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Roland Alphonso

Roland Alphonso is a person from JM, active from 1931.

Person JM 1931–1998 rocksteady ska jamaican ska
TOTAL PLAYS
103
SONGS PLAYED
35
STATIONS
4
FIRST PLAYED
2005-02-17 20:04 · 6 Music — "Phoenix City"
LAST PLAYED
10 months ago · 6 Music — "Old Fowl Ska"
BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2025
20 15 10 5 0
'05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25
◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 89 86%
1Xtra 7 7%
Radio 2 6 6%
Radio 1 1 1%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 21:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 Phoenix City 48 2024-04-02
2 Jack Ruby 7 2024-12-24
3 Dr. Ring Ding 4 2024-12-24
4 Blackberry Brandy 3 2025-05-13
5 Hop Special 3 2020-09-23
6 Wild and Free (feat. The Originals Orchestra) 3 2018-04-08
7 Old Fowl Ska 2 2025-07-02
8 El Pussy Cat Ska 2 2024-11-19
9 Say You (feat. The Originals Orchestra) 2 2024-07-07
10 One Thousand Tons Of Megaton 2 2023-04-09
11 Drums of Fue Man Tru 2 2023-02-02
12 Lee Harvey Oswald 2 2017-01-31
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2025-07-02 21:24 Old Fowl Ska 6 Music
2025-05-13 14:12 Blackberry Brandy 6 Music
2024-12-24 23:41 Jack Ruby 6 Music
2024-12-24 23:38 Dr. Ring Ding 6 Music
2024-11-19 15:15 El Pussy Cat Ska 6 Music
2024-08-17 17:22 Jack Ruby 6 Music
2024-07-07 04:02 Say You (feat. The Originals Orchestra) 1Xtra
2024-06-30 13:02 Say You (feat. The Originals Orchestra) 1Xtra
2024-04-02 14:16 Phoenix City 6 Music
2024-03-11 02:41 Jack Ruby 6 Music
2024-03-11 02:38 Dr. Ring Ding 6 Music
2024-02-12 02:41 Jack Ruby 6 Music
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

35 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
▶
1000 Tons Of Megaton — 1 ▶
a shot in the dark — 1 ▶
A Shot In The Dark (Take 2) — 1 ▶
A.B.C. Rocksteady (feat. The Originals Orchestra) — 1 ▶
Blackberry Brandy — 3 ▶
Bongo Tango — 1 ▶
Counter Punch — 1 ▶
Dr. Ring Ding — 4 ▶
Drums of Fue Man Tru — 2 ▶
El Pussy Cat Ska — 2 ▶
El Pussycat — 1 ▶
El Torro — 1 ▶
Feeling Fine — 1 ▶
Four Corners Of The World — 1 ▶
Green Door — 1 ▶
Hop Special — 3 ▶
Jack Ruby — 7 ▶
James Bond — 1 ▶
Lee Harvey Oswald — 2 ▶
Music House — 1 ▶
Musical Resurrection — 1 ▶
Narata — 1 ▶
Narata (feat. The Originals Orchestra) — 1 ▶
Old Fowl Ska — 2 ▶
One Thousand Tons Of Megaton — 2 ▶
Phoenix City — 48 ▶
President Kennedy — 1 ▶
Provocation — 1 ▶
Reggae in the Grass — 1 ▶
Sandy Gulley — 1 ▶
Say You (feat. The Originals Orchestra) — 2 ▶
Song For My Father — 1 ▶
Sticker — 1 ▶
Stream Of Life — 1 ▶
Wild and Free (feat. The Originals Orchestra) — 3 ▶