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Robert Nelson is the host of Reggae & Dub Show "Smile Jamaica" on radio station KRCL: 90.9FM Salt Lake City, Utah. www.krcl.org. Since 1989 Airs every Saturday 4-7 PM Mtn. Time He works as a University Librarian at the Marriott Library (University of Utah). He manages the Audio Studio in the Digital Scholarship Lab.

Cannabis Service Weekend on Smile Jamaica: Read your Bible!

April 17, 2015 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

db59e8058c02bc89f4cd60d0588fb945 — Celebrating 1 Year on the Web at the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives! Selah

Greetings,

***From the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives legal offices of Dewey, Cheatem & Howe, please read the following disclaimer***

**The operator of the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives wishes those reading to know that we do not endorse, encourage or engage in illegal activity. These writings are in spirit with anti-authoritarian subcultures and are meant solely for informational and or educational purposes only. Edutaiment isn’t illegal….yet***)

marijuana_funny_pic_retro_celebrity_news_pot_smokers — Herbert Spliffington, Esq. Legal counsel for the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives. From the law firm of Dewey, Cheatem & Howe

4 down, 46 to go!

A year ago I finally turned aspiration into action. And after 25 years of Reggae Radio decided it was time for the Smile Jamaica blog. One more guy on the Internet with an opinion.

I started it out with the 20 Days of Cannabis Service Month. But it mainly became a forum to upload the Smile Jamaica Playlists and links to the Smile Jamaica Show Archives Podcasts. Or Ark-Ives as I call it. As in Black Ark – Lee “Scratch” Perry.

I quickly developed the system of cutting up 3 hours of Radio sound into soundbytes, clips and Reggae History Lessons. Upload the .mp3s. Add some photos and captions. How do you liven up a long list of songs? Week after week. Year after year for a quarter century.

So a year later, I have a crocus bag full of Cannabis Soundbytes. The Seven Leaf Symphony.

<Cannabis History Reggae Lesson – Crocus Bag; 16 sec.>

download (73) — Filled this crocus bag with about a 100 Seven Leaf sound bytes over the past year on the Smile Jamaica blog

So for the 4:20 Weekend, I am going to string a whole heap of air checks from Smile Jamaica that talk about the Seven Leaf:

Read your Bible: 30 sec.

brnt-offering — The Holy Bible. For reading not rolling

Roll a lickle spliff with di papyrus

e7961-the2bblue2blotus2bancient2begypt2bsacrament — Hey Thoth. You have any papyrus so we can smoke a little Sensimenia on our trip to Mesopotamia?

Smile Jamaica – Healing of the Nations (Revelations 22: 2); 30 sec.

Revelation 22:2. New Testament

It flowed down the center of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, with a fresh crop each month. The leaves were used for medicine to heal the nations.

Ergo, partake of the Seven Leaf with a fresh crop each month for the healing of the nation. Come together as a community in harmony

Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it

There was no tobacco in the Holy Land during Old Testament times. That was green smoke emanating from the Israelite nasal passages

10431700_10152091861825997_1123346574332416576_n — It’s not recreational. It is Biblical

<Don’t h8, time to appreciate!; 2 sec.>

gerbil-smoking — Don’t be a gerbil. Get down with the herbal!

Go Giants! Opening Day for the Defending World Series Champs!

April 7, 2015 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

images (21) — From one Lefty to another. Madison Bumgarner the Bob Marley of World Series stalwarts!

Lawrence Ferlinghetti – Baseball Canto poem; 2 min 56 sec.

ferlinghetti-pray — Lawrence Ferlinghetti – City Lights Bookstore founder and fellow San Francisco Giants fanatic

Smile Jamaica’s Holy Trinity:

Reggae ‘n’ Dubwize
GREEN Bay Packers football
San Francisco Giants baseball

I probably watch 150 Giants game a year. I DVR the Saturday Afternoon games that conflict with Smile Jamaica.

Every other year, baby!

Madison Bumgarner: The humble calf suckles the most milk__Prince Far I; 22 sec.

download (72) — Beware the power of the snot rocket!

Go Giants!

bless, robt

color-barry-bonds — “Home Run” record holder. Didn’t win a World Series. Steroids are not Ital

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: March 28, 2015 (Stream + Tracklist): Roots Dawta Showcase

April 2, 2015 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

images (20) — Smile Jamaica’s Holy Trinity: Roots, Vinyl and Sistren vocalists/deejays

Greetings,

<Livicated to the Mothers, Sistas and Dawtas; 10 sec.>

Smile Jamaica pays tribute to Women’s History Month (March) with a special show pulled from the Ark-Ives:

Roots Dawtas Vinyl – Black Wax Blowout

<Vinyl sound authentically rootsy; 8 sec.>

High-lights of the 3 hours: 80 sec.

Annotated Playlist of the March 28, 2015 Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives:

Set 1

Sis Nya – Works of Jah; Jah Music (Jah Shaka) ’87 UK; 3 Hours of Roots Dawtas
GG All Stars – Changing Dub; Dub a de Number One (Heartbeat); Dub Album of the Week; Gregory Isaacs dubs
Aisha – For Salvation; Daughters of Zion (Twinkle) ’93 UK
Casselberry-DuPree’ – War; City Down (Icebergg) ’86 Milwaukee, Jahs-consin; Marley cover of Selassie UN Speech

<Haile Selassie speech to United Nations. Bob created “War”; 25 sec.>

Aura Meets Lee “Scratch” Perry – Full Experience; Full Experience (Blue Moon) Fr. EP
Rita Marley – One Draw; Reggae Party From Jamaica (Disc International) ’83 Fr.; 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement

<4 down, 46 to go!; 8 sec.>

Natural Beauty – Nice Up Dancee; 12” (Must Dance) ’86 UK

<Bubble wif a 2 spliff ‘n’ 2 Heineken; 12 sec.>

$(KGrHqV,!qMFBnboLiN!BQqikk55j!~~60_35 — Early favorite from the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: 2 spliff ‘n’ 2 Heineken

Set 2:

Norma King – Hot Child in the City; 12” (Zion Love) ’88 Canada; Nick Gilder pop cover

<Canadian Reggae cover of One Hit Wonder; 23 sec.>

Robotiks feat. Joanna Cassar & Sandra Cross; Echoes of Deaf Journalists; My Computer’s Acting Strange (Ariwa) ’86 UK

<In order to get a 5 star review, you must pay your magazine ads! 13 sec.>

Sis Bee & Jah Woosh – Pure Brutality; Rebellion (Federation of Reggae Music) Ireland
Pauline – Babylon; In Progress (People Unite) ’84 UK

download (68) — Canadian One Hit Wonder: Hot Child in the City, Running Wild and Looking Pretty

Set 3: Wailers Family Tree

Marcia Griffiths – Let Them Say; Rock My Soul (56 Hope Road) ’84 JA; Wailers Family Tree Set

<Marcia Griffiths & Bob Andy; 28 sec.>

Judy Mowatt – First Cut; Mellow Mood (Ashandan) ’75 JA; Cat Stevens cover
The I Three – Baby Be True; Beginning (EMI America); ’86 US; Leroy Sibbles cover

<The I-Three, Not I Threes; 11 sec.>

Set 4:

The Selecter – Celebrate the Bullet; Celebrate the Bullet (Chrysalis) ’81 UK; 2 Tone ska feat. Pauline Black on vox
Sista Ruby – Gimmi Mi Ganja; Woman DJ (Keyman) ’99 UK; herbtune
Mystic Youth feat. I-Skeeda & the Irie-Ites; Best Wishes (Sunship) Rasta Cruz, Collie-fornya; youth group with female vox

<Gem from the 99 cent crate: Mystic Youth; 8 sec.>

>Land of Fruits & Nuts – Junior high kids hail up the Seven Leaf, WTF?; 35 sec.>

Sheila Hylton – The Bed’s Too Big Without You; 12” (Island) ’80; Police cover

IMG_1284-450x450 — Great youth reggae group from the Land of Fruits & Nuts

Set 5: Dub Poetesses

<Dub Poetresses; 13 sec.>

Louise Bennett – Long Time Gal; Miss Lou!: Yes M’Dear (Island); ’83 UK live mento, calypso; Dub Poetess set

<Miss Lou: national treasure of Jamaica; 23 sec.>

Sister Netifa – Traveller; Woman Determined (Aluta) ’88 UK; about the Middle Passage

<Middle Passage: slaves to the New World, sugar to Europe, money to buy more slaves in Africa; 20 sec.>

Lillian Allen – Conditions Critical; Conditions Critical (Redwood) ’87 Canadian poet via Emeryville, Collie-fornya
Jean “Binta” Breeze – Tracks + Nanny; Tracks (LKJ) ’91 UK

<Binta – dawta in Arabic, Swahili; 22 sec.>

<Nanny – national hero of Jamaican revolution against British occupiers; 23 sec.>

jamaican_hero_nanny_maroon2 — Nanny – Jamaican hero. Legend has it she could fire bullets from a delicate part of her anatomy to terrorize the Brits

Set 6: Deejays

UB40 feat. Sister V – V’s Version; Baggariddim (DEP) ’85 UK; toaster over Version Girl

<Baggariddim – UK; Little Baggariddim US; 45 sec.>

Sister Carol – Dance Hall Style; Liberation for Africa (Serious Gold) ’83 DC
Super Chick – Roach Killer; Sleeping Bag’s Reggae Dance Hall Classics (Sleeping Bag) New Jah-sey; Roach Killer: J’can slang for leather pointed toe shoes

<Roach Killer – Jamaican shoes worn in the dancehalls; 215 sec.>

Althea Ranking – Just Rocking; 12” (Go de Jockey) ’81 JA; ½ of female deejay duo: Althea & Donna

Set 7: Soul to Disco

Maxine Miller – C.C. Rider; Showcase (Wackies) ’80 Chuck Willis cover

<Chuck Willis – CC Rider’ 12 sec.>

<Reggae History Lesson: Lloyd Barnes’ Wackies label; 10 sec.>

Blood Sisters – Ring My Bell; 12” (Soul Jazz) ’79 UK; cover of Anita Ward disco classic

<Disco is not a four letter world in Reggae or on Smile Jamaikca; 28 sec.>

RINGBELL — Always a Reggae cover of a soul or disco hit song

Set 8: Mutant Dubstresses; 5 sec.

Sinead O’Connor – Jah Nuh Dead; Throw Down Your Arms; (That’s Why There’s Chocolate & Vanilla) 2005 UK Burning Spear cover

<Sinead O’Connor: Mutant Dubstress; 40 sec.>

New Age Steppers feat. Ari Up – Some Love; Foundation Steppers (ON U Sound) ’83 UK

<Ari Up: New Age Steppers, The Slits vocalist>

The Slits – Man Next Door; 12” (Human Records) ’80 UK; cover of John Holt & the Paragons
Akabu – Africans United; Akabu (Viva) ’89 UK
Rasheda – I Jah Love; 12” (Zion Gate) 2007 Fr.; Don Carlos cover

download (71) — Anti papist. Jah nuh dead

Smile Jamaica Preview: March 28, 2015: Roots Dawta Extravaganza!

March 28, 2015 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

download (2) — Smile Jamaica’s Tribute to Women’s History Month: 3 Hours of Roots Dawtas

Smile Jamaica live every Saturday 4-7 PM Mtn. Time:

90.9FM in Utah
Stream: Tune In Radio
Mixcloud – Bobbylon: Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives + Digital Dubplates
Ark-Ive. Here on Smile Jamaica blog; without commercial interruptions
Twitter: SmileJ_KRCL for live alert and stream upload/blog posts

Greetings,

<Roots Dawta 3 Hour Showcase; 18 sec.>

Smile Jamaica celebrates Women’s History Month today: Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: March 28, 2015

Top Rank Disco Mix
Lovers Rock
Mutant Dawtas
Wailers Family Tree
Herbstresses
Dub Poetesses

All vinyl! 3 hours

bless, robt

Smile Jamaica live every Saturday 4-7 PM Mtn. Time:

90.9FM in Utah
Stream: Tune In Radio
Mixcloud – Bobbylon: Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives + Digital Dubplates
Ark-Ive. Here on Smile Jamaica blog; without commercial interruptions
Twitter: SmileJ_KRCL for live alert and stream upload/blog posts

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: March 21, 2015 (Stream + Tracklist): Nowruz Mubarak Edition

March 25, 2015 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

Greetings,

First show of Spring. Here is what is in store for the 3 hours: of Smile Jamaica: March 21, 2015. 85 sec.

Annotated Playlist: March 21, 2015: Smile Jamaica

Set 1:

Azeem & Session – Pass It On; Live and Direct (M. Al’s) Berkeley, Collie-fornya vinyl
Israel Vibration – Dub Worries; Same Song Dub (RAS) ’78 Dub Album of the Week
Judy Mowatt – King of Kings; By the Rivers of Babylon (Shanachie); Rasta compilation

<Judy Mowatt – Wailers Family Tree; 25 sec.>

The Archives feat. Lenny Kurlou – Why Can’t We Live Together (ESL) 2012; Timmy Thomas soul cover; ½ of Thievery Corporation

<Timmy Thomas soul original; 18 sec.>

Courtney Melody – Bad Boy; 24 Karat Gold (Shanachie) DJ Yonnie megamix
Horace Andy – Poor Johnny; See and Blind (Heartbeat Europe) ’98; 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement

<Poor Johnny chose cocaine over sensi 22 sec.>

Barry Isaac – Mission Against Herbs (Original Vocal Mix 2); 10” (Reggae on Top) bonus herbs, 2008 militant steppers

<4 down, 46 to go!>

Set 2: Best of 25 Years

George Faith – To Be a Lover (Have Mercy); To Be a Lover (Island) ’77; Lee “Scratch” Perry mix, William Bell soul cover; Riddim Shower (1): vox
The Upsetters – Love Version; Rhythm Shower (Trojan) ’70; Riddim Shower (2): Version – to Shenley Duffus vox

<Reggae History Lesson: Riddim Shower; 17 sec.>

Althea & Donna – The West; Uptown Top Ranking (Virgin Front Line) ’78
Ranking Dillinger – See and Blind; None Stop Disco Style (Clocktower)

download (66) — Reggae loves classic soul

Set 3: Wailers Family Tree

The Wailers – Get Up Stand Up; Burnin’ (Deluxe Edition) (Tuff Gong); Live at Leeds 11/23/73
Bunny Wailer – Dash Wey the Vial; Liberation (Shanachie) ‘88
Peter Tosh – Fire Fire (Babylon Burning); Talking Revolution (Pressure Sounds) acoustic live at KZEL: Eugene Oregon

<Six Degrees of Smile Jamaica: Peter Tosh acoustic KZEL Eugene Oregon; 70 sec.>

images (1) — Oregon to Minneapolis to Smile Jamaica to Sacramento to Los Angeles to UK

Set 4:

Sister Nancy – Transport Connection; 600% Dynamite (Soul Jazz)

<Reggae History Lesson: Singjay; 13 sec.>

Murray Man – Hands Up; 10” (Meditative Sounds) 2008 Sweden militant steppers

<Reggae History Lesson: Militant Steppers; 9 sec.>

The Specials – Rat Race; Stereo-Typical: A’s, B’s & Rarities (EMI) 2 Tone ska box set
Prince Far I – Commandment of Drugs; Message From the King (Virgin Front Line) ‘78

<He who traffics in dope, will hang by a rope….Prince Far I; 12 sec.>

download (67) — Gravel voiced deejay – Prince Far I. Murdered/assassinated/unsolved murder 1983

Set 5: Vinyl Is Vital

<bonus tune in Vinyl sets! 10 sec.>

U Brown – Chalice to Chalice; Third World Disco vol. 1 (Third World) ’77 UK herbtune

<Reggae History Lesson: Disco for Rockers Reggae 15 sec.>

Lovindeer – Grow the Ganja; De Blinkin’ Bus (TSOJ) ’82 JA
Ini Kamoze – Settle With Me; Statement (Mango) ’84 US
Ken Boothe – I Know It; Reggae For Lovers (Generation) ’79 Missisauga, Ontario
Sis Nya – Babylon Trap; Jah Music (Jah Shaka) ’87 UK

images (17) — My life spins at 33 1/3 RPM

Set 6:

The Selecter – Carry Go Bring Come; Too Much Pressure (Chrysalis) ’80; Justin Hines 2 Tone ska cover
Big Youth – Dread Organ; Dreadlocks Dread (Virgin Front Line) ‘78 harmonica dub
New Wave & the Rebel Arms – My Girl; Cobra Style (Heartbeat); Family Barrett prod’n
Dennis Brown – Open the Gates; 10” (Observer Gold)

<Reggae History Lesson: How Niney the Observer got his name; 9 sec.>

downloadniney — Niney the Observer: Record production safer than working on the docks

Set 7: Jamaican Jukebox: 7″ 45 RPM

The Meditations – Standing on the Corner; 7” (blank) ’78
Owen Gray – Turning Point; 7” (TR Groovemaster) ’77; Tyrone Davis soul cover
Hortense Ellis – Secretly; 7” (Studio One)
Keble Drummond – Dangerous; 7” (Mod)
Max Romeo – I Chase the Devil; Babylon Central (ESL ;76; Riddim Shower (1): vox
Peabody & Sherman – I Chase the Iron Man; 7” (blank); Max Romeo meets Black Sabbath

<You’ve got Black Sabbath in my Max Roemo!; 28 sec.>

ozzyweed — Ozzy vs. Max Romeo – I Chase the Iron Man

Set 8: Mutant Dub

Zion Train Sound System; Fuck the Nazis (Trancemasters Remix); ’95
Ranking Joe – World in Trouble; Twilight Circus Remixed : Dubwise (M) Dutch dubber 2004
Dreadzone – Shining Path; Second Light (Virgin) ‘95
Botom Botom – Show Me the Vibes; This is Not a Stereotype (Hammerbass) French w/ female vox
808 feat. UB40 – One in Ten; CD single (Tommy Boy) ‘92

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: March 7, 2015: (Stream + Tracklist); Spring Forward Ever Backwards Never!

March 13, 2015 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

download (65) — Every time Giorgio says “Extra Terrestrials” take a drink or a hit off yer spliff!

<Lose an hour; 11 sec.>

Greetings,

Daylight Savings means winter is over!

<HIghlights of the Show>

Annotated Playlist: Reggae History Lessons, soundbytes, photos, captions: Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: March 7, 2015

Set 1:

Winston Francis – Let’s Go to Zion; 10” (Sip a Cup) 2003 mutant dub
Jah Lloyd – Sharp Razor; Herb Dub (Teams) Dub Album of the Week
Black Slate – Calling Jah; World Citizen (Unit 8) 2014; UK group reunion
Rhoda Dakar – Too Experienced; Cleaning in a Another Woman’s Kitchen (Moon); 2007 UK ska vet covers Bob Andy
Horace Andy – Fly Like an Eagle; See and Blind (Heartbeat Europe); ’98 Neth.; Steve Miller cover
Ben Harper – Burn One Down; Reggae Sampler (Virgin) ’99; 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement
Bunny Wailer – Didn’t You Know; Liberation (Shanachie) ‘88

Set 2:

The Wailers – Kinky Reggae; Burnin’ (Disc 2) (Tuff Gong); Live at Leeds Polytechnic; 11/23/73 UK

<Reggae History Lesson: From the Wailers to Bob Marley & the Wailers; 33 sec.>

Dennis Brown & Ranking Buckers – Tenement Yard; 10” (Observer Gold) ‘77
Akabu feat. DJ Pepsi; No Crack; Warrior Queen (ON U Sound) ’95 UK female group

uk-map_323x409 — The Wailers – 11/23/73. Live at Leeds Polytechnic. North of London

Set 3: Rockers doing Reggae

Garland Jeffreys – Midnight Cane; Garland Jeffreys (Atlantic) Rockers do Reggae Set; ’73 NYC black rock artist with Byron Lee in Jamaica

<Garland Jeffreys – NYC black rocker in Jamaica; 76 sec.>

The Slits – I Heard It Thru the Grapevine; Eastbound & Down Soundtrack (HB0); UK female punk dub cover of Marvin Gaye; 11 sec.

Peter and the Test Tube Babies – Trapper Ain’t Got a Bird; Punk Rock Singles Collection (Anagram) UK punkers

<You’ve got punk rock in my dub reggae!; 5 sec.>

Led Zeppelin – Dy’er Mak’er; Houses of the Holy (Atlantic) ’73; Did you make her in Jamaica. Say it fast!; 78 sec.

220px-D'yer_Mak'er45 — “Did you make her in Jamaica?”

Set 4:

Izyah Davis & Coptic Sound – No More War; 10” (Livication Corner) 2008 Fr. Mutant Dub

Set 5: Vinyl is Vital – Seven Leaf Set; 22 sec.

Steel Pulse – Drug Squad; Caught You (Island) ’80 UK
Heptones – Sensemenia Collie; One Step Ahead (Sonic)
’85 JA
Lion Youth – Bring de Couchie; Love Comes & Goes (Virgo Stomach) ’81 UK clear vinyl
Lovindeer – Free the Marijuana; De Blinkin’ Bus (TSOJ) ’82 JA

<Legalize it for “foreign currency”; 8 sec.>

hqdefault (3) — “You’re wasting my time looking for dope!”

Set 6: Best of 25 Years

Tenor Saw – Who’s Gonna Help Me Praise; Fever (Blue Mountain) ’89; Best of 25 Years
Big Youth – Screaming Target; Screaming Target (Trojan) ’73; over Dawn Penn’s “No, No, No” riddim
Madness – One Step Beyond; One Step Beyond; 2 Tone UK ska
Rita Marley – One Draw; Big Blunts vol. 1 (Tommy Boy) ’81 herbtune; 12 sec.

download (63) — Rita teaches star pupils: Smokey, Herbie and Milla as in Sensi-milla!

Set 7: Jamaican Jukebox 45 RPM

<lo fi, no computers for I ‘n’ I!>

King Stitt – Herbman Shuffle; 7” (Trojan) ’69 pic sleeve; 7” Jamaican Jukebox set
Hortense Ellis – Red Shirt; 7” (Sun Set)
Ronnie Davis – Tradition Song; 7” (Clocktower) ’75 NYC
Dub Syndicate – Etherealites; 7” (blank); mutant dub

Set 8: Mutant Dub

<UFOria; 16 sec.>

Zion Train – Rebuilding Rome; Love Revolutionaries (Universal Egg); ’99 UK; Mutant Dub Set
Ras Command – Education; Serious Smokers (Waveform) 2000
Dreadzone feat. Ini Kamoze – One Way; Second Light (Virgin) ’95 UK
Soom T – Weed is Sweeter; Ode to a Carrot (Jahtari) 2010; female weedstepper from Jahs-gow, Scotland
Bob Marley – Exodus Dub (Kindred Spirit Mix); Marley Soundtrack (Tuff Gong) 2012

1048234_362696147233779_6342830878715873088_o — Weedstepper

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Bob-ruary 28, 2015 (Stream + Tracklist: Listen to Bob everyday, keeps the Devil away. I say!

March 6, 2015 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

download (60) — Three generations in Jah’s Heavenly Choir

Greetings,

<Listen to Bob everyday, keep the Devil away. I say!>

Last day of Bob-ruary. Her are the high-lights of the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Bob-ruary 28, 2015; 62 sec.

Nuff Bob Marley Tribute Stylee (Feb. 6, 1945): CD and Vinyl
Best of 25 Years – From year 1 (1989-90); my faves at the time through today
Jamaican Jukebox 7″ 45 RPM vinyl – Charles Manson makes his debut on Smile Jamaica!
10″ and 12″ Disco Mix Combination Style or Dubwize
Wailers Family Tree
Mutant Dub Roots Dawta Set

bless, robt

Annotated Playlist (soundbites, Reggae History lessons, photos and captions)

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Bob-ruary 28, 2015

Set 1:

Session feat. Azeem – Tribute to Bob Marley; Tribute to Bob Marley (M. Al’s) ’81 Oakland vinyl
Reggae on Top All Stars – Cutting Dub; Chalice Dub Part 1 (Reggae on Top) ’95; Dub Album of the Week

<4 down, 46 to go!: Psalm 18: Verse 8, 16 sec.>

Cedella Marley Booker – Mother Don’t Cry; Awake Zion (Rykodisc) ’84; Bob’s Mom pays tribute

<Bob’s last words to his Mom; 23 sec.>

Gregory Isaacs – Slave Driver; Sly & Robbie Present (RAS) ’80 Marley cover
Afrikan Simba + Echo & Prince Livijah – Free Up the Herb + Here Comes the Herbsman; 10″ EP (Reality Shock) 2007 UK; 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcment

Cedella-Marley-Booker-Awake-Zion — “Mother don’t cry. I’ll be alright. I’m going to a better place”

Set 2: Best of 25 Years of Smile Jamaica

Naturalites – Picture on the Wall; Rub-a-Dubble vol. 1 (CSA) ’85 UK

<How Smile Jamaica made this song International: 1; 64 sec.>

<Smile Jamaica and the Oral Tradition; 29 sec.>

Althea & Donna – Sorry; Uptown Top Ranking (Virgin Front Line) ’78 female dj duo
Dennis Brown – So Jah Say; Words of Wisdom (Shanachie) ’79
African Head Charge – Gospel Train; Songs of Praise (ON U Sound) ’90 Mutant Dub/African music hybrid

download (58) — Not to be confused with the cheap beer. Storytelling: Listen to the bytes above to hear how Smile Jamaica made Picture on the Wall a big Reissue Hit in the SoCal Island community

Set 3: Tribute to Bob Marley

Sister Carol – Dedicated to Bob Marley; Black Cinderella (Heartbeat/Jah Life) ’84

<Rastas would prefer livicate to dead-icate; 16 sec.>

Lone Ranger – Tribute to Bob Marley; On the Other Side of Dub (Heartbeat/Studio One) ’81 bonus track

<No Reggae without Coxsone Dodd’s Studio One Label; 22 sec.>

Culture – Psalm of Bob Marley + Dub of Bob Marley; Good Things (RAS) ’89

download (59) — Coxsone Dodd – founder of Reggae Music with his Studio One record label; 1932-2004. Thank you!

Set 4: Jamaican Jukebox – 7″ 45 RPM

Jah Blue – Charles Manson; 7″ (Roots International) ’79 JA, not a tribute!

<Charles Manson – Helter Skelter “black people beware”; 56 sec.>

Al Campbell – Rasta Time; 7″ (Marvellous) ’74 Fr.
Nahrobi Isic) Sisters – 7″ (Gayfeet) ’75 JA; soul, funk, nyah Roots Dawtas
Big Joe & Bim Shieman (Sherman) – Natty Cale; 7″ (Scorpio) ’78 JA; herbtune

<Smile Jamaica’s favorite singer: Bim Shieman/Bim Sherman; 16 sec.>

charles-manson — Summer AFTER the Summer of Love: Tate-LoBianca Murders, Helter Skelter, Race War. “Black People beware!”

Set 5: Vinyl is V-Ital! – Tributes to Bob Marley

Horace Andy – Bob Lives On; Exclusively (Solid Groove) ’82 UK: riddim shower (vox)
Ringo – Great Superstar; 12″ (Top Ranking) ’82 FL: riddim shower (dj)
Ranking Joe – Tribute to Bob Marley; Rebel DJ (Jam Rock) ’82 FL
Shakaman – If It Wasn’t For the Rasta Man (Tribute to the Reggae King); 2030 A.D. (Majicaa) ’87 Los Jah-ngeles, Colly-fornya

Set 6: Wailers Family Tree

The Wailers – No More Trouble; Burnin’ (Deluxe Edition) (Tuff Gong); Live at Leeds UK; 11/23/73

<Bunny Wailer – England too Cold>

Ky-Mani Marley; Dear Dad; CD Single (Gee Street); Bob’s son 2000
Bunny Wailer – Ready You Ready; Liberation (Shanachie)
Peter Tosh – Fire Fire (Babylon Burning); Talking Revolution (Pressure Sounds) acoustic in the Studio at KZEL; Eugene, Oregon

<How Smile Jamaica helped rediscover Tosh artifact; 1 min, 50 sec.>

150px-KZEL-FM — Six Degrees of Smile Jamaica. Lost Tosh acoustic artifact – From Minnesota, to Smile Jamaica to Sacramento to Los Angeles to UK CD

Set 7:

Everton Blender – Bob Marley; Piece of the Blender (Heartbeat) ’96
Trinity – Vampire; Dancehall 2 (Soul Jazz)

<Reggae History Lesson: Dancehall, Jamaica: 1980-1985; 10 sec.>

Set 8: Mutant Dub Roots Dawtas

Afro Omega – Show Me the Dub; CD Single (Afro Omega) SLC dubbers
Zion Train – Why Should We Have to Fight; Homegrown Fantasy (China) ’95 UK
Red I feat. Camoi – Lost in Space; Jahdgement Day (Red I) ; 2012 Phillipines dub
Grace Jones – Well, Well, Well + Verison – Hurricane (Wall of Sound) 2011; soul does mutant dub
Alpha & Omega – The Roots; Watch & Pray (A & O) ’88 UK trance dubbers

<Leonard Nimoy – RIP; We return to Space when we die; 17 sec.>

download (61) — Space Pioneer Leonard Nimoy. Live long and Prosper. Vulcan livication inna Irie meditation

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Preview Jah-bruary 28, 2015 – Last Day of Bob-ruary, Bobstock, Bob-stalk!

February 28, 2015 Robert Nelson 1 Comment

bob-marley-70-reggae-reggaetoday — Celebrating Bob-sstalk/Bobstock every day for more than 25 Years at the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives

Smile Jamaica live every Saturday 4-7 PM Mtn. Time:

90.9FM in Utah
Stream: Tune In Radio
Mixcloud – Bobbylon: Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives + Digital Dubplates
Ark-Ive. Here on Smile Jamaica blog; without commercial interruptions
Twitter: SmileJ_KRCL for live alert and stream upload/blog posts

Greetings,

Last day of Bob-ruary on Smile Jamaica. Bob Marley of course

Here’s what I’m gonna feature today

Marley Tribute Sets: Aluminum (CD) and Vinyl
Mutant Dub
Jamaican Jukebox: 7″ 45 RPM
Roots Dawtas
Seven Leaf
Disco Mix Vinyl

Head’s up Marley obsessives. 2 new Marley live offerings. Music and live video performance

This one came courtesy of my Pops

From Sports Illustrated: The Descendants; Sept. 15, 2014

Bob Marley’s son Rohan with grandson Nico

bless, robt

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Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Bob-ruary 21, 2015 (Stream + Tracklist): Roots Quality for Sure-ty!

February 27, 2015 Robert Nelson 1 Comment

images (16) — Tribute to the man called Bob Marley. The musical hero. If you see him, give him my regards…Prince Far I

Greetings,

Good news out of Jamaica!

<Collie Weed decriminalized on the Island; 17 sec.>

Here’s what on tap for Bob-ruary 21, 2015: Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives’ 81 sec.

Marley Tributes
Wailers Family Tree
Roots Dawtas
Disco Mix 12″
Vinyl is Vital (all livicated to Bob)
Jamaican Jukebox 7″ 45 RPM
Mutant Dub

bless, robt

Annotated Playlist; soudbytes, photos, captions, Reggae History lessons

Set 1:

Bloodfire Posse – Every Posse Get Flat; Are You Ready (Columbia) ’86 UK vinyl

<Reggae History Lesson: Get Flat – a type of Jamaican dance; 82 sec.>

Martin Campbell vs. Alien Dread – Rebel Salute; Inna Cosmic Dub Clash (Channel One UK) 2007; Dub Album of the Week; Mutant Dub style
Cedella Marley Booker – Redemption Song; Awake Zion (Rykodisc) ’84 Bob’s mom in tribute
Easy Star All Stars feat. Gary “Nesta” Pine & Dollarman – Money; Dub Side of the Moon (Easy Star) 2003 Pink Floyd cover

<4 down, 46 to go!; 25 sec.>

Triston Palma – Collie Man; Dancehall 2 (Soul Jazz) 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement
Kim Harriott – Woman of the Ghetto; 12” (Crystal) ’79 soul cover of Marlena Shaw; 18 sec.

download (55) — Bunny Wailer lights a candle to celebrate Jamaica decriminalizing cannabis. No cannabliss!

Set 2: Wailer Family Tree

The Wailers – Midnight Ravers; Burnin’ (Deluxe Edition) 11/23/73 Live at Leeds Polytechnic UK
Peter Tosh – I Am That I Am; Talking Revolution (Pressure Sounds) Acoustic: WXFM Jah-cago, Ill. Live in the studio
Bunny Wailer – Want to Come Home; Liberation (Shanachie) ‘88
Abyssinians – Jah Marley; Last Days (Tabou1) ’97 Marley tribute

Bob Marley Smoking Marijuana — Jah-bruary, herb-ruary, Bob-ruary. Excuse me while I light my spliff

Set 3: Best of Smile Jamaica Year 1 – 1988/89

The Selecter – Too Much Pressure; Too Much Pressure (2 Tone) ’80; UK ska feat. Pauline Black on vox
Ruts DC and the Mad Professor – Whatever We Do; Rhythm Collision Dub (ROIR) ‘82

<Punk Dub; 39 sec.>

Israel Vibration – Cool and Calm; Strength of My Life (RAS) ‘88

<Reggae History Lesson: Polio Rastas; 15 sec.>

Dennis Brown & Gregory Isaacs – Jealousy; No Contest (VP) ‘87

<Prince Neville’s Reggae Runnings; San Francisco, Colly-fornya; 77 sec.>

download (54) — Smile Jamaica’s favorite Dancehall album

Set 4:

Toots Hibbert & Sly & Robbie – Come and Get It; Art of McCartney (Arctic Poppy) 2014 tribute

Carol Kalphat & Clint Eastwood – African Land + Ethiopia; 12” (Hit Run) ‘79

<Reggae History Lesson: Lebanese/Syrians in Jamaica; 26 sec.>

41dc4J-pN8L._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_ — Lebanese-Jamaican President of Jamaica. Rastas called him CIA-ga

Set 5: Vinyl is Vital – Bob Marley Tributes

<Reggae History Lesson: Bob Marley Tributes in 1981, Bob’s passing; 17 sec.>

Prince Far I – Tribute to Bob Marley; Voice of Thunder (Trojan) ’81 UK; Vinyl Tribute to Bob Marley

<Prince Far I – The Voice of Thunder; 14 sec.>

Sue Chaloner – Missing Mr. Marley; 12” (CNR) ‘84
Tinga Stewart – Musical King; Key to Your Heart (Calabash) ’83 Miami FL
Jah Thomas – Tribute to the Reggae King; Tribute to Reggae King (Gorgon) ’81 JA

download (53) — Old Testament Fire and Brimstone

Set 6:

Alpha Blondy – Mystic Night Move; Masada (World Pacific) ‘’92; Tribute to Marley
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Hypocrites; Fy-ah, Fy-ah (JAD) request
Zema – Swap; Black Sheep (Melchizedek) Los Jah-ngeles, Colly-fornya female roots singer
Winston Reedy & Tim Hain – Reggae Man; 12” (Priority) ’87 UK; Marley Tribute

123px-Winston_Reedy_Reggae_Man_single_back_cover — Celebrating Bob-ruary

Set 7: Jamaican Jukebox 45 RPM

Charley Ace – Country Boy; 7” (Giant) herb tune

<Reggae History Lesson – Labrish – Jamaican patois for “shooting the shit”; 14 sec.>

Chiba – Evil Men; 7” (Chiba) ‘95
Martin Williams – Never Give Up; 7” (Mandingo)
Creoles – I Don’t Know; 7” (Village)
Benjamin Zephaniah – Riot in Progress; Dub Ranting 7” (Radical Wallpaper) ’82; UK dub poet, pic sleeve

download (52) — Rare herbtune from the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives

Set 8: Mutant Dub

Alpha & Omega – Jah Almighty; Everyday Life (A & O) ’93 UK trance dubbers
Dreadzone feat. Earl 16 – Zion Youth; Second Light (Virgin) ‘95
Zion Train – Healing of the Nation; CD Single (China) ’95 feat. Female vox; herbtune
Ras Command – Interlude No. 1 (Puffin Mix); Serious Smokers (Waveform); 2000 herbtune, best of
Brother Culture – Foundation Rockers; Twilight Circus Dub SoundSystem – Remixed : Dubwise (M) 2004 Holland
African Head Charge – The Race; Great Vintage vol. 1 (ON U Sound) ’89; Adrian Sherwood

00 - Alpha & Omega - 1988-Everyday Life — UK trance dub. Smile Jamaica’s favorite Mutant Dub group

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Jah-bruary 14, 2015 (Stream + Tracklist): Happy Valentine’s Day!

February 19, 2015 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

Greetings,

Happy Bob-ruary, Jah-bruary, Herb-ruary!

I have been doing Roots Reggae Radio for about 27 years now. Thousands of hours and most of it is devoted to Heavy Roots

<Smile Jamaica – The King’s Music, Jamaican Blues>

Smile Jamaica’s prevailing themes for 25+ Years:

socialism (small s) – Reggae the music of the community. The music of the Underdog. Universality for sure-ty. No isms and schisms!
Rastafari – I am myself not a Rasta but consider myself a Rasta empathizer who acts as a missionary for Jah’s Gospel and let you decide. It’s good enough just to enjoy the inspiration of the lyrics along with the groove of the Beat.
Politrix and politics – I did political interviews for 9 years as The Angry Liberal. Reggae music was talking about what Occupy Wall Street championed 40 years before the Greenspan Recession. Reggae music totally influenced my personal politics of peace and love to all. No war, no racism, no sexism, no exploitation

The one music sub genre I play somewhat sparingly is Lover’s Rock. Romantic Reggae. I will play romantic tunes if it has a hard riddim. But lyrically that’s never been a big motivator.

Every Saturday I bring down about 200 pieces of music. I get to play about 33 per week (Natch!) The gems I pull out of the crate tend to be Orthodox Roots and earsplitting Dubwize.

<At the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: I put the Fun in Roots Fundamentalism>

rasta-love-and-marriage2 — Not much of this for 25+ years of Smile Jamaica…

download (46) — …but a whole lot of this. “Screwface know a who fi frighten”. Bob Marley

Don’t kid yourself. There is plenty of great Lover’s Rock in the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives. I played the best of it for 3 Hours – Lover’s Rock Showcase.

<Smile Jamaica: Happy Valentine’s Day; 20 sec.>

Smile Jamaica Annotated Playlist: Jah-bruary 14, 2015: Happy Valentine’s Day; 33 and 1/3 sec.

Set 1:

Melodians – Passion Love; Irie Feeling (RAS) ’83 DC Vinyl
Black Slate Meets Soul Syndicate – Moodie in Dub (Moodie) ’78 Dub Album of the Week
The Dynamics – Whole Lotta Love; Version Excursion (Groove Attack) 2007; Led Zeppelin cover feat. Female vox
Aswad – Star of My Show; To the Top (Simba) ’86 UK; Aswad means “black” in Arabic, Amharic

<Out of thousands, one of the first 10 Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives – Aswad “To the Top”; 22 sec.>

Lacksley Castell – Princess Lady; Princess Lady (Negus Roots) ’83 youth voiced singer

<Reggae History Lesson: Only the Good die Young – Lacksley Castell; 24 sec.>

Maxine Miller – How Many Times; Showcase (Wackie’s) ’80 Brooklyn vinyl; Bob Marley cover
Johnny Clarke – No Woman No Cry; Jah Live (Music Club); Marley covers CD

download (47) — Probably within the first 10 disks added to the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives 1986; Tower Records, Las Vegas

Set 2:

Prince + Princess Buster – Ten Commandments of Man to Woman; Woman to Man; Sings His Hit Song Ten Commandments (RCA) ‘67

<Answer Record: Lover’s Quarrel? 19 sec.>

Dennis Brown – If I Had the World; Complete A & M Years (A & M)

<Crown Prince of Reggae: Dennis Brown; 29 sec.>

Dillinger – Take Care of Your Wife; King Pharaoh (Blue Moon) ’84 UK vinyl over Melody Life

<Dillinger’s Marital advice: Don’t stab your wife with a knife! 19 sec.>

download (48) — Prince Buster invented talkover sound. Shared a label with Elvis

Set 3: Wailers Family Tree

Marcia Griffiths – Melody Life; Naturally (Shanachie) ’78
Judy Mowatt – Love Seed; Mellow Mood (Ashandan) ’75 JA vinyl
Rita Marley – Play Play; Rita Marley (Trident) ’80 UK vinyl
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Is This Love; Africa Unite (Tuff Gong) Request

hqdefault (2) — A+ Record from the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives

Set 4:

Bob Marley & the Wailers – There She Goes; Mellow Mood (Toplin) doo wop style
Aisha – Love Is So Simple; High Priestess (Ariwa) ’88
Ken Boothe – My Love; The Black Album (Trojan); McCartney cover on Beatles Reggae CD

<Smile Jamaica Conspiracy Theory: Lennon’s assassination led to Ebony & Ivory; 26 sec.>

Gregory Isaacs – Night Nurse; 12” (Island) ’80

images (12) — Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives’s least favorite Beatle

Set 5: Rated R

<Rated R – for Roots!>

Johnny Osbourne – Ice Cream Love; Biggest Dancehall Anthems 1979-1982 (Greensleeves) ‘80

<Ice Cream Love – Oral Sex metaphor? 14 sec.>

Cassandra – Thank You For the Many Things You’ve Done; Babylon Soundtrack (EMI) ’80 UK

<Reggae History Lesson: Lover’s Rock in UK; 13 sec.>

Dub Tonic Kru – Sunshine Girl/Rub a Dub Love; Dub Tonic (Dubtonic Kru) 2011
Heptones – Soul Sister; Legends From Studio One (Trench Town) JA vinyl; Allen Toussaint cover

images (13) — Ice cream Love = Rastas comment on oral sex?

<Secret History of Jamaica: Ice Cream Love; 29 sec.>

Johnny Osbourne – Ice Cream Love Lyrics

I don’t want no ice cream love,
That’s too cold for me, little girl.
I don’t want no ice cream love, girl can’t you see?

I want a love that’s warmer than the summer sunshine,
I want a love that’s as warm as mine,
Because my love, is warmer than a chocolate fudge.
Because my love, is warmer than a chocolate fudge.

And that is why, I don’t want no ice cream love,
It is too cold for me, girl.
I don’t want no ice cream love, it is too cold, can’t you see, little girl?
I don’t want no ice cream love,
It’s too cold for me.

Love in the winter,
Should be warmer than the summer sun..
But if you’re giving me a ice cream love, little girl, that’s no fun,
And that is why I say,
Because my love, is warmer than a chocolate fudge.
I say, my love, is warmer than a chocolate fudge.

No-no-no, ice cream love, too cold for me.
No-no-no, ice cream love at all.
No-no-no-no.. ice cream love,
It’s too cold for me..

Set 6:

Yellowman – Morning Ride; Biggest Dancehall Anthems 1979-1982 (Greensleeves) ‘81

<Yellowman not talking about his daily commute!; 29 sec.>

Beres Hammond – My Whole World; Soul Reggae (Wait a Bit) ‘79
Meditations – Stranger in Love; History of Tamoki Wambesi (Tamoki Wambesi); Roy Cousins prod’n
Martha Velez – Happiness; Angels of the Future/Past (Sire) ’76; Rocker does Rita Marley feat. The Wailers/Lee Perry; 19 sec.

download (49) — The Morning Ride. Yellowman not talking about his commute

Set 7:

John Holt – Have You Ever Been in Love; Special Request to All Music Lovers (Hitbound) Lovers Rock compilation
The Gaylads – Little Candle; Vision of Reggae (Tamoki Wambesi) Roy Cousins prod’n; UK Vinyl
15 16 17 – Girls Imagination; Magic Touch (DEB) ’77 UK female family; Just My Imagination update; 19 sec.

Barrington Levy – I Love I Love You; Poor Man Style (Trojan) ’82 UK vinyl
Mighty Diamonds – Pretty Woman; Indestructible (Bad Gong); Best of

download (50) — England’s first family of Lover’s Rock

Set 8: Mutant Dub Lovers

<You’ve got Dubstep inna mi Lover’s Rock; 15 sec.>

Hollie Cook – Shadow Kissing; Hollie Cook (Mr. Bongo); Mutant Dubstress Lovers Set. Dawta of Sex Pistol
Likkle Mai – My Old Flame; Roots Candy (Beat) 2005; Jah-ponese female

<Jah-ponese songbird; 19 sec.>

New Age Steppers feat. Ari Up – Some Love; Foundation Steppers (ON U Sound) UK vinyl female vox; Chaka Khan cover
Sevendub – My Only Lover (Unauthorized Mix); Dub Club Edition (Collision) 2005 Jah-many
Singers & Players – Thing Called Love (Don’t Fight); Revenge of the Underdog (ON U Sound) ’82 UK
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Waiting in Vain; Dreams of Freedom (Axiom) ’97 Bill Laswell: Ambients Translations of Bob Marley in Dub

images (14) — Adorable Mutant Dubstress Hollie Cook. Smile Jamaica’s Valentine

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