#6 - Studio One Christmas
Merry Christmas to you and yours from Heartbeat Records. Enjoy seasonal selections from Christmas Greetings from Studio One and Reggae Christmas from Studio One.
Playlist:
Jimmy Tucker - Cradle in Bethlehem
Bob Marley & the Wailers - Sound the Trumpet
Toots & the Maytals - Christmas Feeling Ska
Bob Marley & the Wailers - White Christmas
Roy Richards - Jingle Bells
Alton Ellis - Christmas Coming
Merry Christmas - Al & the Vibrators
Heptones - I Shall Be Released
Silvertones - Bling Bling Christmas
Johnny Osbourne - Christmas Stylee
Johnny Osbourne - Sing Jay Stylee
Tennessee Brown & Silvertones - Little Drummer Boy
Alton Ellis - Praise Jah it’s Christmas
Heptones - Christmas Time is Here
Heptones - Party Time
Brent Dowe - Christmas in Jamaica
#5 - Lone Ranger & Dennis Alcapone
To promote the release of Lone Ranger - On the Other Side of Dub Deluxe Edition and Dennis Alcapone - Forever Version Deluxe Edition, Heartbeat presents the Heartbeat Reggae Podcast #5. Alcapone’s original Studio One album was released in 1971 and Ranger’s was 1981. Now both classic albums are available on CD with bonus tracks and rare stereo mixes. Enjoy the music in context with their original Studio One rhythms.
Playlist:
Lone Ranger - Keep on Coming a the Dance
Don Drummond - Heavenless
Larry Marshall - Nanny Goat
Dennis Alcapone - Nanny Version
Horace Andy - Fever
Dennis Alcapone - Fever Teaser
General Smiley - Mama Prayed
Delroy Wilson - Conquer Me
Dennis Alcapone - The Conqueror
Sound Dimension - Heavy Beat
Lone Ranger - Noah in the Ark
Ernest Wilson - Why oh Why
Horace Andy - Skylarking
Lone Ranger - Screw Gone a North Coast
#4 - When Rhythm Was King
When Rhythm Was King is an 18 track compilation of some of reggae’s most enduring rhythms. On #4, you’ll hear those tracks matched with their dub versions, Studio One originals, and other rhythm versions. Also featured on the program is the Studio One dub compilation, Version Dread.

Playlist:
Alexander Henry - Please Be True
Sound Dimension - Please Be True Version
Carlton & the Shoes - Me and You
Ethiopians - Incessantly
Basil Daley - Hold Me Baby
Basil Daley - Hold Me Baby Pt. 2
Heptones - Fattie Fattie
Jackie Mittoo - Goldmine
Bassies - Things a Come Up to Bump
Soul Vendors - Things a Come Up to Dub
Dillinger - Natty Kung Fu
Dub Specialist - Freedom
Ernest Wilson - Why oh Why
Ernest & the Sound Dimension - Why oh Why Version
Johnny Osbourne - Can’t Buy Love
Soul Vendors - Swing Easy
Silvertones - Smile
Alpheus - Mrs. Right
#3 - Roots Man Dub
Roots Man Dub is centered around the Dudley “Manzie” Swaby-produced LP which was originally released in 1979 on the GG’s label. The Heartbeat reissue features remastered sound and bonus tracks produced by Alvin Ranglin, plus an entire album of bonus dubs. It’s available on 2 CDs or 2 LPs. On the podcast, you’ll hear some original vocal cuts by the Maytones, the Starlights, and Gregory Isaacs followed by their dub counterparts.

Playlist:
Revolutionaries - Macabak Rock
Maytones - Africa We Want To Go
GG’s All Stars - Over Africa
Maytones - Madness
GG’s All Stars - Mad Dub
Starlights - Born Again Rasta
GG’s All Stars - Dub Again Rasta
Gregory Isaacs - Want to Go
GG’s All Stars - See Me Dub
Gregory Isaacs - Each Day
GG’s All Stars - Each Day Dub
#2 - Lucky Dube Tribute
As many of you already know, yesterday, Lucky Dube was killed outside of Johannesburg in his native South Africa. Heartbeat sends our sincere condolences to Lucky Dube’s family, and to all the fans who were touched by Lucky Dube’s music and message.

From Hearbeat’s Chris Wilson:
Lucky Dube’s death, and the circumstance surrounding its occurrence, is not only a profound shock but it also goes against all that Lucky Dube stood for and worked for throughout his life. He was not only one of South Africa’s greatest artists but he was one of a handful of artists who made a mark in the Reggae world who were not from Jamaica. His stance against apartheid and the oppression of his fellow black brethren resulted in the banning of his first album Rasta Never Die by the South African government in 1985. Lucky Dube might have left us, but the power of his message will never die.
Playlist:
Lucky Dube - Family Ties
Lucky Dube - The Bully
Lucky Dube - Number in the Book
Lucky Dube - The Other Side
Lucky Dube - Ding Ding Licky Licky Licky Bong
Lucky Dube - Hero