UB40 performs at Santiago's Universidad Católica stadium on March 18, 1989, mixing reggae classics with Spanish banter and shout-outs to cities across their world tour. The band and narration trace reggae's roots through Bob Marley, Black Uhuru, and Gregory Isaacs, explaining how the genre fused jazz, blues, calypso, and African mento.
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Not just Bob Marley. Bob Marley was the number one statesman for reggae, the number one representative, and the biggest reggae act the world's ever seen. But we were influenced by all kinds of reggae.
There are so many bands, reggae bands that I can think of that are important to me. As an example, there's I-Nickel Moses, there's Gregory Isaacs, there's the Tamlins.
Black Uhuru.
Oh yeah, there's Stitchy.
Lion Rubby. Just dozens, dozens. Maxi Praise, Daz Ward. Many, many, many. Always the latest one, the newest one. The last one? Yeah, because this is the only band we've ever been in, and so every LP, hopefully we get a little bit better, we learn to do it a bit better, so the last one, you know.
We've known each other for so long that, uh, we never come across— we never encounter any serious problems that could disrupt the band.
Well, Chile, we're about to go and do our contest. Why don't you come and watch it with us?
Yes, hope to see you there.
Come on, let's go! Let's go! La verdad que me gusta Bob Marley, me gusta esta música. Entiendo que son seguidores cierto, estos de la música que a mí me gusta. Y bueno, en particular a las niñitas les encanta. Makes me forget the dark. Seeing the sun move. Make me smile. It's a dream. All I can do about it. Please don't make me cry, 'cause I can't save you. Please don't make me cry, 'cause I know there'll be nothing left for me. Oh, let me forget that We stayed together. You said it was me and no one else. Yeah, yeah. And I do want to make it, make things right. Darling, I know you're going to make me cry. You let me cry in peace. Peace, don't shake it. You be fortunate, brother Jimmy. We're here now. It's good to be here. That was off the new album. So is this. This is about using nasty drugs. ¡Oh, oh, oh!
Fue él quien en la década del '60, en un barrio pobre de Kingston, capital de la isla caribeña de Jamaica, logra la síntesis perfecta entre estos sentimientos de un grupo segregado y diversos estilos musicales. Porque el reggae tiene algo del jazz, del blues, del calypso y de danzas de origen africano como el mento, que corresponde a la época de los esclavos africanos que en gran número fueron llevados a la isla a trabajar en las plantaciones de azúcar. Reggae y Bob Marley son elementos que se respiran en todos los rincones de la isla de Jamaica. La muerte de Marley en 1981 lo elevó a la categoría de leyenda, aportando un nuevo elemento de atractivo a este idílico rincón centroamericano que es visitado anualmente por un millón de turistas y que tiene playas mundialmente famosas.
Está bien. A todos, Spanish. Nosotros estamos filmando un programa televisión esta noche. Mostremosle al mundo Como la gente sabe pasarlo bien aquí en Chile. This one's called Where Did I Go Wrong. Just one window and then they hit it with the back of a hammer to make me like paper. No walk in your party, no touch in your cave. Hold your hand, I'll give you that, but one day I'm sure if I let you go, girl, you'll be gone forever with the back of a hammer. This one dedicated to everybody in San Diego. San Diego. San Diego. San Diego. This one's out. Your turn, your turn, your turn. Everybody, family time! Family time! Family time! ¡Gracias, gracias, gracias, gracias! A mí me encanta la música reggae y sobre todo buena onda. Is that straight too? All you have to do is tell me where, and I'll come find him like a thief. I will do for you what you never do for me. All you have to do is ask me to. All you have to do is tell me where. Can I have a friend that's back with me? I will do for you all you can. All you have to do is ask me to live it. All you have to do— Sao Paulo. You can't get wrong. Put your little hand in mine, you ain't nowhere about to reach the sky. I've got you, babe. I've got you, babe. I've got you, babe. I've got you to hold my hand. I've got you, the one I got you, baby. [FOREIGN] [FOREIGN] ¡Vamos, San Diego! ¡Hola!
De las grandes giras de UB40. Ese año realizan dos grandes conciertos en Moscú, la capital de Unión Soviética. Además, efectúan exitosas presentaciones en otras 15 ciudades de ese país. Sin embargo, la gira más larga hasta la fecha se inició en junio de 1988. Han realizado conciertos en 7 naciones europeas, 20 ciudades norteamericanas, en Australia, Nueva Zelanda, Japón, Hawái. Luego vendría Sudamérica: Brasil, Argentina, Uruguay, hasta llegar a la noche del 18 de marzo de 1989. En que se presentan en el estadio de la Universidad Católica en Santiago de Chile. Les invitamos a disfrutar de los últimos minutos de esa actuación.
Born is that blessed. He came with joyous singing. Joyous in this day. Jesus, Son of Mary, born again. I believe Madonna. Diving girls. Waiting for the man coming from the west. I dream Madonna flying in the dirt. Waiting for the man coming from the west. Good night. Christian! Christian! Christian!
