Rivers of Babylon - Reggae Night

Rivers of Babylon - Reggae Night Mix

A selection of classic reggae from my collection. Earlier in the summer I created a very large iTunes playlist of reggae songs that went on for many hours. I've decided to break the list down into CD sized mixes. This is the first. Part 2 is completed and should be uploaded soon.

Reggae has been one of my favorite genres of music since the early 70s when I first saw the film The Harder They Come at the old Bandbox  Theater in Germantown, Philly. We also enjoyed the live reggae shows at Grendels' Lair on South Street throughout the 70s but the highlight was seeing Bob Marley & The Wailers perform live in the spring of 1976 at the Century Theater during my first visit to Buffalo.

Photo is Black Uhuru. 


1.   The Melodians - Rivers of Babylon (Rivers of Babylon, 1970)
2.   The Heptones - Book of Rules (Book of Rules, 1973)
3.   Bob Marley & The Wailers - Stir It Up (Catch A Fire, 1973)
4.   The Congos - At The Feast (Heart Of The Congos, 1977)
5.   U-Roy - Chalice In The Palace (Dread In A Babylon, 1975)
6.   Junior Murvin - Police & Thieves (Police & Thieves, 1977)
7.   Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey (Marcus Garvey, 1975)
8.   Max Romeo & The Upsetters - War Ina Babylon (War Inna Babylon, 1978)
9.   The Mighty Diamonds - Why Me Black Brother Why (Right Time, 1976)
10. Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown (King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown, 1976)
11. Toots & The Maytals - Sweet & Dandy (Sweet & Dandy, 1968)
12. Peter Tosh - Stepping Razor (Equal Rights, 1977)
13. Black Uhuru - Right Stuff (Chill Out, 1982)
14. Linton Kwesi Johnson - Forces Of Vicktry (Forces Of Vicktry, 1979)
15. Steel Pulse - Worth His Weight In Gold (Rally Round) (True Democracy, 1982)
16. Third World - 1865 (96 Degrees In The Shade) (96 Degrees In The Shade, 1977)
17. Desmond Dekker - Israelites (This Is Desmond Dekker, 1969)
18. Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come (The Harder They Come, 1972)