Well Bless - #229

Well Bless | 26/08/2026 19:00 - 21:00

By the 1970s, almost every single in Jamaican music had a vocal A-Side and a corresponding instrumental version (or simply 'version') as the B-Side. This gave deejays the opportunity to chat and rhyme over these versions at live events. The popularity of this chatting (or toasting) live, resulted in studio recordings and deejays getting singles of their own!
Here are some of our top picks:

00:00:00 Big Youth - Cool Breeze

00:03:23 U-Roy & Hopeton Lewis - Drive Her Home

00:05:17 Lone Ranger - Screw Gone A North Coast

00:07:57 U-Roy - Linger You Linger

00:11:01 Lone Ranger - Badda Dan Dem

00:14:57 Little Clive - African Bread

00:17:05 Moodie - Down In The Ghetto

00:20:10 Scotty & Lorna Bennett - Skank In Bed

00:23:22 Big Joe - Glitter (And Not Gold)

00:25:41 Prince Django - Hot Tip

00:28:57 Clint Eastwood - Marshall Dread Locks

00:31:43 King Iwah - Give Me Power (Version 2)

00:35:09 Dillinger - Fountain On The Mountain

00:37:41 Felion - Rice And Peas in The Ghetto

00:42:30 Brigadier Jerry - Conscious Time

00:46:46 Ranking Dread - General

00:51:23 U-Roy - Peace And Love In The Ghetto

00:55:12 Manicus & Steppa - Dis Ya

00:59:02 Blacka Cool - Positive Loving

01:02:12 Trinity - John Saw Them Coming

01:05:05 I-Roy - Every Mouth Must Be Fed

01:07:37 Big Youth - Town Without Pity

01:10:44 U-Roy - Small Axe

01:14:15 The Prophets & Trinity - Blessed Are The Meak

01:20:05 DJ A Humble "I" - Unite Tonight

01:25:00 Trinity - Strictly Idrin

01:29:13 Clint Eastwood - Don't Go On Like A Hooligan

01:32:16 Ringo - Push Lady Push

01:35:18 Dr. Alimantado - Born For A Purpose

01:40:20 Big Youth - Lions Den

01:43:38 Trinity - Coral Garden Rock

01:48:07 Bunny Lion - Rat Trap

01:51:58 Jah Thomas - Stereograph Style