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Hour One
Set One:
Yebeye Bi Band/ Wanfa Me Ankosi Hwee/ The Best From Essiebons, Vol. 20/ Nigeria: Essiebons, 2015.
Lord Cobra/ Colon Colon/ Panama!, Vol. 3 - Calypso Panameno, Guajira Jazz & Cumbia Tipica On the Isthmus (1960-75)/ UK: Soundway, 2009.
Wemilere/ Chachalokuafun/ Santeria/ France: Long Distance, 2003.
Compagnie de Ballet Folklorique Nationale d'Haïti/ Djouba/ Afro-Caribbean Rhythms from Haiti/ UK: Arc, 2006.
Hamiet Bluiett w. Quincy Troupe/ Snake Back Solos/ Nali Kola/ Italy: Soul Note, 1987.
World Saxophone Quartet (Kidd Jordan, James Carter, David Murray, Hamiet Bluiett)/ The River Niger/ Yes We Can/ Germany: Jazzwerkstadt, 2011.
Set Two:
Cecil Taylor (w. Tristan Honsigner, Sirone, Rashid Bakr, Charles Gayle, Longineu Parsons, Harri Sjöström)/ Always A Pleasure (First)/ Always a PLeasure/ Germany: FMP, 1996.
Hour Two
Set Three:
Mustafa Kandirali/ Zühtü Oyun Havasi/ Frankfurt Oyun Havasi/ Turkey: Mü-Yap, 1993.
Bahr Abu Jerith/ Fenak ya Habiby/ Kefaya Boçad/ Sudan: OS, no date.
Abdel Karim Abdel Kader/ El Insan/ Mahrajan Renad Al Awal/ U.A.E.: Renad/ EMI-Arabia, 1999.
Fela Anikulapo Kuti w. Sandra +Arfika 80/ Up Side Down/ Up Side Down/ France: Decca, 1976.
Set Four:
Kandia Kouyaté/ Konoba Doundo/ Renascence/ UK: Stern's, 2015.
Diaba Koïta/ Diamadouassi/ Bencounda/ Mali: Kaltex, no date.
Hour Three
Bill Cole's Untempered Ensemble/No One Knows the Paths in a Garden Better Than the Gardener, a Follower Should Always Allow His Guide to Lead / Proverbs for Sam/ USA: Boxholder, 2009.
Helena Augustine, Enrique Sinura + Shipibo Shamans/ Cleansing of the Heart/ Woven Songs of the Amazon/ USA: Fast Horse Recordings, 2006.
Set Five:
Wanyera Natemba and friend/ Mujenje/ Secular Music from Uganda/ The Netherlands: SWP, 2003.
Ensemble Watmon Amone/ Nyok Dyel (Chantsinging & Harpesharps Adungu)/ Ouganda: Musique des Acholi Uganda (Music of the Acholi)/ France: Auvidis, 2007.
Bantous Monument/ Temperature d'amour/ Amour externe; Gare au baratin/ France: Sonodisc, no date.
Ibro Diabate/ Nidari/ Allah nana/ France: Sonodisc, 1994.
Teofilo Chantre/ Promessa/ Azulando/ France: Lusafrica, 2004.