The Parliament of the World Religions was in Salt Lake City. My bredrin Mahan Khalsa, a local Sikh leader and anti-war activist called me as I went on air and asked I wold like to chat with Reggae singer and toaster Pato Banton who was in town with his musical ministry. I said bring him over.
Had a real nice chat with him in the first hour of the show. Here are the interviews:
In October of 1989 I began an excursion on the version: Radiothon (fund-drive) ’89 was when my bredrin Rutabaga Reese invited me to co-host KRCL’s long running Reggae program Smile Jamaica (then on from 1-4 pm Saturdays). I had just resigned from the grind of the Graveyard (Mondays 3-6 am) and figured I would finish my undergrad degree at the U of Utah and then head to Collie-fornya for Grad School.
Funny how things change. I stayed. Rutabaga and I shared Saturdays for about nine months and around July 1990 was when I took over the reigns solo.
For me programming Smile Jamaica is my absolute favorite thing on earth to do. And I like to say give thanks to KRCL for investing in the show and I ‘n’ I. Same guy, same channel, same time, same format.
I started in Oct. ’89. The Simpsons (post Tracey Ullman) started Dec. ’89. Both programs still running well-hot!
bless, robt
Smile Jamaica: Oct. 1989; The Simpsons: Dec. 1989
High-Lights of the Jah-tober 10, 2015 Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: 59 sec.
Playlist:
Set 1:
Winston Jarrett – Solid As a Rock; Atra 10 Track (Atra) ’72 UK vinyl
Chalawa – Natural Mystic; Exodus Dub (Westons) ’77 Can.; Dub Album of the Hour
Sly & Robbie – Sesame Street; Many Moods of Sly, Robbie & the Taxi Gang (Sonic) ‘79 kids cover
Judy Mowatt – Slave Queen; Black Woman (Shanachie) ‘76
Giorgio Tsoukalos – The Bob Marley of Ancient Aliens
<Smile Jamaica and Acoustic Levitation; 11 sec.>
Ancient Alien theory suggests: it wasn’t Hebrew slaves who built the Pyramids, it was acoustic levitation using heavy bass riddims
Greetings,
My favorite television show is Ancient Aliens. Friday Nights on H2. I am fascinated with the concept of how what we know as Mesopotamian mythology predated the Bible and was really the story of Ancient Aliens. Not Skygods. Nor Greek Gods. It was the Anunnaki
The Anunnaki – ZZ Top got nothing on these guys
A dude named Zecharia Sitchin translated thousands of Sumerian cuneiform tables and discovered a hidden history of Ancient Aliens who came from the Twelfth Planet. A place called Nibiru.
The Anunnaki – those who came from the Sky – were space miners who needed gold for their atmosphere on Nibiru.
With an elliptical orbit, there are times when Nibiru approaches Earth which has massive gold holdings. The Anunnaki land space ships in places like Sinai, Sumer (modern day, southern Iraq), the Indus Valley and of course, Egypt. Then they went to the major gold fields in Southern and Western Africa.
Nibiru intersects with Earth: 2900 AD
<The 12th Planet: Nibiru – home world of the Anunnaki; 18 sec.>
From Book IV of Sitchin’s Earth Chronicles: The Lost Realms. About the “Bearded Ones”: The Anunnaki who also visited the New World where the Mayan and Incan civilizations had so much gold, it was worthless as currency.
The Anunnaki had come to Earth 432,000 years before the Deluge – a period equivalent to 120 orbits of Nibiru. Though to the Anunnaki one orbit equalled a single year which was equivalent to 3600 Earth Years. They came and went between Nibiru and Earth each time their planet came closer to the Sun (and Earth) as it passed between Jupiter and Mars.
Nibiru suffered climate change and the Anunnaki needed Earth’s gold to turn into gold mist to make their air breathable
But these Anunnaki were lazy. So they created mankind to mine the gold to take back to Nibiru. Superior Anunnaki DNA spliced with Homo Erectus DNA. And what happened was these Anunnaki liked human women and there was plenty of bedjamming between the two groups.
“Come back to my ziggurat, baby. We’ll listen to Smile Jamaica, burn a little bush and rub a dub!”
Finally, the main Sumerian God Anu was fed up with humans. He commanded that the Anunnaki wipe them out with a massive flood.
One of the gods, Enki, took pity on mankind and decided to warn them about the Deluge meant to wipe out the annoying humans.
Was it Noah and his Ark? Pshaw. It was a Sumerian named Ziusudra in a submarine.
What makes more sensi to survive a massive flood? A wooden ark or a submarine? Of course, the latter
Do I believe any of this? Sure why not. Here are the 12 planets that the Sumerians wrote about around 2700 BC. Planet, in this case, celestial body
Do not scoff!
The Sun
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Luna (Earth’s moon)
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus (discovery 1781 AD)
Neptune (discovery 1846 AD)
Pluto (discovered 1930 AD)
Nibiru (The 12th Planet)
The Sumerians knew about these outer planets 4500 years before local astronmers knew about them. Makes sensi to me!
bless, robt
High-lights of the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Sept. 19, 2015; 34 sec.
Set 1: Harvest Time
<Time to clean out the bad weeds, separate them from the good for the day of harvest is here — Don Carlos; 10 sec.>
Wayne Jarrett – Every Tongue Shall Tell; Showcase (Wackies) ’82 Brooklyn, NY vinyl; Horace Andy cover
Sly & the Revolutionaries – Marijuana; Black Ash Dub (Trojan) ’80 Dub Album of the Hour
Don Carlos & Gold – Harvest Time; Raving Tonight (RAS) ’83: Harvest Time Set
Black Survivors – Herb Pon Top; Nations of the World (Sword Lion) ’95 Revelation 22:2: the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nation
<Revelation 22:2; 12 sec.>
Dr. Israel & the Brooklyn Sound System – Sensi Man (the Ghetto Theatre Proudly Presents the Further Adventures of); Black Rose Liberation (Baraka Foundation) 2003 Brooklyn jungle herbtune
John Holt – Police in Helicopter; 12” (Holt) ’82 herbtune
<You burn down our collie fields, we burn down your cane fields — John Holt; 33 sec.>
Read your Bible. Listen to Reggae.
Set 2:
The Wailers – Baby We’ve Got a Date; Catch a Fire (Tuff Gong) ’73: JA vs. US/UK overdubs
<Catch a Fire: JA original mashup Island overdubs; 57 sec.>
<Differences in JA vs. US/UK: Baby, We’ve Got a Date; 1 min. 22 sec.>
As an avid skywatcher looking for UFOs, last Saturday was a special treat. The Supermoon (aka the Sturgeon Moon). Hot end of Summer Saturday. Watched a little baseball, waited for the sun to go down and around Midnight I sat on my front steps with a little bourbon (and some spinach salad) and scanned the skies while Thievery Corporation* boomed in my living room. I look for Aliens but alas have never seen one of their crafts.
*Mutant Dub your UFO skywatching soundtrack
One summer on my way home to Montana one of the Supermoons was so bright, I shut off my headlights and drove a mile down I 15 illuminated only by Moonlight.
One day before it’s my time, I will see a UFO. Because they are out there! Do not scoff!
bless, robt
Who do you believe? The liars in the government or your own eyes?
They prattle on about their impending retirement while I choose the music
6:30 – Grab some dinner
7-9 pm – Ancient Aliens on History Channel.
11pm – Watch 1 Episode per night when the sun goes down. Can’t skywatch in the daylight
Midnight – Decompress while looking for UFO’s in the moonlight
Read a Chapter of Ancient Alien Expert: Zecharia Sitchin: Earth Chronicle Series: The Lost Realms (Book 4) – About the Maya and new world Alien contact
My night time reading. Book 4 of 7: The Earth Chronicles
Saturday: Start putting my music together for Smile Jamaica…
<Roadmap for Jah-gust 8, 2015 Ark-Ive; 90 sec.>
Wailers Family Tree: Wailers Catch a Fire mix ‘n’ match. Tosh live. Bunny does Bob; Melody Makers love Jah. 3 takes of Stir It Up
Roots Dawtas: Contemporary Reggae stylee
Disco Mix ‘n’ Vinyl Is Vital: Black Wax Attack
Mutant Dub: Intergalactic Dubwize
Best of 27 Years: My faves from 80’s Reggae Radio
Tribute to HIM – Held over, never left over from Selassie’s birthday: July 23, 1902
Set 1:
Junior Byles – Thanks & Praise; Rasta No Pickpocket (Nighthawk) ’86 St. Louis, MO vinyl
Alek6 – Inside; Inside (Hammerbass) 2010 Fr.; Dubstep Album of the Week
Aswad – Pass the Cup; BBC Sessions (BBC) 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement; Live in the Studio: 6/3/82
<The Cup = Chalice: 30 sec.>
Black Roots – I Am Flying; On the Ground (Sugar Shack) 2012 UK reunion
Sister Carol – Get It Straight Africans; Jah Disciple (RAS) ‘89
Enforcer – Pension; 10” (Narrows)
<Youth better save for your pension! 13 sec.>
Bunny Wailer – Pieaka (Bus Dem Shut); Gumption (Shanachie) ’90; dancehall Bob Marley cover
<Wailers Family Tree: Bunny does Bob in a Digital Stylee! 20 sec.>
Hey bwoy, better save for your pension. No Social Security for sure-ty for I ‘n’ I
Set 2:
Peter Tosh – Not Gonna Give It Up; Live at the Jamaica World Music Festival (Tosh Foundation) 11/27/82: Montego Bay, JA
Alpha & Omega – Rastafari; Voice in the Wilderness (A & O) ’96 trance dub w/ female vox
Johnny Nash – Stir It Up; I Can See Clearly Now (Columbia) ’72 Bob cover
<Johnny Nash cover Bob Marley; 20 sec.>
Johnny Nash – Texas Soul covers Bob Marley
Set 3: Roots Dawta Set
Ayo – Get Out of My Way; Gravity at Last (Wrass) 2008; Roots Dawta Set: German-Nigerian singer songwriter
They prattle on about their impending retirement while I choose the music
6:30 – Grab some dinner
7-9 pm – Ancient Aliens on History Channel.
11pm – Watch 1 Episode per night when the sun goes down. Can’t skywatch in the daylight
Midnight – Decompress while looking for UFO’s in the moonlight
Read a Chapter of Ancient Alien Expert: Zecharia Sitchin: Earth Chronicle Series: The Lost Realms (Book 4) – About the Maya and new world Alien contact
My night time reading. Book 4 of 7: The Earth Chronicles
Saturday: Start putting my music together for Smile Jamaica…
<Roadmap for Jah-gust 8, 2015 Ark-Ive; 90 sec.>
Wailers Family Tree: Wailers Catch a Fire mix ‘n’ match. Tosh live. Bunny does Bob; Melody Makers love Jah. 3 takes of Stir It Up
Roots Dawtas: Contemporary Reggae stylee
Disco Mix ‘n’ Vinyl Is Vital: Black Wax Attack
Mutant Dub: Intergalactic Dubwize
Best of 27 Years: My faves from 80’s Reggae Radio
Tribute to HIM – Held over, never left over from Selassie’s birthday: July 23, 1902
Set 1:
Junior Byles – Thanks & Praise; Rasta No Pickpocket (Nighthawk) ’86 St. Louis, MO vinyl
Alek6 – Inside; Inside (Hammerbass) 2010 Fr.; Dubstep Album of the Week
Aswad – Pass the Cup; BBC Sessions (BBC) 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement; Live in the Studio: 6/3/82
<The Cup = Chalice: 30 sec.>
Black Roots – I Am Flying; On the Ground (Sugar Shack) 2012 UK reunion
Sister Carol – Get It Straight Africans; Jah Disciple (RAS) ‘89
Enforcer – Pension; 10” (Narrows)
<Youth better save for your pension! 13 sec.>
Bunny Wailer – Pieaka (Bus Dem Shut); Gumption (Shanachie) ’90; dancehall Bob Marley cover
<Wailers Family Tree: Bunny does Bob in a Digital Stylee! 20 sec.>
Hey bwoy, better save for your pension. No Social Security for sure-ty for I ‘n’ I
Set 2:
Peter Tosh – Not Gonna Give It Up; Live at the Jamaica World Music Festival (Tosh Foundation) 11/27/82: Montego Bay, JA
Alpha & Omega – Rastafari; Voice in the Wilderness (A & O) ’96 trance dub w/ female vox
Johnny Nash – Stir It Up; I Can See Clearly Now (Columbia) ’72 Bob cover
<Johnny Nash cover Bob Marley; 20 sec.>
Johnny Nash – Texas Soul covers Bob Marley
Set 3: Roots Dawta Set
Ayo – Get Out of My Way; Gravity at Last (Wrass) 2008; Roots Dawta Set: German-Nigerian singer songwriter
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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)
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