Jazzy T has been with Renaissance Disco since 1992. He is a strong reason (some may say the main reason) for their nearly quarter century as one of Jamaica’s premier sound systems. Jazzy T loves DC, and often proclaims that Washington DC is his “turf”; but who can really argue with him given the reputation he has built during Homecoming and other Pumpstation events. Jazzy never ever disappoints! He tends to perform at his best with competition from other DJs, and on Homecoming Friday, lets just say, he will need to be at his best.

Jazzy is confident this year will be one of the best homecomings with the artiste and DJs on the line up. He is thinking “maaaad vibes and full house”.

Its been several years since DC has seen “The Party Animal”

Kurt Riley is fixated with music and has the uncanny ability to transport patrons and listeners to new heights and musical enjoyment.. He can play music for hours and days on end with high tempo and vibes. This is why you should not take his nickname, “The Party Animal”, for granted. This guy makes you move.

Riley has been endorsed by one world renowned disc jock., respected British deejay Roy the Roach, who has dubbed him ‘the taxi’, because of what he describes as Riley’s ability to transport a party crowd.

“That boy is bad. I’ve crowned him the musical taxi. He can take you on a journey wherever you want to go. You say, ‘taxi driver I need to go there’, he says ‘ok’ and he takes you on the scenic route…Man…he’s a bad deejay…,” were Roy’s words of praise for the FAME FM jock. Just name the genre and he’ll play it. But be careful when you’re around him and he’s playing soca. Get out of the way, because he’s all over the place!

With a full DC Star, we should expect to see Kurt Riley at his utmost best.

ATTENTION!!!…and…At Ease! …DJ Private Ryan has risen exponentially in ranks over the years. He was given the name Private Ryan by disc jockey and radio personality Hypa Hoppa because he saw Ryan as the most promising and talented rookie Dj in Trinidad at the time. Ryan has since worked his way up the ranks, and is now seen by many as a DJ of the highest order. Believe us when we say he is no ‘petty officer’! – With incredibly quick hands and power of controlling the room with sound, Ryan could easily be retiled “Brigadier General Ryan”.

Most people recognize that Ryan, “He zah Trini”, yeh?…But he his renown for his command of almost all genres. Ryan’s is excellent at reggae/dancehall, and loves mixing hip hop, R&B, and mainstream pop hits.

After a two year hiatus from DC, expect Private Ryan to go hard.

ATTENTION!!!…and…At Ease! …DJ Private Ryan has risen exponentially in ranks over the years. He was given the name Private Ryan by disc jockey and radio personality Hypa Hoppa because he saw Ryan as the most promising and talented rookie Dj in Trinidad at the time. Ryan has since worked his way up the ranks, and is now seen by many as a DJ of the highest order. Believe us when we say he is no ‘petty officer’! – With incredibly quick hands and power of controlling the room with sound, Ryan could easily be retiled “Brigadier General Ryan”.

Most people recognize that Ryan, “He zah Trini”, yeh?…But he his renown for his command of almost all genres. Ryan’s is excellent at reggae/dancehall, and loves mixing hip hop, R&B, and mainstream pop hits.

After a two year hiatus from DC, expect Private Ryan to go hard.

We start out very smooth with some of the most talented reggae artistes today. We are talking about Stephen Marley, Proteje, Damian Marley, Kymani Marley, Beres Hammond… We talking the real “rub a dub soldiers”!! These are the some of the names that are really carrying the torch for real reggae music; ensuring that reggae’s roots remain planted!! One of our favorite is that Beenie Man and Beres Hammond…wicked tune!! Real reggae vibes!!

Expect a mix of the latest and not so new reggae tracks…just a very nice blend. All new is never really good anyways…

Yow, don’t forget to spread the word. Share the music with your friends!! Thats what keeps our podcast going. The Mama mix was very popular… we like that the you appreciated the time it took us to compile the mix.

So, sit back and enjoy another Pumpstation Entertainment Podcast. Please send your comments to info@pumpstn.com. Let us know if you like the mixes and what we can do to make it better for you. Continue to support Pumpstation Ent…..www.pumpstn.com!! Visit us on twitter.com/Pumpstation_Ent and facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pumpstation)

So what’s in this one-hour podcast? Simply put this is a mix with reggae songs dedicated to Mama. There are some old songs but there are also some newer songs. Its frightening how many mama songs are out there – We tried to put as many of the popular ones in the mix, but don’t be surprised if there are one or two songs missing… There will be other mixes.

Enjoy this mix and go out and buy Mama a gift! If she is passed already eat a slice of cake in her memory…Bless!

Here is a quick tracklist – surprised that only one song didn’t have “Mama” in the title, and about four tune is title “Mama’s Love”:

1. Mama – Alaine
2. Thank You Mama – Sizzla
3. Mama Don’t Cry – Gyptian
4. Mama You Alone – I-Octane
5. Mama’s Love – Anthony B
6. Pot of Gold – Bounty Killer ft. Richie Stephens
7. Mama’s Love – Dennis Brown ft. Beres Hammond
8. Mama – Bounty Killer
9. Anything for Mama – Daddy Rings
10. Mama’s Blessing – Anthony Cruz
11. Mama’s Love – Bounty Killer
12. Mama – Lukie D
13. This one is for you Mama – Jah Cure
14. Dear Mama (Drop Leaf) – Tupac
15. Mama Hurt – Wayne Marshall
16. My Mother – Tarrus Riley
17. Mama Love – Demarco
18. Mama Love – Richie Spice
19. Mother For Life – Brian and Tony Gold ft. Iceman
20. Mama mi love so much – Samo T
21. Mama I Love You – Sean Paul
22. Make My Mama proud – Konshens
23. Love you Mom – Laden
24. When Mama Prays – Alaine
25. Mama – Garnett Silk
26. Dance with my Mother again – Mikey Spice
27. I love you Mama – Aidonia
28. Mama don’t cry – Lutan Fyah
29. Mama – Vybz Kartel
30. Mama proud a me – Chase Cross
31. Mama Cooking – Merciless

So what should you expect….

Well, the usual Pumpstation shellingzzzzz. We start out with some hard hitting “thug-conscious” tunes… think I-Octane, Zamunda, Mavado, and the works…. Early fyaaah for on badmind and pagans from Octane and Chan Dizzy.

You know we always do the thing for the ladies so we switch up the thing and the ladies can expect some good tunes from Kartel, Mavado, Beenie Man and Charlieeeee Blacks. Lots of Kartel, even though him a bleach the tune them going hard.

Reggae mix is next stay tuned!!!! Subscribe to the podcast; don’t badmind your friend…tell them about podcast… it’s free!! Follow us on Twitter (http://twitter.com/pumpstation_ent). Friend us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pumpstation)

In honor of the Jamaican Independence 45th Anniversary Celebration, Pumpstation broke out some of the oldies but goodies highlighting some of the best of the best.

After a long break, we are back at it again – Pumpstation podcast!!! As usual we like to kick things off with some of the hottest dancehall.

We start off the mix with a few tunes biggin’ up the “Almighty”!! Mavado and Aidonia have a couple of big hitters in the early segment. We then go into some very recent and prominent dancehall riddims, which should have most healthy heads boppin’.

Its been a long time so we were forced to squeeze a lot of music in a one hour podcast. This podcast is still missing a lot of tracks so we will do another within a week or so…..stay tuned.

Its been a little while since we gave you some nice bouncy R&B anthems on the streets, and a little bit of hip-hop… so now is the time! Washington DC was under siege from a history making blizzard, so we thought it would be nice to throw out something fresh for those stuck in the ‘crib’. As usual we start the mix nice and smooth featuring some tracks from Rihanna and Alicia keys new albums. Not every track on the mix is ‘new’ … we like to spice it up a little with some of those preferred but ‘not so new tracks’. On the mix we also feature hits form JayZ’s Blue Print 3 (wicked album this yuh nuh).

So hear wah, sit back and enjoy another Pumpstation Entertainment Podcast. Please send your comments to info@pumpstn.com. Let us know if you like the mixes and what we can do to make it better for you.

Another wicked reggae “one drop” mix. Trust me on this one – if you enjoy the sweet and soulfully melodic sounds of true reggae music then this episode will definitely hit the spot. This is relatively new stuff, but don’t get it twisted – This approximately one hour and fifteen minutes mix features music from some of the most unmistakable and genre defining voices of reggae. The likes of Beres Hammond and Freddie McGregor have transcended generations and still gives us consistent quality chart topping music throughout the years. Then there are the new stalwarts – The likes of Tarrus Riley, Queen Ifrica and Etana who are now charged with the responsibility of keeping the reggae flame burning. My fellow subscribers, based on the contributions on this mix, I think the metaphoric “musical torch” is in good hands. So, sit back and enjoy another Pumpstation Entertainment Podcast. Please send your comments to info@pumpstn.com. Let us know if you like the mixes and what we can do to make it better for you.

From the feedback we got, the last podcast was a really nice dancehall mix with some of the latest hits. And although there was the little buzzing noise in the background, many still can’t stop playing it. We promised a couple of people to either replace it with another or do another mix… so we went with the latter.

Of course, no two podcast can be the same, so don’t expect to hear the same songs from the last dancehall mix. Plus, there is so much music out there that we decided we better put some of the others on this one….

The stage is quickly set for Podcast #39 with a few hard hitting hits from Daniel “Chino” McGregor. With music running through his veins (since his father is Freddie McGregor), Chino is a great talent and has established himself as one of Jamaica’s most prominent and promising young artiste. In fact, the first five or six tracks are all produced by Chino and his brother, Stephen “Di Genius” McGregor, as they take over the steering wheel of the Big ship label in the 21st Century.

So, sit back and enjoy another Pumpstation Entertainment Podcast. Please send your comments to info@pumpstn.com. Let us know if you like the mixes and what we can do to make it better for you.

So, to kick off our ‘first in a long time’ podcast we have to do it with current dancehall. We start this vibezy one-hour mix with some concious dancehall with the likes of Stephen “the Genius” McGregor and Mavado blazing fire on badmind. We also feature the very popular “Better Life” Riddim with Konshens and “The Realest Song”, a song asking for guidance from Jah Jah to keep his mind and heart clean.

The pace is stepped up a little with recent hits like, Holiday (Ding Dong) and Skip to Ma Luu (Serani). Other riddims on this mix includes, Mash Up, National Pride, and Tripple Bounce riddim.

Enjoy another PumpStation preferred mix. Send us comments or cuss we out for not putting out podcast for several months.

Rawkus 6, will be sick!!! This is Foreign Bass blazing some sweet soca…

Foreign Bass will be at Rawkus for the first time…makin da ladies ” Push bumpa like a V-8 Tundra…”

Just a touch of whats to come on Saturday March 28, 2009 at Zanzibar OTW. Rawkus is sponsored by Heineken.!

Foreign Bass is the new kid on the block for Rawkus this year, but don’t be fooled, the sound is definitely not ‘foreign’ to Washington DC’s soca fans. Foreign Bass has been a prominent fixture in many DC Carnival events, and is known all over the world as the Big Bad Foreign Bass. In fact, the only thing ‘foreign’ about this sound is the fact that they have been spreading their wings globally, and has performed in many countries and was featured Dj of the annual Sokashocka IX in Trinidad’s Carnival. Soca lovers are in for treat when Garth touches the Rawkus stage.

T’was some six years ago on cool March night, that an invigorating concept in Caribbean entertainment was introduced in the Washington Metro. Yes, the event known today as RAWKUS will see its sixth staging at Zanzibar on the Waterfront, on Saturday, March 28, 2009.

PumpCast 34 is a flashback to the hottest music of one of the best decades in Dancehall music – The Nineties!!! We have been getting so many requests for old school music, so this is for our very ardent supporters who give us feedback (main@pumpstn.com). Fittingly, we start the podcast with “Anything for You“, a bomber from 1995 featuring a host of entertainers from Beenie Man, Buju Banton, Snow, Nadine Sutherland, Louis Culture and Terror Fabulous. As usual, I won’t give away too much about this podcast, except to say that the mix will take you on a musical journey through a very “scenic” and engaging route. Again, I know you are going to love this one, so share the PumpCast link with your friends…One love! Happy New Year …Peace and Love for 2009. (Next PumpCast #35 in 14 days)