THE SOUND OF FREEDOM, SHOW 92

A NEW EPISODE OF CONSCIOUSNESS-EXPANDING TRUTH MUSIC.

Listen to "The Sound of Freedom, Show 92" on Spreaker.

STRAINJ POETRY: INTRO SKIT 

KILLAH PRIEST: INFORMATION 

GRAND PUBA: PROPER EDUCATION 

ODD TV: LIVING IN HELL 

FUNKY DL FEAT. AISHA SHEREENA: TOO MANY OF NOT ENOUGH (ALTERNATIVE MIX) 

THE INNERCOURSE: PHARMACY IN THE FOREST FEAT. KING KONG LOUIE 

DEAD PREZ: THE AWAKENING

THE INNERCOURSE: THE WHEEL OF KARMA FEAT. ETERNAL MIND 

ERYKAH BADU: NEXT LIFETIME 

MARVIN GAYE: THE WORLD IS RATED X (ALTERNATE MIX) 

MAVIS STAPLES: CHANGE

TRUTH TRIP:

KOOL & THE GANG: HEAVEN AT ONCE 

THE ISLEY BROTHERS: WORK TO DO 

EDDIE KENDRICKS: GOIN' UP IN SMOKE (LONG MIX) 

REELSOUL, SOLARA, GROOVE JUNKIES: FOR THOSE WHO KNOW (GROOVE N- SOUL CLASSIC VOX) 

GEORGE LESLEY FEAT. JAIDENE VEDA: I SMILE (DOUG GOMEZ BOSSACUMBE REMIX) 

SEAN McCABE & HANLEI & 95 NORTH: NOW IS THE TIME 

MARIO DJUST: DIFFICULT DAYS 

LATEST BOOK NEWS AND AUGUST 2019 Q&A VIDEO ANNOUNCEMENT

An update on my latest book-writing project, and announcing the next Q&A video session. The e-mail address for any questions is markdevlinuk@gmail.com

GOOD VIBRATIONS PODCAST, VOL. 142: DR. RODNEY SHABAZZ - BABYLON INFILTRATION OF REGGAE CULTURE

Listen to "GVP #142 Rodney Shabazz - Babylon Infiltration of Reggae Culture" on Spreaker.

When corporate and control-system meddling and subversion has been present in every other popular music genre, why would anyone reasonably expect things to have been any different in Reggae - a music and culture which has captivated many millions of fans and followers all over the world?

Here to discuss the various manipulations is the New York-based author, lecturer and black cultural studies scholar R.A Ptahsen, more commonly known as Rodney Shabazz. He offers a masterclass overview of how reggae music evolved out the earlier Ska and Rocksteady styles, (and before that, mento music,) and how all remain rooted in African cultural traditions. We also discuss how Reggae represents a culture and a lifestyle beyond the music, intrinsically linked to the Rastafari religion and the deification of the long-time Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie, and the ceremonial smoking of marijuana.

Dr. Shabazz casts a critical eye over the emergence of the Reggae sub-genre known as Dancehall which appeared in the 1980s, its lyrics rooted in vulgarity, and which largely replaced conscious message-music as the pre-dominant expression of the music. This occurred soon after the untimely deaths of Bob Marley and Inner Circle’s Jacob Miller, with Peter Tosh’s demise following a few years later, and Dr. Shabazz raises suspicions about three of the most politically active of Jamaica’s musicians all meeting early ends. We re-visit aspects of Bob Marley’s terminal cancer. Also coming under scrutiny are Chris Blackwell, founder of the hugely influential, Island Records, and David Rodigan, the immensely popular British Reggae DJ. With both coming from white, privileged backgrounds and military links, is there more to know about how they achieved their respective prominent positions than first meets the eye?

The Harvard Business School report into manipulating the black music scene of the early 1970s, as commissioned by Columbia Records Group and refernced in the interview, is discussed in this article:

https://www.popmatters.com/050603-randb-2496103718.html

OPEN MINDS IRELAND CONFERENCE, THIS NOVEMBER

I'm happy to say I'll be back at the outstanding Open Minds Ireland conference in Waterford for its third outing this November. I'm not speaking this time; instead I'll be dropping a Sound of Freedom-style conscious music DJ set.

Tickets full info here:

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/open-minds-ireland-conference-iii-tickets-61005612429

BEATLES/ McCARTNEY TALK AT NEW HORIZONS, MONDAY 17TH JUNE

My Occult Aspects of the Beatles talk hits New Horizons in St. Annes a week on Monday. Here are the full details.

MONDAY 17TH JUNE - NEW HORIZONS, ST. ANNES, ENGLAND

Address: The Community Centre, St. Alban’s Road, St. Anne's-on-the-Sea, Lancashire, FY8 1XD

Start time: Open at 7.30pm for 8pm start.

Admission: £3 on the door. (Includes refreshments.)

Further info: http://www.newhorizonsstannes.com/this_year.htm