Greetings,

School is back in session. Summer a gwaan. Time for New Roots and opportunities. Soon the weather gets cooler and the days grow shorter. All the folks travelling and doing outdoor activities that don’t always include radio. So listenership tends to go down in the summer and starts to bump in the fall.

Look forward to that in the months to come on Smile Jamaica while we put Summer in our rear view. That’s why if you’re travelling, on-demand Smile Jamaica is always there for your activity soundtrack

bless, robt

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Jah-gust 27, 2016

Set 1:

• Ras Michael & the Sons of Negus – Build Up Your House; Revelation (Trojan) ’82 UK vinyl: nyahbinghi style
• The Upsetters – Noah Sugar Pan; Upsetter Shop vol. 1 (Heartbeat) Black Ark Dub Album of the Hour
• Michael Palmer – Have Faith in Jah; Wicked a Go Feel It (Trojan) ‘84
• Judith – Such Is Life; Universal Roots – U.K. Reggae All Stars (Universal Roots) 2008 UK
• Leroy Wallace – Far Beyond; Studio One Roots (Studio One/Soul Jazz) melodica
• Fun Boy Three – Farmyard Connection; Waiting (Chrysalis) ’83 Specials 2 Tone ska spin off

<Peter & Bob – 2 farmers trying to earn a living>

• Ras Daniel Ray – Princess; 10” (Education) 2006 UK

Set 2: Wailers Family Tree

• Peter Tosh & the Wailers – Pound Get a Blow; Honorary Citizen (Columbia): ’68
• Bunny Wailer – Liberation; Retrospective (Shanachie) ’88 best of
• Rita Marley & the Wailers – Deh Pon Dem; Ska Bonanza (Heartbeat/Studio One)
• Bob Marley & the Wailers – Smile Jamaica + Version; Rastaman Vibration (Deluxe Edition) (Tuff Gong) ’76: single + version for Smile Jamaica Peace Concert

Set 3: Best of Smile Jamaica – 26+ Years

• Linval Thompson – I Love Marijuana; I Love Marijuana (Trojan) ’79
• Cedric Myton & the Congos – Wherever He Leads Me; Face the Music (VP) ‘81
• Althea & Donna – Jah Rastafari; Uptown Top Ranking (Virgin Front Line) ’78 female singjay duo
• Wailing Souls – They Don’t Know Jah; Very Best of (Greensleeves) ‘82
• Bill Laswell – Dub Massive vol. 1 (Trojan) Dub Album of the Hour: dub remixes of Reggae dubs

Set 4:

• Samia Farah – Rien ne Acquis; Samia Farah (SAM) 2008 Fr.-Tunisian singer
• Heptones & Prince Lamont – Meaning of Life; Hits of the Past (J.B.) ‘77
• Mike Brooks – Rhum (sic) Drinker; Classical Anthology (M-10) herbtune ‘78
• Mad Professor & the Robotiks feat. Michael Walters – Jungle Vibrations; 10” (Ariwa) 2002 UK

Set 5: Vinyl is Vital

• Burning Spear – African Teacher; Lovers and Rockers (EMI) ’79 UK
• Al Campbell – Just a Close Talk With You; Rough Road (Burning Sounds) ’79 UK red vinyl
• Hortense Ellis – Wooden Heart; Raver’s Rock Vol. 2 (Vista Sounds) ’84 UK
• Jah Lloyd – Dispencer; Black Moses (Virgin Front Line) ’78 UK

<Jah Lloyd – No needles for I ‘n’ I>

• Lee “Scratch” Perry & Full Experience – Disco Devil (Extended Mix); Turn and Fire (Anachron) ’77 Neth. Vinyl

Set 6:

• Ayo – What’s This All About; Gravity at Last (Polydor) 2008 Germ.-Nigerian female
• Collie Buddz – Come Around; Collie Buddz (Columbia) 2007 herbtune
• Pablo Moses – Under Your Spell; We Refuse (Priority) ‘90
• Version feat. Carlton Livingston – Hotta Fire Burn; 10” (Webcam Hi Fi) 2007 Fr.

Set 7:

• Morgan Heritage – Unjust World; CD Single (MCA) ‘94
• Aswad – Boom Boom Carnival; Roots Revival (Ark 21) ’99 Jamaicans rock steady cover
• Junior Delgado – Jah Say; Tichen (Rhino UK) ‘90
• Black Uhuru – Botanical Roots; Anthem (Island) ‘84
• Israel Vibration/Soul Syndicate – Go Through Dub; Unconquered People Dub (Greensleeves) ‘79

<Black Uhuru – Anthem is the album that made me a Reggae fanatic>

Set 8: Mutant Dub

• Graciella Rodriguez – Stop That Train; On U Sound 30 Years Anniversary (King Size Dub Special) (Echo Beach) 2011 Spanish take on Bim Sherman classic
• Audio Active – Psychobuds; Bong (Birdman) 2000 Jah-pon herbtune
• Joseph Cotton – Ali Baba; Pro Cannabis 4 (Dope Media) 2000 Germ. Herbtune on Ali Baba riddim
• Soom T – Puff That Weed; Ode to a Carrot (Jahtari) 2008 Germ./Scottish female weedstepper
• Ben Jammin – Money Talks; Ambassah Rub a Dub Showcase Part 2 (Ambassah) 2006 UK
• Badawi – Voices From the Sky; Soldier of Midian (ROIR) 2001 Jewish-mystic dub