Plus Bob Marley the Political Activist
Bob Marley and the Wailers play the final show of the Kaya Tour at Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, FL on August 5, 1978. Upon returning home to Jamaica, Bob Marley finds himself at the center of a fight between the Assembly of Rastafarian Patriarchs and the Cabinet of the Jamaican Government over the re-examination of the Damgerous Drugs Law, the transfer of Sovereign power from the Queen of England to Jamaicans, and a repatriation programme. During this fight, rastafarians, led by Jah Lloyd, seized an area of National Heroes Park in Kingston on August 1 and held, what was supposed to be, a 29-day vigil. However, they ended up occupying the park well into September. Bob Marley was enlisted upon his return from touring North America as a key negotiating partner. I have included a series of articles on the stand-off from the Jamaica Gleaner.
August 30, 1978
September 7, 1978
Photo by Lindsay Donald (www.untitledelement.com)
Says Lindsay Donald of this photo:
“Jah Lloyd’s army were a militant lot and even Bob would sometime trod carefully around them.”
Bob Marley and the Wailers
Live at Jai Alai Fronton
August 5, 1978
Venue: Jai Alai Fronton
City: Miami
State/Province: Florida
Country: United States
Recording Source Soundboard
Band Lineup:
Bob Marley, vocals, rhythm guitar
Aston Barrett, bass
Carlton Barrett, drums
Junior Marvin, lead guitar
Earl Lindo, organ
Tyrone Downie, keyboards
Alvin Patterson, percussion
The I-Threes, backing vocals
Setlist
1. “Positive Vibration”
2. “Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)”
3. “Rebel Music (3 O’Clock Roadblock)”
4. “The Heathen”
5. “War” -> “No More Trouble”
6. “Running Away” -> “Crazy Baldhead”
7. “Crisis”
8. “I Shot The Sheriff”
9. “No Woman, No Cry”
10. “Jammin’”
11. “Is This Love?”
12. “Easy Skanking”
13. “Get Up, Stand Up”
14. “Exodus”
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Notes
The first part of “Positive Vibration” is distorted due to tape problems. Most of the show has been released on the bootleg “Live At Miami ’80,” which misses “Jammin’” and includes three songs from the late show in Madison, WI. This is the last show of the Kaya Tour. The show was initially set to be the opening show of the Kaya Tour, but was postponed.
