Hello Bovine Ska and Rocksteady Friends,
We dedicate this week’s Bovine Ska to the great hitter for the Dodgers, Cubs, and Red Sox, Bill Buckner, who passed away today at the age of 69. We started this week’s show with the ska, “Aqua Fumar” a super rarity by Prince Buster and The Charmers that was cut for Buster’s Islam label in 1965. An insect-centric mento set was next and then a long set of rare mid-70s reggae selected by Lily followed before we went into our label spotlight of Alvin Ranglin’s fantastic, BOSS DISC label, which features clever productions of songs performed by Freddy McKay, Bunny Ruggs, and of course, The GG All Stars! Stay healthy and strong, friends! XOXO Generoso and Lily

Hello Bovine Ska and Rocksteady Listeners,

Shortly before recording our program last week we received the sad news that Castro Brown, who helped bring reggae to the UK, passed away at the age of 68 from a heart attack, Castro immigrated to England in the early 1960s and started his career working with Lloyd “Lloydie Coxsone” Blackford on the Coxsone soundsystem there. Castro then founded Morpheus Records which produced songs by a number of artistes including his brother Jackie Brown, deejay I-Roy, Dennis Brown and Gregory Isaacs. Eventually Castro would assist Dennis Brown in running the singer’s DEB label. For our entire second hour of this week’s show, we played many of the finest earl productions by Castro on both the Morpheus and DEB labels. We send our deepest respects to Castro’s family. XO Generoso and Lily

Hello Bovine Ska and Rocksteady Friends!
This week we dedicate the show to our friend Melody, because she is just awesome! We started off the show with two sets of ska beginning with a great 1964 cut from Ken Boothe and Stranger Cole entitled, “Weep My Love.” Our weekly mento set followed with a recently acquired song from Arthur Knibbs, “My Brother Calamity,” and a long set of rock steady ended the first hour with a short tribute to Doris Day, who passed today at the age of 97. Our label spotlight is on Dickie Wong’s TIT FOR TAT label, which is filled with awesome reggae productions from 1974-76 of songs by Freddie McKay, Michael Rose, and Skin, Flesh, and Bones! Stay healthy and strong, friends! XOXO Generoso and Lily

Hello Bovine Ska and Rocksteady Friends!
This week we have to share the sad news that that foundation deejay, Jah Stitch has passed away at the age of 69. We ended our first hour of this week’s show with a tribute to Jah Stitch and we send our deepest condolences to his family and friends. For our weekly label spotlight, we showcased Bertel Ellis’ rare but impressive, Silver Stars imprint. Wonderful productions by Ellis with cuts from The Gladiators Band, Eric Clarke, and The Unforgettables. Stay healthy and strong, friends! XOXO Generoso and Lily

Hello Bovine Ska and Rocksteady Listeners!
We started this week’s show with two sets of ska, beginning with a fun cut from Derrick Morgan that was cut for Prince Buster entitled, “Sleeping.” A set of mento followed that featured a newly acquired song from Lord Antics, “Sandra” and then a long wonderful reggae set from Lily that was chock full of versions which led into our spotlight of NE Williams’ MELLOWS LABEL. Top cuts abound on the spotlight from Delroy Wilson, The Melodians , Leroy Smart who were all backed by The Now Generation! Prior to recording we heard the sad news and have dedicated this week’s show to the memory of director, John Singleton, who passed away Monday from a stroke at the age of 51. XO Generoso and Lily