Monday, March 18, 2024

Jamaica World Music Festival, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 11-25-1982, Part 4: Jimmy Cliff

The fourth set on the first day of the 1982 Jamaica World Music Festival was performed by reggae star Jimmy Cliff.

Cliff is one of my favorite reggae artists, and probably one of those with appeal outside of the reggae world. I've been meaning to post a live album from him for ages, so it's a good thing that this festival forced me to do so.

Much like the Toots and the Maytals set earlier on the same day, it's a bit frustrating to me that some really key songs weren't played, such as "Sitting in Limbo," "Wonderful World, Beautiful People," and "You Can Get It If You Really Want." But he was really keen to play his newest music. He put out the album "Special" earlier in 1982. He played no less than eight of the twelve songs from that album, plus a couple more from his 1981 album.

This album is an hour and 26 minutes long.

44 Originator (Jimmy Cliff)
45 talk (Jimmy Cliff)
46 Give the People What They Want (Jimmy Cliff)
47 Let's Turn the Tables - African Chant (Jimmy Cliff)
48 talk (Jimmy Cliff)
49 Roots Radical (Jimmy Cliff)
50 talk (Jimmy Cliff)
51 Treat the Youths Right (Jimmy Cliff)
52 Rock Children (Jimmy Cliff)
53 talk (Jimmy Cliff)
54 Music Maker (Jimmy Cliff)
55 Many Rivers to Cross (Jimmy Cliff)
56 talk (Jimmy Cliff)
57 Special (Jimmy Cliff)
58 talk (Jimmy Cliff)
59 Love Is All (Jimmy Cliff)
60 talk (Jimmy Cliff)
61 Peace Officer (Jimmy Cliff)
62 The Harder They Come (Jimmy Cliff)
63 talk (Jimmy Cliff)
64 Rub-a-Dub Partner (Jimmy Cliff)

https://www.upload.ee/files/16407800/VA-JmicaWrldMsicFstvlMntgoByJmica__11-25-1982Prt04JmmyClff_atse.zip.html

The cover photo of Cliff comes from this exact concert.

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