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Fresh Roots Radio airs on 93.5 WVBR FM Ithaca on Saturday Nights, 10pm-12am Eastern Time, Streaming Online at WVBR.com
Host: David Solid Gould
Fresh Roots Radio offers a thematic presentation of recorded music from Jamaica covering the early 1960's through the early 1980s. Genres covered include Reggae, Rocksteady, Ska, Mento, Dub Music, DJ Style. The themes for each show are specific and adventurous and explore Jamaican music from various angles- tracking specific musicians, backup bands, producers and record labels a through a chronology of recordings. There are also genre focuses and a number of other themes including vocal trios from the 1970s, The Women of Reggae,. Horns of Jamaica, and many more.
There is a real flow to the show as songs cut into each other with rhythmic perfection- it's a refreshing experience.
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Member Since: 3/22/2008
Band Website: www.DavidGouldMusic.com
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David Solid Gould is a Musician, DJ and Candlemaker based out of Spencer, NY (just south of Ithaca). He toured and recorded as bass player for Shanachie recording artists John Brown's Body and clocked in 700 shows between 1998-2002. He also spearheads the group "Adonai and I" that records and performs roots reggae and dub interpretations of tradional hebrew prayers and melodies.David has been performing as drummer for local reggae group "The Millionaires of Love". His most recent musical endeavour was bringing in Leonard Dillon and The Ethiopians from Jamaica and forming an allstar band called "Solid Foundation" to back them up at Ithaca Fest in June 2008. Check out the interview tracks and photos!David has been listening to and collecting Jamaican music for years and is passionate about exposing this fresh roots music to the public ear. To learn more about David Solid Gould and his musical endeavours and to hear recordings of his music, please visit his personal music website www.davidgouldmusic.com

Influences: Music from Jamaica recorded between the late 1950s through the mid 1980s - reggae, rocksteady, ska, dub, dj styles, nyabinghi, ROOTS!
Sounds Like: The most comprehensive coverage of Jamaican recorded music on the radio and the internet
Record Label: Unknown Indie
Type of Label: Indie

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FRESH ROOTS RADIO ROCKSTEADY CH 3

1 Do It Right Three Tops 2 Soul Shot Lynn Tait and the Jets 3 The Beatitude Slim Smith 4 As Far As I Can See Joe Gibbs? 5 T...
Posted by on Sun, 24 May 2009 13:33:00 GMT

FRESH ROOTS RADIO 5-16-09 SKA CH 3

1 Garden of Love Skatalites 2 Heaven and Earth Don Drummond and Roland Alphonso 3 Silver Dollar Tommy McCook 4 Music Go Round and Round Count Ossie 5 Du Du Wap Chuck and Dobby with Audrey...
Posted by on Mon, 18 May 2009 17:34:00 GMT

FRESH ROOTS RADIO 1 YR BIRTHDAY SHOW SOLID GOULD's FAVS!

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Posted by on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:25:00 GMT

FRESH ROOTS RADIO ROCKERS CH 3

.. FRESH ROOTS RADIOROCKERS CH 34-11-091.... Lead Us Father.... African Brothers.... 2.... Lead Us Dub.... African Brothers.... 3.... At The Feast.... ....Congos........ ...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Apr 2009 07:50:00 GMT

STUDIO 1 SELECTIONS CH 4

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Posted by on Sun, 05 Apr 2009 08:30:00 GMT

WOMEN OF REGGAE CH 3

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Posted by on Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:11:00 GMT

BARRETT BROTHERS CH 2

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Posted by on Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:45:00 GMT

CONSCIOUS SINGERS OF THE 1970s and Early 80s CH 2

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Posted by on Sat, 21 Mar 2009 08:44:00 GMT

FRESH ROOTS RADIO 3-7-09 DUB PLATE SPECIAL CH 3

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Posted by on Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:09:00 GMT

FRESH ROOTS RADIO 2-28-09 STUDIO 1 SELECTIONS CH 3

FRESH ROOTS RADIO 2-28-09 STUDIO 1 CH 3...... ..1. Jah Almighty  The Gladiators....2. Peace Theme  Dub Specialist....3. Empty Belly - Ethiopians....4. Sufferers Child  The Silvertones....5. Workin...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:47:00 GMT