Pied Piper

    • Club Ska '67.
    • Island Records.
    • IRSP 4.
  • The Cats

    SWAN LAKE

    • North Of watford Vol 3.
    • KRL.
    • KRLCD-4.
  • Cimarons

    Stuggling Man

    • Struggling Man.
    • Horse.
    • Hoss 18.
  • G.T. Moore And The Reggae Guitars

    Painted Lady

    • G.T. Moore And The Reggae Guitars.
    • Charisma.
    • CAS 1095.
  • Greyhound

    Black And White

    • Million Sellers Vol.15 - The Sevent.
    • Disky.
    • MSCD-1915.
  • Aswad

    I'm A Rebel Soul

    • Aswad.
    • Island Records.
    • ILPS 9399.
  • Delroy Washington

    The Streets Of Ladbroke Grove

    • I-Sus.
    • Virgin.
    • V 2060.
  • Steel Pulse

    Handsworth Revolution

    • HANDSWORTH REVOLUTION.
    • Island Records.
    • ILPS 9502.
  • Matumbi

    After Tonight

    • Music in the Air - Matumbi.
    • TJDDD.
    • 227.
  • Louisa 鈥淢arkswoman鈥 Mark

    Caught you in a lie

    • Lover's Rock Serious Selections.
    • Rewind Selecta.
    • B0000083K7.
  • BROWN SUGAR

    I'M IN LOVE WITH A DREADLOCKS

    • THE LOVERS' GUIDE TO REGGAE WRITERS.
    • *.
    • WSMCD-214.
  • 15 16 17

    Black Skin Boys

    • Black Skin Boys.
    • DEB Music.
    • BMDEB711.
  • Louisa 鈥淢arkswoman鈥 Mark

    Keep It Like It Is

    • Reggae Love Songs (Various Artists.
    • Sanctuary.
    • TPSAN-001.
  • Janet Kay

    SILLY GAMES

    • THE BEST REGGAE ALBUM IN THE WORLD EVER!.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 7243-84425128.
  • Trevor Walters

    Love Me Tonight

    • Love Me Tonight / Dub Me Tonight.
    • Magnet.
    • 12 MAG 198.
  • Jimmy Lindsay

    Easy

    • Easy / Prophecy.
    • Tribes Man Records.
    • TM 008.
  • Matumbi

    Point Of View

    • Point Of View.
    • EMI.
    • RDC 2001.
  • Misty in Roots

    Own Them Control Them

    • Own Them Control Them.
    • People Unite.
    • PU 007 12.
  • Nicky Thomas

    LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE

    • RAGGA HEAT/ REGGAE BEAT.
    • TELSTAR.
    • TCD-2666.
  • John Holt

    HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT

    • MISTY BLUE - THE LOVE SONGS OF THE 70S.
    • OLD GOLD.
    • OG-3706.
  • Jimmy Cliff

    Let Your Yeah be Yeah

    • The Best of Jimmy Cliff.
    • Reggae Refreshers.
    • RRCD-50.
  • Jimmy Cliff

    THE HARDER THEY COME

    • REGGAE GREATS.
    • MANGO.
    • RRCD-22.
  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    CONCRETE JUNGLE

    • THE UPSETTER RECORD SHOP- PART II.
    • LAGOON.
    • LG2-1044.
  • Bob Marley

    LIVELY UP YOURSELF

    • AFRICA UNITE: THE SINGLES COLLECTION.
    • ISLAND.
    • BMWCDX-49834919.
  • Inner Circle

    Reggae Thing

    • Reggae Thing.
    • Connoisseur Collection.
    • NSP CD 510.
  • Zap Pow

    Roots Man Reggae

    • Roots Man Reggae / Let's Fall In Love.
    • Island Records.
    • IPR 2028.
  • Joe Higgs

    Life Of Contradiction

    • LIFE OF CONTRADICTION.
    • Pressure Sounds.
    • PSLP 58.
  • Third World

    Sun Won't Shine

    • Third World.
    • Island Records.
    • ILPS 9369.
  • Freddie McGregor

    Natural Collie

    • IG Culture Presents Inspirations.
    • Karma Giraffe.
    • KGLP001.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 24 May 2010 03:00
  • Sat 23 Apr 2011 03:00
  • Tue 21 Aug 2012 04:00
  • Wed 7 Aug 2013 04:00
  • Fri 25 Jul 2014 01:00
  • Mon 20 Jul 2015 04:00
  • Sun 4 Sep 2016 04:00
  • Wed 5 Jul 2017 01:00
  • Tue 8 May 2018 01:00
  • Mon 26 Nov 2018 04:00
  • Tue 28 May 2019 01:00
  • Sat 25 Jul 2020 03:00
  • Wed 2 Dec 2020 01:00
  • Thu 21 Sep 2023 02:00
  • Wed 21 Aug 2024 02:00

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