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Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives (Stream + Tracklist): July 25, 2015 – Selassie I Weekend!

July 28, 2015 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

download — Haile Selassie: b. July 23, 1892. No Jah. No Reggae. No Reggae Radio. No Smile Jamaica. 3 Hours in Tribute! Selah!

<Haile Selassie – King of Kings; 23 sec.>

Greetings,

For me, Reggae Music is Rastafari Gospel music. So two days after Selassie’s birthday, it’s 3 hours of the King’s Music!

bless, robt

Ras Tafari Makonnen – b. July 23, 1892 in Ethiopia.

❤ 3hours devoted to His Imperial Majesty, Jah Rastafari; 79 sec.>

Emperor of Ethiopia; 1930-1974
His Imperial Majesty
King of Kings = Negusa Negast
Lord of Lords
Jahovah
Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah
The Head Creator (Ras Tafari)
Elect of God
Ever-living God
Earth’s Rightful Ruler
Power of the Trinity = Haile Selassie

download (1) — The Lion of Judah kept lions as pets. “Here kitty, kitty!”

Annotated Playlist: Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives – July 25, 2015

Set 1:

Selassie Is the Chapel; Rebel (JAD); Elvis Presley gospel cover: 3 Hours devoted to Haile Selassie I – July 23, 1892

<Elvis Presley gospel; 17 sec.>

Selassie I Rockers – 30 Pieces of Dub (The Business) ’83 Dub Album of the Week
Cymande – Rastafarian Folk Song; Promised Heights (Janus) ’74 UK black funk, rock, reggae group

<Cymande – Dove of Peace; 19 sec>

Don Carlos – Just a Passing Glance; Just a Passing Glance (RAS) ‘84
Errol Dunkley – Created By the Father; Darling Ooh (Attack) ‘72
Dennis Brown – So Jah Say; Words of Wisdom (Shanachie) ‘79
Chalawa – Jah Collie Weed; Capture Land (Green Weenie) ’78 Can.; 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement
Jennifer Lara – Jah Will Lead Us Home; 12” (Kingston Connexion/Hitrun) ‘79

images — The Original Dread. “Hail Rastafari, the world’s first hippie!” — Cymande

Set 2:

<Negusa Negast = King of Kings in Amharic; 6 sec.>

Keith Hudson – I Broke the Comb; Rasta Communication (Greensleeves) ‘78

<Dreadlocks and Rastas; 56 sec.>

Black Uhuru – I Love King Selassie (Live); Ultimate Collection (Hip-O) ’82 best of
Wailing Souls – They Don’t Know Jah; Very Best of (Greensleeves) ‘82
African Princess – Jah Children Cry (Jah Shaka) ’80 UK

images (1) — World War II – Fought Italian Fascists from British exile

Set 3: Wailers Family Tree for His Imperial Majesty; 4 sec.

Peter Tosh – Rastafari Is; Ultimate Peter Tosh Experience (Shanachie): Wailers Love H.I.M. Set
Rita Marley – Thank You Jah; Who Feels It Knows It (Trident) ’80 UK vinyl
Bunny Wailer – Rastaman; This Is Reggae Music vol. 3 (Island) ’76 US vinyl
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Jah Live; Countryman Soundtrack (Mango) ’75; ’82 movie

<Jah Live – you can’t kill God; 51 sec.>

Set 4:

<The Honorifics of Jah; 14 sec.>

Burning Spear – Jah No Dead; 12 the Hard Way (Tribesman) Lloyd Coxsone prod’n ‘78; 20 sec.

Sister Carol – Oh Jah (Mi Ready); Black Cinderella (Heartbeat/Jah Life) ‘84
Steel Pulse – Worth His Weight in Gold (Rally Round); True Democracy (Elektra) ‘82
Bad Brains – Leaving Babylon; Babylon Central Soundtrack (ESL); DC punk Rastas

<Mosh it! Mosh down Babylon!; 11 sec.>

Set 5: Vinyl is Vital

Prince Alla – In My Father’s House; Evil Forces (Calabash) ’84 Opa-Lock, FL; 17 sec.

<There are many mansions, there are many rooms; 7 sec.>

The Heptones – Can’t Hide From Jah; Good Life (Greensleeves) ’79 UK
Jah Woosh – Penetrate Jah Works; Marijuana World Tour (Original) ’79 UK
Johnny Clarke – Wrath of Jah; Authorized Version (Virgin Front Line) ’76 UK

Haile-Selassie1_inside1 — With JFK in the White House

Set 6:

The Naturalites – Picture on the Wall; Rub-a-Dubble Reggae vol. 1 (CSA) ’83 UK; #1 favorite reggae song of all time! 42 sec.

<The Rastas, not the beer! 13 sec.>

Culture – Lion Rock; Lion Rock (Heartbeat) ‘88

<Lion Rock for the bank notes; 24 sec.>

Earl Zero – Only Jah Love; Visions of Love (Epiphany) ‘79
Ras Michael & the Sons of Negus – Everyone Should Praise Jah; Songs For Jah (Reggae Best) ’77 Nyahbinghi

rastafari earthday gathering 20 - 27.07 03 — No Jah. No Reggae. No Reggae Radio. No Smile Jamaica. No i ‘n’ I

<No Reggae without Jah Music; 10 sec.>

Set 7: Vinyl Set

The Melodians – Jah Reggae; Irie Feeling (RAS) ’83 DC: Vinyl set
Crucial Bee – Give Thanks an Praise; Just a Sting (All-Mighty Starr) US Virgins Island
Version feat. Naima – Jah Jah Love; 10” (Web Cam Hi Fi) Fr. w/ female vox

Set 8: Mutant Dub Jah Love

<Zombies Love Jah too! 5 sec.>

Alpha & Omega – Rastafari; Sound System Dub (ROIR) ’95 UK trance dubbers w/ female vox. Mutant Dub Selassie Tribute
African Head Charge – Songs of Praise (ON U Sound) ‘90
Abassi Allstars feat. Junior Kigwa; Showcase (Universal Egg) 2006 UK
Dub Syndicate feat. Jr. Reid – God Is a Man; Thrillseekers (Shanachie) 2005 UK
Horace Martin – Awake Jah Jah Children; Rub a Dub Showcase Part II (Ambassah)
Abyssinians – Jahovah; Last Days (Tabou1)

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: May 30, 2015 (Stream + Tracklist): Ancient Aliens over Skygods

June 2, 2015 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

hqdefault (7) — Is not Reggae: Rastafari Gospel music?

<Tune in to your Dub Frequency>

Greetings,

Is Reggae music gospel music? Yes and no. What attracted me to Reggae back in the mid 80s was certainly the Rastafari themed music from stalwarts (pronounced stal-a-watt in Jamaica) like Marley, Tosh and Spear.

Of course there is plenty of non-religious Reggae: love songs, pop and soul covers.

I doubt Reggae would have had such cultural saturation in the West on the backs of novelty hits like “Fattie Boom Boom” and “Israelites” or AM covers with a shuffle beat. Something about Reggae’s heavenly message attracted interested Westerners looking for something exotic and non-mainstream.

In the 70s lots of people in the West opted out of Christianity, (especially Catholicism and Judaism), and went for something new. Some went to cults. Others went for Reggae: Movement of Jah People while also protesting against the “system.” Or the corrupt and greedy “shit-stem” as Peter Tosh called it. Socialism with a small “s”.

downloadjj — Tired of doing the Judeo-Christian bit? Choose: Jim Jones or Haile Selassie

You don’t have to be a Rasta to sing or enjoy Reggae. But the conventional wisdom is that Reggae is identified as a counter cultural exploration of worship of His Imperial Majesty as a Black Jesus. West Africans ripped from the continent, put down in Jamaica in bondage and expected to worship their master’s white god.

Rebelling against that physical and mental slavery, while still preserving Christian traditions, led to Rastafari in Jamaica: Look to a black king crowned in East Africa. The return of Jesus who will lead blacks out of “Babylon” (The West, Jamaica, UK, America, etc.) to “Zion” (Africa or better still Ethiopia.)

I’m not a Rasta. My roots are in Northern Europe and Iran. I consider myself a Rastafari empathizer. Someone who understands and appreciates the religion as a devoted observer. Not a devotee.

downloadhs — The Smile Jamaica formula: 50% Rasta music; 20% Mutant Dub; 20% Seven Leaf; 9% UFOs; 1% Lovers Rock

I grew up a twice a year Methodist: Christmas Eve and Easter. The only time the Nelson family really went to weekly Sunday service was the two years my Dad was on the City Council in Fort Benton Montana.

Not that I haven’t been trying to be a “missionary” for the secular consumption of Reggae music. I celebrate Jah for the inspiration in thousands of Reggae tunes that fill my soul with joy. But I am careful not to endorse HIM out of respect for true believers. I don’t want to be a part of what Jacob Miller complained about: Too much commercialization of Rastafari!

downloadss — Yours truly, Bobbylon, is a Rasta empthazier. I ‘n’ I look to the heavens for Ancient Aliens. Not Skygods

The reason I bring this up: I had an interview with Jamaican Reggae singer Etana. So I do what I normally do before a phone interview: go on Wikipedia and read up on the artist’s entry.

Etana wikipedia entry

Her album I Rise starts off with a gospel cover of a brilliant Bob Marley cover tune: Selassie is the Chapel. Itself an update of an old American gospel tune. Covered by Elvis.

Etana’s entry mentioned her recording genres thusly: Reggae, Gospel.

downloadetana — Reggae Singer Etana. Gave me the Hairy Eyeball for calling her a Reggae AND Gospel singer. Mea culpa!

While introducing her to the radio listeners, I casually mentioned Etana was a Reggae and Gospel artist coming to town. She interrupted me and corrected me. She was most certainly NOT a Gospel singer. Her music was not geared to religiosity.

No worries. I did political interviews for 9 years. You don’t have to agree with me to have a conversation.

But when you lead off your album with a Rasta cover of a full on gospel song you can see where I might have been mistaken!; 21 sec.

By the way, I am not religious either. What earthlings worshipped as Skygods were Ancient Aliens colonizing Earth to mine gold to take back to their homeworld, Nibiru, beyond our galaxy.

Set your I watch alarm to 2900AD. That’s when the Anunnaki return to Earth.

hqdefault (8) — Skygods came from here. The 12th Planet. Do not scoff!

In fact Etana the Reggae Singer, meet Etana the Sumerian King

Etana was an ancient Sumerian king of the city of Kish. According to the Sumerian King List, he reigned after the deluge. The list also calls Etana “the shepherd, who ascended to heaven and consolidated all the foreign countries”, and states that he ruled 1560 years.

Ascended to Heaven in a Chariot of the Gods (Erich Von Daniken)

Chariots_Of_The_Gods — Read this book. It makes sensi to me!

Here is what I have for you during the next 3 hours of Roots Reggae, Dubwize and Gospel; 18 sec.

Annotated Playlist (photos, captions, Reggae History Lessons, soundbytes)

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: May 30, 3015:

Set 1:

Wayne Jarrett – Saturday Night Jamboree; 12” (Dub Irator) ‘80
Bullwackies All Stars – Recording Connection; Black World (Wackies) ’79 Dub Album of the Week
Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers – 666; Hey World! (EMI America) ‘86

<Twitter: SmileJ_KRCL. Tweet number 666; 27 sec.>

Aisha – Ask Jah Jah; Raise Your Voice (Twinkle) ‘95
Fun Boy Three – Farmyard Connection; Waiting (Chrysalis) ’83 2 Tone Ska; 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement

<Peter & Bob trying to make a living. Planting herbs; 28 sec.>

Gregory Isaacs – Soon Forward; Sly & Robbie (Present) ‘79

Smile Jamaica’s Tweet 666

@TheConner88 Been on the road. I am saving tweet 666 for something appropriate. Tune in around 4:10 bless or curse, robt

— Bobbylon (@SmileJ_KRCL) May 30, 2015

Set 2:

Peter Tosh – Don’t Wanna Get Busted; Talking Revolution (Pressure Sounds) ‘ 77 live at KZEL Portland, Oregon; herbtune; 28 sec.

<Acoustic live Tosh; 21 sec.>

Judy Mowatt – Many Are Called; Black Woman (Shanachie) ‘76
Big Joe; Don’t Huff & Puff; At the Control (Jackpot) ’78
Dennis Brown – Give a Helping Hand; 10” (Niney)

downloadpt — Eerie foreshadowing of Peter’s murder to 2001

Set 3:

Etana – How Long; I Rise (VP) 2014; female artist; 27 sec.

Barry Brown – My Woman; 10” (Hitbound) ‘80
***Etana Interview***

<Interview with Etana. Do not call her a gospel Reggae artist!; 3 min; 12 sec.>

Etana – Selassie is the Chapel; I Rise (VP) 2014; Marley cover; Orioles gospel original
Mike Brooks – Who Have Eyes to See; Earth Is the Fulness (Moll-Selekta) Extended mix
Steel Pulse – Sound System; Countryman (Mango) ’82 Request

downloadeta — Chastised me for calling her a Reggae Gospel artist. No religion inna her mixdown. I stand corrected!

Set 4: Best of Smile Jamaica’s 25 Years

<Reggae Radio: June 1988-May 2015: nearly 27 years; 19 sec.>

Sister Carol – Jah Is Mine; Black Cinderella (Jah Life) ’84; Michael Jackson/Paul McCartney update

<Jah is Mine = The Girl Is Mine; 11 sec.>

Prince Far I – The Lord’s Prayer; Psalms For I (Carib Gems) ’78 Bible verses

<Prince Fari and his Old Testament voice: Fire ‘n’ Brimstoned! 18 sec.>

Jah Lion – Hayfever; Colombia Colly (Mango) Black Ark mix on Susan Cadogan’s “Fever”; Little Willie John/Peggy Lee update

<Fever: Little Willie John to Peggy Lee to Susan Cadogan; 20 sec.>

Jacob Miller – Keep on Knocking + Dub; Who Say Jah No Dead (Greensleeves) ’74 Augustus Pablo singles

images (36) — The late Prince Far I: scorched voice of the Old Testament Prophets

Set 5: Vinyl is Vital

Don Carlos & Gold – Travelling So Long; Show-Down vol. 3 (Hitbound)
I Roy – African Descendent; Hell & Sorrow (Trojan) ’73 UK
Lillian Allen – Riddim an’ Hardtimes; Revolutionary Tea Party (Redwood) ’87 Emeryville, Colly-fornya; Canadian dub poet
Cimarrons – With a Little Luck; Reggaebility (Pickwick) ’82 UK; Paul McCartney tune

<Reggae History Lesson: Cimarons – Jamaican freedom fighters; 31 sec.>

monument-to-nanny — Cimarrons – “Wild pigs”:. Escaped slaves who became the Jamaican Maroons. Freedom Fighters trying to liberate Jamaica from British colonial occupation

Set 6:

Rupie Edwards & Sidy – Herbert Spliffington; Rupie’s Scorchers (Reggae Retro); herb instrumental

<High Steppers post ’68-’72 in Reggae; 34 sec.>

Gracy & Mystic Dan – Nah Miss Yu Love; Low Budget (Funfundvierzig) ’93 Germany
Inner Circle – We a Rockers; Best of (Island)
Robert Emanuel – You Can’t Push I Over; 10” (Mainline) ‘77

10809544_639357792861996_244281387_n — High Steppers: After Rock Steady. Before One Drop

Set 7:

Lee “Scratch” Perry – Grim Reaper; On the Wire (Trojan) 2000
Sarah B Band – Decision; Realign My Mind (Sarah B) SLC band
Scotty – Musical Chariot; Unbelievable Sounds (Trojan) ’70

Srachy — Lee “Scratch” Perry blowin’ smoke

Set 8: Mutant Dub

Bob Marley & the Wailers/Bill Laswell – Rebel Music (3 o’clock Roadblock; Dreams of Freedom (Axiom) ’97 Ambient Translations of Bob Marley in Dub
Dubblestandart – Marijuana Dreams; Marijuana Dreams (Echo Beach) 2010 Austria
Alpha & Omega – Behold; Daniel in the Lions Den (A & O) ’90 UK trance dub with female vox
Aldubb Meets Ras Perez – Prophecy; Aldubb Meets Ras Perez (One Drop) 2010 Germany
African Head Charge – Throw It Away; Great Vintage vol. 2 (ON U Sound) ’89 UK

images (37) — Before Smile Jamaica 1989, there was 3 O’Clock Roadblock. July 1988-August 1989

Words of Wisdom:

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives (Stream + Tracklist): Apr. 18, 2015: 420 Canna-bliss Weekend in Kaya-tude! Makes Sensi to me!

April 20, 2015 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

Greetings,

<4 down, 46 to go!>

<Smile Jamaica’s 21st Annual Marijuana World Tour; 32 sec.>

Make way for Free Speech on Smile Jamaica’s 420 Marijuana World Tour

<Free Speech until they ban that too; 18 sec.>

High-lights of the 21st Annual Smile Jamaica Cannabis Service Show: Apr. 18, 2015

<Canna-bliss Service 21; 32 sec.>

April 18, 2015 Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives Annotated Playlist: soundbytes, photos, captions, Cannabis History Lessons

<Makes sensi to me!>

*Vinyl: 16 of 34 boomshots

Set 1:

Jah Woosh – Marijuana World Tour; Marijuana World Tour (Original) ’79 UK*
Sly & the Revolutionaries – LSD; Black Ash Dub (Trojan) ’80 Dub Album of the Week

<Cannabis History Lesson: LSD – brand of herbstock in Jamaica>

Future Pigeon – Mummy Rock; Echodelic Sounds of Future Pigeon (Record Collection) 2006; roll a lickle spliff w/ di papyrus

<The Mummy – smokin in his sarcophagi; 17 sec.>

<Free the Marijuana – We need foreign currency; 10 sec.>

Lovindeer – Free the Marijuana; De Blinkin’ Bus (TSOJ) ’82 JA*

Peter Tosh – Don’t Want to Get Busted; Talking Revolution (Pressure Sounds); acoustic at KZEL Eugene, Jah-regon; 12 sec.

Bobby Culture, Louie Rankin, Brimstone & Fire – Big Big Bust – Tidal Wave (Unicorn) Woodstock, NY*
Jah Lloyd- Dispencer; Black Moses (Virgin Front Line) ’79 UK*

<Don’t want an injection, it will leave an infection; 15 sec.>

hqdefault (4) — The Marijuana World Tour. Taking you to the four corners of the Earth buying and smoking the herb and the by-products thereof

Set 2:

Joe Higgs – One Man Kutchie; Unity Is Power (1 Stop) ’79 UK*
Peter Culture – Coconut Chalwah; Behold 10” (Top Beat) 2000 UK*

<Cannabis History Lesson: Chalwah = Chalice; 12 sec.>

Freddie McGregor – Natural Collie; 12” (Soul Jazz) ‘82*
Zion Tribe – Herbissimo; Barre Chords (Ziontribe) ’97 SLC

download (83) — Coconut Chalwah (Chalice)

Set 3: Jamaican Jukebox of 45 RPM, 7″ Weed Singles

Black Uhuru vs. Black Sabbath – Guess Who’s Coming for Sweet Leaf; 7” (blank)*

<Michael Rose vs. Ozzy Osbourne; 13 sec.>

Queen Ifrica – Burn Some Herbs; 7” (Fire Links) 2005 JA*
Junior White – Free Up the Collie Weed for Independence; 7” *(Thoroughbred) ‘JA*
Prince Jazzbo – Brain Food; 7” (Ujama) ’86 JA dj to Horace Ferguson “Sensi Addct”*

<Cannabis History Lesson: Brain Food; 10 sec.>

funny-celebrity-pictures-ozzy-osbourne — Heard on Smile Jamaica. Guess Who’s Coming for Sweet Leaf. 4 d own, 46 to go!

<Rub a Dub Sabbath>

Set 4: Smoking Spliff with Queen Eliza-biff

<Light your Chalice inna Buckingham Palace; 40 sec.>

Heavy Manners – Taking the Queen to Tea; Heavier Than Now (Novo) ’96 Jah-cago, Ill.; smoking spliff w/ Queen Elizabeff
Peter Tosh – Buk in Hamm Palace; Mystic Man (EMI America) ‘79
Dillinger – Buckingham Palace; CB 200 (Mango) ‘76
U Roy – Chalice in the Palace; Big Blunts vol. 1 (Tommy Boy)

<Chalice in the Palace!>

download (85) — “I am not amused, Mr. Smile Jamaica!”

Set 5:

Bob Marley – Marley-juana Minimix (Smile Jamaica rmx); All of Bob’s herbtunes mashed up; 10 sec.

Eek a Mouse – Sensee Party; Skidip (Greensleeves) ’82 UK vinyl*
Jimmy Riley – Sweet Sensimilla; Put the People First (Shanachie) ’82 Ho-Ho Kus, New Jah-sey vinyl*
Loi – One Draw; 12” (Abraham) female vox on Rita Marley cover*

download (86) — Eek a Mouse either going to or coming form a Sensee Party

Set 6:

The Toyes – Smoke Two Joints; The Toyes (CD Tunes) ’96 US
Easy Star All Stars feat. Sluggy Ranks – Speak to Me (Breathe in the Air); Dub Side of the Moon (Easy Star) 2003 US; Pink Floyd bongrips
The Toyes – Monster Hash; The Toyes (CD Tunes) ’96; Boris Pickett Jah-loween cover
Jacob Miller – Healing of the Nation; Reggae Greats (Mango) ’84 US; Revelation 22:2. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nation*

<Healing of the Nation – Revelation 22:2; 11 sec.>

<no tobacco in the Holy Land; 20 sec.>

Carlton Livingston – 100 Weight of Collie Weed; 100 Weight of Collie Weed (Greensleeves) ‘84*

download (87) — People get busted one of 3 ways; 1 – family and loved ones turn you in; 2 – careless while driving; 3 – bad luck

Set 7: Mutant Dub Set

<Acoustic levitation inna Irie Meditation!>

Bush Chemists – Light Up Your Spliff; Light Up Your Spliff (Bush Chemists)
Thievery Corporation – Lebanese Blonde; It Takes a Thief (ESL); herb flavor

<Cannabis History Lesson: Lebanese blonde; 6 sec.>

Snoop Lion feat. Mavado & Popcaan – Reincarnation (Berhane Sound System) 2013 dubstep

<Snoop’s Holy Trinity: Weed, Jah, dubstep; 9 sec.>

King General & Bush Chemists – They Say (Sinsemilla Can’t Smoke); Money Run Tings (Conscious Sounds)
Kenny Knotts – Good Sensi; Gi Me de Music (Conscious Sounds)
Soom T – Saved By a Ganja Leaf; Ode to a Carrot (Jahtari) 2010; female weedstepper from Jah-scow, Scotland

download (88) — When the World legalizes the Seven Leaf, the Aliens will make contact

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-Ive: Happy Birthday Bob Marley (Feb. 7 show re-posted here not MIxcloud)

February 14, 2015 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

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

Toots & the Maytals – Marley’s Gone (His Songs Live On); (Sunsplash) Live at Reggae Sunsplash; US Vinyl 8/4/82: Bobstock – Tribute to Bob Marley 70^th Birthday
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Roots, Rock, Dub; In Dub (Tuff Gong); Dub Album of the Week; B side dubs to Marley 45s
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Punky Reggae Party; 12” (Tuff Gong) ’77: Lee “Scratch” Perry, Aswad, Meditations
Dillinger – Check Sister Jane; King Pharaoh (Blue Moon) ’84 UK vinyl; dj on “Waiting in Vain”
Brigadier Jerry – Tribute to Bob Marley; On the Road (RAS) ‘90***End of Set 1

Ronnie Davis – Kaya; Jah Love (Music Club); 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Could You Be Loved; 12” (Island) ’80 remix
Mikey Dread – In Memory (Jacob, Marcus & Marley); S.W.A.L.K (Heartbeat) ’82 US vinyl; Jacob Miller & Marcus Garvey
Stevie Wonder – Master Blaster (Jammin’); Hotter Than July (Motown) ‘81***End of Set 2

Roots Uprising – Master Blaster (Jammin’); Beautiful Music (Top Ranking) ’81 Miami vinyl; Stevie Wonder cover
Chalawa – Natural Mystic; Exodus Dub (Micron); ’77 Request
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Exodus; 12” (Island) ‘77***End of Set 3

Fun Boy Three – Farmyard Connection; Waiting (Chrysalis) ’83 UK vinyl; herbtune: 2 guys named Peter & Bob
Taj Mahal – Slave Driver; Mo’ Roots (Columbia) ’74 blues singer
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Marley Mix Up (Exodus, Positive Vibration, Pimpers Paradise, Punky Reggae Party; 12” megamix***End of Set 4

Cedella Marley Booker – He’s a Rastaman; Awake Zion (Rykodisc) ’84; Bob’s mom
Marcia Griffiths – I’m Hurtin’ Inside; Steppin’ (Shanachie) ‘79
Judy Mowatt – Mellow Mood; Mellow Mood (Ashandan) ’75 JA vinyl
Rita Marley – Thank You Jah; Rita Marley (Trident) ’80 UK vinyl***End of Set 5

Culture – Double Tribute to the O.M.; Lion Rock (Heartbeat) ’83; Order of Merit – Jamaican award given to Bob
The Gladiators – Duppy Conqueror; The Gladiators (Virgin Front Line) ’80 UK vinyl
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Three Little Birds; 12” (Island) ’85 Julian Mendelsohn rmx***End of Set 6

Randeesh – Bob Marley is a River of Love; Courage (Mountain Lion) 2004
Pressure – Stir It Up; Pressure (Pool Production) ’82 Jah-stin, Texas vinyl
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Redemption Song; 12” (Tuff Gong) full band version; not acoustic***End of Set 7

Alpha & Omega – Freedom Fighters; Sound System Dub (ROIR) ’95 Best of UK trance dubbers
Lee “Scratch” Perry – Exodus; On the Wire (Trojan) 2000
Bunny Wailer – Stay With the Reggae; Marketplace (Shanachie) ‘85
Bob Marley & the Wailers – War/ No more Trouble; 12” (Island) ’78 from live Babylon By Bus
The I Threes – He’s a Legend; Beginning (EMI America) ’86 US vinyl

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Bob-ruary 7, 2015 (Stream + Tracklist); Happy 70th Birthday Bob Marley

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810fe8e218888996fea417f8c51e6f4d — Bob Marley 70th Birthday: Bob-ruary 6, 1945. Celebrate life

<Happy 70th Birthday – Robert Nesta Marley>

Greetings,

Let’s celebrate Bob-ruary off right with a Tribute to Bob Marley Showcase on Smile Jamaica – 3 hours!

Tributes to Bob Marley

<When Bob passed, dozens took to record Tributes; 12 sec.>

Bob Marley Cover songs
Rare Bob Marley 12″ picture sleeves out of the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives

<Tribute to Bob Marley: Bob-ruary, 7, 2015; 80 sec.>

Annotated Playlist for the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Feb. 7, 2015

Bob-stalk*/Bobstock; Happy Birthday Bob Marley: 70 Years; 9 sec.

*as in stalk of Sensimilla!

bless, robt

Set 1:

Toots & the Maytals – Marley’s Gone (His Songs Live On); (Sunsplash) Live at Reggae Sunsplash; US Vinyl 8/4/82

<Toots Hibbert pays tribute to Bob Marley; 25 sec.>

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Roots, Rock, Dub; In Dub (Tuff Gong); Dub Album of the Week. B side dubs to Marley 45s

<Bubblin’ Marley dubs for Bobstock 3 hours on Smile Jamaica; 20 sec.>

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Punky Reggae Party; 12” (Tuff Gong) ’77: Lee “Scratch” Perry, Aswad, Meditations
Dillinger – Check Sister Jane; King Pharaoh (Blue Moon) ’84 UK vinyl; deejay update of “Waiting in Vain”
Brigadier Jerry – Tribute to Bob Marley; On the Road (RAS) ‘90

download (42) — 1977 tribute to the Punk Rockers: The Jam, The Damned, The Clash. “No boring old farts will be there”

<Punky Reggae Party and Smile Jamaica: No boring old farts!; 15 sec. – Rejected by society. Protected by my dignity>

Set 2:

Ronnie Davis – Kaya; Jah Love (Music Club); 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement

<Kaya: 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement; 12 sec.>

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Could You Be Loved; 12” (Island) ’80 remix

<Bob Marley embraces Disco to get into the US black music clubs; 52 sec.>

Mikey Dread – In Memory (Jacob, Marcus & Marley); S.W.A.L.K (Heartbeat) ’82 US vinyl; Jacob Miller & Marcus Garvey

<Holy Trinity of Jamaican Heroes: Jacob Miller, Marcus Garvey, Bob Marley; 24 sec.>

Stevie Wonder – Master Blaster (Jammin’); Hotter Than July (Motown) ‘81

<Motown pays Tribute to Trenchtown; 27 sec.>

download (43) — From the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives

Set 3:

Roots Uprising – Master Blaster (Jammin’); Beautiful Music (Top Ranking) ’81 Miami vinyl; Stevie Wonder cover
Chalawa – Natural Mystic; Exodus Dub (Micron); ’77 Request
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Exodus; 12” (Island) ‘77

exodus — From the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Exodus – Movement of Jah People

Set 4:

Fun Boy Three – Farmyard Connection; Waiting (Chrysalis) ’83 UK vinyl; herbtune: 2 guys named Peter & Bob

<Farmers Peter and Bob trying to earn a living; 18 sec.>

Taj Mahal – Slave Driver; Mo’ Roots (Columbia) ’74 blues singer
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Marley Mix Up (Exodus, Positive Vibration, Pimpers Paradise, Punky Reggae Party; 12” megamix

images (10) — From the Smile Jamaica Ark=-Ives

Set 5: Roots Dawtas

<Bob’s Mom + I Threes; 24 sec.>

Cedella Marley Booker – He’s a Rastaman; Awake Zion (Rykodisc) ’84; Bob’s mom
Marcia Griffiths – I’m Hurtin’ Inside; Steppin’ (Shanachie) ‘79
Judy Mowatt – Mellow Mood; Mellow Mood (Ashandan) ’75 JA vinyl
Rita Marley – Thank You Jah; Rita Marley (Trident) ’80 UK vinyl

229699196526778 — Bob and his Mother, Cedella

Set 6:

Culture – Double Tribute to the O.M.; Lion Rock (Heartbeat) ’83; Order of Merit – Jamaican award given to Bob

<Double Tribute to the Order of Merit: Jamaica’s Highest Civilian Award; 18 sec.>

The Gladiators – Duppy Conqueror; The Gladiators (Virgin Front Line) ’80 UK vinyl

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Three Little Birds; 12” (Island) ’85 Julian Mendelsohn rmx

<Promo mix to promote Legend in the dance clubs; 22 sec.>

<How Reggae purists didn’t like those promo dance mix 12″s; 17 sec.>

Bob-Marley-Three-Little-Bird-99261 — From the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: promo dance mix for Legend

Set 7:

Randeesh – Bob Marley is a River of Love; Courage (Mountain Lion) 2004
Pressure – Stir It Up; Pressure (Pool Production) ’82 Jah-stin, Texas vinyl
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Redemption Song; 12” (Tuff Gong) full band version; not acoustic

<Rare band mix of Redemption Song; 25 sec.>

download (44) — Redemption Song: acoustic to end Bob’s last LP “Uprising”. Band version on Black Wax 12″. Emancipate yourself from mental slavery

Set 8:

Alpha & Omega – Freedom Fighters; Sound System Dub (ROIR) ’95 Best of UK trance dubbers
Lee “Scratch” Perry – Exodus; On the Wire (Trojan) 2000
Bunny Wailer – Stay With the Reggae; Marketplace (Shanachie) ‘85
Bob Marley & the Wailers – War/ No more Trouble; 12” (Island) ’78 from live Babylon By Bus

<Bob Marley’s “War” derived from HIM Haile Selassie’s speech at the United Nations>

The I Threes – He’s a Legend; Beginning (EMI America) ’86 US vinyl

download (45) — From the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives. HIM: Until the philosophy which hold one race superior and another Inferior Is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned – Everywhere is war – Just Say No to Iraq 3.0

If you made it this far, thanks for listening to Bobstock on Smile Jamaica

Smile Jamaica Reggae Ark-Ives: Jah-nuary 10, 2015 (Stream + Tracklist): Inversion Galore!

January 14, 2015 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

625x465_766403_6414445_1414965628 — No two herbflakes are alike

Greetings,

Winter in Utah. Great for the skiiers. Not so great in the Valley. Bad air was killing all my friends: asthma, bronchitis, flu shot was a dud. I got a massive head cold sitting on the tarmac in Jah-buquerque trying to get home. Decongestant nah work. Maybe a cordless drill in my ear canal will free up some earway.

<Winter in the Salt Lake Valley: Chunky Style air; 12 sec.>

3704303 — Happy New Year 2015 in the Salt Lake Valley: Inversion galore!

Tis the season of the Hazy Shade of Winter. If your breathing is wrecked or the flu has you down for the count, just spin last week’s Smile Jamaica. Best way to complement your sick leave

bless, robt

PKrtqT0 — Peter Tosh Rx for all those suffering Utah chunky-air respiratory shitstem. Gotta get elevated. Rise above the haze. Selah!

Annotated Playlist: Jah-nuary 10, 2015 (photos, captions, clips, soundbytes, Reggae History Lessons)

Here are the High-lights of the Stream; 56 sec.

Best of Smile Jamaica 25 Years: The Reagan Year (1988) radio debut; 15 sec.

Wailers Family Tree: The Wailers Duo (Bob + Peter) Live at Leeds; 11/23/73. Tosh harangue that nearly got him killed after the One Love Peace Concert; 4/22/78 Kingston, JA. Introducing Bunny Wailer’s album Liberation ’88. Judy Mowatt classic Black Woman
Dub Album of the Week: Bullwackie’s All Stars – Free For All (Wackies). Heavy urban dub JA via NY.
Seven Leaf: Junior Dan, Mike Brooks, Aldubb

<4 down, 46 to go!>

Vinyl is V-Ital midway
Jamaican Jukebox: 7″ vinyl rarities
Disco Mix: Extended mix vox and dubwize vinyl
Roots Dawtas: Aisha lovers rock, The Selecter 2 Tone ska, Judy Mowatt, Mutant Dubstress Molara, Iskeeda, Alpha & Omega trance dub
Mutant Dub: UFOria skywatching soundtrack; last half hour

Set 1:

Horace Andy – Tune in to the Airwaves; Don’t Stop (Island in the Sun) ’85 NY vinyl
Bullwackies All Stars – Free For All; Free for All (Wackies) Dub Album of the Week
Prince Far I & the Arabs – Foggy Road; Message From the King (Virgin Front Line) ‘78
The Selecter – Selling Out Your Future; Celebrate the Bullet (Chrysalis) ’81 UK 2 Tone ska feat. Pauline Black
Junior Dan – Sligoville Tobacco; 10” (Hi-Try) 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement (melodica instrumental)

<Reggae History Lesson: Sligoville Jamaica Rastas; 46 sec.>

Mike Brooks – Rhum (sic) Drinker – Classical Anthology (Teams) ’75; best of; herbtune

<You know me as a Rum Drinker, yah I’m a Sensi Smoker; 12 sec.>

Squire-Jon-Are-We-Really-Free-Russ-Disciples-Free-Dub-Jr-Dan-Sligoville-Tobacco-Kalli-Dub — Sligoville Tobacco. 4 down, 46 to go!

Set 2:

The Wailers – Burnin’ & Lootin’; Burnin’ (Deluxe Edition) (Tuff Gong); Live at Leeds UK; 11/23/73; 28 sec.

<Live at Leeds: Bunny stays home: England cold; 28 sec.>

Aisha – It’s Not Right; True Roots (Ariwa) ’94 UK
Eric “Rebel Lion” Bubbles – Roots of Black People (Progressive International) ‘79

Set 3: Best of Smile Jamaica: 25 Years

Austin Campbell – the Hotter the Battle; Babylon a Fall Down (Trojan); Best of 25 Years Set (1988-1990)
The Morwells – Educate Your Mind; Bingy Bunny: Kingston 12 Toughie (RAS) ‘75
Judy Mowatt – Put It On; Black Woman (Shanachie) ’76; Wailers cover
Singers & Players – Thing Called Love (Don’t Fight); Revenge of the Underdog (ON U Sound) ’82 mutant dub

Set 4: Peter Tosh: harangue + Legalize It/Get Up Stand Up; 46 sec.

Peter Tosh – Speech + Legalize It/Get Up Stand Up; Talking Revolution (Pressure Sounds) 4/22/78: One Love Peace Concert; Kingston JA

Set 5: Vinyl is V-Ital

Dean Fraser – Sensimilia; Christmas Sting (Thunder Bolt) Vinyl is Vital Set; over Hallelujah Choir riddim JA
Basement 5 – Paranoiaclaustrophobia Dub; Basement in Dub (Island) ’80 UK Mutant Dub; future members part of Big Audio Dynamite

<Jurassic era Mutant Dub. Big Audio Dynamite; 39 sec.>

Bim Sherman – Haunting Ground; Haunting Ground (Revolver) ’86 UK best of
Mystic Youth feat/ I-Skeeda & the Irie-Ites – Save the Roaches; Best Wishes (Sunship) female singer; junior high Bay Area reggae group; 52 sec.

download (2) — Before Political Correctness: Junior High Reggae Band saves the roaches. 4 down, 46 to go!

Set 6: Jamaican Jukebox of 7″ 45s; 33 sec.

General Echo – Love Bump; 7” (Jah Man) ’80 JA; 7”
Augustus Pablo & Lloyd Young – Our Man Flint; 7” (Black Art)
Lanford Graham – Where You Come From; 7” (Jungle Rock)
Delroy Gordon – Dizzy Spell; 7” (Portland)

download (3) — Second rate Neo Liberal Hit Man to James Bond

Set 7:

Bunny Wailer – Rise and Shine; Liberation (Shanachie) ‘88
Dubble feat. Molara – Crown of Creation; 10” (Dub Tunnel) 2012 mutant dub w/ female vox

5c54e99cace4e17cb2d96b9afcf2e088 — Wailers Family Tree. 1988. Fresh the year I started Reggae Radio

Set 8: Mutant Dub

<UFO Watching Soundtrack; 13 sec.>

Alpha & Omega feat. Nishka – Jerusalem; Dub Plate Selections vol. 2 (A & O) ’97 trance dub w/ female vox; Mutant Dub Set

<Reggae History Lesson: Dubplate; 17 sec.>

Aldubb feat. Ras Perez – Tommy; Let There Be Dub (One Drop) 2010 herb tune; Jah-many

<4 down, 46 to go!; Jah-many, 15 sec.>

Aswad vs. Rhythm Riders – Under Palm Trees; Aswad vs the Rhythm Riders (Liaison)
Badawi – Pressurizor; Bedouin Sound Clash (ROIR) ’96 Middle Eastern/Jewish mystic dub

<Badawi = Bedouin; 18 sec.>

Ben Wa – Dubasaurus Rex; Devil Dub (Black Hole) ’98; Oakland, Colly-fornya
Sun Araw & M. Geddes Gengras – Sunshine; Meet the Congos (Icon Eye) 2012

images (2) — Smile Jamaica’s second favorite Green. Go Green Bay!

<Go Green Bay!>

Smile Jamaica Playlist; Jah-vember 8, 2014 (Stream + Tracklist): Seven Leaf Relief

November 11, 2014 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

yes-we-cannabis-norml-prisoner-petition-280x420 — 4 down, 46 to go! Cannabis did a lot better than this guy at the ballot box last Tuesday

Greetings,

<4 down, 46 to!. Dubble the legalize>

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ive: Jah-vember 8, 2014

<Jah-vember 8, 2014: Show High-lights; 47 sec.>

They call me Nelstradamus: I predicted Obama over Hillary; Russia vs. NATO: Cold War II, Nuclear Boogaloo. I am predicting 2016 Cannabis Legalization.

<They call me Nelstradamus; 38 sec.>

6102678_f496 — Nostradamus ain’t got nuthin’ on Nelstradamus! Smile Jamaica predicts Marijuana Legalization states in 2016

High-lights of the Jah-vember 8, 2014: Smile Jamaica Ark-Ive

3 sets out of 8 devoted to the Black Wax

Seven Leaf Vinyl set

<Smile Jamaica’s Seven Leaf Election Recap; 45 sec.>

420 Cannabis Service Announcements: upstate NY, JA singjay, UK dubstep toaster, Marley cover, dubplate rmx, Jah-pon
Dub Album of the Week: Bush Chemists – Raw Raw Dub (UK mutant dubbers)
Disco Mix extended Vinyl singles: herbs, dubstep, militant steppers, cannabis rmx
Jamaican Jukebox: 7″ 45s: Panadol, Jamaican heroes, Gregg Allman cover
Mutant Dub World Tour: France, Los Jah-ngeles, Jah-pon, UK

<Praise Jah for Daylight Savings: UFO watching soundtrack>

Roots Dawtas: Pacific Islander duo, Soom T from Scotland; Aisha UK; Canadian dub poetess; Los Jah-ngeles, Collie-fornya, French dubstress
Vinyl is Vital …. rhymes with Ital: Canadian dub poetry, herbage, JA harmony trio, JA deejay; Marley tribute
Wailers Family Tree: Bob last live ’80; Peter at the One Love Peace Concert ’78; Bunny Wailer digital ’86; Johnny Clarke covers Bob inna herbal stylee.

$_35 — Slaying the Drug War with riddim!

Below is the Annotated Playlist: photos, captions, Reggae History Lessons, soundbytes: Jah-vember 1, 2014 Smile Jamaica

Set 1: Vinyl Seven Leaf Election Celebration Set

<4 down, 46 to go!: Smile Jamaica’s Pot Prediction 75% success rate; 85 sec.>

Aisha – His Imperial Majesty; Daughters of Zion (Twinkle) ’93 UK vinyl
Bush Chemists – Raw Raw Dub (ROIR) 2005, Dub Album of the Week; UK mutant dubbers
Azeem & Session – Big Head Spliff; Dreadfly (Joe Gibbs) ’82 FL vinyl: 4:20 Vinyl Set. 4 down, 46 to go!
Kenny Knotts – Good Sensi; 10” (Conscious Sounds) 2012 UK; mutant dub Horace Ferguson herbtune
Bert Brown & Olubayo – Iry Feeling; Escape From Babylon (Bertene) ’83 NY. Irie = condition after partaking

<Cannabis History Lesson: Irie Feeling; 20 sec.>

imageslegalize — Nelstradamus Predicts: In 2016 to counter President Romney it will be 16 down, 34 to go!

Set 2:

Peter Tosh – Stepping Razor; Talking Revolution (Pressure Sound) live at One Love Peace Concert; Kingston, JA; 4/22/78

<Heartland Reggae: Concert Film of the One Love Peace Concert; 30 sec.>

10 Ft. Ganja Plant – 10 Ft. Ganja Plant and Weed; bushrock (ROIR) 2009 NY herbtune
Mike Brooks – Devil’s Conspiracy; 10” (Sip a Cup) 2007 UK militant steppers
Rose Marie – Stop Falling; Inner City Roots (Joe Gibbs) 2005 lovers rock

Set 3:

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Get Up Stand Up; Live Forever (Tuff Gong) 9/23/80 last live in Pittsburgh, Jah-sylvania

<Bob’s last live performance clip; 24 sec.>

Universal Speakers – We Roots + In Dub; We Roots (Catch Me Time); 2012 Pacific Island female duo

Bob-Marley-Live-Forever---Li-533819 — Get Up Stand Up: Last encore, of last live performance; 9/23/80. How fitting. Live Forever he shall

Set 4:

Bunny Wailer – Old Time Singting; Rule Dance Hall (Shanachie) ‘86
Lee Perry – Blackboard Jungle Dub (Ver. 1); Blackboard Jungle Dub (Clocktower) ’73 flute dub
Top Cat & Soom T – Herbalist + Did You Know; 10” (Scotch Bonnet) 2007 mutant dub herbtune; Soom T female vox

Unknownbw — **Wailers Family Tree. Early digital classic**

Set 5: Vinyl Is V-Ital

Carlton Livingston – Trodding; Retrospect (Jah Life) ’79 herbtune: trodding inna jungle w/ chalice in hand: Vinyl Is V-Ital Set

<Trodding thru the jungle w/ chalice in hand! 19 sec.>

The Gladiators – Oh What a Joy; Gladiators (Virgin Front Line) ’80 UK
Lillian Allen – One Poem Town + Why Do We Have to Fight?; Conditions Critical (Redwood) Canadian dub poet; Emeryville, Collie-fornya ‘87
Horace Andy – Bob Lives On; Exclusively (Solid Groove) ’82 UK; livicated to Bob Marley
Lone Ranger – U.F.O.; Barnabas in Collins Wood (Wave) ’79 JA

b4ac6d5d549cec8dfe4d2fe11735b704.image.574x550 — …”with chalice in hand”. Singly classic on Black Wax

Set 6:

Johnny Clarke – Easy Skanking; Tribute to Bob Marley in a Dancehall (Rhino); herbtune, Marley cover

<4 down, 46 to go!; Easy Skanking; 18 sec.>

Zema – Still Not?; Black Sheep (Melchizedek) female artist, Los Jah-ngeles, Collie-fornya
Capital Letters – Smoking My Ganja (Rootical Dubplate Mix); 12” EP (Greensleeves) herb tune
Shark Wilson & the Basement Heaters – make It Reggae; 300% Dynamite (Soul Jazz); James Brown high stepper reggae

disc-3080-johnny-clarke-dread-a-dub — Johnny Clarke: Roots cover artist extraordinaire

Set 7: Jamaican Jukebox 45 7″ RPM

Dawn & Christine – Panadol; 7” (M & M) Panadol is pain reliever; herb is better

Panadol for menstrual cramps. Collie works better.

<Reggae History Lesson: Panadol versus cannabis; 34 sec.>

Neville Martin – The Clique; 7” (Clandisc) ‘76 Clancy Eccles; Jamaican national heroes
Desmond Biggs – What Happen to the People; 7” (Run Come)
Paul Davidson – Midnight Rider; 7” (Hometown) ‘75 Gregg Allman cover

Panadol Menstrual — Bumba klaat: Seven Leaf is better than Acetaminophen

Set 8: Mutant Dub

Audio Active – Universal Joint; Back to the Stoned Age (Beat) 2003 Jah-pon herb tune; 18 sec.

Botom Botom – I’m Alive; This Is Not a Stereotype (Hamerbass) Fr. Dub w/ female vox
Future Pigeon – Evil (Eatin’ at My Soul); Echodelic Sounds of Future Pigeon (Record Collectio) 2006 Los Jah-ngeles
Gorillaz – Clint Eastwood (Ed Case Refix); Gorillaz (Virgin) 2000 UK
Roots Manuva – Proper Tings Juggled; Duppy Writer (Big Dada) 2010 UK
Little Roy – Frankenstein; Longtime (ON U Sound) ’96 UK

maxresdefault — Starship Spliff Tail searching for space dust

Smile Jamaica Playlist; Nov. 1, 2014 (Stream + Tracklist): Daylight Savings Stylee!

November 3, 2014 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

MjAxMi01YWM4NmI0OTYxMzEwNGFl — Insomniacs hate Daylights Savings Extra Hour bull flop like I hate April 15, Tax Day!

<Daylight Savings Time and Insomnia; 9 sec.>

Jump straight to the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ive: Jah-vember 1, 2014

Greetings,

Jah-loween Recap 2014

Everyone have a good time getting innocent children hooked on High Fructose Corn Syrup? Tsk, tsk. Definitely NOT Ital or Vital

Did any of you folks stream the 12 hours of Jah-loween tunes I gave you? Mutant Dub and Roots Reggae Mixcloud Only shows without me talking. Spooky tunes, horror bytes and movie trailers. Plus 2013 and 2014 KRCL Live Smile Jamaica Monster Hash. Good any time of year!

So check it! I had zero trick or treaters Friday. I must be that house on the block. Too many voodoo sounds and smells emanating from the bowels of the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives.

<That House on the Block: The Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives; 14 sec.>

Unknown — Trick or Treaters never approach the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives on Jah-tober 31st.

When I was a youth in Montana, Halloween was definitely not as ideal as it is in Utah. Usually you had to walk on snow or have your winter jacket on over your costume.

And you better not give me and my hoodlum friends candy corn or raisins. If you gave out crap candy, you could expect an egg splat on your picture window! Fiya bun candy corn! Fiya bun raisins or nickels! Gimme the fructose corn poison. Droooollllll…..

<Fiya bun Candy Corn and Raisins in my Treat Bag; 18 sec.>

Vote Tuesday Nov. 4: Tweedle Dum Versus Tweedle Dee.

One-Party-System-Republicrats — The saying applies from Jamaica: Same thing for breakfast

Smile Jamaica 4:20 Election Special

From Two Down, 48 to Go: to……?

<Smile Jamaica’s Pot Vote Election Prediction; 46 sec.>

1. Jah-laska: Ballot Measure 2. Legalization a la Collie-rado and Washington State. Smile Jamaica says: Most likely not going to win

I have seen too many negative polls and only one outlier pro pot result that seemed too good to be true, so it seems suspect. 52% No to 48% Yes, but if millennials don’t show up for the midterm vote it will fall short. Should have waited until 2016 with more robust youth and libertarian turn out. Hope I’m wrong!

2. Jah-regon: Measure 91. Legalization a la Collie-rado and Washington State. Smile Jamaica says: Most likely going to win. Latest polls are encouraging because of the gap between Yes (52%) and No (41%). Could be hurt if disaffected millennials don’t turn up for the midterm vote. Looks promising but not a lock per DC.

3. Washington DC: Not full legalization as in #1 and #2 but you can possess up to 2 ounces of cured bud and be able to grow six plants. Huge YES. Will probably cross over 60% yes. But it’s gonna be a nightmare.

So much of surrounding DC is federal jurisdiction. You don’t want to get busted with a stalk of sensi on Fedland. You’re gonna be under Heavy Manners. Plus in a likely ascendant Republican Congress, DC is going to probably face Congressional roadblocks to any semi-legal implementation.

4. Guam: Joaquin (KC) Concepcion II Compassionate Cannabis Use Act of 2013. Medical Marijuana and the creation of legal dispensaries. Vote would ratify the legislation. Smile Jamaica says: I can’t find any reliable polls but its dependency to Federal jurisdiction makes any implementation difficult.

5. Florida. Amendment 2. Medical Marijuana. Smile Jamaica says: No Chance. Needs 60% to pass. Peaked at 57% and has been trending further down.

Non-statewide, local/county jurisdiction votes Tuesday: Michigan (12 cities), Maine (2 cites), New Mexico (2 counties). Plus something a gwaan in Jah-suchusetts district which I was too foggy to understand.

<Pot Election II; 21 sec.>

jahlaska — Jah-laska. Better luck in 2016

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ive Annotated Playlist: Nov. 1, 2014 (photos, captions, soundbytes)

Set 1: Rock Steady and Soca Jah-loween Holdovers.

Carlton Livingston – Mr. DJ; Retrospect (Jah Life) ’80 DC Vinyl
Pablo Moses – Proverbs Dub; Pave the Way Dub (Tabou1) ’81 Dub Album of the Week
Lord Jellicoe – Zombie Jamboree; Black Magic Reggae (Trojan); soca
The Vulcans – Dracula; Journey into Space: The Return of Star Trek (Cactus) ‘72
Bobby Aitken – Vampire; Rock Steady Original and Red Hot (Next Step) ‘66
Desmond Dekker – Dracula; The Writing on the Wall (Trojan)

Set 2:

Horace Andy – Better Collie; Prime of Horace Andy (Music Club); 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement
The Selecter – Missing Words; Too Much Pressure (Chrysalis) ‘80 2 Tone ska with Pauline Black vox
Lee “Scratch” Perry & Full Experience – Disco Devil; 12” (Upsetter); ’77 update of Max Romeo “I Chase the Devil”
Burning Spear – Rocking Time; Studio One Classics (Soul Jazz/Studio One); rare single w/ deejay intro

Set 3:

Peter Tosh – Four Hundred Years; One Love Peace Concert (Pressure Sounds) 4/22/78 Kingston Jamaica
Humble-I & Weeding Dub – Guide Me; 10” (Control Tower) 2009 Fr. Mutant Dub
Martha Velez – Bend Down Low; Escape From Babylon (Sire) ’76; Bob Marley tune, Bob/Scratch prod’n, Wailers riddims

<Rockers do Reggae History Lesson: Martha Velez; 41 sec.>

Black Uhuru – I Love King Selassie; Power to the Trinity (Shanachie); Request

247587_01_360 — 1976: Kingston. Bob Marley and Lee “Scratch” Perry in the studio. Wailers pon di riddims. Rockers do Bob.

Set 4:

The Archives feat. Ras Puma – Sensibility; The Archives (ESL) 2012 herb tune; Eric Hilton of Thievery Corporation
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Work; Live Forever (Tuff Gong) 9/23/80 last live show: Pittsburgh, Jah-sylvania
Bunny Wailer – Haughty Tempo; Rule Dance Hall (Shanachie) ‘86

Set 5: Jah-loween Vinyl Holdover from Jah-tober

<Holdover, Never Leftover: Black Wax Spooktacular; 16 sec.>

Lone Ranger – Annie Palmer; Barnabas in Collins Wood (GG’s); ’79 JA

<Jah-loween History Lesson: Annie Palmer – cruel white Jamaican witch; 23 sec.>

Moses – When the Vampire Comes to Your Neighborhood; 12” (Wackies) ’82 NYC
Three Dimension – Undertaker; Roadblock (Nubian) ’82 UK
Edi Fitzroy – Hotel California; Eclipse (RAS) ’88 DC; Church of Satan = Hotel California

<Hotel California = Church of Satan; 42 sec.>

Set 5: Rockers do Reggae

<The Clash and Pink Floyd commonality; 11 sec.>

Nina Hagen – African Reggae; Nina Hagen Band (Columbia) EP; ’82 Rockers do Reggae Set
The Clash – Revolution Rock; London Calling (Columbia/Epic) ‘79

<Reggae History Lesson: Mikey Dread: Jamaican Deejay. Clash performer and producer; 23 sec.>

Ben Harper – Wicked Men; Reggae Sampler (Virgin) ’97 EP
Roxy Music – Love Is the Drug (Live); Mob Life (Uncut) Scorsese Soundtrack set

mikey_10 — Mikey Dread: Radio Deejay too popular so was fired by the radio station he worked for. Hope that doesn’t happen to Smile Jamaica!

Set 7: Jamaican Jukebox of 45 7″ singles (Vinyl Jr.)

Jimmy Cliff – Deal With Life; 7” (Sun Power) ’77
Errol Dunkley – Train to Zion; 7” (Topco) ’75
Max Edwards – Black Cinderella; 7” (New Star) ’78

R-4975643-1381089231-8642 — Jamaiacan Jukebox of 45’s: Vinyl

Set 8: Mutant Dub

2 Bad Card – Sweet Feelings; Hustling Ability (ON U Sound) ’95 UK
Armagideon – Open the Gates; Ease the Tension (Armagideon) ’95 UK
Bomb the Bass – Somewhere; Clear (Quango) ’96 UK
Kanka feat. Biga – Make It This Time; Sub.mersion (Hammerbass) 2009 Fr.
Dubblestandart feat. Lee “Scratch” Perry – Voodooism Dub; Marijuana Dreams (Collision) 2010

Unknownsp — Vote: Tweedle Dum vs. Tweedle Dee. In Jamaican wisdom: “Same thing for breakfast”

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: High Fructose Horror Show (Bonus Jah-loween)

October 31, 2014 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

Greetings,

<Halloween Holdovers, Never Leftovers: 3 hoursl 62 sec.>

Here is how I wanted to program/select the annual Smile Jamaica Jah-loween Ark-Ives. Reggae and Dubwize celebrating Vampires, Witches, Frankenstein and the rest of the Undead Menagerie. Without me talking. Without any station Ids or advertising.

(Reggae very superstitious, very concerned with good vanquishing evil.) Evil is real and takes a non-human form.

In between the boomshots will be Horror movie clips and other Jah-loween Special effects. Definitely minor key mood music. On these Mixcloud only shows, I want to let the music do the talking.

I cooked this up in my Secret Dubratory and imported tunes from my CD Suitcase of Jah-loween Disks using ProTools. Multi tracked recording with the sound bytes and movie trailers “stitched” into the segues. Then I ran it through a sound app called Smart Gain which was suggested to me to normalize sound across the tunes and bytes for the 3 hours. Just like Dr. Frankenstein put together his creature from hunks of flesh!

Unknownyf — Young Frankenstein: Gene Wilder “nice knockers”. Terri Garr “Why thank you!”

This is a show that would make a good background for your Houseparty or mood music while giving out your high fructose goodies.

Boo-tiful! robt

Smile Jamaica High Fructose Horror Show: Online Bonus Jah-loween Annotated Playlist (photos, captions, soundbytes)

30 min:

The Toyes – Monster Hash; The Toyes (CD Tunes) ’96; Boris Pickett cover
Black Uhuru – Vampire; Sensimilla (Mango) ‘80
Yabby You – Anti-Christ; One Love, One Heart (Shanachie) ‘84
Sky High & the Mau Mau – Cemetery Robbery; Origination (Sky High) 70’s
Dennis Brown – Black Magic Woman; Raw Roots Vol. 1 (Jet Set/Sunshot) ’73; Fleetwood Mac cover
Pablo Gad – Blood Suckers; Blood Suckers (Celluloid) ‘78
Bunny Wailer – Blackheart Man; Blackheart Man (Mango) ‘76

Unknownmonhash — Don’t bogart that spliff!

1 hour:

Future Pigeon – Mummy Rock; Echodelic Sounds of Future Pigeon (Record Collection) 2006

Devon Irons & Doctor Alimantado – Vampire; Open the Gate (Trojan) ’76 Lee “Scratch” Perry/Black Ark
The Toasters – Frankenska; Thrill Me Up (Skaloid); ’88 Third Wave Ska
Yellowman – Me Kill Barnie; Them a Mad Over Me (Hitbound) ’82 Barnabas Collins, soap opera vampire
Scientist – Voodoo Curse; Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires (Greensleeves) ‘81

61XDH3Er0-L._SL500_AA280_PJStripe-Robin,TopLeft,0,0_ — Roll a lickle spliff wif di papyrus

90 min:

Ijahman Levi – Devil Disciple; Forward Rastaman (Tree Roots) ‘87
Humble Soul – Damn Vampire; Good Lord, Thank You (Kolchamuzik) ‘96 Jah-waiian reggae
Garland Jeffreys & Big Youth – Graveyard Rock; Escape Artist (Epic) ’81; rockers does reggae

<Big Youth: Don’t get stoned on my tombstone! 9 sec.>

Willi Williams – Dungeon; Messenger Man (Blood and Fire); ’80 herbtune; Riddim Shower (1): original
Roots Nation – Dungeon; Temperature’s Risin’ (Rare Roots) 2011 Dover, New Hempshire; Riddim Shower (2): Willi Williams update, herbtune
Lucky Dube – Dracula; Prisoner (Shanachie) ’90 South Africa

Unknownluckdub — Saw a youth murdered in front of me at Lucky Dube concert in Park City. Less than a year later Lucky was himself murdered in South Africa

2 hours:

Allan Pillay – Demonic Forces; Wild Paarty Sounds (ON U Sound) ’81 mutant dub
Mikey Dread – Pre-Dawn Dub; African Anthem (Dread at the Controls) ’79 vampire dubwize
Prince Buster – Ghost Dance (Blue Beat) ’67 rock steady
Sinead O’Connor – Vampire; Throw Down Your Arms (That’s Why There Is Chocolate and Vanilla); 2005: Devon Irons update
Kode9 + spaceape – Ghost Town; 5 Years of Hyperdub (Hyperdub) dubstep/dub poet update on The Specials tune
Keith Hudson – Darkest Night; Greatest Hits (Sky High) ‘75
Massive Dread – Vamps on the Corner; This is Massive (Nyam Up) ‘82

2 1/2 hours:

Michael Prophet – Satan; Rootsman (Ariwa) ‘99
Peter Tosh – Vampire; No Nuclear War (EMI America) ’87; Riddim Shower (1): vox
Peter Tosh – Dracula; Honorary Citizen (Columbia/Legacy); Riddim Shower (2): dub
Soho – Zombies; Goddess (Atco) ’90 UK mutant dub w/ female vox
Sugar Minott – Devil Pickney; Auralux Reggae Showcase (Auralux) ’83; Pickney – Jamaican slang for child
Benjamin Zephaniah – Blood Sucker; Belly of de Beast (Ariwa) ’96 UK dub poet; Mad Professor prod’n
Natacha Atlas – I Put a Spell on You; Best of (Mantra) 2005 Morrocan; Nina Simone cover

3 hours:

Pablo Gad – Sad Mistake; Hard Times (Soul Village) ’80 UK vampire tune
Scientist – Blood on His Lips; Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampire (Greensleeves) ‘81
Tino – Wicked Insane Evil Dub; Tino’s Breaks 6: Hallowe’en Dub (Tino Corp.) 2002 mutant dub
Dan I & King Kietu – Vampire; Rastafari Judgement Fire (Imperial Roots) 2009 mutant dub Jah-taly
Ethiopians – Obeah Book; Slave Call (Rohit) ‘77
Mos Def – Ms. Vampire Booty; Mos Dub (bootleg) 2010 mutant dub-hop
BLK JKS – Skeleton; Among Robots (Secretly Canadian) 2009 South African mutant dub

Smile Jamaica is hosted by Robert Nelson on 90.9 FM KRCL in Salt Lake City, Utah (Saturdays, 4-7 p.m. MT). Ark-ives available weekly here at the Smile Jamaica blog.

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