Lawrence Ferlinghetti – Baseball Canto poem; 2 min 56 sec.
Smile Jamaica’s Holy Trinity:
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.
Go Giants!
bless, robt
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
<Haile Selassie speech to United Nations. Bob created “War”; 25 sec.>
<4 down, 46 to go!; 8 sec.>
<Bubble wif a 2 spliff ‘n’ 2 Heineken; 12 sec.>
Set 2:
<Canadian Reggae cover of One Hit Wonder; 23 sec.>
<In order to get a 5 star review, you must pay your magazine ads! 13 sec.>
Set 3: Wailers Family Tree
<Marcia Griffiths & Bob Andy; 28 sec.>
<The I-Three, Not I Threes; 11 sec.>
Set 4:
<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.>
Set 5: Dub Poetesses
<Dub Poetresses; 13 sec.>
<Miss Lou: national treasure of Jamaica; 23 sec.>
<Middle Passage: slaves to the New World, sugar to Europe, money to buy more slaves in Africa; 20 sec.>
<Binta – dawta in Arabic, Swahili; 22 sec.>
<Nanny – national hero of Jamaican revolution against British occupiers; 23 sec.>
Set 6: Deejays
<Baggariddim – UK; Little Baggariddim US; 45 sec.>
<Roach Killer – Jamaican shoes worn in the dancehalls; 215 sec.>
Set 7: Soul to Disco
<Chuck Willis – CC Rider’ 12 sec.>
<Reggae History Lesson: Lloyd Barnes’ Wackies label; 10 sec.>
<Disco is not a four letter world in Reggae or on Smile Jamaikca; 28 sec.>
Set 8: Mutant Dubstresses; 5 sec.
<Sinead O’Connor: Mutant Dubstress; 40 sec.>
<Ari Up: New Age Steppers, The Slits vocalist>
Smile Jamaica live every Saturday 4-7 PM Mtn. Time:
Greetings,
<Roots Dawta 3 Hour Showcase; 18 sec.>
Smile Jamaica celebrates Women’s History Month today: Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: March 28, 2015
All vinyl! 3 hours
bless, robt
Smile Jamaica live every Saturday 4-7 PM Mtn. Time:
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:
<Judy Mowatt – Wailers Family Tree; 25 sec.>
<Timmy Thomas soul original; 18 sec.>
<Poor Johnny chose cocaine over sensi 22 sec.>
<4 down, 46 to go!>
Set 2: Best of 25 Years
<Reggae History Lesson: Riddim Shower; 17 sec.>
Set 3: Wailers Family Tree
<Six Degrees of Smile Jamaica: Peter Tosh acoustic KZEL Eugene Oregon; 70 sec.>
Set 4:
<Reggae History Lesson: Singjay; 13 sec.>
<Reggae History Lesson: Militant Steppers; 9 sec.>
<He who traffics in dope, will hang by a rope….Prince Far I; 12 sec.>
Set 5: Vinyl Is Vital
<bonus tune in Vinyl sets! 10 sec.>
<Reggae History Lesson: Disco for Rockers Reggae 15 sec.>
Set 6:
<Reggae History Lesson: How Niney the Observer got his name; 9 sec.>
Set 7: Jamaican Jukebox: 7″ 45 RPM
<You’ve got Black Sabbath in my Max Roemo!; 28 sec.>
Set 8: Mutant Dub
<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:
Set 2:
<Reggae History Lesson: From the Wailers to Bob Marley & the Wailers; 33 sec.>
Set 3: Rockers doing Reggae
<Garland Jeffreys – NYC black rocker in Jamaica; 76 sec.>
<You’ve got punk rock in my dub reggae!; 5 sec.>
Set 4:
Set 5: Vinyl is Vital – Seven Leaf Set; 22 sec.
<Legalize it for “foreign currency”; 8 sec.>
Set 6: Best of 25 Years
Set 7: Jamaican Jukebox 45 RPM
<lo fi, no computers for I ‘n’ I!>
Set 8: Mutant Dub
<UFOria; 16 sec.>
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.
bless, robt
Annotated Playlist (soundbites, Reggae History lessons, photos and captions)
Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Bob-ruary 28, 2015
Set 1:
<4 down, 46 to go!: Psalm 18: Verse 8, 16 sec.>
<Bob’s last words to his Mom; 23 sec.>
Set 2: Best of 25 Years of Smile Jamaica
<How Smile Jamaica made this song International: 1; 64 sec.>
<Smile Jamaica and the Oral Tradition; 29 sec.>
Set 3: Tribute to Bob Marley
<Rastas would prefer livicate to dead-icate; 16 sec.>
<No Reggae without Coxsone Dodd’s Studio One Label; 22 sec.>
Set 4: Jamaican Jukebox – 7″ 45 RPM
<Charles Manson – Helter Skelter “black people beware”; 56 sec.>
<Smile Jamaica’s favorite singer: Bim Shieman/Bim Sherman; 16 sec.>
Set 5: Vinyl is V-Ital! – Tributes to Bob Marley
Set 6: Wailers Family Tree
<Bunny Wailer – England too Cold>
<How Smile Jamaica helped rediscover Tosh artifact; 1 min, 50 sec.>
Set 7:
<Reggae History Lesson: Dancehall, Jamaica: 1980-1985; 10 sec.>
Set 8: Mutant Dub Roots Dawtas
<Leonard Nimoy – RIP; We return to Space when we die; 17 sec.>
Smile Jamaica live every Saturday 4-7 PM Mtn. Time:
Greetings,
Last day of Bob-ruary on Smile Jamaica. Bob Marley of course
Here’s what I’m gonna feature today
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
bless, robt
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.
bless, robt
Annotated Playlist; soudbytes, photos, captions, Reggae History lessons
Set 1:
<Reggae History Lesson: Get Flat – a type of Jamaican dance; 82 sec.>
<4 down, 46 to go!; 25 sec.>
Set 2: Wailer Family Tree
Set 3: Best of Smile Jamaica Year 1 – 1988/89
<Punk Dub; 39 sec.>
<Reggae History Lesson: Polio Rastas; 15 sec.>
<Prince Neville’s Reggae Runnings; San Francisco, Colly-fornya; 77 sec.>
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.>
Set 5: Vinyl is Vital – Bob Marley Tributes
<Reggae History Lesson: Bob Marley Tributes in 1981, Bob’s passing; 17 sec.>
<Prince Far I – The Voice of Thunder; 14 sec.>
Set 6:
Set 7: Jamaican Jukebox 45 RPM
<Reggae History Lesson – Labrish – Jamaican patois for “shooting the shit”; 14 sec.>
Set 8: Mutant Dub
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:
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>
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:
<Out of thousands, one of the first 10 Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives – Aswad “To the Top”; 22 sec.>
<Reggae History Lesson: Only the Good die Young – Lacksley Castell; 24 sec.>
Set 2:
<Answer Record: Lover’s Quarrel? 19 sec.>
<Crown Prince of Reggae: Dennis Brown; 29 sec.>
<Dillinger’s Marital advice: Don’t stab your wife with a knife! 19 sec.>
Set 3: Wailers Family Tree
Set 4:
<Smile Jamaica Conspiracy Theory: Lennon’s assassination led to Ebony & Ivory; 26 sec.>
Set 5: Rated R
<Rated R – for Roots!>
<Ice Cream Love – Oral Sex metaphor? 14 sec.>
<Reggae History Lesson: Lover’s Rock in UK; 13 sec.>
<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 not talking about his daily commute!; 29 sec.>
Set 7:
Set 8: Mutant Dub Lovers
<You’ve got Dubstep inna mi Lover’s Rock; 15 sec.>
<Jah-ponese songbird; 19 sec.>
Greetings,
Mixcloud said I had too much Bob for last week’s Ark-Ive
Listen here instead. 2hr. 51 min.
bless, robt
Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives Playlist: Bob-ruary 7, 2015: Tribute to Bob Marley
Smile Jamaica 