From Mento to Lovers' Rock - Episode 1
Linton Kwesi Johnson begins a 10-part history of Jamaican music. In the first episode, he explores the roots of reggae in the culture of slaves and the different musical traditions of Europe and Africa. First broadcast in 1983.
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The Skatalites
THE GUNS OF NAVARONE
- FROM PARIS WITH LOVE.
- WRASSE RECORDS.
- WRASS-068.
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The Skatalites
PHEONIX CITY
- STUDIO ONE ROCKERS.
- 1 STUDIO.
- SJRCD-48.
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Desmond Dekker
007
- Reggae Classics.
- Capital Gold.
- 9808538-1.
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Desmond Dekker & the Aces
Israelites
- The Best of Desmond Dekker.
- Music Club.
- MCCD-115.
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Harry J. Allstars
Liquidator
- MUSICAL LIQUIDATOR.
- TROJAN.
- CDTRL-188.
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Harry J. Allstars
Liquidator
- MUSICAL LIQUIDATOR.
- TROJAN.
- CDTRL-188.
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Boris Gardiner
Elizabethan Reggae
- Young Gifted & Black (Various).
- Trojan.
- TJDDD-006.
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The Upsetters
Return Of Django
- Million Sellers Vol.10 - The Sixtie.
- Disky.
- MSCD-1910.
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Young, Gifted and Black
- REGGAE HIT THE TOWN BOX SET.
- MANGO.
- 518-401-2.
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Wonderful World Beautiful People
- REGGAE CLASSICS.
- UNIVERSAL.
- 980-8537.
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Ken Boothe
EVERYTHING I OWN
- EVERYTHING I OWN.
- TROJAN.
- CDTRL-381.
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Bob Marley & The Wailers
No Woman No Cry
- LIVE!.
- Island.
- 5488-962.
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Althea & Donna
Uptown Top Ranking
- Rhythm Of The Sun (Various Artists.
- Telstar.
- TCD-2362.
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The Beat
Mirror In The Bathroom
- The Beat - Beat This!.
- Sire.
- 40735.
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The Specials
Ghost Town
- DECADES.
- VIRGIN.
- VTDCDX-337.
-
One In Ten
- The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000.
- Virgin.
- DUBTVX-3.
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UB40
One In Ten
- The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000.
- Virgin.
- DUBTVX-3.
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One In Ten
- The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000.
- Virgin.
- DUBTVX-3.
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Culture Club
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME
- NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 1982.
- VIRGIN/EMI.
- NOWMIL-1982.
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MILLIE
MY BOY LOLLIPOP
- ON STEP BEYOND - 45 CLASSIC SKA HITS!.
- VIRGIN.
- VTDCDX-546.
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The Beatles
OB-LA-DI, OB-LA-DA
- ANTHOLOGY 3.
- EMI.
- 834451-2.
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Burning Spear
SLAVERY DAYS
- REGGAE: I AM KING.
- OCHO.
- OCHOCD-010.
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The King鈥檚 Singers
Linstead Market
- The King's Singers.
- Chandos.
- CHAN-6562.
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Zero 7
In The Waiting Line
- Ultimate Dilemma.
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Bill Withers
Who Is He (And What Is He To You)
- CBS.
-
Phoenix
Consolation Prizes
- CD SINGLE.
- Virgin.
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