"New" Bob Marley song!

It's been over 25 years since Bob Marley died and I have been part of the mass of admirers for over a decade. (Yes, this blog gets it's name from a Wailers song...)

Albeo recently bought Catch a Fire, not knowing that I already had it. I didn't fully appreciate it, but...there is a "bonus track" that I had never heard on the version that he got here in London!

All Day All Night is infectious and well worth hunting down! I thought I had heard it all, but I was wrong. The CD jacket says "...All Day All Night was recorded during the Catch a Fire sessions and appear on Catch a Fire 2 CD Deluxe Edition released in March 2001."

Desmond Dekker

Obituary: Desmond Dekker

Afropop podcast (and Oumou clip)

I found the Afropop Worldwide website somewhat dated when I first visited a few months ago, but I signed up for their podcast and like the updates. The first I got was very informative on North African music and poetry. Like everyone, I am starved for good insight on music from North Africa.

I also found a old gem - here's a video clip of Oumou Sangare from a series of shows in New York in 2004. I dream of seeing her live someday.

Bird Flu Dance

War, disease, etc., etc., etc.

I like the idea of chasing away fear with dance, in this case, the bird flu dance.

I haven't seen the dance, of course, but the story reminds me of a few musical/social change heros who protest through art. They can be angry, not too moralizing, and enjoy themselves immensely. I admire that!

I have read that even the police used to love Fela Kuti's diatribe against the police and military in Nigeria, Zombie.

Zombie no go go, unless you tell [him] to go
Zombie no go stop, unless you tell [him] to stop
Zombie no go turn, unless you tell [him] to turn
Zombie no go think, unless you tell [him] to think
...
No brains, no job, no sense

What to do? What to do?

Having a hard time setting priorities today? Molly.com offers an interesting question.

Iron, lion, zion...

Is it ever too late to be (re)inspired by Bob? Never.