New SOJA

Don't Worry



Be Happy



They kind of sound good on top of each other, kind of... POSITIVITY !!!

Miley Cyrus Rock Mafia - IT'S A LIBERTY WALK!

This might be the only time you see a member of the Cyrus family on this blog, but I take Liberty Walks everyday of my life, so I get it Miley. Hey Miley, here's a tip, Reggae music.



And yes, this is from her official.

Mimic Octopus

Los Cafres

11-11-11

But the only 1's we should care bout today are the veterans, as it is their day. Bless.

Wow

When I dive in the ocean, I see C Monkey's and a FishBone's

Green

Live



Love and Affection

Pitbull

Halloween on the horizon, is your light show ready?

Bone Thugs

RIP Tupac & Big







Keep ya Head up

Eddie rocks for the kids

You should Donate to the bridge just for watching this

YAK FILMS

A lot of the features you've seen here are the creation of YAK FILMS, big ups to them on their art, vision and contribution to a positive impact in the world of entertainment.

What's Turf Dancing?





They talking about this video



Yak's first video



They call these guys Les Twins



Gotta love jellys

EAST OAKLAND in the Eyes of Kreashawn

This girls got something special that puts a smile on my face. Very impressed by her video skills, and multi-talents, she may even be a better graphic artist then verbal, still yet to be determined, but I do know she's got SWAG. And for a young Baylien girl like this is a Positive sign.

Turf Dancing



Capturing some of the essence of the place they call "The Bay"



And if you haven't heard this yet, welcome to pop culture 2011. Only 22 million hits so far. I like how she is probably the first rapper to put down high end consumer products, at least with "basic bitches."

More Consciousness

This is the kind of thing we celebrate at a day in babylon, everyday people making a positive difference in the community. Bless. Blaze Mob Kingston 13 Thank You for the positivity.

New Infection: The Rakas

I got Los Rakas on the mind, and on a beautiful day there's noting wrong with putting it on for some time. These guy's are infectious!





PANAMA, PANAMA - PANAMA, PANAMA

Do you like Tom Petty?

Then you'll like this.



2 Hour full set in his hometown, Grade A American Rock N' Roll!

Better then expected, done right by Gaga! No one better then Tony B!

Is she really a tramp?




Ain't a Tony Bennett segment without an....ENCORE!!!



ENCORE! TONY AND STEVIE !



TONY AND DEAN! MORE ENCORES!

DUMPSTAPHUNKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!

PANABAY - LOS RAKAS

2nd shout out in this day in babylon to LOS RAKAS who I saw last night, hella fresh, PANABAY music, that is a hybrid of the music of the freshest sounds out of Panama and the SF Bay in 2011.

Here's some more LOS RAKAS vids I am feeling!

They got the edge of the streets,



They got soul and sol,



And the HIERBA...




HELLA FRESH FEST

Romain Lettuce

Romain



Lettuce



Get the joke?

But seriously, I think this artist Romain Virgo is going to be a superstar. He's got universal Tim Hardaway killer crossover talent.

Here's Romain gone country...



& Romain gone out of country...



While on the genre, here is more reggae gone country...



Vintage Virgo, He's like the Jamaican Marvin Gaye right?



and some more...



And this is a ladyboy.

Doggggggggg

Atomic



Snoop



Dawg



The Temple



What can I say its a doggy dogg world



And a real bad dog...

SUPER HEAVY IT'S ON!

Super Group Super Heavy has its new single and video out, always on the cutting edge @ a day in babylon !
Revisit my earlier post on these masters from earlier this year, this should be a fun live show if they can pull off a tour, love that Mick Jagger is making the reggae music! Keepin' those beats alive, funk will never die, breathe that reggae fire!



Some behind the scenes action



FLASHl FUSION! VISUALIZE!
So positive !

Summers not over yet!

Still got some time to chillax to some soooooothing summa soundssssss

SOUNDWAVES!

SOUNDWAVESSSSSS ROCK ME DOWN!



World keeps spinning, record keeps spinnin
People need the sound just to keep from gettin dizzy
World keeps spinning record keeps spinning.




If you haven't heard of Tribal Seeds, they are cool with the Cali crowd,



And bigger with the Pacific Island Crowd!

Catchy

I like the Dancing, this kind of skill is positive.



I like this beat too. I llike to mute the official vid above, and play with the instrumentals below.



Try it

LOS RAKAS!!!

WATCH OUT! Los Rakas is on the scene! Que Paso! Los Rakas!
Panama tp the Bay these guys make some lively shit for la gente, and some clean vids, feeling it!



OAKLAND!!!!



One more time even more reallllllllll straight from the SF 'sCo



SO BAY! FEEL this track with Bay Area's Finest Zion I Crew!

Everyday Is A Holiday!

Everyday Is A Holiday! Don't forget, and smile. These are some fun versions I felt of this song, I love when Don Carlos does it personally.

Don Carlos in 2011,



and DC in 2008



John Holt in 1978,



A sick DJ Mix Version



amd the original by The Sensations

Running!

This is a great jam! Horn and guitar collaboration killing it! San Francisco's Eric Rachmany and Khris Royal of New Orleans! WHO DAT! Rebelution televised yea boy! These guys are on tour right now on the East Coast, get at it, time's running out!

RED ROCKS!



SAN DIEGO!

M.U.S.E Benefit = Awesome

Great benefit show in Mt. View California last night, right next door to Google at Shoreline Amphitheater.
Musicians United for Safe Energy fundraiser with Crosby, Stills, and Nash; Jackson Browne; Bonnie Raitt; Jason Mraz; The Doobie Brothers; Tom Morello; Kitaro; John Hall; Sweet Honey in the Rock; Jonathan Wilson; and more

Here's some clips, not only is this benefit for SAFE energy it also created a lot of POSITIVE energy, and that makes it worthy for your Day in Babylon!

ROCK!!!

Tom Morello totally kills it here, maybe one of the best Summer performances this year.



What's that Sound?



CSN still rocking and for SAFE ENERGY, POSITIVITY Y'ALL!

Michael Rose / Mykal Rose obsession

Slightly

Here's a neat concert of Mr. Rose's that I found on the tube. Not a die hard audience, but Mr. Rose delivers, and the HD quality and long tracks make this fun to just leave on and chill out to.

Part 1



Part 2



Part 3

Party in Session

There's a party in session, that's right. This one's dedicated to one of my babylonian brothas who's having a birthday day. Oh yeah!!!





MYKAL ROSE PARTY IN SESSION

100 Posts! SummerJAM!

100 Posts! Thank you very much World, we're still going 100 posts strong. REGGAE IS TAKING OVER! I'm not going to give this blog all the credit, but we have been spending positive vibes for daze! Much Love to the support around the world.
Even Rihanna is feeling the vibez!



Germany, meets African roots, meets jazz, soul, reggae, feelin' this band JOY DENALANE



Let's go to Summerjam!



COLOGNE getting BUSY!!!



ANTHONY B!!! SUMMERJAM 10 YEARS!

ANTHONY B 2001



ANTHONY B 2011!



He's a REAL WARRIOR!



LEE SCRATCH PERRY SIGHTING!!!



AND the 100th post would not be complete without,
JERK CHICKEN!!!!

Beastie Street by the Sesame Boys

Or is it Beastie Boys by Sesame Street, you figure it out! Definitely all smiles here :)

Sesame Street breaks it down from Wonderful Creative on Vimeo.

Miso! Yeeeowwwww!

This is very positive and SUPER HEAVY

California meets NOLA meets Jamaica in this awesome footage from the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival. Rebelution Don Carlos Khris Royal Johnny Big Mouth, Lead Singer Eric Rachmany is a straight stud!





Unity is great.
Especially when some of the biggest artists around get together to create Jamaican Reggae Inspired music. And they say Reggae is not mainstream. Please. Thank You.
Introducing a positive project coming out of the music industry, SUPER HEAVY

Raw Talent

Romain Virgo Live last weekend at the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival in Boonville, Northern California. Bless upHD Camera's.

Barrington

Levy

Zen and Now

ROCK!

And for those about to ROCK!

Hawaii Rocks!

Beware... :)

It feels like Halloween outside with all the spooks.

BOOM

She likes Boom



So does She.



He likes the Boom




So does He.




BOOM. Mudfest!!!

Teamwork = Positivity

Teamwork is a great thing. No one needs to do it alone, 'nah mean.' These guys make a great team, NAS and Jr. Gong Marley. Feeling this track today for your Friday day in babylon. Peace.

Superb Men

By the way, have you met Willie's Son Lukas yet? Let's just say some things run in the family, and it's alllllll goooooddddd!!!





Sweet.

Rumble in the Jungle

Muhammed Ali is the greatest by the way. CHAMPION.



THE CHAMP IS HERE.

Country Spotlight: Australia

If you haven't caught on yet, I only spotlight on countries that have visited this blog site. So today, I am giving a shout out to Australia!

Straight from Melbourne here's the illest underground hip hop sensation out of Australia since....well...ever!



They also have this crazy festival down under called Big Day Out, massive positivity party! Usually there's more hard rock, acts then anything else, but nevertheless anytime hundreds of thousands of fans unite together to rock out is pretty positive.

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And this place Bondi Beach, I hear is pretty fun, I hear they have really good beaches, just look out for the sharks...

Zimbabwe (Formerly Rhodesia)

Bob's "Zimbabwe" in Zimbabwe. Yes.



And here is some Real Zimbabwean music by a Zimbabwean contemporary of Bob's named Thomas Mapfumo. Mapfumo and Marley both were born in 1945 coincidentally, and both display a distinctive passion for their cultural and political beliefs in their music, Yes.

Romain Virgo

Romain Virgo is a singer from Jamaica. This young rising talent specializes in the lovers rock style of reggae music. Romain Virgo.

Revisiting Roger (Zapp and Roger)

Would west coast hip hop be what is without this man? Would the funk as we know it be so funky? Would we Love California without his famous talk box vocals?
One of the greatest entertainers in the history of entertainment, once again, Roger Troutman.



Californiaaaaaaaaa Knows How to Partyyyyyyyy



RIP ROGER TROUTMAN

The Don

Best smile in music. Best vibes. The best. It all starts with uhuru.







Uhuru = freedom.

Mojo Morgan and Senegal (Need Money)

This video is cool because its filmed in Senegal, a great country, a great nation of people. Its positive how Mojo Morgan of the Heritage Clan included the Senegalese people and their country in his music video for song about needing money, as well as being a great shout out to all the other people out there who need money. I am intrigued by this modern reggae track and its touch of dubstep. In the end, this is ultra positive because Mojo is highlighting another impoverished people who have a positive hope for the future of their French speaking African Nation, and actually need money. Salut!



Mojo and Senegal aren't the only ones who need funds.

Meet INEED$.



Strictly Satirical, no offense to Mojo Morgan or the great nation and people of Senegal.

A need for PEACE & LOVE in the Arab Nations...

Well, we know things aren't perfect in the Middle East, and North African Nations right now. The lower classes ain't getting no love!
Here are 2 videos that roughly sum up the tension created by the ruling class in these troubled nations.






And what happens when the leaks get to the people, when the hearsay hits the streets of the leaders mistreat?
Rumors, Rumors, Rumors, Rumors of War.



Then the inevitable...A REBELUTION!!!



Whoops, must have been a typo, let's try again...A REVOLUTION!!!




But please if you do start a revolution, keep it Peaceful. Power to the Peaceful!

Doesn't this make you want to go to Jamaica?

Talk about a real reggae holiday, does this video tempt you or what?



And while were in Jamaica, let's pop over to Cuba for some rum and reggaeton. It sure does look like a happy place, just look at these happy girls!



Note: Posted for the video, not the songs, which do not meet Quality assurance standards for reggae here at A Day In Babylon. These go up there with "The writing on the wall..." as worst songs with best videos in reggae.

Are you Ready?

I'm ready!



And Happy Belated Bday to Mr. Bob Marley! He would have been 66 on February 6th. Bless up!



While were giving love to the Marley family, I know Padre Bob would be proud of his boys. Here's a new track by 2 of the sons thats been hot on my speaker box.

Don't Forget to Shake

Shaking your body increases positivity.



C'mon, it's easy, just shake it baby...

Do you Remember the '90s? Remember when this world had UNITY...

The UNITED KINGDOM has arrived!

Readers and Gentleman, please welcome the United Kingdom to the viewership of this positivity blog. Hopefully they can regain some of that mojo lost in the Revolutionary War. But in honor of the Queen, we give tribute to these positive game changers in the world of reggae music. From dub master Mad Professor, Aswad, Misty in Roots, to UB40...well maybe not UB40...The greatest of them all is...

STEEL PULSE !!!



One of the greatest reggae bands of all time, and their not even from Jamaica here's post-2000 Pulse...



And the real deal, old school Pulse...



Did you know this famed British band recorded a reggae track on their first big album?



And the Original...



This guy was a big reggae fan too...



This is from one of his favorite albums...Then why was he so rotten? More like Johnny Irie...

What is and isn't Babylon

Example:

Here is a day in Babylon...



And this is the world outside of Babylon...

IT'S KINKY REGGAE FRIDAY!!! FRIDAZE!!!!

And now for the real kinky reggae...

Keep it Real, Stay Positive, The Realest Song

Some more from this up and coming reggae star Konshens...Real and Positive. I like it, I like it, I like it just like that.



Community is Key

Concrete Jungle

I once was listening to the radio, and the DJ played Concrete Jungle over and over for his entire 2 hour set, and you know what, it was magical. So this post I will post Bob Marley's Concrete Jungle over and over and over simultaneously for 2 hours...No, I won't, but I will post some versions I'm feeling from the world wide web. I hope I inspire you to get out behind the wall, and get away from the concrete jungle that plagues your world to find your happiness. In one word, Positivity.

Live in 1979...



From British TV 1973...



The OG version....



In the studio....



Most popular version...



JR GONG Version...



And the sexy Céu of Brazil's version...




Honestly, is there anybody better then Bob? The man was blessed.

More Banton, More Countries! Panama!!!

Panama, Reggae, Yes, Yes, Yes!

Panamanian Banton, Yes, Yes, Yes!

KAFU BANTON!!!



A little more reggaeton than that of traditional reggae stylings, the reggaeton flavor is more popular in the Caribbean region then anywhere else. Makes for some good dance vibes, and endorphins popping, which equals, yup you guessed it, POSITIVITY!!!

Let's Go to the beach!



Speak Spanish? I guess the connection is explained here.



And then there's this guy...



Alright can't end the post on that guy, instead here is Ras Nini, who appears to be the head OG Rastas of the Panamanian reggae scene, who also appears in the reggae historical clip above. Pretty interesting Spanish version of a great Bob Marley track... Cheers to Panama!

Wailing Souls - Jah Give us Life

Classic track, great version, some would say a reggae masterpiece. Found this gem on a great reggae video youtube channel but some a guy named Justin in the UK. Thanks to him for this positive piece and enlightening others with the power of reggae music around the globe. For a great source for some great dub stylings check out www.youtube.com/wikidub

France and New Zealand

Bonjour, Add 2 more countries to the list, and welcome to the blogosphere of positivity France and New Zealand. I'm glad we've had viewers from France and New Zealand it allows me to spotlight some good things coming from those glorious lands. Mainly, sweet Reggae music.


Katchafire - New Zealand

New Zealands #1 Island Roots Reggae Band; Good vibes, positive healing.



And they do some mean Bob covers too



Fat Freddy's Drop- New Zealand

Fresh, Funky, Soulful, these guys offer a great vibe at their live shows, and a sexy sound on their recordings. These guys are stars on the world stage and it feeeeels sooooo gooood.....



And we segue to FRANCE with some Fat Freddy's on French TV....



I bet you didn't know France could get down to the Reggae Party! These guys are BROUSSAI, French Reggae band extraordinaire.

Uncensored

I know what you're thinking, Enrique Inglesis? Really, isn't he 90's, isn't he the son of Jose? Yes, and Yes. But tonight he's fucking you.



Feel Good about yourself, freedom of speech rocks, and for the heterosexual males even though you may not feel Enrique, you for sure will feel the group sex scene towards the end (~4:10) of the vid. Sex is positive.



Editors Note 1/24/11: Wow, that was fast, see how Censorship exists?

Buju Legend

Buju Banton and John Legend. Buju could use some positivity on his side.



1995 Buju...



Nothing positive like a champion!

The Royal Family

This one slipped by me on the previous Marley family post. This is a cool little mainstream pop-culture reggae explosion! Great positivity speech at the end of the video, I mean the Marley Bros., the sons of Bob, on Ryan Seacrest. That's positivity.

Winner

New Year, New Goals, Be a Winner.

Morally speaking, just because this video is posted on the greatest positivity blog out there, this video doesn't mean you should get into the drug game. This song bumps though.



10 years since 2001...

How bout these 2 Winners?



I know right?!?! Here's another masterpiece to get you fired up!



Bring back the Up In Smoke tour

Dub into the New Year