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EU sanctions Nicaragua’s first lady and vice-president over human rights violations Seven other senior officials accused of serious human rights violations or undermining democracy Staff and agencies in Brussels Mon 2 Aug 2021 15.32 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/02/eu-sanctions-nicaragua-first-lady-vice-president

Even a priest in Brazil is not spared rage of Bolsonaro supporters Far-right congregants fumed at clergyman after he criticised president over Covid in his service Tom Phillips in Fortaleza Thu 5 Aug 2021 10.10 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/05/even-a-priest-in-brazil-is-not-spared-rage-of-bolsonaro-supporters

Around the world, disadvantaged people have been left behind by politicians of all hues Studying hundreds of elections, we found parties increasingly catering to two elite groups – the well-educated and the well off Thu 5 Aug 2021 12.45 BST Amory Gethin, Clara Martínez-Toledano and Thomas Piketty https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/05/around-the-world-the-disadvantaged-have-been-left-behind-by-politicians-of-all-hues

Saw him in concert here in Italy circa 1979 in Bologna, my University town....Really good... He'd play alone on stage with just his guitar and pre-recorded bases This song has a very special atmosphere ( for me at least...) RIP John...Thank you Among other things....He was friends with Nick Drake...... Some youtube posters claim song is a message to friend Nick Drake https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Martyn

One day you believe https://lyricstranslate.com/en/un-giorno-credi-one-day-you-believe.html

City square celebrations ( typical in Italy, no matter the type of event....City Patron Saint, Political, whatever....) Was finally able/ lucky to find an internet translation.... Saxophone player is Robert Fix (Italian) who used to play with percussionist Toni Esposito https://songstranslation.com/edoardo-bennato/feste-di-piazza/

Singer / songwriter from Naples...His brother Eugenio is a member of traditional song band " Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare" A week a day or just an hour sometimes is worth a lifetime time flies by and steals what you got I don't know how to talk about Love But I know that whenever you hold my hands tight I'd want Time to just freeze around us I wish that never never never nobody in the world ever could steal you, take you away just like this train is doing now and I know that never never never never any woman ever with just one look will be able to give me so much Sensations crowding my mind sweet sensations made of promises, kisses made of sounds in just one moment.. knowing you loving you and already knowing that that you got to go away that you got to go away, so far away I wish that never never never nobody in the world ever could steal you, take you away just like this train is doing now and I know that never never never never any woman ever with just one look will be able to give me so much no woman ever no woman ever none ever Sensations sensations that not even Time that not even Time will ever take away from me https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edoardo_Bennato

I love this track.....

There's also a live version of all these album tracks rec'd in a Norway theater...These here are the studio album tracks

Discovered this album back in 1983 while visiting a buddy of mine in Oslo, Norway... Seeing how I loved this music he rec'd it on tape so I could take it back to Italy and listen to it whenever I wanted to.... Gambian and Norwegian musicians playing together...Great result imho Gambia is an English -speaking little country completely inside French-speaking Senegal, west Africa....Visited both in the 80's

RIP Felix Pappalardi & Leslie West