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Spirit, Religion & Science are actually One ~ Muay Thai & Reggae

9/1/2021

Spirit, religion, science

Same things

We see the corruption in each and try to disassociate them, depending on our belief biases, and bad mouth each word / belief / discipline / denomination

All of it is spirit

Feelings

These have been systematically corrupted over time so we override them with public opinion

Many people are spiritually corrupt

The corrupt models insist on how right they are, unable to see blatant flaws and abuses

Zealots in all disciplines

Divide and conquer

An effective tool with the corrupted souls

Spiritual energy let's you know all disciplines must feel effectively soothing to the soul. If it does not feel this way to millions / billions of souls, you know of its corrupt nature

History confirms this in millions of examples

Some fear them (the decision maker) because history shows that some will pay with their lives

Some know it (feeling) but comply and become spokespersons for the abuser thinking that it might save them

Some have no clue because they literally trust the decision maker/s

Feel

"You can't trust feelings"

With seven billion different finger prints, there may be that many different feelings

This is an individual journey

Stop waiting for the mob to go on a march or a protest

Stand your ground based on how you feel and respect others who may oppose or disagree with you. It is human nature

Learn to communicate respectfully especially in disagreement

Spiritual energy

Allow it to flow through you

You can and will find truth for yourself

It is against the law to trim RasTafari in Jamaica ~ Simon Marcus

8/18/2021

It is against the law to trim RasTafari in Jamaica!

Regina vs King

Look it up

Herman "Woody" King was the precedent set when he sued the Jamaican constabulary for beating him up and trimming his locks in the early 60s

The police who trimmed the young lady broke the law!

Privy Council Andrew needs to look up the precedent and charge the cowards {it is cowardice for grown men to beat up a little girl} involved with the disrespect to a human

Four or five grown men held down and cut the hair of a Rastafari sistrin showing the black colonizer is even more abusive than their white master

The behavior is weak

We need the cowardice to be exposed for exactly what it is

Lions

Masculine man need to weed out these cowards from among man

Lion time

Lion and the lamb

The lamb within man is the source of compassion that needs to be taught to our sons and daughters. The lamb is there to protect those unable to defend themselves. Our children need to be protected by us

No government will ever protect our children

Yes, they are already aware that their behavior is unlawful with the protection of Privy Council Andrew at the helm yet quoting the law to the white colonizer can sometimes put their black lackeys back in their place

One does not need a "law" to instill moral behavior but we are aware that morals aren't the strong suit of any colonizer, black or white

Always written from feel

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Reggae For Life meets up with The One, Muay Thai, Kick Boxing legend, Simon Marcus

We encourage the family to train together

Moms, dads, children all together, training to the sounds of reggae music

#ReggaeForLife

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The great social experiment
There is no pass or fail
It is the collection of data
Many go with the government mandate
Many cannot
There is no pass or fail
Just the collection of data
They feel safe with the data
Controlled
Some need that law and order
Some aware of the hoax
War
The war of wills
Countries are no longer at war
People are
The chaos compounds and the sheeple cry
Lions stand
There is no pass or fail
Just the collection of data

~
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Jojo Bennett the Canadian Reggae Lion has passed

8/5/2021

Jojo

Like lots of truly famous people you can call this man by his first name and the fan base knows exactly who we are talking about

The Canadian reggae lion

One of the most loving, giving and influential humans contributing to reggae music in Canada

The Sattalites are legendary

When I received the news yesterday, the first words to my mind was, "the end of an era"

What an amazing ambassador Daddy Jo is!

He is the Canadian reggae flag bearer

Jamaica sent a good one to these shores back in the 60s

It is clear my love for my reggae daddy but what was also clear, was his love for me

He love many around him

You could feel it in his look and his words

One of my many happy stories that came to mind, was he and I going to watch a tribute of some sort at the Danforth Music Hall. Jason Wilson asked Jo and I to reach as he was part of an ensemble of about 10 - 15 musicians on stage. Jo and I arrived late as per usual but just in time to see our bwoy Jason walk to the front of the stage, playing a guitar in a kilt, singing a Bob Marley tune. A kilt I said

Back then, there were still seats in the Hall. Lights low with a large number of folks in attendance. Jo and I walked right down to the stage, banged our hands on the floor of the stage and wheeled up the entire band / ensemble

Jason, before restarting, said, "Ladies and gentlemen, Jojo Bennett of the Sattalites" and the place erupted with a long, loud applause. My chest still swells with pride for that moment shared with him

The end of an era

When the Bamboo closed, I felt like the Sattalites closed too...lol. Those many nights of rocking to the band on that dance floor, is a memory shared by thousands. They were rock stars! There was a time that if you got to the Boo after 11:30pm on a Friday or Saturday when the Sattalites were playing, you would have to be in a line up going along Queen Street, looping around to the parking lot, east of the club and many actually waited to get into the club

He was my friend

Mentor

Reggae guide

I was once asked, "when are you going to give up on this reggae thing that you do?" And my honest answer was, "When Jojo does"

He still hasn't given up

He never will

Ever

He is still trying to book his next gig... trust me on that

I ovastand those who mourn because we truly loved him yet a big part of me feels joy that we were able to share reggae music with him for a pretty long stretch of time

I am truly blessed that his image is on Reggae Lane where I can still hang out with my big brother

Jojo's pride in his work is his legacy to all reggae performers and players of instruments in Canada

The standard bearer of reggae music

My idrin

Joseph Bennett

Jojo on Reggae Lane
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A collage spanning decades... The Bamboo, The New Bamboo, Original Motorcycle, Windsor Arms, The Orbit Room, Jojo and Fergus and the Sattalites delivered entertainment to the masses

Nuff love

Resistance

7/28/2021

"Reggae Lane, the first roadway in the world named after reggae music" in Little Jamaica / Eglinton West, Toronto Canada

~

Resistance

There are HUNDREDS of MILLIONS of black people that believe in a european concept of “heaven” and up on entering the Pearly Gates, if the Jesus that walks out is a black man, they will turn around and start walking in another direction, looking for the gate the white Jesus is standing in

{I laughed real hard when I wrote the above line too}

But wi know seh a true

HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS

The why is fully known

I am personally as programmed as anyone else

I might have gotten past the church con yet I am still moving with the herd because it is the path we are all trudging along

I’m sure that I don’t know what is coming next but whether I agree or disagree with it, I will be staying in my place and following with the herd

Agree or disagree, we are still trudging

So what is the point?

We have zero effective tools to combat this matrix

Resistance

“The Resistance”

Why?

Why bother?

I have effectively surmised over time, that resistance works for “them” because we are occupied and suitably distracted from whatever our points are. While we resist, we are occupied by emotion, rage, marching, terrorist activity, singing kumbaya, continuing to resist yet no real movement in the directions we truly need to be focused on

The distractions are highly effective

Creating the resistance is an effective strategy

Then again, what is resistance?

It is about pulling away from the status quo which has proven to be detrimental to folks of color and the poor which includes all colors. The voice of the resistance is supposed to be righteous and able to right the wrongs but what is clear to me, it has not worked

Or do we need to resist differently

The resistance becomes a concept and not an organized group of people

Resistance is an individual path to a higher consciousness

Individual

Saying yes or no to situations that are obviously toxic and corrupt

Individually

No “movement” to monitor

Pipe dream

I know

Still saying it though

There are souljahs listening

The right souljahs

Bless up

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Colonizer Mentality in CIUT and Ken Stowar owe the Reggae Community a HUGE apology

7/25/2021

Colonizer Mentality in CIUT and Ken Stowar owe the Reggae Community a HUGE apology
...for their treatment of Scabba G of the Morning Ride and Steady Vybz shows

AND A PUBLIC APOLOGY TO SCABBA G

Colonizer mentality 2021

CIUT needs to be investigated and charged with racism at the highest levels. They exude the rudest colonizer mentality which is their white privilege that our reggae community has no reprieve

Ken Stowar who holds both jobs as Station Manager and radio show host, made himself judge and jury in a situation that needed someone of integrity

Colonizer Ken does not seem to possess much of this

Enough of Ken Stowar for now

Scabba G

This is who I / we need to speak about

His impact on the reggae community has served us all very well for over twenty years, playing artists’ music, hosting community driven events, LOYAL, highly dependable as his word is his bond

We within our community are aware of these qualities in him as well has his crew... Ites up mi bredda Rookie Danger

Unscrupulous Ken, with the obvious backing and confidence of CIUT {Stowar has been there some thirty years) chose to disrespect Scabba G in his “investigation”

Who did he investigate this incident with?

I’d love to interview with those other decision makers as well {not really cause it is colonizer behavior 101 but putting it out there in case someone with authority wants to follow up properly}

Who checks the checker?

Who investigates CIUT and Ken Stowar?

The reggae community needs our shows back on air, with Scabba G at the helm and for CIUT to look at this current Station Manager and recognise that his plantation behavior isn’t going to wash with this reggae generation

I am acquiring a list of email addresses of folks I think need to be aware of this situation and that can effectively correct the blatant colonizer mentality

Yes I am very angry

As I am supposed to be when someone attacks a person that I cherish as well as by a very diverse reggae community

Some of you out there know some of these people who I speak of... The ones who should give CIUT and Ken Stowar a call and investigate him and this story

No demands

Integrity

I / we seek an independent body reviewing this case! Where do we find such people?

~

Steele - Sweet Reggae Music

Farmer's Market On REGGAE LANE ~ Music Opinion of The Day

7/15/2021

Come and join a vibrant energy with organic food on Reggae Lane, in the parking lot. listed, at 1530 Eglinton Ave West

Music opinion of the day

My idrin Derrick Hawthorne, a performer producer, Montreal to Toronto posted a comment about Drake, The Weekend and Justin Bieber being global stars and for the artists in the Canadian reggae scene to step up their / our respective game/s... I paraphrase

I could not have agreed more

In Jamaica, I have mentioned this before, when a performer stinks on a show and an audience member or two ask you to leave {cuum aff de stage} the stage, please do so as quickly as you can. It is widely known that bottles or stones will rain down on said performer should they tarry too long

Real story

Here in Canada, due to more stringent laws, and political correctness, many performers here do not get stoned and audiences have to endure shitty talent, FOR HOURS, at certain shows, till the headliners come on

Many of these folks complain the most about how much the music industry fights them down

Wrong people have the wrong attitudes, holding back the reggae music community

My favorite analogy is folks having a license to drive a car. It does not make everyone a good driver? We all don’t have the same rates of insurance if one is a bad or a good driver?

Being an artist does not ensure that you will be successful. Not everybody a go buss. It isn’t possible

Yes, Canada has MANY racist obstacles from the CRTC to CBC, to major record labels blocking black culture. I have witnessed this for forty-five years now

Yet what have we done for self within this time?

I’m sure some committees were started, meetings were had but to date we have never found a route to selling our music outside of Canada by ourselves. We have NEVER seen sustained success in selling our music

YES THE SYSTEM IS AGAINST US. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN AGAINST US!!!!

I too have complained in the past of all of the reasons that we are blocked but as time has passed, I have taken on a far more proactive role because I am also aware of some truly talented folks that live and perform here also

Many of the good to great performers need to be showcased better than we currently do and we do need more musically educated, tenacious individuals who ovastand the work this takes to elevate self and the community

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Music Feature:

One of the real good bands in de place is The Memberz crew. Many more videos will include Reggae Lane in their video but I believe The Memberz were the first

This tune "Kings Highway" is a driving chune speaking prophetically of the times we currently find ourselves

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Canadian Reggae Band Roll Call ~ Jojo Bennett ~ Tonya P

7/13/2021

Richard Brown drumming with IBADAN at the Bamboo 2002

Once upon a time, Canada was full of reggae bands

Tatix, Sweet Sensation / Sensation Band, High Energy, Ruffins, The Memberz, The Dub Chronicles, The Fugitive Minds, The Dream Band, Iauwata Band, The Human Rights, Truth & Rights, Messenjah, 20th Century Rebels, Fujahtive, Mad Riddim, The Sattalites, Vibes Band, Warrior Love Band, House of David Gang, Foundation Steppas, Bredrin Dub, The Responsibles, Culture Shock, Irie Band, Ital Groove, Live Stock, Hit Squad, Reggae Cowboys, Bard From The Club, Selassie I Power, Super 8 Band, Blak Ayan, IBADAN, Lazo, Jason Wilson and Tabarruk, Rosco & The Rebellion, Jackie Mittoo Quartet, Jah Cutta, Willi Williams, Leroy Sibbles, The Determination, Andru Branch and Half-Way-Tree, The Cougars, Bloodfire, Joshua, Ishan People, Sun Force, Boncongonistas, Woman A Run Tings, Kirk Diamond & The Movement of Ahryel, Kidd Rasta & The Peacemakers, Natty Posse, Unique Vibes, Jah’Mila, Boomgaia Band, Mountain Edge, Hardcore Band, Exco Levi & High Priest, Le Dub Sac, Rebel Alliance, The Arsenals, LeeJahn, Freedom Fighters, Awanjah, Aggravators, Wadada, Sound Dimension, Inward, Kali & Dub Inc, Rebelstoke, MRD3, East Van All Stars, Purple Soul, Natural Flavas, Mostly Marley, Boomdaddy, Tasman Jude, Soul Survivors, Ultra Flex Crew, The Resinators, Souljah Fyah, Fulla Sound, The Skanksters, Riddim Forward, Mad Riddim, Errol Blackwood & Injah, Idlers, Iwongo Jahfire, Strugglaz, Earth Roots & Water, IBO,Eclipse Band, Bobcaygeon Marley ...

Apologies if I have missed any bands because I know that there are more as well as a debt of gratitude to all of the suggestions for I n I reggae family

Reggae bands out of Canada

When the racism of the culture blocks the reggae music to the people, the people create their own

Did you see any of them live?

Are you aware of Canada’s very rich reggae band history?

I love live reggae music!

I love listening to and dancing with others who love that live energy

I love dub!

I love dancehall!

I love when a great DJ / Selecta blazes tunes all night to 6:00 and 7:00am next morning

Yet live music is a special energy

Canada has that rich history and one that I would love to maintain

Most of the bands mentioned are a distant memory yet a few musicians are holding the fort today but are becoming a dying breed

Dinosaurs we are

So be it

Live music is still my vibe so I will keep beating the dead horse and hope we encourage or better yet inspire a next generation of players of instruments

Our history is pretty awesome... we should preserve it don’t you think?

I n I goal as a reggae souljah is to continue this love of live, even with the challenges babylon brings before us

Reggae Lane ought to be a / the conduit to reach our reggae family globally and encourage and inspire another generation of players of instruments

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Side note, I asked about the MASSIVE blue police presence at the Farmer’s Market on Reggae Lane last week and why they thought it needed to look and feel like a SWAT raid. Someone listened... not a SINGLE blue uniform was seen there yesterday

Yes, they are still around, but in plain clothes and respectful

With Jemeni of G 98.7FM on REGGAE LANE at the weekly Farmer's Market

Blessed earthstrong to Tonya P today... Concrete Rose selection "Can't Get Enough"

A quick collage tribute to Jojo Bennett of the Sattalites, a REGGAE LANE and foremost Canadian reggae legend, on his earthstrong today

This week's restaurant feature comes out of Pickering, Ontario
Mr. Delicious Restaurant
519 Liverpool Road

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CRW Newsletter July 2021 ~ Reggae Lane Grows

7/10/2021

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Reggae Lane pays homage, and rightly so, to Canadian reggae practitioners from a glorious reggae past yet it also pays homage to people like me, who have served the reggae community as a fan, sometimes promoter, sometimes writer and many other hats

There are many like me in Canada who live a reggae existence and Reggae Lane pays homage to all who live it

It feels special to be on Reggae Lane

It is a special place

I feel like it is a conduit to finally breaking the glass ceiling this culture has on reggae music, opening up reggae and so called urban music to a global stage

Reggae Lane allows those who live the culture to rally around this reggae expression and connect to wider market base as opposed to racism we face here in Canada

Reggae Lane is ruled by reggae

Go down to the laneway at any time, snap a pic and post it with the hash tag #reggaelane

Grow de vibez

Pics below from the weekly Farmers Market on Reggae Lane, 1530 Eglinton Avenue West

Belinda Brady pays homage to her iconic father, Carl Brady, a founding member of Byron Lee and the Dragonaires along with many of the Brady clan in this month's feature tune and video, "Family Love"

This week's restaurant feature comes out of Pickering, Ontario
Mr. Delicious Restaurant
519 Liverpool Road

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Last year we celebrated the earthstrong of Emperor Haile Selassie I on Reggae Lane

Since it was named in 2015, the city totally neglected the laneway, allowing it to become a public washroom for street people

I am certainly not angry at the street folks who truly have no place to go and I do hope the magic of the laneway will become a beacon to help these people, but I / we could not allow humans to defecate in front of the image of H.I.M. so we went down to the parking lot and laneway to have a quiet celebration in His name

Some believe in doing so, it brought hope and respect back to Reggae Lane

This was the desired effect

"Reggae Lane is the first roadway in the world named after Reggae Music"

CRW Reggae Summit ~ Dillanponders release

6/19/2021

Hosting a reggae summit in my mind was to bring the creativity of the Canadian reggae scene together, not sure of a specific path yet with the talents, skills and minds of the folks attending; the goal was to spark a fire

Gash a light

Artist collabs, producer / artist collabs, studio contacts, marketing opportunities locally and internationally, connect the veterans to the younger as well as upcoming artists, exchange of ideas and sharing of contacts somehow helping the industry to move forward

Not here in Canada though

It has never manifested itself to tangible music sales that I know of

No infrastructure

No profits

No musically fiscal growth for the Canadian reggae industry

Everyone releases their own records, does their own promotions, informing the fan base of their musical releases

It is possible one or two folks are earning from their talent/s yet as an industry {not really an industry} we are not the musical reggae force that we could be in my opinion

Some great music here

Some great talent exists here

No not all are great songs or artists yet that is par for the course. There are poor artists in all genre

We need a path to educating the buying public of the talented artists and great tunes and to produce a marketplace for sales opportunities for our reggae culture

How?

Less talkers

Most everyone you speak with has a solution or someone else to blame

I listen and smile inside because as these folks speak, I think to myself, “What makes this person an expert? What is their resume? What are they currently doing to progress reggae music?”

I ask these questions of myself

I notice that folks who “work” don’t talk much

They do not blame everyone else, or target someone for the demise of the culture

They just keep working

All of the time

Nuh bag a chat

How?

Infrastructure

Pick a spot in the culture that is lacking and work it

Marketing, promotion, effective distribution, create an area to buy music for Canadian reggae buyers, world class video production (seriously boring videos to date), building and international contact list and audience and many, many more things that might uplift the industry

Do what you love

Create from within your soul

It is the basis of our culture

A reggae summit by Canadian Reggae World is forthcoming and I do hope this time around, we are able to produce a glowing fire to uplift this culture

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Son of Canadian Reggae World Dillanponders, a hip hop artist releases his first reggae tune, obviously influenced by dancehall stalwart, Eek A Mouse, with this gem, "Herbalist"

Ganja chune from tha Shroom Daddy

Listen and learn of the tunes from the Canadian reggae scene with Starliners Live with Mally Bless &Tonya P

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Reggae For Life ~ June 2021 ~ Of Cod & Rum

6/4/2021

215

The number of babies in a grave

We instinctively know that there are more graves

More babies

A proud Canadian legacy of "taming" the land

Genocide

And still continuing today

On going today

No more speeches and apologies are necessary at this time

The murders of red, brown and black skin, seem to be a european disease that has no cure

We see these images, love these children as we do our own, and now recognize that those in "power" have no intention of providing fresh drinking water to Natives Reservations across Canada, so their respect for Native humans is the same as it was 160 years ago when the first Residential Schools were created

No more a time for anger, name calling, protesting and yelling. We need a path away from those with a need to continue the geocide

Nope, I do not have the answer, yet I am starting a conversation to preserve human life

A path to the elevation of human spirit

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"Of Cod and Rum"

A story A documentary feature exploring the historical and cultural links between the islands of Newfoundland and Jamaica by their trade in salted cod and rum…

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Muhtadi

3rd June is the Muhtadi day of the drum

Starliners Live

Every Thursday & Sunday nights, 7:00pm - 9:00pm, The President Mally Bless & The First Lady Tonya P, spin two hours of Canadian reggae music

Take a listen from time to time and know the true talent/s that reside inna Canada

Follow the science

100% of the people who use this term are neither scientists, lab technicians or virologists

Neither am I

Understand how silly you look and sound to me

If you have ever used that phrase please understand that I probably will not trust much of anything you might say about much

You regurgitate the catch phrase of the day

I’m aware that you cannot hear me

I am never speaking to you really

We can communicate only to a certain point

Free thought is difficult in this time based on the levels of programming that we all face

I’m programmed too

I know it as a fact

I have less friends

I am well pleased about that

Love is easy

It moves you away from toxicity and abuse

Love is my guide

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