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Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: March 3, 2018 (Stream + Tracklist): Lemonhead vs. The Cheetolini!

March 9, 2018 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

Bad Vlad Putin or as I call him affectionately – Lemonhead

<World War III – soon come? 54 sec.>

Greetings,

My first semester at college – Montana State, Fall 1983:

Soviet Union shot down a Korean jet liner
Beirut bombing of US army barracks killing hundreds
America invaded Grenada

It looked like the Cold War was getting “thawed”. Yet, by the time I graduated from the University of Utah in 1989, the wall had fallen and the Cold War was over.

Not so fast….

Wheel it forward to 2016. Trump defeats Hillary. How could that have happened? Let’s blame the Russians. Add in Syria and Ukraine, the recent aggressive update of our Nuclear Response Review. And 1 Trillion in nuclear “improvements.” Mueller’s investigation and innuendo against Russian “hacking”.

Rachel Maddow might call me Ivan, but the reality is:

Rachel Maddow – peddling war for higher ratings

Russia, no longer the Soviet Union, is feeling the strain of a new Cold War. Their incumbent President, Vladimir Putin, has an election of his own next week. His State of the Nation was a warning to America and its allies.

I no longer do Radioactive political interviews on KRCL but I still follow the news. I am worried a confrontation in the Syrian Panhandle could lead to World War III.

See that splotch of Green in the Northeast. That is where World War III could start

Of course, my antennae is attuned to Reggae as prophecy. I played a Justin Hinds song on this Smile Jamaica Ark-Ive edition that brought me right back to Sept. 1983.

So until the bombs drop, enjoy this March edition of Smile Jamaica. Forward ever, backwards never. War Time is over!

bless, Bobbylon

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: March , 2018 Annotated Playlist; 100 sec.

Set 1:

Devon Russell – Homebound Train; High Times All-Star Explosion (Alligator) ’85 vinyl Chicago blues label
Scientist – Hail HIM Dub; High Priest of Dub (Tamoki Wambesi) ’82 UK vinyl dub album of the hour
Mikey Dread – Positive Reality; SWALK (Heartbeat) ’82
Cassandra – Thank You For the Many Things You’ve Done; Babylon Soundtrack (EMI) ’80 UK
Dennis Brown – If I Had the World; Reggae Sunsplash ’81 – Tribute to Bob Marley (Elektra) Aug. 1981, Jarrett Park Montego Bay, JA
Jah T – Lick the Pipe Peter; Jr. Byles – Curly Locks (Heartbeat) ’75 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement; dj to “Fever” riddim
Bushman & Alton Ellis – Back Weh Vampire + Jah Make Me Stronger; 10″ (Sting Ray) 2012 UK

Set 2:

Bunny Wailer – Roots Rock Reggae; Hall of Fame (RAS) ’95 dubble disk of Bob Marley cover
The Emotions – There Are More Questions Than Answers; Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles (Stax) ’74 female soul group in Jamaica
Eric Donaldson – Drug Addict; Oh What a Feeling (Rhino UK) ’97
Dub Syndicate – ’93 Struggle; 10″ (ON U Sound) ’93 UK Mutant Dub picture sleeve. Prince Far I cover

Set 3: Best of Smile Jamaica 28+ Years

Judy Mowatt – Screwface; Sing Our Own Song (Shanachie) ’86 Bob Marley cover

<Don’t give me your Screwface; 12 sec.>

Keith Hudson – Bloody Eyes; Rasta Communication (Greensleeves) ’78
Gideon Jah Rubbaal – Free Us Now; Free Us Now (ACL) ’77
Justin Hinds – War Time + Dub; Know Jah Better (Nighthawk) ’90
Mad Professor – Black Heroes; Afrocentric Dub – Black Liberation Dub Chapter 5 (Ariwa) ’99 UK Dub Album of the Hour

Set 4: 7″ Jamaican Jukebox – Tributes to Bob Marley

<Extending Black History Month w/ Bob tributes; 37 sec.>

Prince Ital Joe – I Miss Bob Marley; 7″ (Royal Safari) Hollywood, CA
Lone Ranger – Tribute to Bob Marley; 7″ (Studio One)
Errol Scorcher – Sounds of Hon. Marley (Dance Hall) ’81
Lui Lepke – Tribute to Bob Marley; 7″ (Joe Gibbs Ultra Sound) ’81
Stevie Wonder – Master Blaster (Jammin) (Dub); 7″ (Motown) ’80

Set 5: Vinyl Is Vital

Eugene Paul – Blowin’ in the Wind; Sentimental Reasons (World) ’84 UK Bob Dylan cover:
Mighty Invaders – Evil Spirits; Invasion! (Rave) ’83 Syracuse, NY
Ranking Joe – One Draw; Rebel DJ (Jam Rock) ’82 Miami herbtune dj to Doret Myers cover of Rita Marley
Singers & Players feat. Prince Far I – Thing Called Love (Don’t Fight); Revenge of the Underdog (ON U Sound) ’82 UK Mutant Dub
Marcia Griffiths – Everywhere; Marcia (RAS) ’89 DC Fleetwood Mac cover

Set 6: Rockers do Reggae

Bob Dylan – Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door; No More Trouble (Columbia) 6/27/81 London

<Bob Dylan – The Christian Era: 1979-1981; 87 sec.>

Eric Clapton – Swing Low Swing Chariot; Timepieces (RSO) ’82 Best of; Negro Spiritual
Prince Flo & Jah Edward – Happy Together; Rock Steady With Flo and Eddie (Epiphany) ’87
Bananarama – Tell Tale Signs; Deep Sea Skiving (London) ’83 UK female trio New Wave
UB40 – Present Arms in Dub; Present Arms in Dub (DEP) ’81 Dub Album of the Hour

Set 7:

Chris Hinze feat. Peter Tosh – Puss and Dog; Kings of Reggae (Keytone) ’83 Dutch jazz flautist w/ Peter’s band – Word, Sound and Power
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Jamming; Exodus 40 (Tuff Gong) Live in London – June 1977
Ayo – Down on My Knees; Ayo (Wrasse) 2008 Nigerian-German female singer
Max Romeo & Dennis Brown – African + I am the Conqueror; 10″ (Observer Gold) ’75

Set 8: Mutant Dub

Thievery Corporation – Passing Stars; It Takes a Thief (ESL) 2010 DC dubbers best of: Mutant Dub Set
Alpha & Omega – Moving Out of Babylon Dub; Legend of A & O (Dopic) 2006 UK trance dub
Bush Chemists – This Souond; Dub Fire Blazing (Dubhead) ’99 UK herbtune
Heavyweight Dub Champion – We Will Conquer; Rise of the Champion Nation (Champion Nation) 2009 Dub-hop out of Boulder, CO
Little Annie – Going For Gold; 10″ (ON U Sound)
Samia Farah – Personne; Many Moods of Samia Farah (SAM) 2008 Fr.Tunisian female

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Jah-tober 14, 2017 (Stream + Tracklist): Anti-Trump Deep State & UFO Conspiri-facts!

October 20, 2017 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

<Government UFO confirmation leaks; 2 min. 11 sec.>

Greetings,

Listen to the above clip on the crumbling UFO conspiracy wall….

I knew Donald Trump was going to be President….

I Praise Anu every Friday with my buddies Aquaboy and Mike. Bourbon, music and political/musical discussions.

My Anunnaki ancestors enjoyed partaking of the Tree of Lie

When I said Trump was gonna beat Hillary “bigly”, my mates looked at me and said, “Too much Space Dust has made you delusional.”

I wasn’t convinced. I said: As soon as Hillary called Trump supporters “Deplorable” she was toast. Same with Romney in 2012 when he said 47% of Americans are deadbeats.

After the Revenge of the Deplorables….I made another Friday prediction:

The Deep State wouldn’t accept an outsider/game show host like The Cheetolini as legit.

Sure enough: Fake News, Russian “hacking”, Hillary whining and leaks out of the government on all fronts.

My prediction: Government would leak in two areas to embarrass Trump

UFO’s
JFK

The first half of my prediction just came true:

From “real news” Huffington Post*

<UFOria – Gov’t admits it! – No more scoffing!>

Fmr. Manager of DOD Aerospace Threat Program: “UFOs are Real”

https://t.co/Of6YiupnyY #UFOria on #smilejamaica. #aliens are real. Not #fakenews but #governmentcoverup Look 2 the skies! Do not scoff! pic.twitter.com/1UULzUcVq1

— Bobbylon (@SmileJ_KRCL) October 15, 2017

*98.2% sure Hlilary would win

Something extraordinary was revealed today. Former high-level officials and scientists with deep black experience who have always remained in the shadows came forward on one platform. These insiders have long-standing connections to government agencies which may have programs investigating unidentifed aerial phenomena (UAP/UFOs).

Next stop on the Trump Derangement Express:

Who killed JFK? (If you put Governor John Connally in an elevated jump seat between the driver and the Kennedy’s sitting lower in the passenger seat, Oswald’s shooting lines up.) Sorry to disappoint!

bless, Bobbylon

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Jah-tober 14, 2017 Annotated Playlist; 1 min. 21 sec.

Set 1:

Clint Eastwood – Jah Jah Forever; Love & Happiness (Burning Sounds) ’79 UK vinyl
Dread & Fred – Afrika Connection; Powerhouse (Dub Venture) ’95 UK vinyl dub album of the hour
Judy Mowatt – Many Are Called; Black Woman (Mango) ‘76
Black Uhuru – Leaving to Zion; Tear It Up Live (Mango) ’81 European tour
Junior Dan – Look Out For the Devil; 10” (Hi Try/Honest Jon’s) ‘77

Set 2:

Peter Tosh – Johnny B. Goode; Honorary Citizen (EMI America) ’82 live in Detroit
Dillinger – Forward 10 Commandments; Bionic Dread (Mango) ‘76
Sister Carol – Herbal Affair; Direct Hit! Live (Catapult) 2001 herbtune
Moses – When the Vampire (Comes to Your Neighborhood); 12” (Wackies) ‘82

Set 3:

Lacksley Castell – Wicked Man; Princess Lady (Negus Roots) ’83
Mystic Roots Band feat. Katherine Ramirez – Earthquake; Campfire vol. 1 (Stay Positive) 2013 Chico CA band
I Roy – African Herbsman; Crisus Time (Virgin Front Line) ’76 dj to Johnny Clarke’s African Roots
Culture – Too Long in Slavery; Production Something (Heartbeat) ’79 12” mix

Set 4:

Jennifer Gad – Thanks and Praise; Solid Foundation (Flag) ‘95
Thievery Corporation feat. David Byrne – The Heart’s a Lonely Hunter; Cosmic Game (ESL) ’99 UFOria
Desmond Dekker – 007 (Shanty Town); Israelites Anthology (Trojan) ‘67
Clint Eastwood & General Saint – Two Bad D.J.; 12” (Greensleeves) ’81 UK “two bad duppy, ghosts”
King Tubby – Natty Dub; Roots of Dub (Moll-Selekta) ’75 Dub Album of the Hour

Set 5: Vinyl Is Vital – Halloween Stylee

Ethiopians – Obeah Book; Slave Call (Rohit) ’77 US
Laurel Aitken – Witchdoctor From Amsterdam; Eskapade en France; 12” EP (Blue Moon) ’91 Fr.
Crucial Bee – Mark of the Beast; Sting Like a Bee (All-Star) US Virgin Island
Jah Malla – Bad Moon Rising; Jah Malla (Modern) ’81 US – CCR cover

<Jah Malla – sons of Jamaican musical stalwarts; 20 sec.>

Lee “Scratch” Perry – Disco Devil; 12” (Upsetter) ’77 to Max Romeo’s I Chase the Devil

<Scratch was a nickname for The Devil; 17 sec.>

Set 6:

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Turn Your Lights Down Low; Exodus 40 (Tuff Gong) ’77 to 2017

<Love song to Damian’s mom: ’77 to 2017; 62 sec.>

Squeechie Dan – Ghost Rider; 12” (Greensleeves) ’85 UK
Sheriff Lindo & the Hammer – Dub House of Horrors; Ten Dubs That Shook the World (Endless) ’88 Australian Dub album of the hour

Set 7: Best of Smile Jamaica 28 Years: Halloween Gems

Don Carlos – Night Rider in Danger; Deeply Concerned (RAS) ’87
Massive Dread – Vamps on the Corner; Massive Dread (Nyam Up) ‘82
Aisha – Evil Spirits; High Priestess (Ariwa) ‘88
Keith Hudson – Darkest Night; Greatest Hits (Sky High) ‘74

Set 8: UFOria

Ancient Astronauts feat. Akua Naru; Into Bass and Time (ESL) 2011 Jah-stria w/ female vox
Bassadelic – Thuds Like Scuds; Bass Invaders (WordSound) ‘98
Dubblestandart feat. Devon D – We All Have to Get High; Immigration Dub (Collision) 2007 Jah-stria, Doors cover
Bush Chemists – Star Dub; 10” (Jah Tubbys) 2006 UK: Star Wars Stormtrooper Theme
Audio Active – Space Children; We Are Tokyo Space Cowboys (ON U Sound) ’94 Jah-pon

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Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives (Stream + Tracklist): Jah-gust 12, 2017 – World War 3.0: The Ultimate Bad Hair Day!

August 18, 2017 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

<World War 3.0..; 16 sec..>

<…started by 2 guys with bad hair; 51 sec.>

Greetings,

Man am I exhausted by the divisiveness in this country and the world. Seems like we’re lurching to mass destruction through hatred and mean spiritedness. War is the first bag out of the club. Threats of war, sanctions, all negativity for surety.

What can we do? What comes first: Civil War in America or World War 3.0 in East Asia.

Reggae prophesied what happens when nations result to wars and rumors of wars.

Wish I had something more encouraging to report. But I don’t. So let’s hope we can cool down the pace and get along in the rat race

Have no fear for atomic energy
‘Cause none of them can stop the time

-Bob Marley : Redmeption Song

bless, robt

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives Annotated Playlist: Jah-gust 12, 2017; 63 sec.

Set 1:

Don Carlos & Gold – Roots Rock Party; Showdown vol. 3 (Hitbound) ’84 JA vinyl
Dub Specialist – Hanging on the Wall; Dub Store Special (Studio One) ’74 JA vinyl dub album of the hour
Peter Tosh – No Nuclear War; No Nuclear War (EMI America) ’87

<Tosh’s murder – 1987; 26 sec.>

Hugh Mundell – Walk With Jah; King Jammy in Roots (Auralux) ’82

<Mundell’s murder 1983; 30 sec.>

Carlton Livingston – 100 Weight of Collie Weed; Retrospect (Grapevine) ’84 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement

<Ask Ed – How people get busted for weed; 43 sec.>

3 Ways people get busted:

carelessness
family members/significant others turn you in during quarrels
bad luck/wrong place at the wrong time

Naffi I – We Shall Not Want; 10” (Roots Injection) 2007 UK female militant steppers

Augustus Pablo protege murdered in 1983: Hugh Mundell

Set 2:

Collie Buddz – Tomorrow’s Another Day Collie Buddz (Columbia) 2007
Mike Brooks – Culture; Classical Anthology (Teem) ‘75
Aswad – Just a Little Herb; Rebel Souls (Mango) ’84 herbtune
Marcia Aitken & Trinity/I’m Still in Love + Three Piece Suit (Trojan) ‘77

Set 3: Best of Smile Jamaica 27+ Years

Black Uhuru – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner; Black Uhuru (Virgin) ’80

<Black Uhuru – adventures in cratedigging; 37 sec.>

Burning Spear – Education; Farover (Heartbeat) ‘83
Aisha – Hi-Tech; High Priestess (Ariwa) ‘88
Mikey Dread – World War III; Beyond World War III (Heartbeat) ‘81
Ja-Man All-Stars – Dub Zone; In the Dub Zone (Blood and Fire/Ja-Man) Dub Album of the Hour

Bought my first CD’s for the Ark-Ives at Smokey’s Records; SLC

Set 4:

Bunny Wailer – Let Him Go; In I Father’s House (Solomonic) ’80 JA vinyl
Sammy Dread – Independent Dread; Jah Live! (Heartbeat City) ‘98
Charlie Chaplin – Chalice Contest; Old & New Testament (RAS) ’92 herbtune
Sister Beverley – Rasta Woman; 12” (RAMA) ’76 UK

Set 5: Vinyl is Vital

Fab 5 – Ooh? Wa?; Jamaican Woman (Stage) ’87 JA
Dillinger – I Thirst; Blackboard Jungle (Culture Press) ’84 UK tribute to soap opera vampire Barnabas Collins
Della Grant &The Twinkle Brothers – Jah, Jah I’m Calling You (Twinkle) ’91 Oakland, CA
Lone Ranger – Collie Weed Style; Love & Happiness (Burning Sounds) ’79 UK to Dawn & Christine herbtune
Ruffy & Tuffy – If the Third World War Is a Must; Cimax (Black Star) ’88 Finland, twins

Set 6:

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Guiltiness; Exodus 40 (Tuff Gong) ’77 original + 2017 Ziggy rmx

<Bob’s Exodus; 70 sec.>

Augustus Pablo – Chant to King Selassie I; By the Rivers of Babylon (Shanachie) ’76 Rasta themed comp
The Selecter – Train to Skaville 12”; Celebrate the Bullet (Deluxe Edition) (Chrysalis) ‘80 2 Tone UK ska cover of the Ethiopians
Jah Shaka – Coronation Dub; Coronation Dub (Jah Shaka) ’89 Commandments of Dub ch. 9:Dub Album of the Hour

Set 7:

The Jay Boys – African People; Babylon a Fall Down (Trojan) ’72 update of Paul Revere and the Raiders’ Indian Reservation

<African People = Indian Reservation; 19 sec.>

Big Joe – World Wide Kaya; At the Control (Jackpot) ’78 herbtune of Ronnie Davis doing Bob Marley
Webcam Hi Fi feat. Naima – Jah Jah Love (Tube Dub) 2007 Fr. mutant dubstress

Set 8: Mutant Dub

Thievery Corporation feat. David Byrne – Dance on Vaseline; Abductions and Reconstructions (ESL) ’99 rmx from Talking Heads

<David Byrne debut on Smile Jamaica; 16 sec.>

Anjali – Space Lust in the Space Dust; Anjali (Wiija) 2000 UK Hindi-dubstress, UFOria
Abassi All Stars feat. Junior Kigwe – High Grade; Showcase (Universal Egg) 2006 UK herbtune
The Archives feat. Lenny Kurlou – Why Can’t We Live Together?; The Archives (ESL) 2012 – ½ Thievery Corp; covers Timmy Thomas soul
Dubsultan – Salmin Dub; Dub Sultan (Dub Sultan) 2012 Middle East dub out of Bozeman, MT!

<Mutant Middle East dub out of Bozeman, MT; 23 sec.>

Herbie Mann, Ella Fitzgerald and now…David Byrne on Smile Jamaica!

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Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Jah-nuary 28, 2017 (Stream + Tracklist): Extraterrestrials vs. Trump!

February 3, 2017 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

58908209c461881e4f8b463d — Jan. 20th, 2017 — day Trump was installed — UFO sighting from NASA’s video feed. None dare call it swamp gas! NASA panicked and cut the video feed. Do not scoff!

Greetings,

First week of President Trump. Baaah, don’t want to talk about it. 2016 Presidential Election: Ebola vs. Bubonic Plague. Gonna be a brutal four years. At least we have Reggae Music to remind us. Bobbylon Chants down Babylon!

Jamaican saying: Same thing for breakfast, same thing for tea:

Keith Poppin

What I find interesting? As a conspiracist, Trump’s election signaled the collapse of the Deep State: Neoliberal politics, irregardless of Political Party, enforced through Neocon Foreign Policy.

Bush gave us Afghanistan and Iraq 2.0. Obama wrecked Libya, Syria, Iraq 3.0, Yemen and Ukraine on his watch. How a Nobel Peace Prize winner got Cold War 2.0 off the ground with Russia is quite the feat of Deep State gymnastics!

Our first black President droned so many brown Middle Easterners that he literally ran out of bombs his last year in office! WTF?

yes-we-can-obama-drone-memes-7 — In 2008 I compared this guy to Bob Marley. But that was five wars ago

Joe Sixpack and Sally Housecoat basically went outside the duopoly of Republicrats vs. Democans. Shockwaves throughout the MIC/SIC and bankster class.

So if that rigid system is in tatters, there is no clandestine force to keep us in the dark about Extraterrestrials.

First we had the incredible footage captured by the Chilean Navy: 9 plus minutes of Infrared camera action on a UFO. No effing swamp gas, or ball lightning or bumbaclaat weather balloons.

Chilean Naval UFO incident

Just while we were processing that compelling visitation (other than Huff Post, mostly a news embargo on the story), now NASA captured video footage of another UFO “probe” (pun intended). 21 sec.

Smile Jamaica’s fave “fake news” site: RT – UFO stylee

unnamed — I call bullshit, NASA! Quit peddling fake news that Aliens aren’t real

What does any of this have to do with last week’s Ark-Ive of Smile Jamaica. Absolutely nothing!

But I am hoping for more encounters as the shit-stem (as Peter Tosh says) continues to crumble. UFO sightings will lead to a full on Columbus style emergence to fill the political gap Trump’s howling Presidency has brought about.

Let us hope the Anunnaki (those who came from the sky) treat us better than Columbus did the Native Arawak and Caribs and Africans enslaved in the Middle Passage.

Not that we would deserve their mercy.

Forward ever backwards never!

bless, robt

trump-lizard — The Alien Greys give the Judas Kiss to banning immigrants, from the Middle East or Outer Space

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Jah-nuary 28, 2017 – Annotated Playlist; 65 sec.

Set 1:

Augustus Pablo Meets the Upsetter – Vibrate On; Scratch On the Wire (Island) ’79 UK vinyl; Lee Perry comp.
Aggrovators (Attack) JA dub vinyl of the hour
Prince Lincoln – Smiling Faces; Natural Wild (Orange Street) ’80 produced by Joe Jackson
Sly & Robbie – Slipping into Darkness; Many Moods of Sly, Robbie & the Taxi Gang (Sonic) ’82 Ramsey Lewis cover
Junior Delgado – Love Tickles Like Magic; Treasure Found (Incredible Music) ‘75
I Roy – African Herbsman; Crisis Time (Virgin Front Line) ’76; 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement over Johnny Clarke’s African Roots
Senya – Rootsman; 10” (Impact!) ’75 female roots

Set 2:

Peter Tosh – Dog Teeth; Honorary Citizen (Columbia/Legacy) ’71 Jamaican single
The Selecter – Train to Skaville; Celebrate the Bullet (Captain Oi) ’80 Ethiopians cover, bonus single
Don Carlos – Satan Control Them; Deeply Concerned (RAS) ‘87
Tommy Clark – Wicked Babylon; 10” (Tuff Scout)

r-2558653-1357583200-5993-jpeg — 2 Tone ska update of The Ethiopians Rock Steady classic

Set 3: Best of Smile Jamaica – 27+ Years

Bingy Bunny & the Morwells – Africa We Want to Go; Kingston 12 Toughie (RAS) ’81
Rita Marley – Love Iyah; Harambe (Shanachie) ‘82

<Harambe = Swahili for pull it together; 18 sec.>

I Kong – Ghetto Cry; Africa Calling (Rohit) ‘79
Max Edwards – Rockers Arena (Disco Mix) ‘82
Yabby You & the Prophets – Zambia; Dub It to the Top (Blood & Fire) ’76 Dub Album of the Hour

r-2584829-1477672356-7501-jpeg — Chinese-Jamaican Rasta. Son of Wailer producer Lesley Kong.

Set 4:

Ayo – Lonely; Gravity at Last (Wrasse) 2008 Germ.-Nigerian female singer
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Keep on Moving + Version; Exodus (Deluxe Edition) ’77 12” Lee “Scratch” Perry mix; unreleased; 44 sec.

Set 5: Vinyl Is Vital

Steel Pulse – Drug Squad; Caught You (Island) ’80 UK herbtune
Jah-Malla – Ghetto Child; Alive & Well (Clappers) ’80 NY, sons of Jamaican musicians

<Kwame Nkrumah quote on women; 43 sec.>

Matumbi – Man in Me; Best of (Trojan) ’77 Bob Dylan cover; 16 sec.

Dub Funk Association – Good Mans Dub; Pendulum Dub (Tanty) ’95 UK mutant dub
Aisha – Don’t Tire; Daughters of Zion (Twinkle) ’93 UK lovers rock dubstress

Set 6:

Ben Harper – Burn one Down; Voodoo Child (bootleg) herbtune livicated to Bernie Sanders; 4/11/98 Bonn Germany

<Ben vs. Bernie>

Peter Broggs – Vank Out; Never Forget Jah (Nocturne) best of
Sophia George – Final Decision; For Everyone (Pow Wow) ‘89
Mikey Dread – Chosen Few; World Tour (Dread at the Controls) 2000
Monty Alexander – Evening Time; A Tribute to Reggae’s Keyboard King: Jackie MIttoo (VP) Dub Album of the Hour

Set 7:

Al Campbell – Reggae Music; 22 Karat Solid Gold (Jet Star)
Gracy & the Herbman Band – No Hard Drugs; Movements (Funfundvierzig) ’95 Germ. Female
The Vibronics – The Return; 10” (Jah Tubby’s) 2005 militant steppers instrumental

alcampbell6 — Al CampbellSet 8: Mutant Dub

Set 8: Mutant Dub

Systemwide feat. Dr. Israel – People of the Book; Pure and Applied (BSI) 2002 Portland
Rockers Hi-Fi – More and More (The Hidden Persuader); Rockers to Rockers (Gee Street) ’95 UK
Dubblestandart feat. Gudrun – Senses of a Woman; Are you Experienced (Collision) 2006 Jah-stra w/ female vox
Tre Son Meets vx – Jen-ee-Rocka; CD Single (vx) 2005 Toronto
John Frum – Healing Dub; Jahtarian Dubbers vol. 3 (Jahtari) 2012 Germ.

Words of Wisdom

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Jah-nuary 14, 2017 (Stream + Tracklist): I told you UFO’s exist!

January 20, 2017 Robert Nelson 3 Comments

Greetings,,

2017 is already off to a wacky start. President Donny Tiny Hands isn’t weird and wild enough, looks like the break down of the Deep State have emboldened Aliens to start revealing themselves to us.

The Chilean Navy captured a UFO with 10 minutes of compelling footage using infrared cameras.

Watch this and it becomes clear. It isn’t swamp gas, or light refraction or ball lightning, weather balloons.

Although the weaksauce debunkers are already claiming it was a plane. Trust your eyes.

<Extraterrestrials 1, Swamp Gas 0; 50 sec.>

As if UFO’s aren’t enough, we get President Trump today (Jan. 20). As a Progressive, I have offered my humble services to our new President in a way that one of my Reggae idols Prince Buster did to Jamaica in the 60’s.

I volunteer to be Trump’s Minister of Ganja & Space Exploration; 44 sec.

I can advise our President why they are here….

bless, robt

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Jah-nuary 14, 2017

Set 1:

Gussie P – Who’s Safe; 10” (Sip a Cup) 2003 UK: mutant dub beats over MLK’s I Have a Dream Speech; 23 sec.

Dub Specialist – Luanda; African Rub a Dub (Studio One) ’80 JA vinyl: Dub Album of the Hour
Blue Riddim – Love People; Club Paradise Soundtrack (Columbia) ‘86
Taxi Gang – Twilight Zone; Many Moods of Sly, Robbie & the Taxi Gang (Sonic) ’86 TV soundtrack cover
Dubtonic Kru – Drum & Bass; Dub Tonic (Dubtonic Kru) 2009
Peter Broggs – International Farmer + Dub; Never Forget Jah (Nocturne) 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement; ’82 Fr. best of
15 16 17 – Girls Imagination; Magic Touch (DEB) ’78 3 female siblings/cousins over Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

635802496606796161-mlk1 — Livicated to the Ultimate Peace Warrior

Set 2:

Peter Tosh – Once Bitten, Twice Shy; Honorary Citizen (Columbia/Legacy) ’71 Jamaican single
Rupie Dan & Jenifah Gad – Ghetto People Children; Reparation (Flag) 2000
Capital Letters – Cheap School Meals; Bread & Water EP (Greensleeves) ’80 UK youth group
Ta Teasha Love – Oh Jah Come; 10” (Impact!) ‘75 female

hqdefault-12 — Peter Tosh and two white dudes

Set 3: Best of Smile Jamaica 27+ Years

Cedric Myton & the Congos – Where He Leads Me; Face the Music (VP) ’81
Burning Spear – Jah Is My Driver; Farover (Heartbeat) ‘83
Little Roy – Don’t Cross the Nation; Lee Perry & Friends – Give Me Power (Trojan) ‘75
Lovejoys – Stranger; Lovers Rock Showcase (Wackies) ’83 female duo
Jah Shaka Meets Aswad – Addis Ababa; In Addis Ababa Studio (Jah Shaka) ’84 Dub Album of the Hour

Set 4:

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Punky Reggae Party + dub; Exodus (Deluxe Edition) ’77 12” single (Tuff Gong)

<Punky Reggae Party: Punkers love Reggae; 30 sec.>

<Anthem of the Deplorables; 24 sec.>

download-13 — Bob and the Deplorables: Rejected by society. Treated with impunity. Protected by their dignity. I search reality!

Set 5: Vinyl is Vital

Sly & Robbie – Space Invaders; Syncopation (Joe Gibbs) ’82 dub to Dennis Brown
Jennifer Lara – Hand to Mouth; High Times All Star Explosion (Alligator) ’85 Chicago blues label best of
Heptones – Sensimenia Collie; One Step Ahead (Sonic) JA
Misty in Roots – Ireation; Musi-o-tunya (People Unite) ’85 UK
The Vision – Dub Start; Dub Vision (Funfundvierzig) ’88 West Germ. Green vinyl dubwize

r-824454-1162574565-jpeg — Cratedig 2016: The Record Room – Phoenix. West German green vinyl

Cratedigger’s Lament: Phoenix: 24 sec.

Set 6: Jamaican Jukebox 7″ 45

Prince Buster – Minister of Ganja’ 7” (blank)

Sons of Creation – Stop the Fuss and Fight; 7” (SOC Production) ‘75
The Ability – Rasta Never Give Up; 7” (Sky High)
Carlene Davis – Ism and Schism; 7” (Sonic)

<No socialism, capitalism, communism – isms lead to schisms>

Martin Campbell vs. Alien Dread – Rebel Salute; In a Cosmic Dub Clash (Log On) 2007: Dub Album of the Hour

ftr-prince-buster-rip — Prince Buster – Minister of Agriculture & Space Exploration

Set 7:

Zema feat. MLK Jr. – Free At Last Dub; Black Sheep (Melchizedek) I have a dream speech
Barry Brown – Down in a Babylon; Far East (Hitbound) ‘81
Mika & Omar Perry – Borderline DC-Cut; 10” (Asalah) 2006 Netherlands; female vox
Black Uhuru – Bull in the Pen; Anthem (Island) ‘83

download-15 — The album that made me a Reggae fanatic

Set 8: UFO-ria

Ancient Astronauts feat. Bajka – Surfing the Silvatide; We Are to Answer (ESL) 2011 female vox:
Pink Floyd – Interstellar Overdrive; Relics (Harvest) ‘67
Nina Hagen – UFO; Nina Hagen (Columbia) ’82 West German singer
Langley School Project – Space Oddity; Starman (Mojo) British Columbia children’s chorus
Spiritual Rez – Let’s Go Out With a Bang; Apocalypse Whenver (Spritual Rez) 2014

586f9ca1c461888a7c8b462e — Chilean Navy captures UFO sighting Jan. 6, 2017

Chilean Naval UFO – Do Not Scoff! UFO-ria

January 14, 2017 Robert Nelson 1 Comment

Greetings,

I was called a “tin foil hatter” when I told my Liberal friends that Donald Trump would thump Hillary Clinton. And he did. (I voted for Stein btw)

Because of the cross over of fake news*, conspiracy theories – Bin Laden on the grassy knoll! and the belief in Ancient Aliens….

*I only read news sources that the corporate media like Wa Poo and the Clinton News Network call fake news. I have called the hairy eyeball on the past 8 years as a Progressive. So I do not trust print media nor cable news.

The Smile Jamaica 420report in 2016? 5 for 5

Yes: Collie-fornya, Jah-vada, Jah-suchusetts, Maine
No: Jah-rizona

tumblr_mw69i8wlir1r0hsk1o1_500 — The Space Dust was never illegal on Nibiru, you earthbums!

Now my UFOria fixation has proven to be well placed in similar ways to my prediction of the impossible – Trump beating Clinton.

Chilean Navy UFO (from Huffington Post)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/groundbreaking-ufo-video-just-released-from-chilean_us_586d37bce4b014e7c72ee56b

Just like I knew that Hillary wasn’t 12 points ahead of The Donald in October, neither is this UFO swamp gas, weather balloons or ball lightning that scoffers use to deny the existence of UFO’s

Maybe Trump in the White House is gonna bring Aliens into world view. Why not,

Let’s Go Out With a Bang!

bless, robt

Look to the skies!
They exist!
Do not scoff!
UFO-ria!

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives (Stream + Tracklist) Jah-vember 12, 2016: 8 down, 42 to go!

November 18, 2016 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

Greetings,

First re-cap after the election. I have been voting since 1984 and I can’t imagine two worse choices for President than what we got this go round: A greedy, law flaunting incompetent who helped ruin the other states in the Middle East George W didn’t destroy versus a human Cheeto reality host. Ick.

The only good that came out of this election was this Nation dubbled the number of States that can re-assert mankind’s 8000 year connection to Jah’s wisdom weed. Three other states (including my homeland – Montana) approved Medical Marijuana.

A greener America: Marijuana’s big statement in Election 2016

Legalized: Collie-fornya, Jah-vada, Jah-suchusetts, Maine. (Arizona failed)

Medical MJ: Jah-rkansas, Jah-rida, Jah-tana, North Jah-kota

Jah-chigan’s legalization bid was yanked by an activist judge.

20% of this Nation now have benefitted from cannabis now.

In 2013 – 2 down, 48 to go!
In 2015 – 4 down, 46 to go!
In 2017 – 8 down, 42 to go!
In 2019 – ???

Maybe Obama will use an Executive Order and just legalize it everywhere. Finally some “Hope” for “Change” as he is packing up and moving out of the White House.

bless, robt

<8 down, 42 to go! 67 sec.>

images-26 — Come on Prez? You smoked it. Your dawta got busted smoking. Since Hillary went down in flames, here is your last chance for a legacy! LEGALIZE IT EVERYWHERE

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Annotated Playlist: Jah-vember 12, 2016

Set 1:

The Heptones & Jah Lion – Mr. President; Turn and Fire (Anachron) ’77 Neth. vinyl – Lee “Scratch” Perry/Black Ark production
Jah Shaka – Zulu Chalice Dub; Sensi Dub vol. 5 (Original) ’91 Dub Album of the Hour
Roy C & the Honey Drippers – Impeach the President; 12” (Tuff City) ’73 soul groover on honey colored wax: 2016 Election Set
Carlene Davis – Ism Schism; 7” (Sonic) no capitalism, socialism, racism, communism
Clint Eastwood & General Saint – Vote For we; Stop That Train (Greensleeves) ’83 UK dj duo
Papa Kojie & Blue Riddim – Nancy Reagan Re-election Remix; 12” (Ora International) ’85 LA

Set 2: 7 inch Jamaican Jukebox cannabis set

Peabody & Sherman – Guess Who’s Coming For Sweet Leaf; 7” (blank): Black Uhuru mashup Black Sabbath
Lincoln Grant – Marijuana; 7” (Big A)
Frankie Paul – Weed Without Seed; 7” (Techniques) Sinsemilla = weed without seed
Dawn & Christine – Free Marijuana; 7” (Thompson Sound) dawtas

r-5080753-1383963988-3646-jpeg — 8 down, 42 to go!

Set 3: Wailers Family Tree

Peter Tosh – Here Comes the Judge; Honorary Citizen (Columbia) ’73 best of rare singles
Bunny Wailer – Dog War; Retrospective (Shanachie) ’90 – Toots Hibbert cover
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Jamming + Version; Exodus (Deluxe Edition) ‘77

Set 4:

Linton Kwesi Johnson – Bass Culture; a capella live (LKJ) ’93 Belgium poetry reading

Yellowman – Sensimilla; Dancehall 2 (Soul Jazz)
Sinead O’Connor – Y Mas Gan; Throw Down Your Arms (That’s Why There’s Chocolate & Vanilla)
Ethiopians – Slave Call; Slave Call (Heartbeat) ‘77
Anthony Johnson – Let Go This One; 12” (Greensleeves) ‘81

download-77 — UK dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson

Set 5: Vinyl is Vital

Matumbi – Man in Me; Best of Matumbi (Trojan) ’74 Bob Dylan cover

<Nobel Laureate Bob Dylan finally accepts his prize>

Wayne Wade in Down in Iran; Poor and Humble (Live & Learn) ’82 DC
Jean Binta Breeze – Dubwise + Confusion; Tracks (LKJ) ’91 UK: female dub poet
Righteous Vibes – Them Don’t KNow Love; Heart of the Ark vol. 2 (Seven Leaf) UK
Willin Prophets – Tribute to McCartney; Resurrection (1U) ’87 LA

1376453404-0 — Bob Dylan – Nobel Prize toker

Set 6:

Tchiya Amet – Tsalogi Thankful; Rise Again Truth (Milky Way) ’99 female
Black Survivors – Trim Your Lamp; Nations of the World (Sword Lion) ’95 UK
Johnny Clarke – Every Knee Shall Bow; 10″ (Glimmer) ’78
Sound Dimension – Rockfort Rock; Downbeat the Ruler (Heartbeat/Studio One) Dub Album of the Hour

Set 7: Best of 27 Years – Smile Jamaica

Burning Spear – He Prayed; Presenting (Studio One) ’73
Lacksley Castell – Black Sheep; Princess Lady (Negus Roots) ’83
Aisha – Hi-Tech; High Priestess (Ariwa) ’88
Prince Lincoln Thompson – Natural Wild; Natural Wind (Orange Street) ’80 produced by New Waver Joe Jackson

Set 8: Mutant Dub Dawtas

Alpha & Omega – Respect to the Warrior; Legend of A & O (Dopic Sounds) 2006 Japanese best of from UK trance dub w/ female vox:
Dubblestandart feat. Noa More – Love Can Grow; Are you Experienced (Collision) 2006 Jah-stria
Samai Farah – Le Temps s’Immobilse; Samia Farah (Small) ’99 Fr.-Tunisian singer
Emperor’s New Clothes feat. Jenny Stancliffe – Tears Inside (Acid Jazz) ’95 UK
Jah Wobble feat. Natacha Atlas – Just a Prayer; Umbra Sumus (30 Hertz) ’98 UK

Smile Jamaica 4:20 Election Report!

November 6, 2016 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ive

Smile Jamaica 420 Election Report: 1 min. 50 sec.

Greetings,

2013 – 2 down, 48 to go!

2015 – 4 down, 46 to go!

2017 – 9 down, 41 to go?

download-71 — I want you to legalize Jah’s Wisdom Weed!

In the win column:

Colorado (2013)
Washington (2013)
Alaska (2015)
Oregon (2015)
Washington DC (2015)

From NORML’s election 2016

5 states have Legalize/Regulate on the ballot:

California
Nevada
Arizona
Massuchusetts
Maine

4 states have Medical Marijuana:

Arkansa
Florida
Montana
North Dakota

3 States had their Marijuana Bills voided by State Courts:

Michigan (Legalizaiton)
Missouri (Medical)
Oklahoma (Medical)

images-1 — Michigan voters: screwed over

Recent Poll information:

Collie-fornya (Prop 64): Adult use of Marijuana Act: 52 Yes, 41 No (SMILE JAMAICA: puff puff PASSES!)

Jah-vada (Question 2) Nevada Marijuana Legalization Initiative: 53 Yes, 41 No (SMILE JAMAICA: puff puff PASSES!)

Jah-rizona (Prop 205) Arizona Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act: 50 Yes; 40 No (SMILE JAMAICA: puff puff PASSES!)

Jah-suchusetts (Question 4): The Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act: 55 Yes, 40 No (SMILE JAMAICA: puff puff PASSES!)

Maine (Question 1): Marijuana Legalization Act: 53 Yes, 38 No (SMILE JAMAICA: puff puff PASSES!)

If I get to say, “9 down, 41 to go! on the Nov. 12 Smile Jamaica Ark-Ive, I will celebrate with a 4:20 Hemp for Victory Special: 3 hours of 420!

Think good thoughts and despite our choice between Ebola and Bubonic Plague, we must end the prohibition on Jah’s Wisdom Weed!

Words of Wisdom

Selah, robt

images-21 — Is it Lesser of Two Evils? Or, Evil of Two Lessers?

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives (Stream + Tracklist): Sept. 9, 2016 – Vote for We!

September 16, 2016 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

Greetings,

Pess-optimism vs. cynical realism

Yeah. I am none to happy with our electoral choices. Tweedledum vs. Tweeledee.

So either way we’re gonna get more war and more backbiting and fighting over who can give more kasheesh to the Richie Riches and Military welfare. Gridlock is the norm now.

But all I can say is: Reggae has been warning it would come to this for 50 years. That’s why I keep trodding through creation in a Irie fascination.

The Rastas put that pessimism to beautiful musical backing because as Bunny sang, “Who feels it knows it.”

Hope for the best. Prepare for the worst. And it’s only 4 years til we do it all over again

bless, robt

Smile Jamaica Annotated Playlist: Sept. 9, 2016; 48 sec.

Set 1:

Martin Campbell & the Hi Tech Roots Dynamics – Jah Love; Rootsman The Real Thing (Channel One UK) ’97 UK vinyl
Yabby You & the Prophets – Zambia; Dub It to the Top (Blood and Fire) ’76-’79: Dub Album of the Hour
Linval Thompson – Dread Are the Controller; I Love Marijuana (Trojan) ‘79
Storm – Hard Not to Like You; Hits From the Past (Links) mid 70’s female lovers rock
Bunny Wailer – Time Will Tell; Retrospective (Shanachie) ’81 Bob Marley cover
Yellowman – Operation Eradication; One in a Million (Shanachie) ’84 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement – anti-mj in Jamaica

<Operation Eradication – Reagan makes Jamaica get rid of the Collie Weed; 77 sec.>

Ken Boothe – Show Me That Love; 10” (Education) 2006

on-guard — Jamaican military’s war against the Seven Leaf – Operation Eradication

Set 2:

Prince Buster – Oh Carolina; Original Golden Hits vol. 2 (Melodisc) ’60 RIP

<Cecil Bustamente Campbell – Prince Buster, Jah’s Heavenly Choir; 83 sec.>

Randy’s All Stars – Mission Impossible Theme; 300% Dynamite (Soul Jazz)
Zema – Free at Last; Black Sheep (Melchizedek) SoCal female singer
Hopeton Lindo – Territory; 10” (Tuff Scout) ‘87

Set 3: Best of Smile Jamaica 26+ Years

Clint Eastwood & General Saint – Vote For We; Stop That Train (Greensleeves) ’83

<Election 2016: Ebola vs. Hemoragghic Fever; 29 sec.>

Lovejoys – Chances Are; Reggae Vibes (Wackies) ’83 sister duo
Cultural Roots – Worries Me a Yard; Runninb Back to Me (Mango) ‘88
The Symbals – The Human Race; King Tubby on the Mix vol. 2 (Original)
L. Moodie – Untouchable Dub; Moodie in Dub vol. 2 (Moodie Music) ’74: Dub Album of the Hour

adkdjie — Will KRCL let me spin Smile Jamaica from Canadian exile?

Set 4

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Roots; Exodus (Deluxe Edition) (Tuff Gong) ’77 B-side

<Exodus – Movement of Jah People; 36 sec.>

Josey Wales – It Have Fi Bun; Outlaw (Live & Learn) ’84 herbtune
Thievery Corporation – Lebanese Blonde; CD Single (ESL) ’98 herbtune w/ Pam Bricker vox

<Lebanese Blonde – Whenever I get low, I get high; 17 sec.>

Johnny Clarke – Dem a Say Rasta; 10” (Observer Gold) over Jacob Miller riddim

Set 5: Vinyl Is Vital

Clint Eastwood – Roots, Rock, Reggae; Death in the Arena (Channel One) ’78 JA
Carlton & the Shoes – I’m in Chains; This Heart of Mine (Quality) ’82 JA
Full Experience feat. Aura Lewis – Can’t See You; Aura Meets Lee “Scratch” Perry at Black Ark Studio (Blue Moon) ’76 Fr. Black Ark prod’n
Heptones & Jah Lion – Mr. President; Upsetter Disco Dub: Turn and Fire (Anachron) ’77 Neth

<Mr. or Madame President?; 21 sec.>

maxresdefault-1 — Mr. President or Madame President. What you gonna do about the working class?

Set 6: Rockers do Reggae

Paul Simon – Mother and Child Reunion; Paul Simon (Warner Bros.) ’72: Rockers do Reggae

<Paul Simon records in Jamaica; 18 sec.>

Gabriella Cilmi – Ob-la Di, Ob-la Da; White Album Recovered 1 (Mojo) 2008 Beatles Caribbean cover
Eddie Floyd – Baby Lay Your Head Down (Gently on My Bed) (Stax) Complete Stax/Volt Singles Collection vol. 3 (Stax) ’73 soul reggae: Memphis in Jamaica
Wingless Angels – Zion Bells; Wingless Angels (Mindless) ’96 Keith Richards, Justin Hinds + nyahbinghi
The Upsetters – Drum Rock; Bill Laswell – Dub Massive Chapter Two (Trojan) 2005 remixes: Dub Album of the Hour

wing8 — Nyah Keith and the Wingless Angels

Set 7:

Peter Tosh & the Wailers– Fire, Fire; Honorary Citizen (Columbia) ‘68 single
Mike Brooks – Feeling of Reggae; Classical Anthology (M-10) ’78 best of
Prince Mohammed – Casanova Ride; 10” (Rockers) A. Pablo prod’n

Set 8: Mutant Dub

Survival Soundz – Dub Is Dub; Land of Baboon (Baraka Foundation) ’96 illcentric dub
Playgroup – Going Overdrawn; Epic Sound Battles Chapter Two (Cherry Red/ON U Sound) ’82 instrumental
Samia Farah – Je Me Mefie; Samia Farah (SAM) 2008 Fr.-Tunisian female singer
The Archive feat. Ras Puma – Sensibility; Archives (ESL) 2012 DC: herb tune
Audio Active – Psycho Buds (Asian Dub Foundation rmx); Bong EP (Birdman) 2000 Jah-pon meets UK Hindi dubbers

Prince Buster in Jah’s Heavenly Choir

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives (Stream + Tracklist) Mar. 19, 2016 – Feel the Bern!

March 25, 2016 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

<Bernie v. Hillary; Trump v. Romney; 21 sec.>

Greetings,

14,000 people to see Bernie Sanders in SLC
During Spring Break
During Ute NCAA Basketball
Trump drew 1200

80% trouncing. Nearly ever colleague talked about how their caucus ran out of ballots or they queued in line for 90 minutes to 2 hours.

Congratulations Bernie Sanders. You want more votes? Call for legalizing the Seven Leaf!

(PS – I’m voting or Jill Stein. From one Green to another!)

bless, robt

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Annotated Playlist – March 19, 2016; 69 sec.

Set 1:

Aswad – Hey Jah Children; Babylon Soundtrack (Takoma) ’80 UK
Bunny Wailer – Dub D’sco vol. 2 (Solomonic/RAS) ’78 Dub Album of the Hour
Barrington Levy – Please Jah Jah; Prison Oval Rock (RAS) ’84 on Sugar Minott’s Oh Mr. DC
Mystic Roots Band feat. Marko & Katherine Ramirez – Running; Campfire vol. 1 (Stay Positive) 2013 Chico, CA
Inner Circle – We Come to Rock You; Best of (Mango) ‘80
Bob Marley & the Wailers – African Herbsman; African Herbsman (Trojan) ’73 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement
Leroy Smart – See Them Go; 10” (Fatman) ’85 UK

Early addition to the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives

Set 2:

Rico & the Special A.K.A. – Jungle Music; A Checkered Past (2 Tone/Chrysalis) ’82: ska trombonist with 2 Tone Ska

<UK 2 Tone Ska; 35 sec.>

Laurel Aitken – Witchdoctor From Amsterdam; Rise & Fall (Unicorn) ‘90
Tchiya Amet – Natural Woman; Rise Again Truth (Redemption Way) ’99 Chicago female
Robert Emanuel – You Can’t Push I Over; 10” (Main Line)

Set 3: Best of 26+ Years of Smile Jamaica

New Age Steppers feat. Ari Up – Observe Life; Action Battlefield (ON U Sound) ’82 Michael Rose cover
Desi Roots – Go There Right; Strictly For Rockers (Mango) ’85 comp.
Steel Pulse – Leggo Beast; True Democracy (Elektra) ’82 UK roots
Ken Boothe & the Iranian Students – Peace Time; Jack Ruby Hi Fi (Auralux) ’79

<Producer Jack Ruby – discovered Burning Spear; 8 sec.>

Sound Dimension & Ernest Wilson – Why Oh Why Version ; Version Dread – 19 Dub Hits From Studio One (Studio One/Heartbeat) Dub Album of the Hour

<Coxsone Dodd’s Studio One labe; 28 sec.l>

hqdefault (4) — Reggae producer Jack Ruby

Set 4:

Peter Tosh – Fight Apartheid; No Nuclear War (EMI America) ‘87

<Tosh Murdered just as I discovered Reggae, Fall ’87>

<Reggae History Lesson: Apartheid and South Africa; 17 sec.>

Ranking Roger & Blue Riddim Band – America and Russia/Selective Service System + Nancy Goes to Russia (ORA International) ’83 St. Louis – Nancy Reagan tune

<Nancy loves fashion but Ron loves money; 24 sec.>

Set 5: Vinyl is Vital

Cimarons – Mull of Kintyre; Reggaebility (MPL) ’82 Paul McCartney cover

<Cimarons love McCartney; 19 sec.>

Niney – My Spliff; Nuclear Jammin’ (Voiceprint) Chicago ’86 herbtune
Jah Thomas – Love and Happiness; Stop Yu Loafin’ (Greensleeves) ’78 UK over Leroy Smart’s cover of Waiting in Vain
Louise Bennett – Funny Names; Yes M’Dear Live! (Island) ‘83
Jimmy Shondell – Snake in the Grass; Hit Me With Music (Trojan) ’73 UK

download (33) — Busted in Jah-pon: Paul McCartney and the Seven Leaf

Set 6:

Aisha – Someday; There is More to Life (Ariwa) 2005
Capital Letters – Do We Really Need a Government?; Bread and Water (Greensleeves) ’80 7” EP
Barry Brown – Pass Up the Chalice; Rich Man Poor Man (Moll-Selekta) herbtune
Errol Dunkley & Errol Bellot – Live Right + Everything Is Possible; 10” (Reality Shock) 2011
Tassili Players – Interstellar Overdub; Outer Space (Universal Egg) ’96 Mutant Dub Album of the Hour

<Tassili Algeria – Ancient Aliens; 28 sec.>

download (34) — Ancient Aliens in Tassili Algeria caves

Set 7:

John Brown’s Body – Plantation; Kings and Queens (Esy Star) Upstate NY
Backbeat Soundsystem – Burnin’ Up; Together Not Apart (Easy Star) 2014 Cornwall, England
Rebelution – Fade Away; Count Me In (Easy Star) 2014 Santa Barbara

<Easy Star Records>

Set 8: Mutant Dub UFO-ria

<UFOria>

Dubadelic – Thuds Like Scuds; Bass Invaders (WordSound) ’98: UFOria set – Mutant Dub
African Head Charge & Professor – Stretch; Brother of Reality (ON U Sound) ’98 UK
Nina Hagen – UFO; Nunsexmonkrock (Columbia) ’80 Germ.
Boxcutter – SPACEBASS; Arecibo Message (Planet Mu) 2009 UK dubstep
Dubvisionist and TVS – Moonsteppa; King Size Dub Special (Echo Beach) Germ. 2014
Fedayi Pacha – Gilgamesh I / 4b-1-23; Global Pillage (Hammerbass) 2012 Fr.

download (36) — Epic of Gilgamesh – way earlier than Noah

Words of Wisdom:

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