Hey SOI followers! Thanks for stopping by to check out another episode of the show. I'm continuing my Black History Month celebration this week with a special Bob Marley tribute mix. We folk of West Indian heritage never have that much expected of us and worldwide notice of our accomplishments is usually fleeting at best. The names Brian Lara, Hasley Crawford, Dwight Yorke, The Mighty Shadow and Penny Commissiong may not be household names to you but where I'm from, they are living cultural icons who are recognized by all. The world not taking notice of our heroes is something we Windies have come to expect. So much so that when one of us receives Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards, Album of the Century awards from Time Magazine and Inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, we celebrate that person and their legacy. . .forever. And please do not think it is because we did not expect greatness from ourselves. My people know what we are capable of and what it is that we have both accomplished and survived during our time on this rock. We celebrate openly because so often OTHERS fail to recognize/remember our capacity for greatness. . .and what kind of planetary neighbours would we be if we didn't give them a gentle reminder at least once a year?

Playlist:

Peter Hadar - Naughty Magazine
Jazmine Sullivan - My Foolish Heart
Teedra Moses - My Love
Ta'Raach - Liberation Lullaby
Van Hunt - Sexy Sexy Love
Erik Rico - Too High
Havana - Yeah (Opolopo rmx)
Illa J - Timeless
Bilal Salaam - In Betweem (Muhsinah rmx)
Muhsinah - Construction
Foreign Exchange - Take Off The Blues
Big Black Lincoln - She Was [CAN]
Aloe Blacc - Bailar
Oliver day Soul - Bump It
Chris Rouse - Hunny [CAN]

Bob Marley Tribute Mix

Bob Marley and The Wailers - Crazy Baldheads
Bob Marley and The Wailers - Is This Love?
Bob Marley and The Wailers - We Jammin'
Bob Marley and The Wailers - Africa Unite
Bob Marley and The Wailers - Sun Is Shinin'
Bob Marley and The Wailers - Natural Mystic
Bob Marley and The Wailers - Positive Vibrations
Bob Marley and The Wailers - Exodus
Bob Marley and The Wailers - Jah Live
Bob Marley and The Wailers - Pimper's Paradise
Bob Marley and The Wailers - Night Shift
Bob Marley and The Wailers - Who The Cap Fit
Bob Marley and The Wailers - Roots, Rock, Reggae
Bob Marley and The Wailers - War
Bob Marley and The Wailers - Three Little Birds
Bob Marley and The Wailers - Forever Loving Jah

J*Davey f Phonte - Just Because
Sy Smith - Time

Rest In Peace Robert Nesta Marley. Thank you for making the world stand up and take notice of the power and beauty of Caribbean music. With all respect to Uptown, Badboy, Bluenote, Chess, Def Jam and Stax, I pay respect to the most influential label ever in the history of Black music. How influential you say? Well, I don't even have to state their name and you all already know who I'm talking about! Take care of yourselves until then.

Soul On Ice Baby!

Greetings Soul on Ice fans! I'm back with another episode of the Soul On Ice Radio Show. As you know, February is Black History Month in my corner of the Earth. I'll be doing a couple of mixes to celebrate BHM and this show will feature the first. If you weren't from Detroit, a deep hip-hop head or a serious modern Black music nerd, you didn't recognize the importance of James Yancey until after his passing.

If you were lucky, you knew he was the producer behind a pretty good rap album (Fantastic Vol 2) but most likely you just thought of him as some upstart rapper who everyone in your clique claimed should just stick to making beats. None of us saw him as the leader of a musical movement.

Then he went away and the discography list started came out and we all started realizing that this man know as Jay Dee was actually on his way to becoming the Teddy Riley of this hip-hop generation. That was before Lupus robbed him of that destiny. He was actually an originator, a creator of a new sound. A sound that most heads shunned at first but eventually gave in to and embraced as being the future sound of hip-hop.

I know why you all wear white tees bearing his image. Why you get your Rick Ross from Limewire but cop your Donuts from Play De Record. It's because we all realize that we didn't show this kat enough love while he was still walking amongst us. We discussed Timbo, Blaze, Skateboard P and Storch ad nauseum and never even gave a thought to throwing Dilla's name in the hat. We were wrong and we've been trying to redeem ourselves ever since. My mix is just another step on my journey to redemption. R.I.P. Dilla.

Playlist:

Jazmine Sullivan - Lion, Tigers and Bears
Brandy - Bring It Back
Omar - Get It Together
Eric Roberson - Open Your Eyes
Jef Kearns f Chris Rouse - On The Level [CAN]
E3 - Do What U Gotta Do [CAN]
Lorraine Reid - No Coming Back [CAN]
Erykah Badu - The Cell
Ali Shaheed Muhhamed f Sy Smith - Part Of The Night
Adreena Mills f Saukrates - You and Tomorrow [CAN]
Incognito - Freedom To Love (Yam Who? rmx)
Opolopo f Sacha Williamson - Take It Slow [CAN]
Dennis Ferrer f Brooks Sr - Change The World

J Dilla Tribute Mix

D'Angelo - The Line
Dilla - Stop
Dilla - Dimepiece f Dwele
Dilla - Body Movin' f J. Rocc & Karriem Riggins
Dilla - Baby f Guilty Simpson and Madlib
Dilla - So Far To Go f D'Angelo and Common
Janet Jackson - Got 'Til It's Gone f Q-Tip
Common - Nag Champa
Dilla - Over The Breaks
Dilla - Give It Up
A Tribe Called Quest - Stressed Out
De La Soul - Stakes Is High
Exile - Time Has Come f Slum Village
Dilla - Time (Donut of The Heart)
Common - Dooinit
Jaylib - The Red
DJ Spinna - Dillagence f Phonte

Yam Who? - Here We Go
The Politik - Saturn

Podcast Link: www.djseansax.podomatic.com

R.I.P. James. I know economic times are tough all over the world but if you can please make a donation in honour of Jay here:

http://www.canadahelps.org/CharityProfilePage.aspx?CharityID=s23067

That's it for this week. Next show will feature a tribute mix to the one and only Robert Nesta Marley, the man who put his island of Jamaica and the entire West Indies on the international music map.

Soul On Ice Baby!

It's almost here! Very soon Barack Obama will soon be the president of the United States and it is a time of relief and optimism for many of us. I'm celebrating this moment in a couple of ways. Of course, there will be "The Black President" party this Friday in Toronto featuring Philly's own Rich Medina. As well, since we are all looking towards the future right now, I decided to shed light on a cat who I feel will play a big part in the future of Canadian Black music, Slackah The Beatchild. He's a talented, humble young man who you can learn about in the Northern Lights segment of this week's show. I'll end the show with some positive vibrations in honour of these positive times. Here's the playlist:

Playlist for Soul On Ice Radio Show for the week of Jan. 11th, 2009

Robin Thicke - Sidestep [CAN]
Ivana Santilli - TO.NY [CAN]
Jon B - Patience
Omar f Angie Stone - Stylin'
Aaliyah - Rock The Boat
Jef Kearns - I Wanna' Be The One [CAN]
Sara Devine - Special
Vanessa Freeman - Show Me
Ayah - Find My Way [CAN]
Chris Rouse - Hunny [CAN]
Kelis f Raphael Saadiq - Glow
Jill Scott - Whatever
Chaka Khan f. Mary J Blige - Disrespectful

Northern Light Segment

Slackah The Beatchild - Enjoy Ya Self [CAN]
Slackah The Beatchild f. Divine Brown and Wade O Brown - Ain't No Mountain High Enough [CAN]
Art of Fresh f. Saukrates and Rochester - Out of This World (remix) [CAN]

Rich Medina - Out Of Nothing
Big Black Lincoln - Chocolate [CAN]
Jacore Baptiste - To Be With You

OBAMA!!! Segment

Erik Rico - Children Of The Light
Wille Hutch - Brothers Gonna Work It Out
Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up
James Brown - I'm Black and I'm Proud
Bob Marley and The Wailers - Positive Vibration

I'm going to try to put together a quick mix in honour of Barack's inauguration soon. Probably to get you all ready for The Black President party on Friday January 23rd as well. What a special week this one is going to be! Feel honoured that you were here at this moment in time to be a part of it and don't forget to come out and celebrate with me on Friday!

Soul On Ice Baby!

Happy New Year! All the best from DJ Sean Sax to you and yours! I hope your NYE was an eventful but safe one. Big changes will be taking place in the world this year. Anyone looking towards the Middle East might say they've already begun. Through it all, the music will be there to put it's official stamp on the timeline of our memories so that we never forget when "it" took place. What is it? Well, "it" depends on who you are really. Since you're a Soul On Ice Radio Show fan, "it" just might be the live recording of my set at the Main Ingredient party last December here in Toronto. That I should be so lucky! Listen for it in the second hour of this podcast.

Soul On Ice Radio Show for the week of Dec 28th, 2008

Mike Ferfolia - Let's Stay Together [CAN]
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Mars
Moses Mayes - Jungle Plums 1 [CAN]
Nikka Costa - Swing It Around
Melissa Bathory - You Are [CAN]
John Legend f Kanye West - It's Over
Chris Rouse f Subliminal - Majic [CAN]
Jamie Foxx f Kanye West and The Dream - Digital Girl
Rock With You - Slackah The BeatChild f Ayah [CAN]
Trey Songz - My Everything
Dwele - My Lova
Zo! f Asylum 7 - Simplicity
Q-Tip f D'Angelo - I Believe
Kardinal Offishal f Glenn Lewis - Family Tree [CAN]

The Main Ingredient Recorded December 20th 2008

DJ Spinna f Phonte - Dillagence
D'Angelo - Devil's Pie
I.R.S. - Track's Lament [CAN]
SA-RA - Hollywood
Zaki Ibrahim - Grow Again [CAN]
Dwele - My Lady
Erykah Badu - Soldier
Up Hygh - The Gift
Donald Byrd - Places and Spaces
Earth Wind and Fire - On Your Face
The Jackson Sisters - I Believe In Miracles
Stevie Wonder - Too High
Donald Byrd - Dominoes
Stevie Wonder - As
The BlackByrds - Rock Creek Park
The Zapp Band - Dancefloor
Strafe - Set It Off
Chaka Khan - I Love You, I Live You
Gwen McCrae - All This Love
Carl Carlton - Bad Mama Jamma
Stevie Wonder - Do I Do
Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots
Funkadelic - Knee Deep
Roy Ayers - Running Away
Double Exposure - 10%
Shaun Escoffery - Space Rider
Robert Owens - I'll Be Your Friend
Todd Terry - The Weekend

Saukrates - Fades Away [CAN]
Subliminal - Communicate [CAN]
Famous - Ain't No Use [CAN]

What a way to start off 2009! There were a couple of shady mixes here and there but that's how it goes sometimes when it's live. Trust me when I say that at the time, host WanLuv had covered them up nicely with his dope mic skills. Hahaha! That's it for now. Catch you next podcast. Soul On Ice Baby!

Hey Soul On Ice Radio Show fans! DJ Sean Sax here and I'm back with another podcast from the lastest run of the show. There's a lot of good Black music in this one. Look out for the newness coming from the likes of Chris Rouse, Jamie Foxx, Alana Bridgewater, Keshia Cole, Alicia Keys and K-OS. There's even a bit of Blacktonica for my soulful house and brukbeat crew! Hold tight massive! It's gonna' be a good one!

Playlist for Soul On Ice Radio show for the week of Dec 21st, 2008

Chris Rouse - Hunny [CAN]
Usher - At the Time
Jamie Foxx f Kanye West and The Dream - Digital Girl
Rogier - Good 2U
Colin Munroe f Joel Ortiz - Piano Lessons [CAN]
Alana Bridgewater - Tired of Running [CAN]
Alicia Keys - Saviour
The Temptations - Ain't Too Proud To Beg
Robin Thicke - Everbody's A Star [CAN]
Kevin Micheal - Stone Cold Killa
Platinum Pied Pipers - On A Cloud
SoopaSoul - Brand Nu
Lee McDonald - I'll Do Anything For You
Ian Martin - Movin' On [CAN]
Ralf Gum f Monique Bingham - Kissing Strangers
Kloud 9 - Love Gets Better With You (house rmx)
Louie Vega f Sara Devine - That's What Love Is
Bakura f Darien - Mistaken
Ashley Thomas - Something's Gotta' Give
L'Aroye f Ky - The Meet
K-OS - 4,3,2,1
Kanye West - Coldest Winter
Keshia Cole - Where This Love Could End Up
Common - What A World

Podcast Link: www.djseansax.podomatic.com

I hope you enjoyed that blast of musical heat to get you through the last of the holiday season. The next show will be the first of 2009 so I'll see if I can start it off with something special for you and yours. What you ask? Well, you'll just have to check back in and see! Soul On Ice Baby!