#1417: Only a Motion Away
To all the mama's out there! Bless up! Tracklist: Sizzla - Thank You Mama Richie Spice - Youths Dem Cold (Seed Organization Refix) Ky-Mani Marley - Get high Richie Innocent - Bossie Rob Symeonn...
View Article#1418: Rastafari Knowledge We (feat. Thunderlions)
Massive respect to Brooklyn's hip-hop/reggae collective Thunderlions for passin' through! Give thanks to Knotti Chris, Isaac Faith, Itah Torch, plus Fatha German and King Lion Sound. Check out...
View Article#1419: Crossover Edition (feat. The Block)
Much love to the fellas from The Block for passin' through to chat with me and play some tunes. For the second half of this episode, we talk with Mr. Klean and For Play about the intersection of...
View Article#1420: Freedom Fighters (feat. Metric Man)
Give thanks to Metric Man for coming on the show to reason with us for a minute (and to give us a Shanty Town exclusive over the original Stalag riddim!) Hit him up pon the twitter @METRICMAN to get a...
View Article#1421: Hail Kings (feat. Ras I-Jah Eternal Fyah)
Hail up Ras I-Jah for this interview! His new album Hail Ras Tafari available now on Goldcup records. Big tunes, roots and culture music. Catch him alongside Thunderlions July 11th at Tafari Cafe in...
View Article#1422: People Funny Boy (Joe Gibbs vs. Lee Perry)
Dedication to two great and prolific producers of reggae, Lee Perry and Joe Gibbs, featuring tunes with The Upsetters, The Professionals, from the Gibbs label, Upsetter, Black Art, etc. Tracklist:...
View Article#1423: What a Bam Bam (Studio One vs. Techniques)
Selections from two iconic reggae labels featured on this one, Studio One and Techniques - both brands a seal of quality. Spanning different eras of Jamaican music with productions headed by...
View Article#1424: Junjo, Go Figure (feat. JonnyGoFigure)
We had to bring back the Brooklyn bloke JonnyGoFigure one more time for a guest set - this time to celebrate the earthstrong of one of reggae's best producers - Henry "Junjo" Lawes. In this episode,...
View Article#1425: Wolfman and Leopards
Tracklist: Junior Reid - Jah Messengers Junior Reid - Can't Get Over Me Jahman - Jump For Joy Pressure - When A Door Is Close Pressure Busspipe - Virgin Islands Nice Lukie D - Reggae Lion D - Catch...
View Article#1426: Fashion Over Style (feat. BRNGTN)
Straight from "Never Ran Never Will" Brownsville, BRNGTN passed through the studio a couple weeks ago to talk about his newest project, the Rhymes and Riddims EP. Growing up with Carribbean parents,...
View Article#1427: The Rockaway Queens (feat. Grace of Spades and Maddie Ruthless)
Large up supreme selectress Grace of Spades and The Far East songstress Maddie Ruthless (the rocksteady queen of New Orleans :D) - they passed through a couple weeks ago to promote their party at...
View Article#1428: Return to Light (feat. dub-for-light)
NJ-based producer Dub For Light came back to the show a couple weeks ago (you may remember he first appeared on the show in March). This time he came with loads of hardware and analog equipment in tow...
View Article#1429: Kon Ca (feat. Zionomi)
Nuff thanks to Zionomi for coming to hol a vibes with us on the show. We talk about him coming up as a youthman in St. Lucia, his journey to Jamaica and the US, and the "healing of the nation". His...
View Article#1430: Still Wanna Know (feat. Mr. Lee G)
Mr. Lee G stopped by a couple weeks ago to vibe with us and we had a great conversation, talking about his early days recording with Masta Ace, his life-changing event when visiting his homeland...
View Article#1431: Belly Full (feat. Carla St. Romain of Call to Feed the Poor)
I recently had a woman on the show who is here in Brooklyn by way of St. Lucia, doing good works in the community. Her name is Carla St. Romain aka Dawta Maolee, representing A Call to Feed the Poor...
View Article#1432: Natural High (feat. LaAerial)
Sweet and sultry sounds of soul from LaAerial in this epsisode. We talk with the NYC-based singer/songwriter about the process of putting her own mixtape together, travelling the world, and we also...
View Article#1433: Birthstrong Boomshots (feat. ST All-Stars, Mr. Lee G, and Thunderlions)
Celebrated my birthday in fine style with some of Shanty Town's best guest selectors and vinyl collectors. All my good friends came to play a few records. And if that wasn't enough, Thunderlions and...
View Article#1434: Yankees and Yardies (feat. Hardware)
The man called Hardware straight outta East Flatbush, Brooklyn came through to put it down a couple weeks ago. We talk about his come-up chattin and deejayin', runnin the streets as a yout' with his...
View Article#1435: Psalm 23
Tracklist: Garnett Silk - Splashing Dashing Tony Rebel - Teach The Children Bounty Killer - Long Or Tall Half Pint - One Big Family Triston Palma - Jah on My Mind Anthony Stepehens - World Power Big...
View Article#1436: Dubble Trubble (feat. Azad [One Wise Sound])
COMIN' STRAIGHT OUTTA NORCAL! ...A chill brother named Azad! From a massive called One Wise Sound! No attitude here, though. This cat is humble as humble can be. All the more reason to give him a warm...
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