Roi-Namur Rastaman Vibration Reggae Hour(s) Part I
While on Roi I was a DJ at the local radio station. Here is a letter I wrote home after my initial show originally dated March 27, 2002. My next blog I will describe what this show eventually grew into from its humble beginnings described here, the KVZI 97.9 FM Roi-Namur Rastaman Vibration Reggae Hour(s) Extravaganza with DJ RG Dread.
I guess you are wondering what antics I’m up to now. I am now a radio personality here on Roi-Namur. They have resurrected radio Roi-Namur 97.9 FM also known as Roi Rat Radio. We are broadcasting 50Ws of raw power. With this much power we can broadcast all the way to third island and beyond (have even had reports of hearing it on 7th island). Of course, they don’t have electricity there so if they want to hear my show they will have to listen to it on a battery powered radio.
On Friday nights I host my own reggae hour. My first show was last week and I got rave reviews so I am keeping my 8 PM time slot. I made it through my first show without playing a single Bob Marley song just to see if I could do it. But I did finish my set with a Ziggy Marley song (Dreams of Home).
My next show is tomorrow night and this time I am going to play some Bob Marley. I am the only DJ broadcasting reggae music here. Pat has a blue’s and rock show that is pretty good. Ray follows my show with a blend of rock and country. There are 2 Marshallese gentlemen, Dino and John, who host a Marshall Islands music show. They are broadcasting right now while I type and the songs sound kind of Hawaiianish with a lot of slide guitar with almost a reggae beat. A lot of them told me they like reggae. I heard a CD from a band on Ebeye that is a reggae band and they are pretty decent. I want to buy the CD. All of us are having fun playing DJ. They listen to us in the bar and the cops listen to us as they make their rounds in the police truck, other than that I am not sure if people are listening to us in their rooms. I have to get back to planning my play list for tomorrow so for now this is DJ RG Dread signing off.
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