CARNIVAL TIMES

It’s another August Bank Holiday-which means only one thing in West London-The Notting Hill Carnival…. In the early eighties I was lucky enough to be sharing a studio on the top floor of a large house on the corner of All Saints Road- Carnival time, we use to sit on the roof an listen to Reggae/Dub an Rockabilly! -if I’m around I usually check out the ‘Channel One’ system, or ‘Gaz’s Rockin Blues’…. …boom boom boom!   U ROY-DYNAMIC FASHION WAY LEROY SMART/AGGROVATORS-CHANNEL ONE FEEL IT SIR LORD COMIC-THE GREAT WUGA WUGA LONE RANGER-THE ANSWER/DUB IS THE ANSWER MATUMBI-BLUEBEAT & SKA DERRICK MORGAN-KILL ME DEAD MICHAEL ROSE-GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER RUPIE EDWARDS-IRE FEELINGS (SKANGA) VITAL DUB-ROOFTOP DUB DOCTOR ALIMANTADO-GIMME MI GUN GEORGE FAITH- I’VE GOT THE GROOVE AUGUSTUS PABLO-ROCKERS PRINCE BUSTER-CREATION JOHNNY LOVER-I LIKE IT LIKE THAT JOE GIBBS & THE PROFESSIONALS-CHAPTER THREE BARRINGTON LEVY-LOOKING MY LOVE HERMAN’S ALLSTARS-NIGHTMARE TAPPER ZUKIE-OH LORD! LINTON KWESI JOHNSON-BASS CULTURE YVONNE HARRISON-TAKE MY HAND KING TUBBY/RUPIE EDWARDS-DR SATAN’S ECHO CHAMBER. …………….. If you’ve just tuned in an Reggae’s your thing-check out some a the older shows- Reggae 1-Ska-Rocksteady Reggae 2-(punk) ROCKERS time! Sounds of Jamaica-Harmony Groups An a special guest mix– Large Portions of Dub.