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54-46 Playlist 1/29/2026

Sly & Robbie Vs Roots Radics (ft Toots & The Maytals) - To You
Chaka Demus & Pliers - Murder She Wrote
Grace Jones - Use Me
Sly & Robbie Vs Roots Radics (ft Horace Andy) - Mind Your Own

Sly & Robbie - Billie Jean
Sly & Robbie, Beenie Man, Luciano - Crazy Baldheads
Michael Rose + Sly & Robbie - Monkey Business
No Doubt (ft Lady Shaw) - Underneath It All
Sly & Robbie - Freedom

Sly & Robbie (Ft Nils Petter Molværm, Elvind Aarset, & Vladislav Delay) - Strange Bright Crowd
Ini Kamoze - World A Music
Sly & Robbie (ft Beenie Man and the Taxi Gang) - Foundation
Sly Dunbar - River Niger

Sly & Robbie - Superthruster

Sly & Robbie are more than just a rhythm section; they're two of the most important musicians in the reggae genre and beyond, and may well be the most prolific recording artists ever. One estimate is that they have played on or produced around 200,000 songs in their extensive career.
Starting out in the heyday of roots reggae, drummer
Sly Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare teamed up in the mid-1970s after establishing themselves separately in Jamaica as professional musicians.

Their productions were fresh and their riddims iconic, with many innovations such as Sly being the first drummer to fused the Syndrum and drum machines with live drums long before it was common in reggae.

They helped to transform Jamaican music into the globe-conquering phenomenon it is today, playing on countless albums and even founding their own record label Taxi records (one of Reggae's most iconic). As the leaders of Taxi Records, they produced countless hits and whole albums, shaping the sound of so many reggae legends including including Black Uhuru, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Beenie Man, Shaggy, Buju Banton, Peter Tosh, Junior Delgado, Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, The Wailing Souls, Maxi Priest, Roots Radics, and many more.

In addition to being kingpins of the reggae scene, they were also the go-to producers and rhythm section bringing the groove for international stars of other genres such as the Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger, No Doubt, Carlos Santana, Bob Dylan, Grace Jones, Sting, Michael Franti, Joe Cocker, Sinéad O’Connor, and many more, through the 80's and beyond.

Sub Saharan Vibes -- August 17, 2026

Aura Msimang -- Langa Mo Orchestra Baobab -- Ana Maria Tété Alhinho -- Barco di Papel Zig-Zag Band -- Hombiro (Mischievous Baboon) Bernadett...

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Playlist for Lost in the Stacks, Aug 14, 2026 (ENCORE of "Citizen Archiving III: The Master Tapes"), Episode 293

Hear the show “Bone Machine” by Pixies Interview with Steve Albini of Electrical Audio and Shellac of North America File this set under P...

DJ Charlie Bennett

54-46 Playlist 8/13/2026

New Kingston - Ready *pre-show Buck-O-Nine - Tear Jerky The Police - Bring On The Night Dread Zeppelin - Black Dog/Hound Dog Mihali - Wise ...

DJ Danq

Playlist for Lost in the Stacks, Aug 7, 2026 ("Radical Reference on the Radio"), Episode 692

Hear the show "Left of the Dial" by the Replacements Interview with Saira Raza and Keeza Hameed, librarians at Emory University and hosts ...

DJ Fred Rascoe

54-46 Playlist 8/6/2026

The Taj Motel Trio - Another Drink Mad Caddies - She Kash'd Out - I Think You Like It The Elovaters - Wind On My Back (Endless Summer Editio...

DJ Danq

54-46 Playlist 7/30/2026

Tonight's episode was an encore presentation of the J-reggae special, originally aired 7/16/2026 Melbourne Ska Orchestra - Kenji-san Determ...

DJ Danq

Velvet Playlist 8/5/26

This week's track list was inspired by a Tumblr post that I came across years ago highlighting some great R&B and Neo Soul. Many of those tr...

DJ Alyssa Madsen

Playlist for Lost in the Stacks, July 31, 2026 ("Juvenile Drama"), Episode 691

Hear the show "Kid" by the Pretenders Interview with Deborah Tomaras of Marist University library; Chloe Misorski of the Cleveland Museum ...

DJ Fred Rascoe