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As anyone who’s listened to Major Lazer can readily attest, Diplo has a soft spot for reggae and dancehall. It comes as no surprise then, that given the keys to the expansive back catalog of Jamaican label Greenslves Records, he turned out a thoughtful and thoroughly enjoyable mix.  Diplo’s hand-picked 15 tracks, mostly of 80s vintage- right around the time reggae artists were beginning to develop a dancehall sound- and woven them together to create what is odds-on favorite to become my summer soundtrack. Now we just need some summer to enjoy it in…

Tracklist after the cut for the curious.

01 Alpha & Omega: “Who Is the Ruler“
02 Hugh Mundell: “Jaque­line“
03 Tris­ton Palma: “Joker Smoker“
04 John Holt: “Police in Heli­copter“
05 Bar­ring­ton Levy & Gen­eral Echo: “Even­tide Fire a Dis­as­ter“
06 Joe Gibbs: “Satta Amassa Gana Ver­sion“
07 Rankin Dread: “Fat­tie Boom Boom“
08 Eek-a-Mouse: “Anarexol“
09 Lone Ranger: “Gun­shot Mek Daugh­ter Drop“
10 Clint East­wood & Gen­eral Saint: “Sweet Sweet Matilda“
11 Prince Jammy: “Inter­face“
12 Gre­gory Isaacs: “Night Nurse“
13 J.C. Lodge: “Tele­phone Love“
14 Johnny Osbourne: “Water Pump­ing“
15 Prince Far I: “Survival”

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