Hello Bovine Ska and Rocksteady Listeners!
Hoping that you are all staying warm this last week of February! We started off this Bovine Ska with two sets of mid-tempo ska featuring cuts from The Gaylads. Ken Boothe and Hopeton Lewis. You then got a very intense set of mento beginning with a track from Count Sticky that we recently acquired, and then we ended the hour with a long set of pretty rocksteadys before going into the spotlight of producer/musician Mikey Chung’s SUPERSTAR LABEL. A short run press that is version thick which contains great performances from Mikey’s legendary band, The Now Generation. Please add this show to your playlist, favorite it, or share it wherever people love the sounds of a young Jamaica. Happy 2019! XO Generoso and Lily

Hello Bovine Ska and Rocksteady Listeners!
We begin this week’s program by sending along the sad news that Carol Bruno, the beautiful soul who in 1984, co-founded the popular charitable festival, Reggae on the River, has passed away from cancer. We dedicate this week’s show to her memory. For our spotlight this week we focused on legendary engineer/producer, Syd Bucknor’s short-lived, Jamcan Label, which contains superbly arranged cuts from Slim Smith, The Melodians, BB Seaton, and many more. We send our most sincere respects to Carol Bruno’s husband, John and her family and friends. Thank you Carol for your charity and for spreading the music Love, Generoso and Lily

Hello Bovine Ska and Rocksteady Listeners!
Shortly before last week’s Bovine Ska, we passed along the very sad news that vocalist, Noel ‘Bunny’ Brown of The Chosen Few and The Mighty Threes had died at the age of 67 after his battle with cancer. This week we honored Bunny’s life by focusing the second half of our show on his life and career. Generoso was fortunate to have met Bunny when seeing The Chosen Few over the years and like most who met Bunny, found him to be a genial man and an amazing talent. We send our deepest respects to Bunny’s family, friends, and colleagues. Love, Generoso and Lily

Hello Bovine Ska and Rocksteady Listeners
This week’s show starts off with sad news that singer, Noel Bunny Brown, succumbed to cancer today at the age of 67. Brown was an exceptional solo artist who cut many great tracks for Derrick Harriott, and Noel formed the legendary vocal group, The Chosen Few. We send our respects to his family and friends and we will honor him on an upcoming show. We started off the program with two sets of ska, including a happy birthday selection from Bob Marley, in honor of his 74th heavenly birthday. A Count Set of mento followed and then a reggae set selected by Lily, before we launched into our spotlight of producer, M.G. Mahtani’s Shalimar Label, Great cuts from Glen Brown, Stranger Cole and The Hofner Brothers on this spotlight. Please add this show to your playlist, favorite it, or share it wherever people love the sounds of a young Jamaica. XOXO Generoso and Lily​

Hello Bovine Ska and Rocksteady Listeners!
This week’s show has been many years in the making as we all love Otis Redding and his profound influence was also felt in Jamaica. From ska to rocksteady to reggae, Jamaican artists have done their best versions of songs written by the great singer/songwriter from Macon, Georgia. We gathered our favorite version of songs written and made famous by Otis and are presenting them to you on this week’s show. Prince Buster’s ska version of Otis’ “Respect,” Dave Barker’s reggae version of “Mr. Pitiful,” and The Heptones rocksteady version of “Dock Of The Bay”, are just a few of the standouts that you’ll hear this week. We hope that you enjoy the show. Please share this program with all you know who love Otis Redding, who left us way too young but left such an amazing legacy of music. XO Lily and Generoso

Hello Bovine Ska and Rocksteady Listeners!
On this week’s show we begin with two sets of tasty ska, including one of our favorites from Jackie Opel, “King Liges,” which Jackie recorded for Coxsone in 1963. A bouncy mento set followed and a long set of reggae specially selected by Lily which led up to our spotlight on Gussie Clarke’s GUSSIE PUPPY LABEL. An early imprint for Gussie that features top reggae from 1973-78 from The Heptones, Horace Andy, and The Crown Prince of Reggae, Dennis Emmanuel Brown. If you listen and liked it, please add this show to your playlist, favorite it, or share it wherever people love the sounds of a young Jamaica. XOXO Generoso and Lily​

Good Day Bovine Ska and Rocksteady Listeners!
This show has been many years in the making. Since reading the 2012 Jamaica Star piece on Jamaican violinist, Raymond Young, better known as “White Rum” Raymond, we have been collecting research and cuts to assemble this show that features Raymond’s beautiful violin work playing behind legendary artists like The Paragons, Alton Ellis, Derrick Morgan for such notable producers as Coxsone Dodd, Duke Reid, Prince Buster and Gussie Clarke. The first half of the show featuring ska and the second half the classic rocksteadys and reggaes, some of which you know all too well. In the coming months, we will do a show that focuses on the many reggae with strings selections produced in the UK. If you listen and liked it, please add this show to your playlist, favorite it, or share it wherever people love the sounds of a young Jamaica. XOXO Generoso and Lily​

Howdy Bovine Ska and Rocksteady Listeners!
For this week’s Bovine Ska, we started off with two prime sets of rare ska, including a never before played on the show cut from Derrick and Patsy, that was produced by Prince Buster in 1965 called, “Trouble.” Our mento set was mellow this week, and for the end of the first hour we included a heavenly birthday tribute to both Elvis Presley and David Bowie, both born on January 8th. Our spotlight this week is another stellar Rupie Edwards label, CIRCLE, that of course is filled with amazing versions from The Heptones, The Ethiopians, Johnny Clarke, and Jah Woosh! If you listen and liked it, please add this show to your playlist, favorite it, or share it wherever people love the sounds of a young Jamaica. XOXO Generoso and Lily​

Happy New Year Bovine Ska and Rocksteady Listeners!
We wish you the greatest joy and peace for your 2019! We started off this first show of the year with two sets of ska beginning with a rare cut from Stranger Cole that was produced by Prince Buster in 1965 entitled, “Yesterday’s Dreams,” which we felt made sense given the new year. After a mento set and a long set of fantastic reggae picked out by Lily, we did our spotlight on Clive Chin’s ONE WAY SOUNDS LABEL, which features amazing cuts from Lloyd Parks, Vin Gordon, Black Uhuru, and more! Please add this show to your playlist, favorite it, or share it wherever people love the sounds of a young Jamaica. Happy 2019! XO Generoso and Lily​

Happy Holidays Bovine Ska and Rocksteady Listeners!
Thanks to your listens last week as our, “Jamaica Sings The Bee Gees” was one of our most popular shows of the year. This week, we start off with two sets of rare ska that offer praise (It is the holiday season after all) including amazing cuts from Toots and The Maytals and Prince Buster. After a laid back mento set and a long set of reggae versions from 73-75, we did our spotlight on Tommy Cowan’s TALENT LABEL. The label features some hard to find cuts from The Cimarons, Keith Thompson, Zap Pow and many more! LEASE ADD THIS EPISODE TO YOUR PLAYLIST ON MIXCLOUD, or share it wherever people love the sounds of a young Jamaica. Happy Holidays Friends! XO Generoso and Lily