Volume CXXXIII, Number 2 September 19, 2003 f

Sonaar Luthra: DJ of the Week

SL: I'm gonna cheat and give three: Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks, Lee Perry and the Upsetters' Super Ape, and Yo La Tengo's And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out.

O: Currently, who gives the best live performance?

SL: The Faint and The Flaming Lips.

O: What's in your stereo now?

SL: Trojan's Independent Jamaica-Songs of Freedom From The Treasure Isle (circa 1962).

O: Who's the most underrated artist in your opinion?

SL: Joe Higgs; there are few bands from Jamaica that don't owe it all to him, and he taught Bob Marley how to play guitar.

O: What song are you embarrassed to admit you love?

SL: Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love."

Luthra's show, "Roast Fish and Cornbread: The Roots of Jamaican Music," can be heard Sunday nights from 7-9 p.m. Luthra plays Jamaican pop music, from its early ska and rocksteady days into the golden age of roots reggae, dub and toasting. Tune in to hear the best a little island in the Caribbean has to offer.

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