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Under a pearl moon: Canadian singer Bruce Cockburn's mystic Christianity and anti-war, reggae-influenced songs were an eerie reflection of his Jamaican audience's simple faith and rustic traditions
Under a pearl moon: Canadian singer Bruce Cockburn's mystic Christianity and anti-war, reggae-influenced songs were an eerie reflection of his Jamaican audience's simple faith and rustic traditions

Under a pearl moon: Canadian singer Bruce Cockburn's mystic Christianity and anti-war, reggae-influenced songs were an eerie reflection of his Jamaican audience's simple faith and rustic traditions

Date4/7/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Under a pearl moon: Canadian singer Bruce Cockburn's mystic Christianity and anti-war, reggae-influenced songs were an eerie reflection of his Jamaican audience's simple faith and rustic traditions.
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