Blessing to MLK: When he moved from Civil Rights to Anti-War and Pro Worker Rights, “They” took him out
Greetings,
Livicated* to MLK and his fight for human rights
*livicate – never dead/dedicate
<MLK>
Heinous!
<Smile Jamaica Approved: Green Bay Packers; 36 sec.>
WTF? Heinous. Just heinous. The Green Bud Bowl Packers peed a sure victory down their leg to a guy (QB Wilson) who probably doesn’t go for 4 down, 46 to go.
I must have had two dozen text messages from people. Ran the gamut from condolences to ha ha.
There weren’t any tears at the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives
Not a fan
The mood at the Ark-Ives was more like this:
Green Bay? WTF!
Forward ever, backwards never
bless,robt
The High-lights of Jah-nuary 17, 2015: Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives; 45 sec.
Celebrating 25 Years of Reggae Radio with the Best of Smile Jamaica: CD Edition
<Records come from vinyl; what are CDs made of? Aluminum? 5 sec.>
Jump straight to the Jah-vember 15, 2014 Smile Jamaica Ark-Ive. Read below for the Tracklist
I pulled 50 tracks from my early days of Reggae collecting (1986-1990). Then I put those 50 in chronilogical order and started juggling the Disks from 4-7 PM.
Essentially: I am trying to recreate what my first show would have sounded like: Jah-tober 1989: Smile Jamaica.
Prince Buster – Nyabinghi drums from 1967. Earliest selection from Smile Jamaica’s Top 50
<Best of Smile Jamaica 25 Years High-lights; 77 sec.>
Probably the first time in a decade no Black Wax on Smile Jamaica
<Vinyl Free edition; first time in a decade; 17 sec.>
Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Jah-vember 15, 2014: Best of 25 Years.
Annotated playlist (soundbytes, Reggae History Lessons, photos, captions.)
25 years of the Red, Gold and Green. Africa: Red (blood); Gold (riches); Green (harvest)
Set 1:
Black Uhuru – Solidarity; Anthem (Mango) ‘84
<Anthem: The album that made me a Reggae fanatic; 29 sec.>
Jah Shaka Meets Aswad – Addis Ababa; In Addis Ababa Studio (Jah Shaka) ’84: Dub Album of the Week; 15 sec.
Prince Buster – Chubby; Original Golden Oldies vol. 2 (Blue Beat) ’67; nyabinghi drumming
Bunny Wailer – This Train; Blackheart Man (Mango) ‘76
<Woody Guthrie’s – This Train; 25 sec.>
Burning Spear – Red, Gold and Green; Marcus Garvey (Mango) ‘75
<Significance of Red, Green & Gold; 45 sec.>
The Diamonds & the Upsetters – Talk About It; Open the Gate (Trojan) ‘75
Michael Rose meets Sly & Robbie. This album started a 28 year journey into Reggae & Dubwize
Set 2:
<Smile Jamaica used to air at 1pm when I started in ’89; 28 sec.>
Jacob Miller – Keep on Knocking; Who Say Jah No Dread (Greensleeves) ‘75
Judy Mowatt – Black Woman; Black Woman (Shanachie) ‘76
Dillinger – Ragnampiza; Bionic Dread (Mango) ’76; 17 sec.
Max Romeo – Smokey Room; War ina Babylon (Mango) ’76; 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement; 17 sec.
Peter Tosh – Till Your Well Runs Dry; Legalize It (Columbia) ’76; William Bell cover
<Blues Reggae hybrid; 10 sec.>
Set 3:
<Smile Jamaica Best of 25 Years; 15 sec.>
Junior Murvin – Roots Train; Police and Thieves (Mango) ‘77
I Roy – Tiddle le Bop; Heart of a Lion (Virgin Front Line) ’78 nursery rhyme
Wailing Souls – Jah Give Us Life; Very Best of (Greensleeves) ‘78
<First song back after being in the hospital; Nov. 2012; 35 sec.>
The perfect song after surviving 5 days in ICU with blood poisoning and six weeks off air to recover. Blessings
Set 4:
<Saturday Volunteer History on KRCL 90.9FM: 120+ years of Radio volunteering; 23 sec.>
Earl Zero – Please Officer; Visions of Love (Epiphany) ’79 herbtune
<4 down, 46 to go!; 10 sec.>
Errol Dunkley – A Little Way Different; Darling Ooh (Attack) ‘79
Itals – Don’t Wake the Lion; Early Recordings (Nighthawk) ‘79
<Tiger loose in Eurodisney; Paris; 11 sec.>
As if the ticket prices at Disneyland weren’t bad enough. Tiger on the loose. Not looking for Mickey or Minnie
Set 5:
<Smile Jamaica Best of 25: From 50 cuts to 33 gems: diamond ruff; 13 sec.>
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Forever Loving Jah; Uprising (Tuff Gong) ‘80
<When Bob Marley CD’s were first released; 54 sec.>
The Beat – Mirror in the Bathroom; I Just Can’t Stop It (Go Feet!/IRS) ’80 2 Tone ska
Linton Kwesi Johnson – Fite Dem Back; Forces of Victory (Mango) ’80 UK dub poet
<Skinhead shoelaces: Red laces – anti-Racist skins; White laces – Racist skins; 37 sec.>
When Island finally got around to releasing the Marley catalog on CD, I took part of my student loan check and bought every one: From Catch a Fire to Rebel Music. Ronald Reagan was a great supporter of the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives via the Pell Grant and Loans. Give thanks!
Set 6:
<Smile Jamaica: 25 years of Bass in ur Face! 18 sec.>
Rita Marley – One Draw; Big Blunts vol. 1 (Tommy Boy) ’81 herb tune
Dennis Brown – If I Had the World; Foul Play (A & M) ‘81
One draw. Draw is a verb. To inhale, draw, smoke from a smoking utensil or spliff. Probably comes from draft. As in pour me a draft of Heineken while I take a draw off my spliff. 4 down, 46 to go!
Set 7:
<25 Years!; 13 sec.>
Toure’ Kunda; E’mma; E’mma Africa (Celluloid) ’81; Senegalese West African reggae
<Weaponized Ebola got loose in West Africa? 18 sec.>
The Selecter – Celebrate the Bullet; Celebrate the Bullet (Chrysalis) ’81 2 Tone ska w/ Pauline Black on vox
Culture – Lion Rock; Lion Rock (Heartbeat) ‘82
<Put HIM on the currency: Lion Rock; 13 sec.>
Gregory Isaacs – Night Nurse; Night Nurse (Mango) ‘82
Summer of 2014: ISIS, downed Malaysian airliner, Gaza and ebola all happened in the same week. Google weaponized ebola. Conspiracy theory? No, conspiracy fact!
Clint Eastwood & General Saint – Stop That Train; Stop That Train (Greensleeves) ’83; Melodians cover
Prince Far I – Survival; Umkhonto we Sizwe – Spear of the Nation (Tamoki Wambesi) ’83 posthumous deejay release
Prince Far I: him don’t drink Schweppes, just the Heineken!
The guerrilla army of the Zulu Nation fighting apartheid in South Africa. Army of Mandela’s African National Congress
Set 9:
<Out of 50, who didn’t make the cut list for Best of Smile Jamaica; 25 sec.>
UB40 – Tyler; More UB40 Music (DEP) ‘83
Don Carlos – Jah Jah Hear My Plea; Prophecy (Blue Moon) ‘84
Ini Kamoze – World a Music; Mini LP (Mango) ‘84
<Rutabaga Reese: My mentor on Smile Jamaica>
bless, robt
One of the earliest additions to the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives.
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.