The Beginning of the End 'The Beginning Of The End' Format:2LP and curator Edna Martinez presents

and curator Edna Martinez presents a sonic journey into the electrifying world of Picó—the vibrant and dynamic sound system culture that has defined the streets of Cartagena and Barranquilla for decades

one or two of the tracks here also feature Brian Jackson

Fishman was first released as the b-side to the band’s 1972 Doin’ The Funky Do and has recently been reissued as a 3-track record on Strut Records

wizards who knew how to raise the funk

time-warped tape loops

The Beginning of the End 'The Beginning Of The End' Format:2LP and curator Edna Martinez presentsEmerging from Nassau in the Bahamas in 1971, the band was formed around the Munnings brothers (Ray, Leroy and Frank) and the first song they recorded, Funky Nassau, became a No. 1 Billboard RnB hit, selling over a million copies. We wanted to create something new, remembers Ray Munnings, something that was truly Bahamian. We loved funk but wanted to include elements of junkanoo, the indigenous music of The Bahamas. An album was written within a week