Big Youth, Manley Augustus Buchanan, (sometimes called Jah Youth)

3am Lion and Fox Studio, D.C. "Rastafari Elders" recording session and album cover shoot. We met outside the Black door (international, customs) at BWI airport, one at a time exiting, and entering. Invited by, and for the Smithsonian Program of world folk music. 21 year connection on many levels, drum, camera, reasoning, food, and song.

Luciano with Dean Fraser, Irving Plaza, NYC. Luciano's premier US concert. Big room, I slice some time out, weighing many elements moving constantly. You pick a vantage point and look.

Ras Pidow, 1993 in the loft, Westside, Baltimore. Living in Babylon is a job.

Israel Vibration (Wiss, Skelly, & Apple) Kingston Harbor, JA. "On the Rock"

Gold and Don Carlos. In the studio I lived and worked in, above the Peanut Factory. Music, drums, Domino table, photographs, and comfort.

Apple in Israel Vibration, at the International Pavilion, late 80's in the old "Ethel's Place" across from the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore. Balcony view, small stage. A good tight night, everything on, nice.

Wiss Bulgin, Kingston Harbor, JA. Israel Vibration "On the Rock" session. We all are comfortable after many albums and travels. The Harbor was quiet that day. Everything just feels good, from where I stand.

Israel Vibration (Wiss, Apple, & Skelly) in downtown Kingston JA. One of the locations for "On the Rock".

Israel Vibration (Apple, Skelly, & Wiss) in the Arboretum on New York Ave. Washington D.C. Our first meeting, "Strength of my Life" album session. Great location, big natural spaces, and no rush. We wandered, we drove, good choices of vibe. The cover image could be in any country.