Global Reggae Charts - Issue #17 / October 2018

issue # 17 | october 2018
artist of the month
Mr. Vegas
featured voter
Sista Selecta -
Australia
Teo Rootical-
Italy
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editorial
Welcome to our new issue of the Global Reggae Charts magazine!
While in the northern hemisphere autumn comes closer day by day, this means most of the musicians
are heading back to the studio, to create new music and make plans for the future. Behind
closed door managers, booking agents, and festival promoters are starting to prepare for the festival
season 2019, which still feels light years away – given the fact that summer is not yet fully over,
but from a managing point of view it will be here faster than may be preferable. Anyway, for we
consumers of reggae and dancehall music, it is a good time since we can expect a lot of new music.
If you are following our “New Reggae Releases” playlist on Spotify, you’ll find that the number
of new tunes is getting much higher again, compared to the summer months.
This you can find beginning on the charts as well. On the album charts we have new entries from
our feature artist Mr. Vegas (“Ism”), E.N Young (“Forest Wilderness”), Alpha Blondy (”Human
Race”), and Nat Birchall & Al Breadwinner (”Sounds Almighty”). On the single charts, we have
new entries from Lika Iké (”Second Chance”), Capital Letters (”The Roots”), Black Roots (”Take It”),
Csavi and Sly & Robbie (”Gone Again”), and Skip Marley (”Johnny Was”). When we are looking at
the riddim charts, we find three of the five places with new entries.
Besides the single, album, and riddim charts, you can find two voter interviews this month in the
magazine. We had a quick talk with Sista Selecta from Australia, who presents her “Roots‘n’Reggae
Show” on the local 2BOB radio station. Additionally, the show gets syndicated through the
community radio network and can be heard on stations all over Australia. The second voter we’ve
talked to is Teo Rootical. He is the singer of the band Rootical Foundation and presents his “Reggae
Corner” on a local station in Italy, called Radio Magenta.
Now we wish you an interesting study of the charts and the magazine.
All the best,
Felix
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Album single Charts | top 20
Period
Ending 31/08/2018
Contributing voters: 49
# LM 2M PK Mo Artist Single Label
↑ 1 2 3 1 8 Koffee Raggamuffin Frankie Music
↑ 2 7 2 2 4 Protoje & Chronixx No Guarantee Mr Bongo
+ 3 - - 3 1 Lila Iké Second Chance In.Digg.Nation
4 3 4 3 4
Kabaka Pyramid &
Damian Marley
Kontraband
Ghetto Youths International
↑ 5 10 9 5 6 Bryan Art Can‘t Cut Wi Vibes G-Block
6 1 1 1 4 Alborosie & Chronixx Contradiction Greensleeves
7 5 7 5 4 Beres Hammond I‘m Alive VP
8 4 6 1 6 Raging Fyah Rebel Dub Rockers
9 6 14 6 7 King Kong Old School feat. Burro Banton, Pinchers Irie Ites Records
↑ 10 19 - 10 2 Groundation Fossil Fuels Baco
11 9 5 5 3 Yaadcore
No Fenke Fenke feat. Shanique Marie &
Kabaka Pyramid
12 Yaad
+ 12 - - 12 1 Capital Letters The Roots Sugar Shack
↑ 13 17 - 13 3 Cocoa Tea Medical Marijuana Walshy Fire
14 12 19 12 7 Tarrus Riley Haunted Diwali
15 14 - 14 2 Alborosie The Unforgiven feat. Raging Fyah Greensleeves
16 16 8 4 7 Dre Island Yaad N Abraad Digi Killaz
17 13 20 6 4 Linval Thompson Fussing & Fighting Med Tone
18 8 11 1 7 Capleton & Chronixx Help the Weak ZincFence
+ 19 - - 19 1 Black Roots Take It Khanti
+ 19 - - 19 1 Csavi Gone Again feat. Sly & Robbie GADD59
+ 19 - - 19 1 Skip Marley Johnny Was Island
Lila Iké Linval Thompson Alborosie feat.
Raging Fyah Black Roots
Chronnixx
# = this month’s position on the chart LM = last month’s position on the chart 2M = position two months ago
PK = peak position MO = months on the chart ↑= signifies upward movement + = new entry
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Album Charts | top 20
Period
Ending 31/08/2018
Contributing voters: 38
# LM 2M PK Mo Artist Album Label
↑ 1 2 5 1 3 Protoje A Matter of Time Mr Bongo
2 1 2 1 3 Alborosie Meets The Wailers United Unbreakable Greensleeves
3 3 1 1 4 Kabaka Pyramid Kontraband Ghetto Youths International
↑ 4 10 - 4 2 Reemah Breaking News Feel Line
+ 5 - - 5 1 Mr. Vegas ISM Germaica Digital
6 6 8 1 7 King Kong Repatriation Irie Ites Records
7 7 4 1 7 Micah Shemaiah Roots I Vision Evidence
8 4 11 2 5 Romain Virgo Lovesick VP
9 5 3 2 6 Etana Reggae Forever Tad‘s
↑ 10 18 6 1 8 Sly & Robbie and Dubmatix Overdubbed Echo Beach
+ 11 - - 11 1 E.N Young Forest Wilderness Roots Musician
+ 12 - - 12 1 Alpha Blondy Human Race Wagram
13 12 13 3 4 Mellow Mood Large La Tempesta Dub
14 8 9 8 5 Alpheus Light Of Day Liquidator
15 14 7 1 10 Jesse Royal Lily of da Valley Easy Star
↑ 16 19 18 16 3 Tribal Seeds Roots Party Tribal Seeds
17 10 - 10 2 Akae Beka Nurtured Frequency Haze St Studios
+ 18 - 12 2 9 Havana meets Kingston Havana meets Kingston Baco
+ 19 - - 19 1 Nat Birchall Meets Al Breadwinner Sounds Almighty Tradition Disc
20 13 15 11 4 Ziggy Marley Rebellion Rises V2
Alpha Blondy
Akae Beka
E.N Young
Mr. Vegas
Mellow Mood
# = this month’s position on the chart LM = last month’s position on the chart 2M = position two months ago
PK = peak position MO = months on the chart ↑= signifies upward movement + = new entry
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COMMUNITY
RADIO
Italy
global reggae charts
featured voter
INTERVIEW
This month we feature two of our voters from different
parts of the world. First we have Teo Rootical, who presents
his show “Reggae Corner“ on a community radio
station called Radio Magenta in Italy.
Global Reggae Charts: Please introduce yourself
and your radio show to our readers!
Teo Rootical: Irie oonu! This is Teo Rootical: first
of all “a reggae passionate man” music and drama
teacher at school, singer of the Italian reggae band
Rootical Foundation, “Stand Up for Jamaica” human
rights activist, and radio speaker and selecter.
My radio show on Radio Magenta FM 92.2 (Milan) is
called ”Reggae Corner“: a weekly event dedicated to
reggae music in its different shades.
GRC: What made you fall in love with reggae?
GRC: How did you get into radio and what is your
motivation?
TR: I fell in love with reggae music when I was a
juvenile. I was captured by its hypnotic rhythm, its
powerful basslines, its righteous message within the
lyrics. I started listening to roots and culture by the
unforgettable Jamaican legends, and then I went on
discovering all different versions and genres, from
foundation to dub, from digital to dancehall, and so
on…
TR: I got into radio when I was a teenager, more
than 20 years ago. I loved the idea to deal with
music and to talk to the people directly but not in
an invasive way: radio is an evergreen media which
allows people to listen to music and words while
doing what they want, without being fixed in front
of a screen; radio lets listeners be free and encourages
imagination and meditation.
GRC: Could you give your view on the Italian reggae
scene? How is reggae doing in Italy these days?
TR: The Italian reggae scene is still lively and productive:
some of our bands, singers, and producers
are appreciated and respected in the wholeof Europe
and beyond. At the moment, reggae is not one of
the favourite popular genres (it has never been main
stream at all), but still resist in dancehall nights in
the cities, sound system gatherings, open airs, and
live concerts. We lost “Rototom Sunsplash” which
relocated in Spain in 2010, but we still have lot of
festivals dedicated to reggae, from north to south.
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GRC: What spectrum of music do you play in your
show and which artists have you found most inspiring
lately?
TR: I try to represent and boss up all kinds of shades
related to reggae music. First of all, I prefer to select
Italian and European productions, without forgetting
Jamaican fresh tunes and releases. I look always for
original music, trying to suggest to my crowd valiant
artists that deserve to be known. My first love was
roots and culture, then new roots and now reggae
revival: I love Jamaican singers and bands such as
Protoje, Kabaka Pyramid, Chronixx, Damian Marley,
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and Morgan Heritage. Regarding the European scene,
I like Dub Incorporation, Gentleman, and Seeed;
and for Italy, Mellow Mood, Raphael, Lion D, and
many more.
GRC: You are a musician yourself. How does your
own musical activity influence your choice of music
for your show and vice versa?
TR: My musical activity with Rootical Foundation often
gives me the possibility to personally meet and
share the stage and my passion with lots of artists
and musicians. It’s nice to compare and reason with
other people taking up a similar artistic path. So I
am always looking for high level productions, good
well-done music. Vice versa, I take inspiration from
what I listen to and play for my crowd on the radio,
trying to be open to new sounds, influences, and
evolutions.
short FACTS
Station: Radio Magenta FM 92.2
Location: Magenta, Milan, Italy
Show: Reggae Corner
Host: Teo Rootical
On air: Tuesday 9:30 – 10:30 pm
Friday 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Saturday 7:00 – 8:00 pm (CET)
www.radiomagenta.it
GRC:Thank you for your time!
TR: You are welcome. Give Heartical Thanx to Global
Reggae Charts for this great occasion and to provide
tons of good music!
Album Riddim Charts | top 5
Period
Ending 31/08/2018
Contributing voters: 22
# LM 2M PK Mo Riddim Label
↑ 1 2 2 1 7 Yaad N Abraad Riddim Digi Killaz
↑ 2 - 5 2 4 Anti-Racism Riddim Giddimani
+ 3 - - 3 1 Art of Love Riddim Hapilos
+ 4 - - 4 1 Heaven Help Us Riddim Buggie
+ 5 - - 5 1 Lecturer Riddim Stingray
Lecturer Riddim
Anti-Racism Riddim
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Mr. Vegas
The official press release for his new album starts with
“Mr. Vegas has made a name for himself within the dancehall
and reggae genres and with the release of his new album Ism is
showing the world the evolution of his artistry.” Proving his detractors
wrong time after time, Mr. Vegas is definitely a versatile artist
who has written plenty of super hits since his breakthrough twenty
years ago. So it is only fair to grant him the “Artist of the Month”
honor for October.
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COMMUNITY
RADIO
Australia
global reggae charts
featured voter
INTERVIEW
The second voter we feature this month is Sista Selecta.
She presents her ”Roots’n’Reggae Show“ on the
community radio station 2BOB Radio and through the
community radio network in Australia.
Global Reggae Charts: Please introduce yourself
and your radio show to our readers.
Sista Selecta: Greetings from “Down Under”! My
name is Sista Selecta and I’ve hosted an Australian
Community Radio program called the “Roots’n’
Reggae Show” since 2005 out of 2BOB Radio. A onehour
version of the program is also syndicated to
stations around Australia on the Community Broadcasting
Association of Australia’s Community Radio
Network. Situated about 4 hours north of Sydney,
our little station was established in the 1980s by
a group of passionate music lovers and continues
today, still with the man who began the 2BOB Radio
story.
GRC: What made you fall in love with reggae?
Sis.S.: At about 9 years of age, an aunt gave me a
compilation album for Christmas. On it were a couple
of classic reggae tracks featuring Jimmy Cliff and
Dave & Ansel Collins. I loved and played that vinyl
record for years but had no idea that ‘reggae‘ was
a thing. All I knew is that I loved the songs. From
my earliest memories and after attending my first
live music concert, I knew music was going to be a
lifelong passion. Fast forward some years and Bob
Marley & The Wailers entered my orbit. My zeal for
reggae music became apparent after I heard it played
live for the first time some years later at a festival
featuring The Wailers and an Australian band called
Bomba. The sound was simply contagious. I ‘felt‘ it
in every part of me and I was hooked. My devotion
to Aussie and New Zealand reggae expanded exponentially
after seeing and hearing King Tide, The Red
Eyes, Katchafire, Salmonella Dub, The Strides, Trinity
Roots, The Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Kooii,
Kingfisha, Pitch Black, Cornerstone Roots, Fat
Freddy’s Drop, Dubmarine, Oka, Zennith, Blue King
Brown, Mista Savona, and so so many more.
GRC: Could you give your review on the Australian
reggae scene? What is the state of reggae in Australia
today?
Sis.S: Our ‘great southern land‘ enjoys a very
healthy reggae music scene. Our country is a huge
one so naturally the major cities have more on offer
than smaller regional towns. But with the advent
of streaming and all things internet, the world now
comes to our door. Aussies love their live music and
a little festival called Island Vibe has been a standout
for local, Indigenous and visiting artists for many
years. Held on a small island off the coast of Queensland
every October, it celebrates island culture, art
and dance, and plays host to around 80 reggae,
roots, soul, and electronic acts.
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GRC: How did you get into radio and what is your
motivation?
SisS: In my youth I wrote a letter to a prominent
radio station asking how I could become a radio
programmer. Never a fan of commercial radio, my favorite
sounds came from late night broadcasts with
more relaxed delivery from the presenters. These
sessions usually focused on more obscure material
from artists not on the ‘marketable‘ spectrum and attracted
my interest much more. After relocating from
Sydney, I discovered 2BOB radio airing alternative
music and some years later, was asked to become
part of the administrative team at the station. One
thing lead to another, and subsequently and unexpectedly,
I became an on-air presenter. It is my belief
that music speaks directly to our souls and is a language
unlike any other. My desire is to spread that
word as far and wide as possible and I’m grateful for
the avenues that have been made available to allow
me to do that.
GRC: What spectrum of music do you play in your
show and which artists have you found most inspiring
lately?
short FACTS
Station: 2BOB Radio 104.7FM
Location: Taree, New South Wales, Australia
Show: Roots’n’Reggae Show
Host: Sista Selecta
On air: Sundays 2-4pm (AEST)
with the national show going to air
Saturdays 9-10pm (AEST)
www.2bobradio.org.au/-rootsnreggae.html
With so much fabulous music on offer, this task is a
daunting one for me each month. I want to vote for
everything I’ve heard! Trawling through the most
recent releases and making those selections comes
down to what ‘moved‘ me the most and which tunes
became earworms for me. Respect to the other
selectors and to Felix with the Global Reggae Charts
and magazine, your task is a huge one! Give thanks
to you and to the lovers of fine music, and the musicians
who make our world livable.
SisS: Coming from a blues music background and
having an appreciation for many genres, I tend to air
a variety of reggae music styles. Especially of
interest to me are the ones that blend genres. Soul,
blues and jazz reggae, electronic dub reggae,
Caribbean, mento, dancehall and ska, old and
scratchy, new and glitchy … it all encourages me to
go in search of new music and artists to bring to listeners.
I am continually inspired by the music I hear
and infinitely in awe of the musicians who create it.
Of late, I am thoroughly enjoying some of our elder
reggae statesmen through new and remastered material
and have the utmost respect for the richness
they have brought to the reggae arena.
GRC: As a voter on the Global Reggae Charts, what
is your criteria to vote for a certain song or album?
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global
voters
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voters
Argentina
Dub In The Control Radio
Combustion Lenta
La De Dios
Music Director
Santi Palazzo
La De Dios
Brownie
Martin Quispe
Radio Demente
Roots & Culture Selector
Iván Tutavac
Australia
2BOB Radio
Roots’n’Reggae Show
Bobbie Philp
89.7FM
Ital Galore
Ian Pillar
Radio Fremantle
I&I Sounds
Corby Howell
Belgium
Radio Centraal
Back 2 Bass
Tim Ianna & Kenneth Oyen
Bulgaria
Radio Bumerang 99.00 FM
Music Director
Canada
Radio Regent
ItaL rOOts RaDio
Sweet T
Radio Regent
ItaL rOOts RaDio
MAdCast Fuji
Rootz Reggae Radio
Riddim UP - Fridays
Tonie Smith
Cape Verde
Radio Morabeza
Rockers
Evelise Gomes
Colombia
UPTC Radio 104.1 FM
Legado Africano
Charli Urrego
Costa Rica
Radio Urbano 105.9FM
Di Docta Show
Marco Villalobos
Croatia
Radio Student
Zion Radio
Ivo Balen
Czech Republic
Radio 1
Reggae Klub
DJ Kaya
Denmark
Station Amager
Reggae Moods
Finland
Bassoradio
Blaka Blaka Show
Selecta Andor
France
La Grosse Radio
Reggae Program Director
Simon Chamfroy
World A Reggae
Editor
Fred Reggaelover
Germany
Antenne Münster 95.4
Cool & Deadly
Wolfgang Hickmann
ByteFM
Forward The Bass
Karsten Frehe
Radio Leinehertz 106.5
Wha Gwaan – Reggae & Dancehall
Thorben Noß
Radio Regentrude
Music Director
Brigitte Reinert
Radio StHörfunk
Sluggish Radio Show
Daniel Kielczewski
Radio Top 40
Host
Marius Finger (DJ Marious)
Radio Z 95.8
Rastashock
Philipp Kause
Radio Z 95.8
Rastashock
Crystal van de Rastashock
ReggaeSpace
Ruffneck-Smille
Reggaestory.de
Peter Joachim
Reggaeville
Author
Gardy Stein
Skaworld
Station Operator
Rene Paetzel
Visador-Radio
ReggaeRoundUp
Karsten Zick
Greece
Radio Xanthi One
Music Director
Nick Giannakopoulos
Israel
Kol Hanegev 106.4 FM
Ba Ba Reggae
Asaf Nahmias
Italy
Atom Radio
Host
Giuseppe Bellobuono
Jammonite Radio
Reggae New Releases
Marco Fregnan
Radio Magenta FM 92.2
Reggae Corner
Teo Riccardi
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Radio Popolare Network
Reggae Radio Station
Vitowar Fiorentino
Radio Web-Base
Reggae Music
Louis Knight
Reggaeradio.it
Presenter
Christopher Messina
Mexico
Cabina420 Radio
Music Director
Misachael Solis
MundoREGGAE Show
Lulu Solares
Netherlands
Impact AM
Music Director
Henk van Ulden
RTV-Arnhem
Sound Armada Radio
Wilfman Sound Armada
Norway
Radio Harstad
Tommy Vandelsvik
Radio Nova
Oslo Reggae Show
Dominic Reuben
Poland
Polskie Radio Czwórka
Strefa Dread
Mirosław „Maken“ Dzięciołowski
Romania
Do The Reggae Romania
Editor
Nedelcu Sebastian
South Africa
Capital FM
Capital Reggae Show
Thamsanqa Moyo
MzansiReggae
Editor
Lee Phiri
United Kingdom
1BTN
Venum Sound Show
Kris Lewis
Radio Cardiff
The Shake Up Show / The Love &
Harmony Show
Neffertiti Delgado
Swindon 105.5
Andy V’s Random Reggae Show
Andy Vater
Vibes FM
Reggaemylitis
Sarah C
World A Reggae
Irie Jamms Show
DJ 745
USA
Caribbean Dance Radio
Owner
DJ PhG
California
101.5 FM KTKE
Positive Vibrations
DJ Treez
Reggae Music Forward
Host
Tomas Palermo
Reggae Nation Radio
Program Director
MJ Flores
Colorado
KDUR FM
Heart Beat of Zion
Rasta Stevie
KGNU
Dub Palace / Reggae Transfusion
The Groove Thief
Florida
Reggae King Radio
Reggae Rhapsody
Keith Rowe
Illinois
The TikiPod
Program Director
Eric Przybylski
Massachusetts
WZBC Boston College Radio 90.3FM
Raggamuffin International
Robin Walther
Reggae Roots
Owner
Esteban Rod
Oregon
KPOV 88.9 FM
The Coop / High Desert Co-op
Tristan Reisfar
Virginia
Caribbean Radio Show
Reggae Wednesdayz
Hopeton Brown
Wisconsin
WORT 89.9 FM
Tropical Riddims
Tropical Riddims Sound System
DJ -F.R.P.
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ON Air
Argentina
Estación La De Dios
LDD SOUNDS PRESENTS
GLOBAL REGGAE CHARTS
with Santi Palazzo
Sundays 3:00 pm ART
global reggae charts
radio shows
Indonesia
UK
Bpost Radio
Black Country Radio
REGGAE TOP SINGLE CHART 20
RIDDIM SESSIONS
with Harry Ramadhan
with Kevin Moore
Mondays - 9:00 pm WITA
Fridays - 1:00 am GMT
Argentina
Radio Cantilo
FUNKY KINGSTON
with Georgia and Santi
Wednesdays 10:00 pm ART
Canada
Radio Regent
ItaL rOOts RaDio
with Sweet T & MAdCast-Fuji
Tuesdays - 3:00 pm EST
Canada
Rootz Reggae Radio
NEW MUSIC - TDIF
with DJ Klient
Fridays - 6:00 pm
Costa Rica
Urbano 106
DI DOCTA SHOW
with Docta Rythm Selecta
3. Tuesday - 8:00 pm CST
Germany
Antenne Münster
COOL & DEADLY
with Roots Operator Wolle
4. Saturday - 8:00 pm
Germany
Radio Regentrude
GLOBAL REGGAE CHARTS
with Brigitte Reinert
Last Friday - 8:00 pm CET
Israel
Radio Kol Hanegev 106.4 FM
BA BA REGGAE
with Asaf “Baba G“ Nahmias
Mondays - 8:00 pm IST
Italy
Radio Popolare Network
REGGAE RADIO STATION
with Vitowar
Last Sunday - 11:45 pm CET
Italy
Atom Radio
GLOBAL REGGAE CHARTS
Sundays 5:00 pm CET
Norway
Radio Nova
OSLO REGGAE SHOW
with Dominic Reuben & Selecta Harmony
Last Tuesday 9:30 pm CET
UK
1BTN
VENUM SOUND SHOW
with DJ Kris Snakes
4. Sunday 4:00 pm GMT
UK
99.8FM KCC Live
ELEMENTS OF REGGAE
with MJRuckus
3. Tuesday - 10:00 pm GMT
UK
fuzionlive.com
REGGAE TAKEOVER
with Judge Knott
Sunday 6pm GMT
UK
Radio St. Austell Bay 105.6 FM
A-Z OF REGGAE
with Mark Norman
Last Sunday - 4:00 pm GMT
UK
Vibes FM
REGGAEMYLITIS
with Sarah C
Last Wednesday - 6:00 pm GMT
UK
World A Reggae
IRIE JAMMS SHOW
DJ 745
On Demand
Venezuela
Radio Nacional de Venezuela
DESDE EL GHETTO
with George Dread
2. & 4. Saturday - 11:00 am VET
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