Radio Papesse

Latesummer Night's Dream (diving for pearls) has been produced by Paulo Raposo and brought to Radia by the folks at Radio Zero.

The perfect timing for shell hunting is immediately before and after low tide. At this timing, clandestine shell hunters suddenly come from the dunes and cross the low waters on foot. The small boats are stranded in the sand gently moving with the wind and soft south currents. At a distance, Flamingos that populate the area watch with intriguing poses these workers that spend hours on the water to get 3 to 8 kg of clams.
This collected field-recordings from and near the sand banks are edited and overlap different places where the shell hunting persists as a clandestine way of life.