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April 2007 - This episode of the great Echo
Chamber brodcast has a special theme: WORD
BEAT POWA, or in other words: here comes a
DUB Poetry special.
BROADCASTER
COMMENTS: Tonight the Echo Chamber
presented the annual Word Beat I Powa dub
poetry, beat poetry, and spoken word
special. Of course, it was dub poetry that
set the foundation of the show. Among the
dub poets featured were Oku Onoura,
Mutabaruka, Royal African Soldiers, Jean
Binta Breeze, Malachi Smith, Tomlin Ellis,
Glenville Bryan, Oliver Smith, Benjamin
Zephaniah, and of course, the incomparable
Linton Kwesi Johnson. Another slice of dub
poetry was the track "Dilly Dally"
from the Brooklyn Funk Essentials and
featuring Everton Sylvester. But there was
more than dub poetry.... As always, the Word
Beat I Powa special included some Beat
Poetry (with readings from Jack Kerouac) and
other poetry. Maya Angelou's "Black
Pearls" was layered on top of some
choice dub from Up, Bustle, & Out. From
Jah Wobble's excellent "Celtic
Poets" album we featured the powerful
"London Rain" as read by Ronnie
Drew. In stark contrast to this cold, dark
poem we had the steamy hot poem "Our
Relationship" from Solange St. Croix
(with heavy dub courtesy of Dr. Echo). Then
there was the funky "Mr. Wiggles"
from George Clinton & Parliament, and
the Last Poets "C'mon Family" done
with Cool Hipnoise. Another strong voice was
Black Panther and Black Liberation Army
leader Assata Shakur (on the track
"Reluctant Warrior" by The Fire
This Time). And how could one forget to
include some "toasters" - the
original Jamaican DJs? Of course we had some
toasters, including U-Roy, I-Roy, and King
Stitt. Finally the show was made complete
with a special appearance by KFAI's own poet
laureate, e.g.bailey. We featured 3 of e.g.
bailey's poems: "Osiris", "Afrika",
and "Never Here". What an eclectic
mix of words...and beats...and Powa!
PLAYLIST
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Artist - Track - Album (label)
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Jean Binta Breeze - Aid Travels With a
Bomb
album: Word Sound 'Ave Power;
label: Heartbeat
Linton Kwesi Johnson - Reality Poem +
Reality Dub
album: Independant Intravenshen;
label: Island
Oliver Smith - Signs of the Times
album: Word Sound 'Ave Pow; label:
Heartbeat
Oku Onoura - Cumin Dub
album: Dubbin' Away; label: ROIR
Royal African Soldiers - Jamaican Food
album: Run Away Slaves; label:
self-produced
Tomlin Ellis - Drop It
album: Word Sound 'Ave Power;
label: Heartbeat
Glenville Bryan - Blood Shout
album: Word Sound 'Ave Power;
label: Heartbeat
Back to Base (w/ Benjamin Zephaniah) - The
President Is Dead Again
album: Heading For the Door; label:
MPRecords
Malachi Smith - Cussing the President
album: Word Sound 'Ave Power;
label: Heartbeat
Linton Kwesi Johnson - Iron Bar Dub
album: Independant Intravenshen;
label: Island
Tomlin Ellis - Illusion
album: Word Sound 'Ave Power;
label: Heartbeat
Dr. Echo & Solange St. Croix - Our
Relationship
album: Echo Evahlastin'; label:
Annica
Cool Hipnoise (w/ Last Poets) - C'mon
Family
album: Trust.Belief.Love.Respect;
label: Echo Beach
Jack Kerouac (w/ Zoot Sims) - The Last
Hotel + Some Dharma
album: Blues and Haikus; label:
Rhino/WordBeat.
King Stitt & the Insteps - The Goat
album: Eleven Steps to Power;
label: Stubborn
e.g. bailey - Osiris (poem)
album: N/A; label: N/A
Automaton - Asiyah Dub [background for
poem above]
album: Dub Terror Exhaust; label:
Strata
Mutabaruka - Dubbing Yu Memory + Blacks in
Dub
album: Muta In Dub; label:
Blackheart
The Fire This TIme (w/ Assata Shakur) -
Reluctant Warrior
album: Still Dancing On John
Wayne's Head; label: Extreme Dub
Roots Control (w/ Lillian Allen) - Poetry
album: Wordsound I Powa - Live from
Planet Crooklyn; label: Wordsound
Brooklyn Funk Essentials (w/ Everton
Sylvester) - Dilly Dally
album: Cool And Steady And Easy;
label: Dorado
Solar Moon/JEN - Inside Out
album: Guestbook; label: CKP
Records
Jah Wobble (w/ Ronnie Drew) - London Rain
album: Celtic Poets; label: 30
Hertz
e.g. bailey - Afrika (poem)
album: N/A; label: N/A
Automaton - The Terran Invasion Of Alpha
Centauri Year 2794 [background for poem
above]
album: Dub Terror Exhaust; label:
Strata
e.g. bailey - Never Here (poem)
album: N/A; label: N/A
Abassi All Stars - Black Red Dub
album: Dub Showcase [background for
poem above]; label: Universal Egg
Linton Kwesi Johnson - Sonny's Lettah
(poem)
album: N/A; label: LKJ
Automaton - The Terran Invasion Of Alpha
Centauri Year 2794 [background for poem
above]
album: Dub Terror Exhaust; label:
Strata
Maya Angelou - Black Pearls (poem)
album: Black Pearls: the Poetry of
Maya Angelou; label: Rhino/WordBeat
Up, Bustle, & Out - Rainbow Town
album: City Breakers; label:
Collision Cause Of Chapter 3
Luciano - Knockin' On Heaven's Door
album: Is It Rolling Bob? Dub
Versions; label: RAS
Madtone - NC-ND + Message from Madtone
album: N/A; label: Blossoms Kitchen
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Mutant Frogs - Skankworks in Orbit +
Parallel Timestream Seepage
album: Warts 'n' All; label:
IMT-Skankworks
Karl Walker - But Officer
album: Trojan Battlefield: King
Pioneer Ska Productions!; label: Trojan
Dream Warriors - Ludi
album: And Now, The Legacy Begins;
label: Island
Prince Buster - Ghost Dance
album: FABulous Greatest Hits;
label: FAB/Sequel
Lucas - Lucas With The Lid Off
album: Lucacentric; label: Atlantic
Parliament - Mr. Wiggles
album: Motor Booty Affair; label:
Island
Ken Nordine - A Thousand Bing Bangs
album: A Transparent Mask; label:
Asphodel
Owen Gray / King Stitt - On the Beach
album: Dance Hall '63; label:
Studio One
Paragons/ U-Roy - On the Beach
album: Version Galore; label:
Trojan
I-Roy - This Is a Scorcher
album: Deejay a-Menace Babylon;
label: Burning Bush/Fuel 2000
The Special AKA (w/ Rhoda Dakar) - Can't
Get a Break
album: The Compact 2 Tone Story;
label: 2 Tone / Chrysalis
Jean Binta Breeze - Lovin' Wasn Easy
album: LKJ Presents; label: LKJ
Records
Royal African Soldiers - Slave Ship
album: Run Away Slaves; label:
self-produced
Linton Kwesi Johnson - Forces of Victory +
Victory Dub
album: Independant Intravenshen;
label: Island
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Note: * indicates recent releases and
newly re-released material
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