5 Million Rewinds: The Heatwave celebrate Jamaica's 50th
Son Raw lick 50 shots.
There's a strong argument to be made that from the early 70's on, every form of music I love and enjoy is directly or indirectly the result of Jamaican ideas and musicianship. Throw in an amazing run of 60s Ska, Rocksteady and Roots and it's apparent that this tiny island stands tall or even above larger cultural powers such as the US and England, no small feet considering the size of the population and the economic hardships on the island since colonialism.
Rinse.FM selectas and honorary Jamaican cultural ambassadors The Heatwave know this, delivering the latest and greatest of JA music weekly to a devoted audience for the best party-on-air I've ever heard, full stop. This retrospective mix, released for Jamaica's 50th anniversary may be their most essential release yet: 83 tunes and 73 minutes covering some of the biggest Jamaican (and British Jamaican) hits of the past 50 years. It's chronological as well so the faint-hearted can start from earliest and tamest material and press on 'till the riddims become too much. I recommend the whole mix however since the strength of Jamaican music's always been its adaptability and relentless forward drive. Tracklist after the jump. Bo!
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1. Jimmy Cliff - Miss Jamaica 2. Millie Small - My Boy Lollipop 3. Prince Buster - Al Capone 4. The Techniques - Queen Majesty 5. Slim Smith - My Conversation 6. Marcia Griffiths - Feel Like Jumping 7. Eric Donaldson - Cherry Oh Baby 8. Desmond Dekker - Israelites 9. Max Romeo - Wet Dream 10. Trinity & Marcia Aitken - Three Piece Suit 11. Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking 12. Junior Byles - Fade Away 13. U Roy & The Paragons - Wear You To The Ball 14. Bob Marley - Is This Love 15. Janet Kay - Silly Games 16. Louisa Marks - Caught You In A Lie 17. Mad Professor - Kunta Kinte 18. Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown 19. Mighty Diamonds - Pass The Kutchie 20. Horace Andy & Tappa Zukie - Natty Dread Weh She Want 21. Jacob Miller - Tenement Yard 22. Culture - Two Sevens Clash 23. Aswad - Warrior Charge 24. The Specials - Ghost Town 25. The Specials - A Message To You Rudy 26. Sugar Minott - Good Thing Going 27. Dennis Brown - Revolution 28. Barrington Levy - Murderer 29. Triston Palmer - Raving 30. Papa Levi - Mi God Mi King 31. Sister Nancy - Bam Bam 32. Tenor Saw - Ring The Alarm 33. Wayne Smith - Sleng Teng 34. Half Pint - Greetings 35. Smiley Culture - Police Officer 36. Tippa Irie - It's Good To Have The Feeling You're The Best 37. Beres Hammond - What One Dance Can Do 38. Admiral Bailey - Punaany 39. Super Cat - Mud Up 40. Shabba Ranks & Krystal - Twice My Age 41. Cutty Ranks - Limb By Limb 42. Chaka Demus & Pliers - Murder She Wrote 43. Mr Vegas - Heads High 44. Beenie Man - Who Am I 45. Glamma Kid - Moschino 46. Shaggy - Oh Carolina 47. Ratpack - Searching For My Rizla 48. SL2 & Jah Screechy - On A Ragga Tip 49. The Prodigy & Max Romeo - Out Of Space 50. Dawn Penn - No No No 51. Deep Blue - The Helicopter Tune 52. Gregory Isaacs - Rumours 53. Leviticus & Jigsy King - The Burial 54. Top Cat & Congo Natty - Love Mi Ses 55. Congo Natty & John Holt - Police In Helicopter 56. General Levy & M Beat - Incredible 57. UK Apache & Shy FX - Original Nuttah 58. Ritchie Dan - Call It Fate 59. Zed Bias, MC Rumpus & Nicky Prince - Neighbourhood 60. Ms Dynamite & Sticky - Booo! 61. So Solid Crew - Oh No 62. Pay As U Go - Know We 63. More Fire Crew - Oi 64. Kano - Boys Love Girls 65. Dizzee Rascal - I Luv U 66. Benga & Coki - Night 67. Richie Spice - Marijuana (Coki Remix) 68. Serani - No Games 69. Mavado - So Special 70. Mr Vegas - I Am Blessed 71. Sean Paul - Get Busy 72. Tony Matterhorn - Dutty Wine 73. Donaeo - Party Hard 74. Lil Silva - Seasons 75. Lil Silva - Different 76. Gracious K - Migraine Skank 77. Damian Marley - Welcome To Jamrock 78. Cham - Ghetto Story 79. Gappy Ranks - Stinkin Rich 80. Gyptian - Hold Yuh 81. Vybz Kartel, Popcaan & Gaza Slim - Clarks 82. Beenie Man & Future Fambo - Rum & Red Bull 83. Stylo G - Call Mi A Yardie