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Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives Jah-pril 23, 2016 (Stream + Tracklist) When Dubs Cry!

April 29, 2016 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

Greetings,

David Bowie and now Prince. Sad year for music giants. We livicate this Ark-Ive to the great pop singer in his 80’s heyday.

Until I got into Reggae this was my automatic soul purchase a youth in frozen Montana:

Smile Jamaica’s Top 5 Prince songs

When You Were Mine
Little Red Corvette
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
Kiss
Sign o’ the Times.

On the Ark-Ive below we hear When Doves Cry. Bass added for the Reggae which wasn’t there on the original.

bless, robt

<Plant your seeds!>

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives Annotated Playlist: Jah-pril 23, 2016:

Set 1:

Monty Montgomery – Seeds; Seeds (Fusion) Atlanta vinyl
Sound Dimension – Rockfort Rock – Mojo Rock Steady (Studio One/Soul Jazz) Dub Album of the Hour
Laurel Aitken – Heile Heile; Rasta Man Power (Unicorn) ‘69
Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers – 666; Hey World! (EMI) ‘86
Ayo – Lonely; Gravity at Last (Polydor) 2008 Nigerian-German female
Jimmy Lindsay – Easy; 12 the Hardway (Tribesman) ’77 Commodores cover
10 Ft. Ganja Plant; Bass Chalice; Bass Chalice (ROIR) 2005 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement
Horace Andy – Collie Weed; Prime of Horace Andy (Music Club) best of herb tune

<Just minding my own business. Smoking my collie weed>

Set 2

Denver Dub Collective – When Doves Cry; Purple Rain (Denver Dub) 2009 Prince RIP

<Prince: Rest in Peace; 40 sec.>

Aswad – Pass the Cup; Not Satisfied (CBS) ’82 UK herbtune

<Pass the Cupe = the sacred chalice>

Gracy & the Herbman Band – Yard Crew; Movements (Funfundvierzig) ’95 German-Jamaican toaster
Black Crucial – Mr. Vincent; 10” (Fatman) ‘83

maxresdefault — Rest in Peace. Livicate never deadicate

Set 3: Wailers Family Tree

Bunny Wailer – Roots, Radics, Rockers, Reggae; Retrospective (Shanachie)
Rita Marley – Fussing & Fighting; Harambe (Shanachie) ‘82
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Crazy Baldhead (Unreleased Album Mix); Rastaman Vibration (Tuff Gong) ’76 bonus track
Peter Tosh – Vampire; No Nuclear War (EMI America) ‘86
Scientist – The Anti-Chris; 911 Dub (Nature Dub) Dub Album of the Hour

Set 4:

Grace Jones – Love Is the Drug; Private Life: Compass Point Sessions (Island) ‘80 Roxy Music cover w/ Sly & Robbie
Don Carlos & Barry Brown – Mr. Big Man + Shoot Up the Town; 10” (Uptempo) ’83 Sugar Minott prod’n

<Put da needle pon di record. Penny keeps the bass in the groove>

Set 5: 7 inch Seven Leaf; 19 sec.

Prince Hammer – Export Ganja; 7” (Tamoki Wambesi) 7” herb set
Black Sabbath vs. Black Uhuru – Guess Who’s Coming for Sweet Leaf; 7” (blank) Peaboy & Sherman rmx
Levi Roots – It a Fi Bun; 7” (Conqueror)
Alpha Steppa Meets Alpha & Omega feat. Flex Zaggazow – Highest Grade; 7” (Steppas) 2012 mutant dub; Korean prod’n

Set 6: Best of Smile Jamaica 26+ Years

Keith Hudson – I’m Not Satisfied; Rasta Communication (Greensleeves) ’78
Tetrack – I’m Not Satisfied; Clocktower Classics (Clocktower/Abraham)
Marcia Griffiths – Where There is No Love; Steppin’ (Shanachie) ‘79
Peter Broggs – International Farmer + Version; Never Forget Jah (Nocturne) ’82 herbtune

hqdefault (1) — Peter Broggs – International Farmer. 4 down, 46 to go!

<2016: 9 down, 41 to go?>

Set 7:

Augustus Pablo – Islington Rock; East of the River Nile (Deluxe Edition) (Shanachie) ’78 melodical instrumental
Dillinger – Cocaine in My Brain; Cocaine (Charly) ’83 herbtune

<Dillinger soul update – Knife, fork a bottle & a cork – that’s the way you spell New York>

Sarah B Band – Overnite; Realign My Mind (Sarah B) 2011 Salt Lake City roots group
Louie Lepke – Love Is Not a Play Thing; 10” (Merge) ’82 over Earl Sixteen vox

download (9) — Melodica and the Far East sound

Set 8: Mutant Dubstresses; 9 sec.

Samia Farah – Les Temps Difficiles; Samia Farah (Sony) ’99 Fr.-Tunisian singer: Mutant Dubstresses

Transglobal Underground feat. Natacha Atlas – Boss Tabla; Psychic Karaoke (Nation) ’96 Hindi dub

Dub Gabriel feat. P.J. Higgins – Silent Warrior; Raggabass Resistance (Destroy A/C) 2013

Zion Train feat. Molara – Dance of Life; Homegrown Fantasy (China) ’95 UK trance dub

Cool Hipnoise – Dama Dada; King Size Dub vol. 10 (Echo Beach) Germ. 2003 comp

Alpha & Omega – One Culture + One Prayer; Everyday Life; (A & O) ’93 UK trance dub

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Jah-pril 16, 2016 (Stream + Tracklist: 22nd Annual Cannabliss – All Vinyl!

April 22, 2016 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

CgMhAT3VIAAJsf4 — Smile Jamaica’s Vinyl 420 Ark-Ive: 1 crate, 2 book bags, 1 7″ bag, 1 7″ crate. 500+ songs. 35 played in 3 hours

<5 boxes of load in and load for the Smile Jamaica 420 Vinyl Marijuana World Tour!; 18 sec.>

Greetings,

Can I just say right off……..

<4 down, 46 to go!>

My two favorite shows on Smile Jamaica are Halloween and 4:20. I really get to put my sound art skills to good use. All the herb clips harvested (pun intended) from my Ark-Ives.

So why not just kick out the black vinyl jams. I have pulled out all my vinyl herb selections:

LP (Long players)
12″ Disco Mix
10″ Disco Mix
7″ Jamaican Jukebox 45 RPM

In between Spliff Tales we hear from: Chevy Chase, Cheech and Chong, George Carlin.

420 Film Festival from Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels.

And lots of 60’s anti-marijuana PSAs. Which led to “this is your brain on drugs” and Nancy Reagan’s “Just Say No!

<Travolta schools Jackson on the herbal delights of Amsterdam; 23 sec.>

I have at lest 4 60 CD suitcases for my “aluminum” (or whatever cds are made of). So while we were in fund drive, I stitched up 4 hours 20 min and 00 second in what I call my Secret Dubratory mixes for Digital Dubplate shows when I am not broadcasting Smile Jamaica live.

<Digital Dubplate 420 CD Showcase: 4 hrs. 20 min. 00 sec.>

Election Year: Who adds to Jah-laska, Washington, Jah-regon and Collie-rado? Plus Washington DC legal weed:

Nelstradamus is predicting in 2016

Collie-fornya
Jah-vada
Maine
Vermont
Jah-suchusetts

<9 down, 41 to go!>

bless, robt

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives Jah-pril 16, 2016 Playlist; 97 sec.

Set 1:

Jah Woosh – Marijuana World Tour; Marijuana World Tour (Original) ’79 JA: 22^nd Annual 420 Cannabliss – All Vinyl
Sly & the Revolutionaries – Rizla; Black Ash Dub (Trojan) ’80 Dub Album of the Hour
The Pioneers – Feeling High; Best of the Pioneers (Trojan) ’79 UK
Tapper Zukie – Sensielia (sic); Earth Running (Stars) ’79 JA
Crucial Bee – Cutting Up Sensi; Just a Sting (All-Star) US Virgin Islands
Little John – Smoke Ganga (sic) Hard; Showdown vol. 6 (Channel One)
Ranking Joe – Natty the Collie Smoker; Weakheart Fadeaway (Greensleeves) ‘78
Ras Michael & the Sons of Negus – Sip Your Cup; Rally Round (Shanachie) ’85 best of cup = chalice = smoking untensil

<Sip a Cup = the chalice; 16 sec.>

Set 2:

Doret Myers – One Draw; Reggae Hits of the 80’s (Joe Gibbs) ‘83
The Itals –Herbs Pirate; Calling Rastafari (Nighthawk) ’82 St. Louis
Jah Lion – Colombia Colly; Colombia Colly (Mango) ’76 Lee “Scratch” Perry/Black Ark prod’n
Mighty Diamonds – Pass the Kutchie; Indestructible (Alligator) ’83 Chicago

<Kutchie vs. Dutchie; 26 sec.>

download (40) — Diamonds – Pass the Kutchie (pipe); Musical Youth – Pass the Dutchie (cooking pot)

Set 3: Jamaican Jukebox 7″s; 16 sec.

Greg Robinson – Bong Master; 7” (RT) 7” inch herb set
Dawn & Christine – Panadol; 7” (M & M) PMS relief in UK

<Panadol for PMS. No medical mj! 15 sec.>

Sugar Minott – Indica; 7” (Youth Promotion) ‘87
Prince Hammer – Legalize It; 7” (Belva Plain)
Reggae on Top All-Stars; Chalice Dub Part 2 (Reggae on Top) 2003 UK; Dub Album of the Hour

Set 4:

Chalawa – Jah Collie Weed; Capture Land (Green Weenie) ’78 Oshawa, Ontario, Can.
Jah Lloyd – Ganja Croop; Soldier Round the Corner (Teams) ’76 UK
Jah Woosh & Sis Bee – Herb Reasoning; Rebellion (Freedom of Reggae Music) Irish reggae
Chariot Riders – Sensimilla Dub; Sensimilla Dub (Crystal) ‘ JA dub to Born a Loser

Green Weenie label. Jah Collie Weed is Smile Jamaica’s favorite 420 of the whole Ark-Ives

Set 5:

Charlie Chaplin – Chalice; Dance Hall Rockers (Sunset) ’85 JA
Junior Byles – Cally Weed; Rasta No Pickpocket (Nighthawk) ’86 St. Louis comp.
Brigadier Jerry – Kushumpeng; Dimple, Jamaica (RAS) ’85

<Kushumpeng – African chalice; 7 sec.>

Azeem & Session – Bighead Spliff; Dreadfly (Joe Gibbs) ’82 FL.

Set 6: 7″ Jamaican Jukebox

Rudiments – Smoke Two Joints; 7” EP (Vinyl Solution) ’93 San Mateo record store. Toyes cover. Picture sleeve. Colored vinyl; 14 sec.

Lone Ranger – Jamaican Weed; 7” (Revolutionary Sounds) ‘79
Junior White – Free Up the Collie Weed for Independence (Thoroughbred) ‘81
King Stitt – Herbsman Shuffle; 7” (Trojan) ’70 picture sleeve
Prince Jazzbo – Brain Food; 7” (Ujama) ’85 dj to Horace Feruson Sensi Addickt

<Brain Food or vegetables for the brain; 10 sec.>

Set 7:

UB40 feat. Astro – Mi Spliff; Baggariddim (DEP) ’85 UK
Mikey Dread – Dizzy (Herb Smoker) Pave the Way Parts 1 & 2 (DEP) ’85 UK
Dillinger – Buckingham Palace; CB 200 (Mango) ’76 UK; smoking spliff w/ Queen Elizabiff
Humble-I & Weeding Reality – Sounds of Reality; 10” (Control Tower) 2009 Fr. – no weed rights in France; 22 sec.

Set 8:

Desi Roots – Weedfields; Doing It Right (Hawkeye) ‘80
Meditations – Woman Piabba; Message From the Meditations (United Artists) ’78 US
Barrington Levy & Jah Thomas – Collie Weed; Hunter Man (Trojan) ’83 UK
Clint Eastwood – Collie Weed Style; Love & Happiness (Burning Sounds) ’79 UK
Peter Tosh – Legalize It (Secret Circuit’s Echodelic Shockblast Mix); 10” EP (Delicious Vinyl) 2012 mutant dub rmx; picture disk

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Digital Dubplate – 420 Seven Leaf Relief. 4 hr. 20 min. 00 sec.

April 15, 2016 Robert Nelson 2 Comments

Greetings,

That time of year. Tax payment to Uncle Obama out of the way now is the time to celebrate with 420 Cannabliss in the style and fashion you have come to expect for more than 2 decades on Smile Jamaica.

The past two weeks have been devoted to fund drives at KRCL. (Many thanks if you made a pledge and got a T shirt)

I didn’t put up any live streams during Radiothon, so instead I hunkered down in my Secret Dubratory and harvested (pun intended) 4 hours. 20 minutes. 00 seconds of Spliff Tales.

Complete with herbal soundbytes, stoner movie clips and other fun stunn.

Best of Roots, Modern Roots and Mutant Dub inna Seven Leaf Stylee. So enjoy. Celebrate early, often yet discreetly and responsibly.

And until Pres. Sanders legalizes Cannabis with his first Executive Order of 2017, as I say…..

4 down, 46 to go!

images (7) — Pres. Sanders will legalize it

bless, robt

Smile Jamaiaca Ark-Ives Digital Dubplate: 4 hours and 20 min. for 420 Playlist

0-30 min.

Black Slate – Legalise Collie Herb; Amigo (Ensign) ’80 UK
Jacob Miller & Ray-I – All I Want For Ismas; Natty Christmas (RAS) ’78 Xmas herb
10 Foot Ganja Plant – Walkey Walk Tall; Hillside Airstrip (ROIR) 2001 Upstate NY
Sister Carol – Herbal Is Natural; Direct Hit! (Catapult) 2001: Live run down of herbal medicinal bennies
Thievery Corporation – .38.45; Sounds From the Thievery Hi-Fi (ESL) ’96 mutant dub DC
Sly & the Revolutionaries feat. Jah Thomas – Rizla; Black Ash Dub (Trojan) ’80 dub: Rizla rolling papers
The Equators – Feelin’ High; Hot (Stiff) ’81 UK ska

30-60 min.

Zion Tribe – Herbissimo; Barre Chords (Zion Tribe) ’97 SLC
Capital Letters – Vinyard; Vinyard (Greensleeves) ’82 UK youth group
Ijahman Levi – Moulding & Version; Are We a Warrior (Jahmani) ‘78
Daweh Congo – Herb Tree; Human Rights & Justice (Roots & Culture) 2000

60-90 min.

Rita Marley – One Draw; Big Blunts vol. 1 (Tommy Boy) 12” mix
Bob Marley & the Wailers – African Herbsman; African Herbsman (Trojan) ’73 Lee “Scratch” Perry prod’n
Bunny Wailer – Ceasefire; Roots, Radics, Rockers, Reggae (Shanachie) ‘83
Peter Tosh – Legalize It; The Bayou – Washington DC ‘79
Seefari – Homegrown; Dread Pon da Scene (Upful Sound) ’98 Wilberforce, OH

90 min. – 2 hr.

Reggae George – Reggae Collie; King Tubby on the Mix vol. 1 (Original)
Linval Thompson – Lick Up the Chalice; Look How Me Sexy (Greensleeves) ‘82
Soom T – Roll It; Ode to a Carrot (Jahtari) 2008 Glasgow female weedstepper
Rupie & Sidey – Herbert Spliffington; Rupie’s Scorchers (Trybute) ‘69
Yellowman – Operation Eradication; One in a Million (Shanachie) ‘89
Collie Buddz – Come Around; Collie Buddz (Columbia) 2007
UB40 – Mi Spliff; Credit to the Nation (Europe ’86)

2 hr. – 2 and 1/2 hrs.

Eek a Mouse – Ganja Smuggling; Live at Reggae Sunsplash (Genes) ’82 Montego Bay, JA
Armagideon – Herbal Input; Steppin Forward (Armagideon Sounds) ’95 UK mutant dub
U Roy – Herbman Skanking; Jah Son of Africa (Virgin Front Line) ’78 dj to Gladiators “Stick a Bush”
Gregory Isaacs – Mr. Cop; Extra Classic ‘77
Rootz Underground – Herb Fields; Movement (Riverstone) 2007 JA
Prince Hammer – Export Ganja; Respect I Man (Tamoki Wambesi)
The Meditations – Woman Piabba; Anthology (Nighthawk) ’76

Meditations-Message-From-The-Meditations-Anthology-Of-Reggae-Collectors-Series-Vol-13 — One of the first ten Reggae Vinyl records in the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives. Still a favorite

2 and 1/2 – 3 hrs.

Zion Train – Healing of the Nation; CD Single (China) ’95 UK mutant dub w/ female vox
Lee “Scratch” Perry – Free Up the Weed; Roast Fish, Collie Weed & Cornbread (Upsetter) ‘78
Glen Brown – Lambsbread; Way to Mt. Zion (ROIR) ‘79
H.R. – Who’s Got the Herb?; I Luv (Railroad) ’91 DC punkdubber
Carlton Livingston – 100 Weight of Collie Weed; Retrospect (Grapevine) ‘84
Cornell Campbell – 100 Lbs. of Collie Weed; Silver Jubilee (Rhino UK) cover of Carlton

<55 inna 35 – BUSTED!>

download (24) — Not a smart move to drive 55 inna 35 w/ 100 weight of collie weed in your truck

3 – 3 and 1/2 hr.

Audio Active – Free the Marijuana; Happy Shopper in Europe EP (ON U Sound) ’95 Jah-ponese mutant dub
Pablo Paul – Don’t Dope; Beres Hammond & Friends (Ejaness)
I Roy – African Herbsman; Crisus Time (Virgin Front Line) ’76 dj to Johnny Clarke’s African Roots
Michael Rose – Ganja Bonanza; Happiness: The Best of Michael Rose (Heartbeat) ‘99
John Holt – Police and Helicopter; Police and Helicopter (Greensleeves) ‘82
R.Z. Jackson – Sensimillia; Unda de Struggle (Abraham)
Dubblestandart feat. Gu Gabriel &Trigga – Marijuana Dreams; Marijuana Dreams (Echo Beach) 2010 Jah-strian mutant dub

3 and 1/2 – 4 hr.

Israel Vibration – Red Eyes; Forever (RAS) ‘91
Frankie Paul – Pass the Tu-Sheng-Peng; Pass the Tu-Sheng-Peng (Greensleeves) ‘84
Pato Banton – Legalize It (Acapella) + Don’t Sniff Coke; Live at the Maritime Hall (2B1) in San Francisco
Mike Brooks – Good Herb; Earth is the Fullness (Moll-Selekta)
Mikey Ras Starr – Coomaya (African Herbsman); Fire & Rain (Makasound)
See-I – Dinner of Herb; Dinner of Herb (Exile) 2003 DC mutant dub

4 hrs. to 4:20:00

Johnny Ringo – Sensi; Face to Face (JA)
Barry Brown – Pass Up the Chalice; Rich Man, Poor Man (Moll-Selekta)
Macka B – Legalize the Herb; Hold On to Your Culture (Ariwa) ’95 UK dj
Krom & Time – Ganja Man; Drum & Bass Selection (Moonshine) ’94 UK jungle
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Marley-juana Mix; Smile Jamaica Remix

<100 Spliffs a day!>

images (9) — The wisdom of 100 spliffs a day

Smile Jamaica Digital Dubplate: Rockers inna Reggae Stylee – Robert Nelson

April 8, 2016 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

5585_3_1 — Keith Richards, Robbie Shakespeare and Peter Tosh. Rockers doing Reggae for 3 hours!

Greetings,

Hunkered down in Spring Fund Drive at KRCL. Got to get the kasheesh for I ‘n’ I to expand the riddims all Spring and Summer.

So enjoy this Digital Dubplate out of my Ark-Ives. Last week I gave you 3 hours of Soul Reggae. This time it’s 3 hours of Rockers doing Reggae:

From 10cc Dreadlock Holiday to Frank Zappa Joe’s Garage. Lots of riddims you didn’t realize were Reggae one drop till you hear them all inna row.

Next week it is 4:20 green smoke shower!

bless, robt

keith — He will live to be 120 years old

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Digital Dubplate Playlist: Rockers do Reggae

0-30 min.:

Led Zeppelin – Dy’er Mak’er; Houses of the Holy (Atlantic) ’73: Did-ja Make her = Dy’er Mak’er
Paul Simon – Mother and Child Reunion; Paul Simon (Warner Bros.) ’72. Recorded in JA w/ the Dynamic All-Stars
Johnny Nash – I Can See Clearly Now; I Can See Clarly Now (Columbia) ‘72
Geils Band – Give It To Me; Bloodshot (Atlantic) ‘73
The Hitters (aka Brinsley Schwarz) – Hypocrite + The Version (Edsel) ’73: UK Heptones cover
Taj Mahal – Johnny Too Bad; Mo’ Roots (Columbia) ’74 Slickers cover
Jeff Beck – She’s a Woman; Blow by Blow (Epic) ‘75

30-60 min.:

Eric Clapton – Swing Low, Sweet Chariot; There’s One in Every Crowd (Polydor) ’75: gospel reggae
Grateful Dead – Crazy Fingers; Blues For Allah (Grateful Dead) ‘75
Roxy Music – Love Is the Drug; Siren (Polydor) ‘75
Patti Smith – Redondo Beach; Horses (Arista) ‘75
Martha Velez – Come On In; Escape From Babylon (Sire) ‘76
America – Woman Tonight: History: Greatest Hits (Warner Bros.) ‘76
Robert Palmer – Pressure Drop; Pressure Drop (Island) ’76 Toots & the Maytals cover

MI0002089303 — Toots & the Maytals cover

60 min – 90 min.

Graham Parker & the Rumour – Don’t Ask Me Questions (Mercury) ‘76
Rolling Stones – Cherry Oh Baby; Black and Blue (Columbia) ’76 Eric Donaldson reggae cover
Eagles – Hotel California; Hotel California (Asylum) ‘76
Lijadu Sisters – Bobby; Danger (Knitting Factory) ’76 Nigerian
Elvis Costello – Watching the Detectives; My Aim Is True (Demon) ‘77
The Modern Lovers – Egyptian Reggae; Rock & Roll With the Modern Lovers (Beserkley) ’77 instrumental version of Johnny Clarke’s None Shall Escape the Judgment
Joe Jackson – Fools in Love; Look Sharp! (A & M) ’79

90 min – 2 hr.

Scorpions – Is There Anybody There?; Lovdrive (Mercury) ‘79
Frank Zappa – Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up; Joe’s Garage I (Rykodisc) ‘79
The Ruts – Jah War; The Crack (Virgin) ’79 UK punkdub
The Pretenders – Private Life; Pretenders (Sire) ‘80
The Clash – Justice Tonight/Kick It Over; Black Market Clash (Epic) ’80 EP – Willi Williams Armagideon Time (2 hr.)

download (11) — Private Life: Played Grace Jones vs. Sly & Robbie version last week

2 hr – 2 and 1/2 Hours:

The Clash – Justice Tonight/Kick It Over; Black Market Clash (Epic) ’80 EP – Willi Williams Armagideon Time
John Lennon & Yoko Ono – Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him; Double Fantasy (Geffen) ‘80
Steely Dan – Babylon Sisters; Gaucho (MCA) ‘80
Nina Hagen – African Reggae; 12” Mix (Columbia) ’80 German singer
Peter Green – Give Me Back My Freedom; Watcha Gonna Do? (Sanctuary) ’81; of Fleetwood Mac
Joan Armatrading – I Can’t Lie to Myself; Walk Under Ladders (A & M) ’81 Sly & Robbie

600x600 — Roots Dawta by way of Sly & Robbie

2 and 1/3 – 3 hr.

Tom Tom Club – Genius of Love; Tom Tom Club (Sire) ’80; Talkin Heads drum ‘n’ bass duo
Bobby & the Midnites – Book of Rules; Bobby & the Midnites (Arista) ’81 Bob Weir of Grateful Dead
Garland Jeffreys – Christine; Escape Artist (Epic) ’81 NYC multi-racial artist
Belle Stars – Miss World; 7” (Stiff) ’81 UK New Wave female group
David Lindley & El Rayo-X; Quarter of a Man; El Rayo-X (Asylum) ‘81
The Members – the Model; Uprhythm, Downbeat (Arista) ’82: Kraftwerk cover
Men at Work – Down Under; Business as Usual (Columbia) ‘82
Ruts DC & Mad Professor – Weak Heart Dub; Rhythm Collision (ROIR) ’82 punkdub

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:

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives (Stream + Tracklist): Muffed the Daylight Savings Time PSA!

March 18, 2016 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

boycott_dst — I have dain bramage – told listeners to turn their clocks BACK. Caller set me straight. Had to issue a correction. Gah!19 sec.

Greetings,

<Stoner Alzheimer’s or Allegra-D fog? 19 sec.>

Gaah. Started off last week’s show with a fumble. It’s spring forward ever, backwards never. I advised listeners to wheel their clocks back!

So if you listened to me you would have been running behind two hours on Sunday.

Welcome Spring!

bless, robt

download (30) — Not my favorite kind of Hay.

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: March 12, 2016: Annotated Playlist; 46 sec.

Set 1:

Jolly Brothers – Conscious Man; Lovers & Rockers (EMI) ’80 UK vinyl; comp.
Bunny Wailer – Roots Raddics Dub; Dub D’sco vol. 1 (RAS) ’78 Dub Album of the Hour

<Bunny stands predominate; 30 sec.>

Kiddus I – Love Child; Rocking Rebel Vol. 2 (MVD) ’78 song about Jesus not Jah; 15 sec.

<Love Child: Reggae Gospel – Christmas in March; 9 sec.>

Zema – Praise You; Look at the Heart (Melchizedek) ’99 So Cal female singer
Israel Vibration – Mighty Negus; Free to Move (RAS) ‘96
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Sun Is Shining; African Herbsman (Trojan) ‘73
Mike Brooks – Good Herb; Earth is the Fullness (Moll-Selekta) 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement
Bush Chemists – Waters Edge; 10” (Jah Tubbys) 2006 UK militant steppers instrumental

Reggae Gospel: Great tribute to Jesus Christ – Christmas stylee in March

Set 2:

Peter Tosh – Nah Goa Jail; No Nuclear War (EMI America) ’87 herbtune

<Peter Tosh – From 4 year hiatus to murdered; 36 sec.>

<4 down, 46 to go! – Nah Goa Jail fi ganja no more! 11 sec.>

Prince Far I – Reggae Music Moving; Livity (Virgin Front Line) ‘81
Sister Carol – Man to Man; Lyrically Potent (Heartbeat) ’96 Marley’s Who the Cap Fit

<Man to man is so unjust – Bob Marley; 9 sec.>

Dennis Brown & Soul Syndicate – If You’re Feeling Blue; 10” (Observer Gold) Niney prod’n

hqdefault (3) — Peter’s Prophecy slow but true: 4 down, 46 to go! – Nah Goa jail fi Ganja no more!

Set 3: Best of Smile Jamaica 26 Years

Ijahman Levi – Master Ideas; Are We a Warrior (Jahmani) ’79
Linton Kwesi Johnson – Street 66; Bass Culture (Mango) ’80 UK dub poet
Michael Prophet – Turn Me Loose; Serious Reasoning (Mango) ‘80
Rita Marley – I’m Still Waiting; Who Feels It Knows It (Shanachie) ’80 Bob cover
Roots Radics & King Tubby – Country Gal Dub; Dangerous Dub (Greensleeves): ’81 Dub Album of the Hour

Set 4:

Toure’ Kunda – E’mma Africa; (Celluloid) ’80 Senegalese brothers do reggae
Super Chick – Me a Champion; 10” (Hitbound) ’83 female singjay

Terrific One Drop Reggae w/ West African vox

Set 5: Vinyl is Vital

Cimarons – Love Me Do; Reggaebility (MPL) ’82 UK: Beatles cover

<Reggae History Lesson: Cimarons = escaped slaves>

Jah Woosh & Sis Bee – Look After Me; Rebellion (Federation of Reggae Music) Irish vinyl
Dillinger – Jamaican Collie; All On the Same Rhythm (RAS/Studio One) ’75 DC herbtune
Augustus Pablo – A Class Dub; Rockers Showcase III (Rockers) ’87 melodica Philly vinyl
Mighty Diamonds – No Crying, No Bawling; Indestructible (Alligator) ’83 Chicago blues label

Set 6:

Coventry Automatics – It’s Up to You; Dawning of a New Era (Trojan) ’78 pre-Specials ska/punk

<Pre 2 Tone ska/punk; 13 sec.>

Marcia Griffiths – Woman of the Ghetto; Gathering of the Spirits (Shanachie) ’98 Marlena Shaw soul cover

<Marlena Shaw soul favorite; 18 sec.>

Frankie Paul – It Hafi Bun; Weed a Bun vol. 1 (Charm/Jet Star) 2005 herbtune
Dave Robinson – Crocodile Tears; 30 Wicked Hearts (Bushays) ‘80
Jackie Mittoo & the Soul Brothers – Voodoo Moon; Last Train to Skaville (Studio One/Soul Jazz)
10 Ft. Ganja Plant – Bonnie & Clyde; 10 Deadly Shots vol. 1 (ROIR) 2010 Dub Album of the Hour

MI0001924494 — Soul singer Marlena Shaw’s Woman of the Ghetto. Favorite Roots Dawta cover tune

Set 7:

Seke Molenga & Kalo Kawangolo Meets Lee “Scratch” Perry – Mengieb; From the Heart of the Congo (RUNNetherlands) ’78 Zaire duo at Black Ark; 37 sec.

Me & You – Rock This Rub a Dub; Fashion in Fine Style vol. 1 (Reggae Archive) UK lovers rock
Black Slate – Boom Boom (Rasta Festival) – Amigo (Ensign) ’80 Jamaicans rock steady cover
Johnny Clarke – Creation Rebel; 10” (Cou$ins) Burning Spear cover

Set 8:

Aldubb – Let There Be Dub; 10” EP (One Drop) 2010 Germ.: Mutant Dub set
New Age Steppers feat. Ari Up – Got to Get Away; Action Battlefield (ON U Sound) ’82 Bim Sherman cover feat. Female vox
Audio Active – Wanna-Na + Dub; We Are Tokyo Space Cowboys (ON U Sound) ’94 Jah-ponese herbtune

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives (Stream + Tracklist): March 5, 2016: Hayfever Season!

March 11, 2016 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

Greetings,

Two tings signal Spring for I ‘n’ I. Daylight Savings Time (this weekend) and Hayfever. Not from my favorite hay either. 4 down, 46 to go!

Spun tunes in a nice little Flonase Allegra-/D cocktail to keep the serial sneezing at bay. How does it affect the snow?

Tune in and find out!

bless, robt

Woman sneezing with tissue in meadow — Whole heap of this for the next month

<High-lights: Smile Jamaica Ark-Ive: March 5, 2016 Edition; 56 sec.>

You’ve got Roots Dawtas inna my Wailers Family Tree
Bob live in the studio, Peter’s last album debuts on Smile J, Bunny Roots
Rockers do Reggae
Vinyl Is Vital

Mutant Dub

Set 1:

Matumbi – Reggae Stuff; Hit Me With Music (Trojan) ’77 UK vinyl
Ronnie Davis – Raining Dub; (Jamaican Recordings) Dub Album of the Hour
Devon Russell – Jah Will See; Prison Life (Tamoki Wambesi) ‘83
Della Humphrey – Dreamland; Studio One Women (Soul Jazz/Studio One) ’66 Bunny Wailer
Capital Letters – Rejoice; Headline News (Greensleeves) ’79 UK youth group
Inner Circle – Mary, Mary; Best of Inner Circle (Mango) ’79 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement
Wayne Jarrett – Youth Man; 12” (Wackies) ‘79

download (5) — Jacob Miller of Inner Circle. Tragically killed in car accident

Set 2: Best of 26 Years – Smile Jamaica: Wailers Dawtas/Sistas/Mamas: 17 sec.

Marcia Griffiths – Give and You Get; Steppin’ (Shanachie) ’79:
Rita Marley – Beauty of God’s Plan; Harambe (Shanachie) ‘82
Judy Mowatt – Sing Our Own Song; Love Is Overdue (Shanachie) ’87 UB40 cover
Cedella Marley Booker – Goodnight (Just One More Time); Awake Zion (Rykodisc) ‘84

<I-Three + Bob’s mom; 22 sec.>

9454 — Judy, Rita, Marcia – The I-Three. Not I Threes

Set 3:

Peter Tosh – No Nuclear War; No Nuclear (EMI America) ‘87; 28 sec.

John Brown’s Body – Tell Me Something I Don’t Know; Among Them (Shanachie) ’99 Upstate NY instrumental
Ranking Ann – Liberated Woman; A Slice of English Toast (Ariwa) ’81 UK singjay

download (6)5 — After a 4 year hiatus, murdered a month after its release. Livicate, nevah deadicate

Set 4: Rockers do Reggae

Robert Palmer – Love Can Run Faster; Double Fun (Island) ’78 Lee Perry/Black Ark mix
Taj Mahal – Johnny Too Bad; Mo’ Roots (Columbia) ’74 Slickers cover
Bananarama – Tell Tale Signs; Deep Sea Skiving (London); ’83 single
Blues Brothers – Groove Me; Briefcase Full of Blues (Atlantic) ’78 King Floyd cover; 20 sec.

plaidsmoking — John & Dan flying back from Jamaica with 75 pounds of lambsbread!

Set 5: Vinyl Is Vital

Sugar Minott – International Herb; Jamming in the Streets (Wackies) ’83 NY: Vinyl is Vital Set
Aura Lewis – Full Experience; Aura Lewis Meets Lee “Scratch” Perry at Black Ark Studio (Blue Moon) Fr. EP w/ female vox
Michigan & Smiley – Thank You Jah; All on the Same Rhythm (Studio One/RAS) ’79 DC
Jah Woosh – Get Together; Rebellion (Freedom of Reggae Music) Ireland
Pluto & Trinity?– Vampire Year; Ire Mass Rockers (Top Ranking) ’79 FL
Bullwackies All-Stars – Free For All; Free For All (Wackies) Dub Album of the Hour

hqdefault (2) — International Herb – 4 down, 46 to go!

Set 6:

The Wailers – I Shot the Sheriff; Talkin’ Blues (Tuff Gong) live on KSAN Radio, San Francisco: Oct. ‘73; 50 sec.

New Age Steppers feat. Ari Up – Conquer; King Size Dub: ON U Sound 30 Year (Echo Beach) 2011 mutant dub w/ female vox
Sip a Cup Family – Zulu’s Attack; 10” (Sip a Cup) 2005 militant steppers instrumental

Set 7:

Bunny Wailer – Free Jah Jah Children; Crucial! (Shanachie) ‘79
Leroy Smart – Ballistic Affair; Strictly For Rockers (Mango) ’85 comp.
Aisha – Carnal Mind + dub; True Roots (Ariwa) ’94 Yabby You cover

Set 8: Mutant Dub

Burial – Ghost Hardware; Untrue (Hyperdub) 2007 UK Mutant Dub Set
Samia Farah – Gratuit; Many Mood of Samia Farah (SAM) 2008 Fr.
Word Sound I-Powa; Bass Flight; Live From Planet Crooklyn (ROIR) ’96 NY
DJ Nut Nut feat. Top Cat & Frankie Paul – Special Dedication; Jungle Massive vol. 1 (Payday) ’95 UK
Dan-I & King Kietu – Ababjanhoy Dubplate; Rastafari Judgement Fire (Imperial Roots) 2009 It.
Snoop Lion – Tired of Running; Reincarnated (Berhane Selassie) 2013

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Jah-bruary 6, 2016 (Stream + Tracklist): Bob-stock: Happy Birthday Bob

February 12, 2016 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

c5e9e023b626688fdcfe2d61d6cf4fd4 — Livicated to Bob Marley: Feb. 5, 1945

Greetings,

<Livicated, nah dead-icatedj; 11 sec.>

Very nice that Bob Marley’s Birthday fell on a Saturday. So 3 hours of Bob Tribute songs for Smile Jamaica

When Bob died of cancer, May 11, 1981 – dozens of Reggae artists rushed to the studio to record tributes:

<Smile Jamaica Bob Marley Tribute songs; 11 sec.>

Last year I played all my Bob Marley 12” but that was too much Bob for the Digital Millennium Copy-wrong Act. So this year I had to “ration” my Bob to 4 tracks:

<DMCA. No more than 4 songs by an artist; 26 sec.>

High-lights of Jah-bruary 6: Bob Marley Birthday Tribute; 49 sec.

Bob Marley smoking a joint — Tuff Gong pon di spliff tail

Annotated Playlist: Jah-bruary 6, 2016: Bob Marley Tribute Show

Set 1:

Bankie Banx – Remember Bob; Soothe Your Soul (Redemption) ’82 Montserrat vinyl
Chalawa – Natural Mystic Dub; Exodus Dub (Micron) ’77 Marley’s Exodus in dub: Dub Album of the Hour
Robert Marley – Judge Not; Scandal Sountrack (Island) ’62 – Bob’s first song!
Sister Carol – Dedicated to Bob Marley; Black Cinderella (Jah Life) ‘84
Mikey Dread – In Memory (Jacob, Marcus, Marley); S.W.A.L.K – Sealed With a Little Kiss (Heartbeat) ’82 US vinyl – Jacob Miller, Marcus Garvey, Bob Marley

<Mikey Dread’s Tributes; 13 sec.>

Abyssinians – Jah Marley; Last Days (Tabou1) ‘99
Psalm of Bob Marley – Culture; Good Things (RAS) ‘89

Set 2:

Cedella Marley Booker – Mother Don’t Cry; Awake Zion (Rykodisc) ’84 Bob’s mom

<Bob’s last words – Mother Don’t Cry, I’ll be alright; 13 sec.>

<Bob’s last day; 34 sec.>

Everton Blender – Bob Marley; Piece of the Blender (Heartbeat/Star Trail) ‘96
Brigadier Jerry – Tribute to Bob Marley; On the Road (RAS) ‘90
Winston Groovy – Night Shift; 12” (Sound City) ’85: Commodores tribute to soul artists + Bob

download (16) — Mother don’t cry – Cedella Marley Booker: Bob’s mom

Set 3:

The Wailers – Rastaman Chant; Talkin’ Blues (Tuff Gong) live at KSAN Radio, San Fran – Oct. ‘73
Ky-mani Marley – Dear Dad; CD Single (Gee Street) ‘99

<Ky-mani child 10 of 11 of Bob’s kids; 35 sec.>

Papa Finnigan & Junior Ranking – Tribute to Bob Marley; Two the Hard Way (Heartbeat) ’82 US
Delixx – Comin’ In From the Cold; Uprising in Dub (Micron) ’80 Germ. Dub of Uprising album. Dub Album of the Hour

download (17) — Bob’s 11 children by 7 women + 2 adoptions

Set 4:

Judy Mowatt – Joseph; Black Woman (Shanachie) ’76 Bob = Joseph, Biblical prophet; 29 sec.

Alpha Blondy – Mystic Night Move; Masada (World Enterprise) ’92 Ivory Coast “why do black heroes die so soon”
Lui Lepki – Tribute to Bob Marley; Late Night Movie (Joe Gibbs) ‘81

Set 5: Vinyl Is Vital

Bunny Wailer – Stay With the Reggae; Marketplace (Solomonic) ’85 JA
Toots & the Maytals – His Songs Live On; Live at Reggae Sunsplash (Reggae Sunsplash) ’82 Montego Bay, JA
Horace Andy – Bob Lives On; Exclusively (Solid Groove) ’81 UK: Riddim Shower (1): vox
Ringo – Great Superstar; 12” (Top Ranking) Riddim Shower (2): deejay
Sue Chaloner – Missin’ Mr. Marley; 12” (CNR) ‘84

Set 6:

Stevie Wonder – Master Blaster Jammin’; Hotter Than July (Tamla) ’81: Riddim Shower (1) original
Roots Uprising – Master Blaster Jammin’; Beautiful Music (Top Ranking) ’81 FL vinyl: Riddim Shower (2): cover
Roots Uprising – Jamming Dub; 12” (Top Ranking) ’81 Riddim Shower (3) reggae dub
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Roots, Rock Dub; Bob Marley in Dub vol. 1 (Tuff Gong); Dub Album of the Hour

<Bob dub’s; 17 sec.>

Set 7:

Culture – Double Tribute to the O.M.; Lion Rock (Heartbeat) ’82; O.M = Order of Merit
Randeesh – Bob Marley is a River of Love; Courage (Mountain Lion) 2004 British Columbia
Prince Far I – Tribute to Bob Marley; Voice of Thunder (Trojan) ’81 UK vinyl
Winston Reedy & Tim Hain – Reggae Man; 12” (Priority) ’87 UK

Set 8:

Alpha & Omega – Freedom Fighters; Sound System Dub (ROIR) ’95 trance dub tribute
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Burnin’ & Lootin’; Dream
Isaac Haile Selassie – Dear Bob (Tribute to Bob Marley); CD Single (Resin Music) ’99
Jah Thomas – Tribute to Bob Marley; 12” (Midnight Rock) ‘81

<Last Tribute from Bob’s songbirds; 19 sec.>

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

<How Smile Jamaica celebrated the Broncos; 21 sec.>

Smile Jamaica Preview: Jah-bruary 6, 2016 Edition – Livicated to Bob Marley! Happy 71

February 6, 2016 Robert Nelson 2 Comments

download (15) — b. Feb. 6, 1945: packed a life into his 36 years

Greetings,

Livicated to Bob Marley on Smile Jamaica this afternoon.

The 4 songs by Bob I get to play so as not to violate the effing Digital Millennium Copy-wrong Act
Vinyl Tributes
Disco Mix 12″ extended jams
CD Tributes

bless, robt

<Bobstock – 3 Hours of Bob Marley>

Smile Jamaica live every Saturday 4-7 PM Mtn. Time:

90.9FM in Utah
Stream: Tune In Radio
Mixcloud – Bobbylon: Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives + Digital Dubplates
Ark-Ive. Here on Smile Jamaica blog; without commercial interruptions
Twitter: SmileJ_KRCL for live alert and stream upload/blog posts

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives (Stream + Tracklist): Jah-nuary 30, 2016: Stupor Bowl Caucus

February 5, 2016 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

Greetings,

Super Bowl 50. Meh.

Since Green Bay isn’t in it, I have only a passing interest. I am rooting for Denver only because their back up QB is from Kalispell, or Collie-spell, Montana. Borck Rottweiler or some such.

download (10) — Smile Jamaica’s Peyton Manning Game: Take a hit or down a shot every time Peyton says Omaha!

Same with the Iowa Caucus.

As Bob said, “No bide your isms an schisms.” I’m feelin’ fine with Jill Stein.

But in the Hillary vs. Bernie hoe-down (no pun intended), I’m kind of like: tastes great, less filling. In our winner take all “Democracy”, you can only have 1 winner and 1 loser.

So I ‘n’ I gwan Bern one down, till I vote for Jill the Thrill in November

bless, robt

download (12) — Smile Jamaica’s tie-breaker for New HEMP-shire: best 2 out of 3 – Rock, paper, scissors

Here is what I have on-tap for the Jah-nuary 30, 2016 Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives; 39 sec.

img-map-new-hampshire — Next up New Hemp-shire. Revenge of the Bern!

Set 1:

Sugar Minott – Jah Got the Handle; Roots Lovers Showcase (Black Roots) ’81 JA vinyl
Keith Hudson – Image Dub; Brand (Pressure Sounds) ’77 Dub Album of the Hour
Gideon Jah Rubbaal – Natty Dreadlocks a Superstar; Free Us Now
Errol Holt – Babylon Queendom; Vision of Africa (Original Music) Peter Tosh cover
Rita Marley – Who Feels It Knows It; Who Feels It Know It (Shanachie) ’81 Bunny Wailer cover
Triston Palma – Collyman; Dancehall 2 (Soul Jazz) ’81 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement;

Roman Stewart – True Colours; 10” (Sip a Cup) 2001 UK: Over Hawaii 5-0 riddim

vermont-marijuana — 5 down, 45 to go? Vermont Legislator could legalize it this session

Set 2:

Peter Tosh – Johnny B. Goode; Complete Captured Live (EMI America) Chuck Berry cover: 8/23/83 Los Angeles
Zema – Black Sheep; Black Sheep (Melchizedek) 2003 So Cal female
Alton Ellis – Play It Cool; Fashion in Fine Style (Fashion)
Johnny Clarke – Leggo Violence; 10” (Jamaican Recordings)

disc-zema — So Cal Roots Dawta – Smile Jamaica approved

Set 3: Best of 26 Years – Smile Jamaica

Capital Letters – Fire; Headline News (Greensleeves) ’79 UK youth group:
New Age Steppers feat. Ari Up – Love Forever; New Age Steppers (Statik) ’81 UK Michael Rose cover w/ female vox
Benjamin Zephaniah – Stop de War; Rasta (Workers Playtime) ’83: UK dub poet w/ The Wailers
Lee “Scratch” Perry & the Heptones – Party Time; From the Secret Laboratory (Mango) ’91 Adrian Sherwood co-production

You’ve got chocolate in my peanut butter: UK dub poet + The Wailers pon de riddims

Set 4:

Bunny Wailer – Togawar Game; Crucial! (Shanachie)
Judy Mowatt – King of Kings; Only a Woman (Shanachie) ‘82
Mike Brooks – Money Makes Friend; 10” (Sip a Cup) 2005 UK
Jah Shaka Meets Aswad; Addis Ababa; In Addis Ababa Studio (Jah Shaka) ’84: Dub Album of the Hour

<Mutant Dub Holy Trio – Jah Shaka, Mad Professor, Adrian Sherwood; 20 sec.>

download (13) — Mutant Dubber – Jah Shaka

Set 5: Vinyl Is Vital

Pat Kelly – Struggling; Revives: The Jamaican Connection (Fashion) UK

<Revives = Reissues; 11 sec.>

Pauline – Vision; In Progress (People Unite) ’84 UK
Melodians – Irie Feeling; Irie Feeling (RAS) ’83 DC herbtune
Amp-Ech; International Plea; Against Injustic (Amp-Ech) JA
10 Foot Ganja Plant – Collect the Trophy; Skycatcher (ROIR) NY 2013

Set 6:

The Wailers – Walk the Proud Land; Talkin’ Blues (Tuff Gong) live at KSAN radio, San Francisco: Oct. 1973

<Wailers live on KSAN Radio; 38 sec.>

Remember When – Sister Carol; Jah Disciple (RAS) ‘89
Horace Andy – Ain’t No Sunshine; 10” (Cou$ins) Bill Wither cover
Skatalites – Coconut Rock; Studio One Scorchers (Soul Jazz) Instrumental album of the hour

Set 7:

Alpha & Omega – The Dub Is Out There; Serious Joke (A & O) 2002 X Files Theme

<Smile Jamaica’s X-Files 2015 review; 57 sec.>

Conroy Smith – Original Sound; Firehouse Revolution (Pressure Sounds) King Tubby dancehall prod’n
Sister June – Tell You What Police Can Do; Dancehall Roots (Metro) ‘86
Flourgon – Build a Spliff; Dancehall Techniques (Pressure Sounds) herbtune

Betty Anreasson Alien Abductee

bettyandreasson3 — Betty Andresson – her story on the X Files

Set 8: Mutant Dub female set

Botom Botom – La bien / Le mal – This is Not a Stereotype (Hammerbass) 2006 Fr.: Mutant Set w/ female vox
Little Annie & the Legally Jammin’ – Take It From Me; Little Annie & the Legally Jammin (Italic) 2003 Germ.
Soom T – Weedhawks; Ode to a Carrot (Jahtari) 2008 Glasgow weedstep
Abassi All Stars feat. Sis Sanae – Suffering; Showcase (Universal Egg) 2006 UK
Abassi All Stars feat. Minoo – December; 10” No Answer EP (Universal Egg) 2008 UK
Alpha & Omega – Show Me a Purpose; Sound System Dub (ROIR) ’95 UK trance dub

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