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Jeff Sarge announced this morning that Brent Dowe of the Melodians passed away from a heart attack yesterday in Jamaica. Our Thoughts are with his family and friends.

http://www.reggaetrain.com/biomelodians.asp

Down Here In Babylon

Rivers of Babylon
(Brent Dowe & Trevor McNaughton)

By the rivers of Babylon, where he sat down,
and there he wept when he remembered Zion.
Oh, the wicked carry us away captivity,
require from us a song,
How can we sing King Alpha's song in a strange land?

So, let the words of our mouth
and the meditations of our heart
be acceptable in Thy sight.
Oh, Fari