Cormorant fishing is an old tradition in which fishermen use trained cormorants to catch fish.

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Aboriginal Churinga sacred stone

While 1975's Marcus Garvey may be Burning Spear's greatest moment, his output in the early 70s at Studio One is really fantastic.

today!

This is Augustus Pablo. 

Metropolis Ensemble, Erik Hall, Sandbox Percussion - Sections 56-73

I should start living today ‘cause today is gonna be the day, is gonna be the day.

Can't tell you much about Barbosa but the lyrics seems to be invoking Oxalá, the supreme Orixá in the Afro-Brazilian Umbanda faith. The song itself is very dramatic and uplifting with a funky samba flavor.

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Ennio Morricone - Giochi Naif

Wow! Another lost LP that sat unreleased until recently. The always interesting bandcampsnoop posted a song from this album, leading me to check it out on bandcamp. The Fix (definitely not the Fixx) were a British mod power pop group from Oxfordshire with a strong Jam influence. Great songwriting, vocals and guitar.

*sunday morning, coffee, and Sade