- Good evening and welcome.

I'm Ismael Ahmed, founder and executive director of the Concert of Colors and host of "This Island Earth" on WDET.

We're thrilled to introduce a new addition to our festival, the Neighborhood Concert Series.

Tonight we're coming to you from the historic renovated Redford Theater in Detroit.

We have a fantastic evening ahead.

We're celebrating the sounds of the Caribbean with performances by Detroit Reggae Soca All Stars, Indika Band, and the legendary reggae artist Duane Stephenson.

This is a celebration of music, culture, and community.

So sit back, relax, and enjoy the special evening with us from the old Redford neighborhood in Detroit.

This is the Concert of Colors.

(bright Caribbean music) - [Announcer] Support for this program is provided by, the state of Michigan, the Gilbert Family Foundation, and by contributions to your PBS station from viewers like you, thank you.

- I'd like to take a minute to thank Detroit PBS, WDET, and of course, the Caribbean Cultural and Carnival Association for all the work that they've done on this event.

(scene whooshing) - A warm Caribbean greetings.

I am Richard Parris, president of the Caribbean Cultural and Carnival Organization.

Welcome to the concert of Colors in the Neighborhood.

This concert series is the Caribbean edition, at the Historic Redford Theater in Detroit.

We bring the positive vibes of the Caribbean to you in music, culture and community, featuring Uprising Steel Band, costumes, national wares, Detroit Reggae Soca All stars, Indika Band, and reggae sensation Duane Stephenson from Jamaica.

So enjoy the treat.

(scene whooshing) - Y'all ready out there?

(audience cheering) Greetings.

♪ Love and hate could never be friends ♪ ♪ Oh no, oh no ♪ Here I come with love and not hatred ♪ ♪ Surely goodness and mercy shall follow us ♪ ♪ All the days of our life ♪ Envy no one, no wish to be with no evil man ♪ ♪ For there'll come the day ♪ You'll be whipped by the father's hand ♪ ♪ Oh, live up roots children ♪ Oh, ooh with us ♪ Oh, deliver us the children ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ When my head is anointed and my cup runneth over ♪ ♪ Well, surely goodness and mercy shall follow I ♪ ♪ All the days of I life ♪ Envy no one, no wish to be with no evil man ♪ ♪ There'll come a day ♪ You'll be whipped by the father's hand ♪ ♪ Oh, deliver us the children ♪ Oh, live it up, live it up, live it up ♪ ♪ Oh, live it up, live it up, live it up ♪ ♪ Eh eh eh, eh eh eh ♪ This is, oh this is ♪ Whoa, yeah ♪ Whoa, live it up, live it up, live it up ♪ ♪ Oh, live it, live it, live it up ♪ Give me some drum and bass, drum and bass, drum and bass, go.

(mellow reggae music) ♪ Everybody say whoa, whoa ♪ Say whoa, whoa ♪ Say whoa, whoa ♪ Say whoa, whoa ♪ Say whoa, whoa ♪ Say whoa, whoa ♪ Whoa, whoa ♪ Whoa, ooh yeah ♪ Live it ♪ Live it, live it, live it, live it ♪ ♪ Live it, live it, live it, live it ♪ ♪ Yeah, eh ♪ Eh, hey, think for yourself (audience cheering) - I just want to just encourage you today.

I guess that's my purpose in life, is just to make sure that you don't give up on yourself.

No matter what you may be going through in your life, just know that you'll get over it, you'll get past it, and everything in your life will just go according to the plan.

So until then, I advise that you just keep on running.

♪ Run, run, run, run ♪ Run, run, run, run ♪ Tread along, tread along ♪ Tread along, tread along ♪ Run, run, run, run ♪ Run, run, run, run ♪ Tread along, tread along ♪ Tread along, tread along ♪ Running, I've been running ♪ Running for a long time ♪ Running, running, hey ♪ Running for a long time ♪ Pick up the pace, got to run this race ♪ ♪ But I, I know I may get tired ♪ ♪ Got a few hopes and dreams ♪ And a couple of happenings ♪ I can't get them now ♪ Running, running ♪ Running for a long time ♪ Running, running yeah ♪ Running for a long time ♪ The soles of my feet are a little rough ♪ ♪ But I, I got to keep on moving ♪ ♪ You snooze you lose, get up, whatever you choose ♪ ♪ But you gotta keep up the pace ♪ ♪ Running, running, running yeah ♪ ♪ Running for a long time ♪ Running, running yeah ♪ There's no giving up here ♪ Running for a long time ♪ Feeling sweat rolling down from my face ♪ ♪ So many tears I cried along the way ♪ ♪ I know ones of us had dreams of their own ♪ ♪ But one day I looked, and I was all alone ♪ ♪ This thing, simply call it my dream ♪ ♪ Can't give up now, 'cause they counting on me ♪ ♪ This surely is real and may be worth it some day ♪ ♪ But right now, you see I don't have no time to waste ♪ ♪ Running, running yeah ♪ Running for a long time ♪ Oh running, running yeah ♪ You can't stop now, you gotta keep on going ♪ ♪ Running for a long time, no matter what ♪ ♪ Hey, run, run, run, run ♪ Tread along, tread along ♪ Running for a long time ♪ Through the hurt and the pain ♪ ♪ You gotta keep on running ♪ Keep on running, running, running ♪ ♪ Running for a long time, hey ♪ Run, run, run, run ♪ Run, run, that dream is closer than it seems ♪ ♪ Running for a long time ♪ You can't give up now ♪ Running, running yeah ♪ Hey, running for a long time ♪ Running, running yeah ♪ Hey, running for a long time ♪ Running, running ♪ Running for a long time ♪ Running, running yeah, not giving up ♪ ♪ Running for a long time ♪ Running, running, running Thanks so much.

(audience cheering) - Let's go, are you ready?

♪ So when we roll, we don't roll alone ♪ ♪ So any, that you, you feel it ♪ ♪ We running with we ♪ Famalay-lay-lay-lay-lay-lay-layy ♪ ♪ With we ♪ Famalay-lay-lay-lay-lay-lay-layy ♪ ♪ When we come ♪ We mash up, turn up, turn up army ♪ ♪ Everybody jumping up together ♪ ♪ Jumping up together ♪ Jumping up together ♪ Jumping up together ♪ Jumping up together ♪ Ah oh, listen good, listen good ♪ ♪ We don't see skin ♪ We don't see color ♪ We see strength, we see power ♪ ♪ We don't see race, none or the other ♪ ♪ Once you is breathing on this earth you is my brother ♪ ♪ And even if we fall out ♪ Bet you we go all out ♪ We will never watch the family go down and sprawl out ♪ ♪ We will never ball out ♪ Fire bun ah, bun ah, let's go ♪ ♪ Jump up, jump ♪ Famalay-lay-lay-lay-lay-lay-layy ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, jump, jump ♪ Famalay-lay-lay-lay-lay-lay-layy ♪ ♪ Famalay-lay-lay-lay-lay-lay-layy ♪ ♪ Famalay-lay-lay-lay-lay-lay-lay, hey ♪ ♪ Put your hands in the air, let me see ♪ ♪ Put your hands in the air, I say ♪ ♪ Put your hands in the air, let me see ♪ ♪ Wave them like we want one love ♪ I'm gonna give you my thing now, guess what.

In times like these, we all got a madness going on in this place you call America, and then spreading over the place.

We want everybody to put one finger up, one finger.

There's only one love.

It ain't no Democrat, it ain't no Republican, it's one love.

So do you believe it?

Can you feel it?

♪ Whoa, come again All right, I'm gonna let you take me verse, chorus.

♪ Come again now, I wanna hear you ♪ ♪ Sing as I say ♪ One love, one heart ♪ Let's get together and feel all right ♪ ♪ Come again, one love, one heart ♪ ♪ Let's get America together and feel all right ♪ ♪ Whoa, let them all pass off all them dirty remarks ♪ ♪ One love ♪ There is one question I'd really like to ask, one heart ♪ ♪ Is there a place for the hopeless sinners ♪ ♪ Who have hurt all mankind just to save them all ♪ ♪ I wanna hear you ♪ One love hey, one heart ♪ Let's get together and feel all right ♪ ♪ One love, oh Lord have mercy, one heart ♪ ♪ Give thanks and praise to the Lord ♪ ♪ And I will feel all right ♪ I'm saying, let's get together and feel all right ♪ ♪ Whoa, let's get together to fight this holy Armageddon ♪ ♪ One love, when the man come there will be no, no doom ♪ ♪ One heart ♪ Have pity on those whose chances grows thinner, yeah ♪ ♪ And there ain't no hiding place ♪ ♪ From the father of creation ♪ Believe me, one love, one heart ♪ ♪ Let's get together and feel all right ♪ ♪ As it was in the beginning, one love ♪ ♪ So shall it be in the end, one heart ♪ ♪ All right, let's pray to the Lord ♪ ♪ And I will feel all right ♪ Saying, let's get together and feel all right ♪ Thank you.

(audience cheering) Hello, hello, hello.

(scene whooshing) - Yeah, man.

♪ Whoa, na na ♪ Whoa, na na, na na, hey (singer scatting) Big up with family, cherry yo.

♪ It's being a long, long time now ♪ ♪ Since we groove together like this ♪ ♪ A different vibe is in the air, reggae music again for me ♪ ♪ Happiness on every face ♪ Peace and love for every race ♪ ♪ Smile and greet with real friends over and over again, ay ♪ ♪ It's being a long, long, long, long, long, long time ♪ ♪ We no have no vibe like this ♪ Reggae music again, it's reggae music again, ay ♪ ♪ And it's been so, so, so, so long ♪ ♪ We no listen to some old-time reggae song ♪ ♪ Play the music again ♪ All right, coming to unite again, ah ♪ ♪ But remember when, way back then ♪ ♪ Positivity was the message we sent ♪ ♪ Man not pretend from the roots to the stem ♪ ♪ It used to be Jamaica, no problem ♪ ♪ Money I spend, borrow or lend ♪ ♪ And that kind of love that we need to extend ♪ ♪ 'Member when the skirts rub on the pants then, ay ♪ ♪ Ooh, it's being a long, long, long, long, long, long time ♪ ♪ We no have no vibes like this ♪ ♪ Reggae music again, it's reggae music again, ay ♪ ♪ Man, it's being so, so, so, so, so long ♪ ♪ We no listen to some old-time reggae song ♪ ♪ Play the music again, again, again ♪ ♪ Come and we unite again (singer scatting) (mellow reggae music) ♪ Yeah, right there ♪ Right there baby, come over there, yeah man ♪ ♪ Bliss, my feeling, oh bien sur ♪ ♪ What's that, hello baby, can you come over ♪ ♪ Right now loneliness taking over ♪ ♪ Me need you tonight, yeah me lover ♪ ♪ Come warm me up under the cover ♪ ♪ Oh yeah, we'll rock til the lampshade turn over ♪ ♪ Come on and put your head 'pon me shoulder ♪ ♪ I'll make we listen some Anita Baker ♪ ♪ Make love til we wake up Jah neighbor ♪ ♪ Say girl, you're all I need ♪ And I'm always missing you, miss you miss you ♪ ♪ I miss you, miss you baby ♪ Miss you miss you, miss you miss you ♪ ♪ I need your tenderness ♪ I can't resist you, miss you miss you ♪ ♪ I miss you, miss you baby ♪ Me miss you, miss you, fire ♪ Say gal, hug me up, squeeze me tight and close ♪ ♪ Come here and make me brace you 'pon my king-size post ♪ ♪ Me and you forever, gal nah go divorce ♪ ♪ We toast to long life, we prosper the most ♪ ♪ Love your tone of voice when you call me name ♪ ♪ Over and over, she scream again ♪ ♪ Inna me arms, me want you to remain ♪ ♪ Til the sunshine come out again, that's it ♪ ♪ Girl you're all I need ♪ And I'm always missing, I miss you, miss you ♪ ♪ I miss you, miss you baby ♪ Me miss you, miss you ♪ I miss you, miss you ♪ I need your tenderness ♪ I can't resist you, miss you miss you ♪ ♪ I miss you, miss you baby ♪ Me miss you, miss you ♪ Girl, can you come over ♪ My loneliness over - [Audience Member] Yes!

- Yes, big up and try, what was that?

I wanna see your hands up.

(mellow reggae music) ♪ In times of trouble ♪ See skanking, grooving, hallelujah, Jah, Jah, Jah ♪ ♪ Skanking, grooving, we never under no pressure, no ♪ ♪ Skanking, grooving, hello yes, Jah, Jah ♪ ♪ Skanking, grooving, reggae music, kill it, oh ♪ ♪ Under the pressures of life, and it tough ♪ ♪ No stay down mama, time for you get up ♪ ♪ What no bother with no downful style ♪ ♪ Strictly upful vibes, we'll pick it ♪ ♪ And when your bills and your rent and your mortgage due ♪ ♪ Yeah hold your chalice ♪ Your best friends are gone, and it's only you ♪ ♪ Light up a spliff turn up the music ♪ ♪ Skanking sweet ♪ Everybody wanna feel irie ♪ Forget your troubles and you rock with me ♪ ♪ But you no feel how reggae music sweet, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Skanking sweet ♪ Well, everybody wanna feel irie ♪ ♪ Forget the troubles you and rock with me ♪ ♪ But you no feel how reggae music sweet, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ For every pain there's a melody ♪ ♪ For every trouble there's a harmony ♪ ♪ Brings everything together ♪ Some time together ♪ Who say life not hard ♪ Everyone's got their struggle ♪ ♪ Begging you help me, Lord ♪ Let me overcome my troubles ♪ Skanking sweet ♪ Everybody wanna feel irie ♪ Forget your troubles and you rock with me ♪ ♪ But you no feel how reggae music sweet, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Skanking sweet ♪ Say, everybody wanna feel irie ♪ ♪ Forget the troubles and you rock with me ♪ ♪ And you no feel how reggae music sweet, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Skanking sweet ♪ We're skanking till the morning come ♪ ♪ Till the morning comes ♪ Until the day when my troubles are gone, hallelujah ♪ ♪ We're moving in Jah, Jah name, Jah, Jah name ♪ ♪ We're grooving all the troubles away ♪ ♪ Skanking sweet ♪ And everybody wanna feel irie ♪ ♪ Forget the troubles and you rock with me ♪ ♪ But you no feel the reggae music sweet, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Skanking sweet ♪ Everybody wanna feel irie ♪ Forget your troubles and you rock with me ♪ ♪ But you no feel the reggae music sweet ♪ ♪ You (mellow reggae music) Go on, in the back, yes.

We got yeah, we got Duane Stephens in the house, yeah?

(mellow reggae music continues) (audience cheering) Yeah, man.

Are you feeling irie yet?

- Yeah!

- Yeah man, it's a highly blessed person coming next in.

Make some noise for Indika.

- Indika!

♪ Hey, Detroit rise again ♪ Me to come the end, no ♪ Iconic band just you know ♪ Here we are to groove you with darkened doors ♪ ♪ Oh Lordy, we come to play the music ♪ ♪ Selector play that song ♪ Play reggae music all night long ♪ ♪ Now no time fi no gonna a waste ♪ ♪ Watch the smile 'pon the people face ♪ ♪ When you play that song ♪ Play reggae music all night long ♪ ♪ And make we rock some, and rub-a-dub some ♪ ♪ And make we dip so sweet to calypso, yeah ♪ ♪ Long, long time we a wait 'pon this ♪ ♪ Fi hear some sweet roots music a play with a royal twist ♪ ♪ Just watch the queens, them move them waist ♪ ♪ Nah tell mi sister fin bleach her face ♪ ♪ No bad vibe around me ♪ A just good vibes inna the place ♪ ♪ When you play that song ♪ Play reggae music all night long ♪ ♪ Now a no time fi no going no waste ♪ ♪ Watch the smile 'pon the people face ♪ ♪ When you play that song ♪ Play reggae music all night long ♪ ♪ And make rock some, and rub-a-dub some ♪ ♪ And make we dip so sweet to calypso ♪ ♪ Time to play a buju banton song ♪ ♪ Black skin or browning inna the dance ♪ ♪ Watch everyone a-get along ♪ Freddie McGregor and the big ship sailing ♪ ♪ Bob Marley and Peter still wailing ♪ ♪ Uroy still a wait a town ♪ And Kingston still a-wear the crown ♪ ♪ When you play that song ♪ Play reggae music all night long ♪ ♪ And no time fi no going a waste ♪ ♪ Watch the smile 'pon the people face ♪ ♪ When you play that song ♪ Reggae music all night long ♪ And we'll make rock some, and rub-a-dub some, oh yeah ♪ ♪ And we dip so sweet to calypso ♪ ♪ Mm, oh we gonna play the music ♪ ♪ Sweet reggae music, you no gonna refuse it, no ♪ ♪ Oh when the bass line rumbles ♪ ♪ 96 degrees in the jungle ♪ Feel it good, oh feel to them heart and soul ♪ ♪ We're jamming, as we live by Jah words ♪ ♪ Yeah people, live with Jah words ♪ ♪ Righteous music will take control ♪ ♪ When you play that song ♪ Play reggae music all night long ♪ ♪ And no time fi no going a waste ♪ ♪ Watch the smile 'pon the people face ♪ ♪ When you play that song ♪ Play the music, music all night long ♪ ♪ And we'll make rock some, and rub-a-dub some ♪ ♪ Music all night long ♪ And we dip sweet to calypso ♪ When you play that song ♪ Play the music all night long ♪ ♪ Oh, we no time fi no going a waste ♪ ♪ Watch the smile 'pon the people face ♪ ♪ When you play that song ♪ Play the music all night long ♪ ♪ And we'll make rock some, and rub-a-dub some ♪ ♪ And we dip so sweet to calypso, oh ♪ ♪ We're gonna play the music ♪ Detroit, we're gonna play the music tonight ♪ ♪ We're gonna play roots, oh root, roots reggae music ♪ ♪ Yeah, we gonna play the music ♪ ♪ Roots and reggae music, oh ♪ Dip so sweet to calypso ♪ That's reggae, reggae music ♪ Oh, just think about it ♪ Oh, life in Kingston ♪ And I know you know the song, just ♪ ♪ You gotta sing along with me ♪ Roots reggae music style ♪ She calls out to that man on the street ♪ ♪ Sir, can you help me ♪ It's cold and I've no place to sleep ♪ ♪ Is there somewhere you can tell me ♪ ♪ He walks on, and he doesn't look back ♪ ♪ He pretends he can't hear her ♪ ♪ Starts to whistle as he left August Town ♪ ♪ She's embarrassed to be there ♪ ♪ I said, oh think twice ♪ Just another day for you and me in Kingston Town ♪ ♪ I said oh, think twice, think twice ♪ ♪ Just another day for you ♪ You and me in Kingston Town ♪ In a Kingston Town ♪ Oh, in a Kingston ♪ Oh, life in a Kingston town ♪ Roots run around ♪ She calls out to that man on the street ♪ ♪ He can see she's been crying ♪ She's got blisters on the soles of her feet ♪ ♪ She can't walk, but she's trying ♪ ♪ I said oh, think twice ♪ Just another day for you and me in Kingston Town ♪ ♪ I said oh, think twice ♪ Just another day for you and me ♪ ♪ You and me in Kingston Town ♪ Oh, in a Kingston town ♪ Oh, all around in a Kingston town, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh yeah ♪ Oh Lord, is there anything that anybody can do ♪ ♪ Oh Lord, there must be something you can say, oh ♪ You know we're fire in here, watch, yeah.

- Rastafari.

- All right.

♪ Oh Lord, a sign now for the suffering man ♪ ♪ I feel your suffering, man ♪ From day to day we live ♪ Searching for our identity ♪ While the rich man says ♪ We're a menace to society ♪ But they don't know what it's like ♪ ♪ What it's really like, what it's really like ♪ ♪ To face real ghetto pain ♪ To face real ghetto pressure ♪ Oh, real ghetto pain ♪ Real ghetto pressure, yeah ♪ On and on we go ♪ For it we try to uphold ♪ Our brothers, they turn to crime ♪ ♪ Fighting each other for a dime ♪ ♪ Oh while the oppressors, them say ♪ ♪ Oh, turning to qualities is the only way ♪ ♪ Oh, real ghetto pain ♪ We face real ghetto pressure ♪ Real ghetto pain ♪ And real, real ghetto pressure, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh yeah ♪ Talking to the suffering ♪ Oh, the suffering man ♪ One day, one day ♪ One day, one day, the table will turn ♪ ♪ And to all men out there, to all men out there ♪ ♪ Beware for our barriers will burn, burn, burn ♪ ♪ On and on we go ♪ And we try to uphold ♪ For our brothers turn to crime ♪ ♪ Fighting each other for a dime ♪ ♪ Oh while, while the oppressors, them say ♪ ♪ That turning to qualities ♪ Oh, it's the only way ♪ Oh, real ghetto pain ♪ We face real ghetto pressure ♪ Oh, real ghetto pain ♪ And real, real ghetto pressure ♪ ♪ We face real ghetto pain ♪ We face real ghetto pressure ♪ Oh, real ghetto pain ♪ Real ghetto pressure ♪ Real ghetto pain, from Kingston Town ♪ ♪ They're not poor, just pain ♪ Real ghetto pain, oh in that Jah town ♪ ♪ Real ghetto pressure ♪ We're all gonna get here ♪ Real ghetto pain, I know what we need ♪ ♪ Real ghetto pressure, inna now we need love ♪ ♪ Real ghetto pain ♪ Straight onto the chart and unite this day ♪ ♪ Real ghetto pressure ♪ We face real ghetto pain (audience cheering) Love, I.

(audience shouting) ♪ Yes, spread a little love around ♪ ♪ We got to spread a little love ♪ ♪ Spread a little love around, around ♪ ♪ Spread a little love, spread a little love around ♪ ♪ All around ♪ We're gonna spread a little love around ♪ ♪ We need some love, some loving ♪ ♪ And the city need some love, love ♪ ♪ Some loving at the town, some love, love ♪ ♪ Some loving at the city, we got ♪ ♪ Spread a little love around ♪ Right now we need some love, love, love ♪ ♪ Some loving at the city, need some love, love ♪ ♪ Loving at the town, some love, love ♪ ♪ Some loving at the city, we need ♪ ♪ Spread a little love around, yeah ♪ ♪ When I woke up this morning and I heard the news ♪ ♪ My I dream was dead ♪ I've been around and now I've seen the views ♪ ♪ It makes me realize that hurt in one way ♪ ♪ There's too much shedding of the innocent blood ♪ ♪ And everybody just push and shove ♪ ♪ They got us living in a-perilous times ♪ ♪ But Jah just will come and he'll see the signs ♪ ♪ We need some love, love ♪ Some loving at the city, need some love, love ♪ ♪ Some loving at the town, some love, love ♪ ♪ Some loving at the city, let in love ♪ ♪ Spread a little love around ♪ We need some love, love ♪ Some loving at the city, need some love, love ♪ ♪ Loving at the town, some love, love ♪ ♪ Some loving at the city, we need love ♪ ♪ Spread a little love around ♪ I hear saying that the peace treaty's signed ♪ ♪ But then you shall not make up their mind ♪ ♪ And everywhere I go there's war and pain ♪ ♪ Who can go forth and save mankind ♪ ♪ We should be living in a unity ♪ ♪ Like brothers and sisters in one family, yes ♪ ♪ The good book says we got to spread some love ♪ ♪ Or we'll end up dead, we need some love, love ♪ ♪ Some loving at the city, need some love, love ♪ ♪ Some loving at the town, some love, love ♪ ♪ Some loving at the city ♪ Spread a little love around ♪ Right now we need some love, love ♪ ♪ Some loving at the city, need some love, love ♪ ♪ Some loving at the town, some love, love ♪ ♪ Some loving at the city, let the love ♪ ♪ Spread a little love around, that's it, love ♪ Now I must say, you see, we don't want to make it seem as if we're not a part of this one family.

So I've heard that the people in this theater have very great voices, and I can attest to that.

So I want to hear you lift that great voice with me, and sing this.

♪ We need some love, love ♪ Some loving at the city, need some love, love ♪ ♪ Some loving at the town, need some love, love ♪ ♪ Some loving at the city ♪ Spread a little love around That's all you got to sing, break it down.

♪ We need some love, love ♪ Loving at the city, love, love ♪ ♪ Loving at the town, some love, love ♪ ♪ Loving at that city, we got love ♪ ♪ Gonna turn it around ♪ Right now we need some love, love ♪ ♪ Loving at the city, need some love, love ♪ ♪ Loving at the town, some love, love ♪ ♪ Some loving at the city, let's take love ♪ ♪ Spread a little love around - And you see, I did that for two reasons.

So we can all feel part of this concert, and so that I could cut my show short, now that I've proven that you guys are fabulous vocalists, and you can just sing for each other.

You don't think that's a good idea?

Really?

(audience members cheering) You know, you're jamming with people when this is over.

♪ We need some love, love ♪ Some loving at the city, need some love, love ♪ ♪ Some loving at the town, some love, love ♪ ♪ Some loving at the city, let the love ♪ ♪ Spread a little love around ♪ Spread it, love, love ♪ Spread it around, love, love, yeah ♪ ♪ Spread it around, love, love ♪ Spread a little love around ♪ Oh, love around ♪ Spread a little love around, love around ♪ ♪ Love around, spread a little love around, around ♪ (audience cheering) - Yeah!

- Thank you very much.

You guys okay in a crisis, man.

Man, had I known, would just inna guess it- - Oh yeah.

- That you guys can sing and be beautiful, with the stars that you all are.

♪ I no go sitting at them barber chair ♪ ♪ I not wear the clothes what them wear ♪ ♪ Dread he a lion ♪ Dread he a lion (upbeat reggae music) ♪ When you see roots man walking ♪ ♪ Don't you ever question my slides ♪ ♪ I'm so upful in my living days ♪ ♪ So genuine with my smiles ♪ But if I'm serious, I'm thinking ♪ ♪ I'm a general in disguise ♪ So don't you ever get the wrong idea ♪ ♪ I'm focused with my strides ♪ I'm not sitting in them barber chair ♪ ♪ I not wear the clothes what them wear ♪ ♪ 'Cause dread he a lion ♪ And rules over Zion ♪ Oh dread he teach them culture and them laws ♪ ♪ Dread is a root, you got to know your past ♪ ♪ Dread he a lion ♪ Oh dread he a lion, yeah ♪ Dread he, oh dread he a lion ♪ Dread he, dread he a lion ♪ Dread he, dread he a lion ♪ Dread he, dread he ♪ Dread he start a revolution ♪ But dread he not a-fight this war ♪ ♪ But for some life is a like a battlefield ♪ ♪ Where the winners all have scars ♪ ♪ I know that this is a concrete jungle ♪ ♪ So now I'm waging urban war ♪ With the canonical crisis and the mindful crisis ♪ ♪ Them disease, do not even start ♪ ♪ I man will stand and I don't care ♪ ♪ I man would fight, I don't fear ♪ ♪ Dread he a lion and rules over Zion ♪ ♪ Oh dread he teaching culture and my laws ♪ ♪ Dread is a root, you've got to know your past ♪ ♪ Dread he a lion, oh dread he a lion, hey ♪ ♪ Roots, dread he roots, he walking in the Jah Jah faith ♪ ♪ Lightning struck by wisdom ♪ Who never starts stop my faith ♪ ♪ Rise, dread he rising ♪ Imma to walk with faith ♪ Dread he trample the system ♪ We've not too long now to wait ♪ ♪ I'm no a-sitting in them barber chair ♪ ♪ I not wear the clothes that them wear ♪ ♪ Dread he a lion and rules over Zion ♪ ♪ Oh dread he teach them culture, you know the laws ♪ ♪ I say roots, got to know your past ♪ ♪ Dread he a lion, oh dread he a lion ♪ ♪ Oh dread he teach them culture, know my laws ♪ ♪ I say roots, got to know your past ♪ ♪ Dread he a lion, oh dread he a lion, hey ♪ ♪ Dread he, dread he a lion ♪ Dread he, dread he a lion ♪ Oh dread he, oh dread he a lion ♪ ♪ Oh he said, dread he a lion ♪ Roots rocking lion ♪ Oh, come the lion ♪ Oh he a lion, dread he a lion ♪ (audience cheering) We feeling warm yet?

♪ Oh, oh ♪ Oh yeah ♪ Oh, from a little cottage in Negril ♪ ♪ Oh, I wrote these lines to you, oh my baby you ♪ ♪ And from a little cottage in Negril ♪ ♪ Girl, I realized I love you still ♪ ♪ Oh, from a little cottage on the hill ♪ ♪ Way down western Negril ♪ Oh this man sits, he sits pining for your love ♪ ♪ And Jewie I miss you ♪ And how my lips wanna kiss you ♪ ♪ I called you on the phone ♪ To my surprise you were not home ♪ ♪ From a little cottage in Negril, baby ♪ ♪ Oh I wrote these lines to you, oh my baby, ooh ♪ ♪ And from a little cottage in Negril, way down in Negril ♪ ♪ Oh, I realized I love you ♪ My brothers smoking jay ♪ Some they shifting cocaine ♪ Some getting high, oh licking on the connie pie ♪ ♪ Some getting high on donna sinsiminia cake ♪ ♪ But I'm going to watch sunsets at the Rick cafe ♪ ♪ But from a little cottage in Negril, baby ♪ ♪ Oh, I wrote these lines to you, oh my baby, you ♪ ♪ And from a little cottage in Negril, cottage in Negril ♪ ♪ Girl, I realized I love you ♪ From a little cottage in Negril, ooh I love you baby ♪ ♪ Just like the river, river Tigris, yeah ♪ ♪ From a little cottage in Negril, oh way down in Negril ♪ ♪ Girl I, girl I realize ♪ My brothers smoking jay ♪ Some they shifting, yeah ♪ Some getting high, oh licking on the collie pie ♪ ♪ Some getting high on donna sinsiminia cake ♪ ♪ But I go west to watch sunsets at the Rick's cafe ♪ ♪ But from a little cottage in Negril ♪ ♪ Oh, I wrote these lines to you, my baby, you ♪ ♪ And from a little cottage in Negril, way down in Negril ♪ ♪ Girl, I realized I love you still ♪ ♪ From a little, whoa ♪ Oh, I wrote these lines, I love you still ♪ ♪ Love you still ♪ Oh yes I love you, love you ♪ Love you, love you still (audience cheering) ♪ Oh, oh I was a fool for you ♪ Such a fool for you, yeah ♪ Well I thought you'd have called me, baby ♪ ♪ Just to say you'd be late again ♪ ♪ I thought you would care about me ♪ ♪ Said you were my best friend ♪ Maybe you think I can't live without you ♪ ♪ Maybe that's why you treat me so wrong ♪ ♪ I'm not obligated to you ♪ Don't be staring at you, them brown eyes ♪ ♪ Must have seen that this was coming ♪ ♪ When I tried to talk to you, you turned away ♪ ♪ You say you wanna dance ♪ You don't ever want to argue ♪ Wanna love your night away ♪ But girl, I won't stay ♪ You say you wanna dance ♪ No, you don't wanna talk it over ♪ ♪ And love the night away ♪ But girl, I won't stay ♪ It's not that I don't really love you ♪ ♪ Girl, I just don't love your style ♪ ♪ All this time you've been playing with my mind ♪ ♪ Now you're running outta time ♪ ♪ Well see, my love means nothing to you ♪ ♪ Maybe you see through the heart of me ♪ ♪ Maybe all that you're thinking is wrong ♪ ♪ My love, don't be staring to those brown eyes ♪ ♪ Must have seen that this was coming ♪ ♪ When I tried to talk to you, you turned away ♪ ♪ You say you wanna dance ♪ Oh, you don't ever want to argue ♪ ♪ Wanna love the night away ♪ But girl, I won't stay ♪ You say you wanna dance ♪ No, you don't wanna talk it over ♪ ♪ Love the night away ♪ But girl, I won't stay ♪ I don't wanna be a fool for you ♪ ♪ Oh no, just another game that you play ♪ ♪ No, I don't wanna play this game with you ♪ ♪ No day, oh yeah ♪ Fun and games won't mean the same to you ♪ ♪ Oh, when it's said and done ♪ There'll be no one to keep you warm ♪ ♪ You'll come crying back to me ♪ ♪ Oh, when it's said and done ♪ That someone else will keep you warm ♪ ♪ Say you wanna dance ♪ You don't ever want to argue ♪ Wanna love the night away ♪ Girl, I won't stay ♪ You say you wanna dance ♪ You don't wanna talk it over ♪ Love the night away, I won't stay ♪ ♪ You say you wanna dance ♪ You don't ever want to argue ♪ Wanna love the night away ♪ Girl I won't, I won't stay ♪ Say you wanna dance ♪ No you don't wanna, you don't wanna ♪ ♪ You don't wanna talk it over, won't stay ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm never gonna, never gonna be no fool ♪ ♪ Mama didn't make no fool, no way, no day ♪ ♪ Oh, Mama didn't make no fools ♪ ♪ Mama didn't make no fools, no way, no way, no way ♪ ♪ I ain't gonna be no fool for you ♪ ♪ Have mercy on a good man ♪ And love him, he praise Jah ♪ Have mercy on a good man ♪ Remember, oh he praise (audience cheering) Thank you much.

No, yeah well, that's a name.

Well, this song is called "August Town", and I hope you feel it as much as I did it, many years ago.

♪ Ooh, na na na na, na na na na ♪ ♪ A word from the wise don't try ♪ ♪ To make life on your own ♪ Remember that Jah, Jah's by your side ♪ ♪ I was a soul who was lost ♪ My life was in despair ♪ For among evil forces in which I played, yeah, ah ♪ ♪ Guns and ammunition were my chosen way of life ♪ ♪ With God fearing people I choose to strive ♪ ♪ But all of the lives that are taken ♪ ♪ They can never be replaced ♪ Still Jah Jah chose to remember my face ♪ ♪ Though I never lived like He wanted ♪ ♪ I was mindful of what He taught me ♪ ♪ So now I beg and plea, I'm on my bended knee ♪ ♪ Oh Father, you rescued me ♪ But I've got the scars to show ♪ ♪ Barely made it along life's road ♪ ♪ Oh when my life got dark, the only spark ♪ ♪ Jah was the light at the end of the road ♪ ♪ When I was a young boy growing up in August Town ♪ ♪ We ate from the same pot ♪ We were I-threns all around, yeah ♪ ♪ From corner to color to corner ♪ ♪ Rockers to Jungle Kentyre ♪ Rising to dreadheights and river all around, yeah ♪ ♪ And then the football ground became my battlefield ♪ ♪ And my life seemed so surreal ♪ ♪ People, they were falling all around ♪ ♪ But Jah helped me to stand my ground ♪ ♪ Only Jah, only Jah could've helped me to stand my ground ♪ ♪ I never lived like He wanted ♪ I was mindful of what He taught me ♪ ♪ So now I beg and plea, on my bended knees ♪ ♪ Oh Father, you rescued me ♪ I've got the scars to show ♪ I barely made it along life's road ♪ ♪ Oh when my life got dark, He was my only spark ♪ ♪ Jah was the only spark ♪ Na na na na, na na na, na na na ♪ ♪ Father, you rescued me, oh you rescued me ♪ ♪ Oh, na na na, na na na, na na na ♪ ♪ Na na na na, na na na, hey ♪ Well I've lived and I've learned ♪ ♪ I've made mistakes along the way ♪ ♪ So I beg for forgiveness each day as I try to pray ♪ ♪ Take it from me son, you can change the world today ♪ ♪ And I'm living proof, living proof that crime doesn't pay ♪ ♪ No, I never lived like He wanted ♪ ♪ I was mindful of what He taught me ♪ ♪ So now I beg and plea, I'm on my bended knees ♪ ♪ Oh Father, you rescued me ♪ I've got the scars to show ♪ I barely made it along life's road ♪ ♪ Oh when my mind got dark, Jah was my only spark ♪ ♪ Jah was the only spark - Detroit my city, I'm here, but my soul stays in August Town.

Beautiful Yasmine, and of course the iconic band.

I say good night, I bid you a warm night.

Blessed love until next time.

♪ Oh yeah, I said got the scars to show ♪ ♪ Barely made it, barely made it ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ Ooh, ooh (audience cheering) - [Audience Member] Yeah!

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