Hello Bovine Ska and Rocksteady Friends,

This week’s Bovine Ska began as always with two sets of ska but one of those sets is easily our fastest set of ska in a long while and one that was punctuated with The Cavaliers’ version of the classic, “Dip Them,” and The Zodiacs fierce 1965 cut for Duke Reid, “Renegade” Our mento set with on the smooth variety leading off with Lord Fly’s 1952 cut for Motta, “Blu-Lu-Lup” and we followed that set with six killer reggae cuts selected by Lily with Leroy Smart’s take on “Waiting In Vain” as the anchor cut. Our spotlight this week is one another tiny mid-70s reggae label, BOMB SHELL, which has top songs from Roman Stewart, The Cordells and versions by King Tubby. Stay warm friends! XO Generoso and Lily

Hello Bovine Ska and Rocksteady Friends,

We decided to start off this week’s Bovine Ska with two sets of mid-tempo ska that included 1966 cuts from Clancy Eccles, Roy Richards and Hugh Godfrey. Our mento set this week began with a rare song that we just acquired which is credited to the Jamaica School of Music and we followed that set with a reggae dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. beginning with the 1977 song bearing his name sung by Max Romeo. Our label spotlght this week is on the super small, WAIT A BIT Label (1976-78) that features great cuts from Tinga Stewart and Sam Bramwell amongst others. Stay warm friends! XO Generoso and Lily

Hello Bovine Ska and Rocksteady Friends,

This week’s Bovine Ska opened with two sets of jubilant ska beginning with the young Delroy Wilson’s 1963 cut for Coxsone’s Rolando and Powie label, “I Shall Not Remove.” Our mento set followed with Count Lasher’s 1959 gem for Ken Khouri, “Island Gal Sally” and the first hour ended with a superb set of reggaes pulled by Lily that started with “Never Never, ” a 1975 scorcher from Johnny Clarke.who just celebrated his 65th birthday on Sunday. Our spotlight this week is on Ossie Hibbert’s wonderful label, Hound Dog which is filled with top vocal cuts from Leroy Sibbles, Derrick Morgan, and Horace Andy. Much love to you all XO Generoso and Lily

Good New Year To You, Bovine Ska Friends,

We dedicate this show to our friend, Jason Lawless who died just a few days ago and to all of the artists who left us in 2019. On our show this week we look back at the many talented singers, instrumentalists, and producers whom we lost last year.  Many of these creators like the late Noel “Bunny” Brown, Pat Kelly, and Glen Brown we have honored more fully on our shows in 2019, but we wanted to look back say a final farewell to these amazing people one more time.  We wish you all as safe and blessed 2020. XO Generoso and Lily

Happy New Year Bovine Ska Friends!

For our final program of the 2010s, we decided to throw a little party as we came up with a theme of time itself. On this program we started with a slew of Jamaican rhythm and blues cuts about the moment when the New Year starts, MIDNIGHT, like The Downbeats’ 1961 song for the R&B label, “Midnight Love.”  We then took a musical look at the days of the week with ska, rocksteady, and reggae gems such as: “Last Saturday Morning” by Higgs and Wilson, “Remember That Sunday’ by Alton Ellis and Phyllis Dillon, and “This Monday Morning Feeling” by Tito Simon!  Have a blessed and healthy 2020!  XOXO Generoso and Lily