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Hour One
Set One:
Papa Wemba/ Phrase/ M'Zee Fula Ngenge/ France: Agitrade, 1991.
Steve Lacy/ Across/ Vespers/ Italy: Soul Note, 1993.
Ngbaka Men's group. Song for Ancestor's Souls: ze ze ze kuluze/ Central African Republic/ Germany; Barenreiter Musicaphon, 1983.
Set Two:
Wolof musicians/ Mankayra/ Senegal: Musique Wolof/ France; Ocra, 2007.
Skip James/ Cherry Ball Blues/ The Very Best of Skip James/ USA: Fuel, 2000.
Papa Wemba/ Mississippi/ Ainsi soit-il (The Complete Papa Wemba)/ France: Sonodisc, 2016.
Rent Remus Life's Blood Ensemble/ Cherry Vanilla/ Rising Colossus/ USA: Edgetone, 2016.
anonymous Mpyemo musicians/ Canto funebre/ Africa - Dolore e Magia - (Central African Republic)/ Italy: Albatross, 1975.
Archie Shepp/ Three for a Quarter/ Three for a Quarter, One for a Dime/ USA: Impulse!, 1969.
Hour Two
Set Three:
Baña/ Morte Dum Tchuk/ 80 Años a Cantar Cabo Verde/ France: Sons d'Africa, 2012.
Cesura Evora/ Coragem Irmon/ Cabo Verde/ France: Lusafrica, 1997.
Felipe Mukenga (w. Zeca Baleiro)/ Uma Volta e Meia/ Nós Somos Nós/ France: Sarava, 2009.
Virgilio Martí/ Todos Vuelven. Saludando a los Rumberos/ USA: Caiman, 1984.
Set Four:
Beth Carvalho/ Andança/ Andança/ Braziul: Odeon, 1969.
Willem Breuker Kollektief w. Loes Loca/ from Hunger: Breadriot, Red Sunrise, Time is an Empty Bottle of Wine/ Hunger/ The Netherlands: BV Haast, 2000.
Set Five:
Jon Jang Sextet w. Genny Lim/ Yellow Woman (reprise)/ Island: The Immigrant Suite No. 1/ Italy: Soul Note, 1987.
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Hour One
Set One:
Papa Wemba/ Phrase/ M'Zee Fula Ngenge/ France: Agitrade, 1991.
Steve Lacy/ Across/ Vespers/ Italy: Soul Note, 1993.
Ngbaka Men's group. Song for Ancestor's Souls: ze ze ze kuluze/ Central African Republic/ Germany; Barenreiter Musicaphon, 1983.
Set Two:
Wolof musicians/ Mankayra/ Senegal: Musique Wolof/ France; Ocra, 2007.
Skip James/ Cherry Ball Blues/ The Very Best of Skip James/ USA: Fuel, 2000.
Papa Wemba/ Mississippi/ Ainsi soit-il (The Complete Papa Wemba)/ France: Sonodisc, 2016.
Rent Remus Life's Blood Ensemble/ Cherry Vanilla/ Rising Colossus/ USA: Edgetone, 2016.
anonymous Mpyemo musicians/ Canto funebre/ Africa - Dolore e Magia - (Central African Republic)/ Italy: Albatross, 1975.
Archie Shepp/ Three for a Quarter/ Three for a Quarter, One for a Dime/ USA: Impulse!, 1969.
Hour Two
Set Three:
Baña/ Morte Dum Tchuk/ 80 Años a Cantar Cabo Verde/ France: Sons d'Africa, 2012.
Cesura Evora/ Coragem Irmon/ Cabo Verde/ France: Lusafrica, 1997.
Felipe Mukenga (w. Zeca Baleiro)/ Uma Volta e Meia/ Nós Somos Nós/ France: Sarava, 2009.
Virgilio Martí/ Todos Vuelven. Saludando a los Rumberos/ USA: Caiman, 1984.
Set Four:
Beth Carvalho/ Andança/ Andança/ Braziul: Odeon, 1969.
Willem Breuker Kollektief w. Loes Loca/ from Hunger: Breadriot, Red Sunrise, Time is an Empty Bottle of Wine/ Hunger/ The Netherlands: BV Haast, 2000.
Set Five:
Jon Jang Sextet w. Genny Lim/ Yellow Woman (reprise)/ Island: The Immigrant Suite No. 1/ Italy: Soul Note, 1987.