Thursday, February 24th
sounds of Jamaica
Burning Spear, live, Hamburg (Germany), 1981
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2021
Thursday, November 11th
sounds of Jamaica
Mighty Diamonds, “Long Time” (F. Simpson), Channel One Studio, Kingston, Jamaica, 1970s
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2021
Friday, November 5th
sounds of Jamaica
Don Carlos and Dub Vision, live, Santa Cruz, Calif., 6/19/21
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2021
Wednesday, October 13th
basement jukebox
Niney & the Observers, “Blood & Fire” (W. Holness [aka “Niney”]), 1970
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Eyes open to praise
the play of light
Upon the ceiling—
While still abed raise
The roof this morning
Rejoice as you please—Samuel Menashe (1925-2011), from “Hallelujah”
2021
Thursday, September 16th
basement jukebox
Lee Perry (1936-2021), “People Funny Boy” (L. Perry), 1968
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2021
Tuesday, August 31st
passings
Lee “Scratch” Perry, producer, March 30, 1936 – August 29, 2021
With Junior Murvin, The Heptones, The Congos, The Upsetters, “Play On Mr. Music,” live, Jamaica (Roots Rock Reggae [1977])
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Producer/co-writer: Junior Murvin, “Police and Thieves” (J. Murvin, L. Perry), 1976
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Producer: The Upsetters, Black Board Jungle, 1973
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. . . all thens are lost in a now without a time.
—William Bronk (1918-1999, MCOTD Hall of Fame), from “Referral” (Some Words, 1992, 1998)
2021
Thursday, August 12th
basement jukebox
Burning Spear, “New Civilization,” 1972
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2021
Saturday, August 7th
basement jukebox
The Wailers, “Soul Shakedown Party,” 1970
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2020
Saturday, October 24th
sounds of Jamaica
Koffee, “Pressure” (remix feat. Buju Banton), 10/20/20
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We use similes to show
things are connected –and they are,
just not in the way we say.—Rae Armantrout, from “Finalist” (London Review of Books, 10/8/20)
2020
Tuesday, September 22nd
passings
Frederick “Toots” Hibbert, singer, songwriter, December 8, 1942–September 11, 2020
The Maytals (later Toots and the Maytals), “Pressure Drop” (F. Hibbert), 1970 (original recording)
It’s a song about revenge, but in the form of karma: If you do bad things to innocent people, then bad things will happen to you. The title was a phrase I used to say. If someone done me wrong, rather than fight them like a warrior, I’d say: “The pressure’s going to drop on you.”
—Toots Hibbert, The Guardian, 9/6/16
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