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Heavy Friends
Saturday February 2nd, 2013 with Lady Mary and Chris
sometimes, samba; but always dub

We welcome guest Chris for a night of dubby reggae tracks on the themes of islands, shipwrecks, and samba...
Heavy Heavy Heavy
Geraldo Pino and the Heartbeats - Afro Rock - Kona 02009
kicking off the island tunes, to commemorate the Feb 2, 1709 rescue of Alexander Selkirk, a shipwrecked traveler who was the inspiration for Robinson Crusoe... welcome to Heavy Friend Chris, and invitation to listeners to register their desert island discs online...
Desert Island Discs
Rheostatics - Double Live - DROG 01997
Eden's Island
Eden Ahbez - Eden's Island - Del-Fi 1960
No Man Is An Island
Dennis Brown - 7" - Striker Lee
Doctor Demand
Leo Graham - 7" - Upsetter
Bearded Man Feast
Niney The Observer - 7" - Observer
Rock My Boat
The Wailers - 7" - Upsetter
Reggae Recipe
Desmond Dekker - Best of - MCI 01993
Wall Street
Jackie Mittoo - The Keyboard King of Studio One - Universal
Skanking with Pablo
Augustus Pablo - Dubbing with the Don - Jamaican Records 02001
Vastest Island
People of the North - Deep Tissue - Brah 02010
Cantalopue Island
Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles - Blue Note
You Can Get it if You Really Want
Desmond Dekker - Israelites - Masters
Jah Power (Version)
Kiddus I - 12" - Shepherd/Dub Store
Hail I
Bongo Herman & Les - 7" - Cyrstal
Burning Drums
Dadawah - 7" - Wild Flower
Sabebe
Cedric Im Brooks & The Light Of Saba - The Magical Light Of Saba - Honest Jons
Closer Together >Going to the River
Prince Buster - She Was a Rough Rider - Westmoor 01968
turning now to a few tracks to celebrate the birthday in 1927 of Stan Getz, and heading in the samba/cumbia direction...
Spring is Here
Stan Getz - Stan Getz /57 - Verve 01957
Desifinado
Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd - Jazz Samba - Verve
Presentissimo
Elza Soares - Medeiros/Candeia - Musica Populaire Brasiliera
Carnvial Drum Song
Lancelot Layne - Neo Calypso - Ka-La-Looo
Pitchito
Frente Cumbiero - 7" - Names You Can Trust
Samba Electronica
Sign Of Four - 7" - Jazzman
Blacka Shade of Dub
Scientist - Scientist Dub - Clocktower
Homeward Dub
Linval Thompson - Whip them King Tubby! - Auralux 02003
Hurricane Version (Same Almighty)
Tuff Scout Allstars - 7" - Tuff Scout
East Of The River Nile
Augustus Pablo - 7" - Rockers International
Strong Drink (Melodica Mix)
Lee Perry - Return of Sound System Scratch - Pressure 02011
Smoothie
Sly & Robbie - Blackwood Dub - Groove Attack 02012
Interactive CKCU
LL Cool O
Lady Mary is correct - Come on back again Chris!

9:04 PM, February 2nd, 2013
Mary MacKinnon (host)
Yes please LL!

9:20 PM, February 2nd, 2013
Ike Witt
Big up on tonight's show!

9:21 PM, February 2nd, 2013
Mary MacKinnon (host)
Thanks Ike! We've had lots of fun spinning these tunes!

9:55 PM, February 2nd, 2013
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