Jamaican Deejay Playlist

Highlights of the vast territory of Jamaican deejay music from the rock steady period (circa 1968) until the digital era (early 80s), when the deejay became even more prevalent. A deejay in Jamaican music is what hip hop refers to as a rapper; the role developed from sound-system selectors chattering over records. I include two cuts in the "singjay" style, by Mikey Dread and the astounding Eek-A-Mouse.

Count Machuki, "Dance Beat"
Count Machuki, "Warfare"
King Stitt, "Fire Corner"
King Stitt, "Rockers Corner"
King Stitt, "Herbman Shuffle"
Prince Francis, "Mojo Rock Steady"
U-Roy, "Wake the Town"
U-Roy, "Version Galore"
U-Roy, "Wear You to the Ball"
U-Roy, "OK Corral"
U-Roy, "Night Nurse"
U-Roy and the Melodians, "Rock Away"
Dennis Alcapone, "Go Lizzy Go"
Dennis Alcapone, "Guns Don't Argue"
Dennis Alcapone, "Rocking to Ethiopia"
Dennis Alcapone, "Jungle of Crime"
Dennis Alcapone, "My Voice is Insured for Half a Million Dollars"
I-Roy, "Black Cinderella"
I-Roy, "Don't Get Weary Joe Frazier"
I-Roy, "Holy Satta"
I-Roy, "Welding"
Big Youth, "Screaming Target"
Big Youth, "Every Nigger is a Star"
Big Youth, "Be Careful"
Big Youth, "S.90 Skank"
[Glen Brown and] Big Youth, "Opportunity Rock"
[Hugh Blackwood and] Dr. Alimantado, "Reggae Music"
U Brown, "New to the Nation"
U Brown, "Stop Them Jah"
Trinity, "Three Piece Suit"
Charlie Chaplin, "Chaplin Chant"
Mikey Dread, "Roots and Culture"
Eek-a-Mouse, "Border Patrol"