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I have been reading a lot of proverbs from around the would, from different cultures to ancient lands it is clEAR if we all looked a little more within, we miGnt not feel so without. This first of three sets from today’s 4+ hour show had a fine mixture of Found Sound, that of which took off the location on the map, but left the meaning behind:

Space Oddity- Mike Garson
Delusion- Hiromi
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Jumpin’ Jehoshaphat- the Spokes
Well you Needn’t- Joel Forrester/Phillip Johnston (live)
Certainly- Wadada Leo Smith’s Organic
Postizo-Marc Ribot y Los Cubanos Postizos
Tex Mex Jungle- MathGames!
Etnik- Ilhan Ersahin’S Istanbul Sessions
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Homework Machine- Shel Silverstein
Appetizer #4- Garcia/Grisman/Rice
Shady Grove- Garcia/Grisman/Rice
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I’ve got Dreams to Remember- Warren Haynes (live)
Real Good Thing- Marc Broussard
My Baby Don’t dig me- Ray Charles
Claudie Mae- Ray Charles
We the people- Catherine Russell
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Walkin’ Blues- John Hammond (live)
Change will Come- Todd Wolfe Band (live)

The final portion of the meal is served hot and heavy….There was a jazzy taste followed by a couple of shakes of soul searchers. Washed down with some flavors from the edges of foreiGn shores…….feel free to slurp the bottomed of the bowl:

Swing Thing- 11 Acorn Lane
Spectators- Chris Joss
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Blue Shops- Skeebo Knight
Señor_Blues- Horace Silver
Tirititran Catalan- Miles Español
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Return to Silence- Carmen Rizzo
the Murf- Rendezvous
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Dia Luna Dia Pena- Manu Chao (the Polish Ambassador remix)
Humanised- Sola Rosa FT Bajka
Opt Chop Intermission- the Beekeepers
Bab Manara- the Dunes FT Snakkr Horn Mix
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Gordito Cabezon- Jose Conde
Yejmaya- Conjunto Cespedes (live)
Voy la Hacer Feliz- Joaquin Diaz (live)
Ofrenda- Lila Downs (live)
Fiesta Campesina- Los Pleneros de la 21 (live)
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Dog with a Rope-Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno
Metele Mano- Chico Mann (Aja West/Cheeba Remix)

The second portion of the show easily took off with the spread….you know you’ll have one slice too many as you wait for the soup to be done……keep stirring:

Insomnia- Freekbass
High Speed Chase- Miles Davis
Nervis-Trombone Shorty FT Cyril & Ivan Neville
M’Lady- Steven Bernstein’s Millennial Territory Orchestra
I’ve Seen that Face Before (Libertango)- Burnt Sugar
Brianvision- Justice
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Basta Mafia- Zdob si Zdub
Sufijski Cocek- Raya Beass Band
Mehndi Laga ke Rakhna- Red Baraat (live)
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Ne te Fâche pas- Orchestre Poly Rythmo
Achuta- El Rego
Do you Feel- KG Omulo
Get it Together- Sola Rosa
El Pelejito Bailarin- Juaneco y su Combo
Cangote- Céu (live)
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Shameless Dub- Groove Armada ft Bryan Ferry
Talkin’ About the Peace- See I
Machete- Illuminati Congo ft Lee SCRATCH Perry
It’s on Fire-J Boogie’s Dubtronic Science ft Lateef the Truthspeaker
the Globe- Big Audio Dynamite
Lagos Speedway- Captain Planet

Cobwebs filled my sockets from a night with Bandallamas at the Barrymore. It was well worth hanging with the all star cast of cool cats to feel slightly battered and beer’d…….Today’s four hours again with be divided into three shows the first has the chopping to do as the soup gets prepared….here’s what happened as the broth cooked:

Danger and Dread- Brown Bird
One More Night in Brooklyn-Justin Townes Earle
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Fonky Bayou- Michael Doucet
Mid Summer’s Dream (reprise)- Big Daddy Love
She’s Murder-Reverend Raven & the Chain Smokin’ altar boys
the Sweetest Thing-JJ Grey & Mofro FT Toots Hibbert
Sweet Jane- Lou Reed Ft Sharon Jones
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Control- Girl in a Coma
Rise- Yeah Great Fine
Mouth Party- Skip Roxy
Grima- Sea Bell
Tainted Love- Imelda May
Johnny’s got a Boom Boom- Imelda May
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Come get Summa This- the Funkmasters
Message from PBS-Porter/Batiste/Stoltz ft Page McConnell(live)
Cadillac- the Original 7ven
One Note Disco- Ivan FUNKBOY Bodley
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B.W.O.J- The Dø
Slippery Slope- The Dø
Football Game- David Lynch
Colossus- the R’s

Getting on to the final portion of the Saturday marathon…..This set is sure to have your wicky wickied and your itches scratched. The sounds in here are to move you, grOOve you and even take some time to sooth you.

Cosmic Hug- Global Noize
Family Rap-Breakestra ft. Chali 2na & Double K
Brothers & Sisters- Brother Ali
The Preacher- Brother Ali
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Dame Agua- Captain Planet
Waters of March- Sergio Mendes ft. Ledisi
Love Dubbed- Dawn Landes
Radium Girls- Chris Joss
Chega- Da Cruz
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The Space left Behind- Carmen Rizzo
Parva- Loga Ramin Torkian
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Interesado- La Otrabanda
Moon on the Rise- Thunderball ft Roltz
Magik-J Boogie’s Dubtronic Science ft. Aima the Dreamer/Raasham Ahmad
Aviator- Kutcorners
Here we Come- Illuminati Congo ft. Cosmos Ray
Get my Bruce Lee on- Illuminati Congo
At Ease- Tall Black Guy
Run for your Life- DJ Shadow
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A Troll’s Soiree-CSC Funk Band (Brooklyn Chimp Remix)
End Titles- Jamshied Sharifi (Solar Lion Remix)
Ain’t Dubbin’ my Goodbyes- Tom Vek
Rovert- Eoto (live)
the Love Feeling-Nicodemus ft. The Pimps of Joytime (Christian Prommer Remix)
Bad Position- Little Shalimar
Electric Avenue- MC Zulu
911- Jas Who (Santiago & Bushido Remix)

I want to give a special thank you to Steely for making sure I was able to bring you a couple of the members of the supergroup, Bandallamas before they play the Barrymore on 11-11-11. A big greenarrowradio thank you to both Wally Ingram and Victor DeLorenzo for talkin’ music, Wisconsin football and well, more music on the proGram today. It was truly a pleasure to have these two cool cats as part of the action. Here’s the shape it took:

Tavernitsa- Raya Brass Band
Hey Jamalo- Red Baraat (live)
Danny Baricuda- TriBeCaStan
Fuzzy Lentil- Marchfourth Marching Band
Janxta Funk- the Pimps of Joytime
Cholera- El Rego
Je Taime- Staff Benda Bilili
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the Night- Orchestra Morphine (live)
Stand-Steven Bernstein’s Millennial Territory Orchestra
Honky Tonk- Charles Earland
Opus de Funk- Horace Silver
Chocolate Chip- Miles Davis
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Confused World- Paul White
Pinky’s Dream- David Lynch
Country Death Song- the Violent Femmes
Island Love Song- the Bees
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La Bamba- Mono Blanco (live)
Se Termino el Carnaval- Guarco
Gimme Shelter- Playing for Change
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Danced in the Moonlight- Bandallamas
Supermarket Blues- Eugene McDaniels
Silver Hall- No Surrender
Don’t Look Down- Bandallamas
***On air conversation with Wally Ingram***
Satisfaction- Bandallamas
Heavy Right Hand- Deep Street Soul
Waiting for the Bus- the Violent Femmes
***On air conversation with Victor DeLorenzo***
Sylvie- Bandallamas

This was a long show day. Did six hours and change of live broadcast time today, with two wonderful interviews and a large range of styles of sounds. Check out the next three posts as I divide the sounds into shows. I didn’t focus as much on the neiGhborhood flow of the sets today….It was more of a songs show…..here’s is the starting point:

Blues for Stephane- Florin Niculesc
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Brasse le Gombo Vite- Michael Doucet
Paper in my Shoe- CJ Chenier
Shake Rattle and Roll- Jeff Healey
Boo Boo/Lord Medley- Leftover Salmon
Calling all Cows-Elvin Bishop’s Raisin’ Hell Revue (live)
PT’s Home Cooking-Reverend Raven & the Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys
Rehab- Keller & the Keels
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Tits up- Spesus Christ
Home Tree- Big Daddy Love
Black River- Lizzy Ross Band
Knocking at your Door- Girl in a Coma
Swim Wheels- Leviticus Appleton
White Hat- Big Harp
Asi ya no me Quiero- Adanowsky
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It’s Me- Adrian Younge Sound Orchestra
Be yourself- Randa & the Soul Kingdom
the Gettin’ to it- Breakestra
It’s Later than you Think-Kermit Ruffins & Rebirth Brass Band (live)
Big 12- Trombone Shorty
Costa Nostra- the Pasito All Stars
the Sandman- Mickey Hart’s Mystery Box

Come along for a ride…set three from this weekends show had its get UPS and its GET downs:

Fumando- Captain Planet
Dreamcatcher- DJ Cam
No Play No Work- Chris Joss
Collision- DJ Harry
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Money- Goapele
I am Trying to Break your Heart- JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound
Bristol- Deep Street Soul
Mystic Brew- The Anders Hjelmstad Experience
3- Seekna
Freaks for the Festival- TriBeCaStan
Representing Memphis-Booker T Jones ft. Sharon Jones
Dixon’s Girl- Dessa
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Old McDonald..Zulu Style-Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Bamako Blues- Bob Brozman Orchestra
Spring Fever- Ravi Shankar
Moradia- Amina Alaoui
Um a Zero- Paulo Moura E Os Batutas (live)
Chimaeras be Met- Vagabond Opera
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Idiya Idohena- Terakaft
Ohm Tripper- Lokesh
Introduction- Freestyle Fellowship
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For a Dignified Humanity- Nawal

There are days to speak and days to listen…Today was good for the ears:

Clap Hands- CJ Chenier
Delhi Belly- MarchFourth Marching Band
Way we Met- Orchestra Morphine (live)
Thank you for Talkin’ to me Africa-Steven Bernstein’s Millennial Territory Orchestra
Do to me- Trombone Shorty FT Jeff Beck
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Take it Easy- Akiko Tsuruga
Here we go- Reuben Wilson Trio
Space Station- John Patton
Dancing Shadows- Skeebo Knight
Corrupt- Tigran Hamasyan
Chance- Me’Shell NdegéOcello
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Shogun- Zun Zun Egui
Amebo- the Lijadu Sisters
Do the Funkro- Joni Haastrup
the Cold Sweat Variations- Burnt Sugar
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Martha My Dear- Brad Mehldau (live)
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Dub it Over- Little Barrie
Any Colour you Like-the Floydian Propulsion Project
One of my Days- the Floydian Propulsion Project
Octopus’s Garden- Yellow Dubmarine
Persistence- Dub is a Weapon
Everyday Dub- Bing Ji Ling
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Ce Jeu- Lance Herbstrong (re edit)
Shango- Nappy Riddem
Following(Special Single version)-Phenomenal Handclap Band

simply put.

Sweet Water- Big Daddy Love
A Doy & His Bog- the Heavy Pets
Honey Bee- the Bridge
John the Dagger- Grayson Capps
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Out in the Field- Big Harp
Colours- Donovan (live)
Little Red Caboose- Odetta (live)
Move on up- Jackson Mahalia (live)
Hard Travelin’- Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
C C Rider- Andrew Bird (live)
Any Day Now- Jon & Roy
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Whale Trail- Gruff Rhys
Sleepwalk part 2- Elf Lettuce (live)
She had a Plan- Girl in a Coma
Do it- Saidah Baba Talibah
Oh, Tatiana- Superhuman Happiness
Virtual Playground- Former Champions
Beatnik & George- Gringo Starr

Open your eyes from the fog you’ve been in for this final of three sets…..this one picks up the pieces and puts them back together into something completely new…err GNU…for you:

You Make me Happy- Chris Joss
Get you Some- Captain Planet
the Chaconne-Dessa
Don’t Move- Phantogram
Tedium- DJ Shadow
Sun King- Yellow Dubmarine
Mellow Mood- Julie Crochetiere
John Henry’s Blues- Tangle Eye
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Love is MaGic- Afrobeta
Nappy Riddem- Nappy Riddem
No Freedom- J Boogie’s Dubtronic Science FT. Afrolicious & MC Zulu
Del Ray- Sola Rosa
More and More of your Amor-BitterSweet
Tempo de Amor- Herbie Hancock FT Ceu
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See See Rider- Reuben Wilson
Crathd’t ‘Aodaich & Zbadba- Mouth Music
Orient Funk- Arabian Funkatarium 2/4 Mix
I C Colors- Thunderball FT Mustafa Akbar
My Baby and me- Elan
Open (Rara Avis Raremix)- Jamshied Sharif & Hassan Hakmoun

Now that I have decided to use my laptop in cooperation with CDs, there is the occasion when one will fail…Luckily, this dilemma only lasted a short while as SuperTECH Matt Rock came to my rescue. But with the laptop being down for a bit and not knowing if the issue would resolve, I had a chance to spin some of the longer tracks I have collecting in the music bag. It was a treat to be able to find the riGht space finally to air them out into the earspace for consumption…..Here is the first of three sets from today’s show:

My Heart (reprise)- Tricked out Country
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Circle 2- Mice Parade
Use Somebody- 2 Cellos
Gat in Dhamar- Ravi & Anoushka Shankar (live)
Prince Open- Pear ft Prince Diabaté
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Samurai- Sky Saw
Eye of the Dove- Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
Who can I Turn to- Oscar Peterson
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GTFD- Former Champions
Let it Grow- Big Daddy Love
Grandma June- the Heavy Pets ft David Grisman

This final of the three sets featured some interesting jazzed up electro rock and the thick grooves to get lost in…..then all new music that has it’s own heartbeat and finally….if you haven’t hEAR MC Zulu‘s version of “Electric Avenue”…..well, like the listeners said “I have never hEARd it done that way”…..and that’s the way I like to try. Big thanks to our friend Todd Clouser for being a part of the show, talkin’ new music, live show and where the money is when playing out these days.

You can Make it if you try-Steven Bernstein’s Millennial Territory Orchestra
For True- Trombone Shorty
Curtis- Todd Clouser’s A Love Electric
Bobby White in the City- Todd Clouser’s a Love Electric
***On air Conversation with Todd Clouser***
The Border of Pachacan-Todd Clouser’s a Love Electric
This That and the Other Thing- Skeebo Knight
Mustache- Razl
First Prayer- Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
Second Prayer- Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
Third Prayer- Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
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Paper Moon- George Benson
a Good Idea- Reuben Wilson Trio
Crazy & Wild- Me’Shell NdegéOcello
Brain Surgeon’s wife Served Lunch- TriBeCaSten
Polio- Staff Benda Bilili
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Make you Mine- Gringo Starr
Border Crossing- DJ Shadow
I’m Green- Icebird
the new Pneumonia Blues- Little Shalimar
Electric Avenue- MC Zulu

Set two of the three features many sounds from other lands and ends with some soul to lean on…..pack your ears and let’s go:

Do Do Baya- El Rego
Chocolate- Profetas
Cosa Nostra- the Pasito Allstars
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Thina Siyakhanyisa- Mahotella Queens
Dance from Máramaros- Muzsikás
Vente Pa Madrid-Ketama/Diabate/Thompson
Liza- Kanda Bongo Man
Ne Mentira Nao- Jorge de Altinho
BeGGing for my Love- Bunnie Brissett
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Could you be Loved- Caracol
Carry that Weight- Yellow Dubmarine
The End- Yellow Dubmarine
My Baby and Me- Elan
Fire Power- Lee SCRATCH Perry
Set the Children Free-Larry McDonald w/Toots Hibbert
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Speakin’ Nuyorican- Captain Planet
Cumbia Savage- Empresarios
Devil Needs a Bodyguard- Nappy Riddem
Watch it!- Randa & the Soul Kingdom
Holding my Breath- Lack of Afro
Got to Work-J Boogie’s Dubtronic Science FT the Pimps of Joytime
Jive Jive Jive- Mocean Worker

How deep these sounds can take you…..Today’s first of three sets…..thanks for soaking SUM in:

All White- Soft Machine
Wandering Wonder-Pancho Sanchez/Terence Blanchard
Bronto Y Cayo- Miles Español
Wild intent- Eric St Laurent Trio
Welcome to the Jungle- 2 Cellos
Pyramid Song-Matt Haimovitz/Christopher O’Riley
Invisible Wing- Bob James/Keiko Matsui
Duke Ellington Medley:A Train/Sentimental Mood/C Jam Blues/Lady of the Lavender Mist/My Heart Sings/Caravan-Oscar Peterson
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Try Me- Marc Broussard
How do I let a Good Man Down- Soul Alley
Sister Ray Charles- JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound
Why Can’t we Live ToGether- Lipbone Redding & the Lipbone Orchestra
On Our Minds- the R’s
Baby Talkin’ (the Shoo Wop Song)- the Bandana Splits
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Ain’t that a Shame- John Lennon
the Fat Man- Los Lobos
When I see You-Olu Dara & the Natchazippi Band ft Donald Harrison
Zydeco Boogie- CJ Chenier
Git it all- MarchFourth Marching Band
Higher Ground- Playing For Change 2

The final portion of the show had more beats than can be counted on hands and feet……keep ’em moving:

Sho Nuff Now-Mocean Worker Ft Charlie Hunter/Bill Frisell
21st Century Preacherman- Global Noize
Got to be a Love-Greyboy w/Quantic/Sharon Jones (Paul Nice Mix)
On your feet- Captain Planet
Tudo Bem Aqui- Da Cruz
Stay the Course- DJ Shadow ft Posdnuos/Talieb Kweli
Graveyard Stomp- Ursula 1000
Mile High-Thunderball (Al Lindrum Remix)
Where it all Starts- Thievery Corporation
Spring Forward- the Beekeepers
Rude Bwoy- Winstrong
the Authentic-J Live (produced by Marco Polo)
Fastlane- Winstrong
No Angel- Playdough
Shing a Ling is What I Bring- Rene Lopez
Glory Stories- Pablo Sanchez
Sol Clap- Quantic
Batkallim (the Sun of Egypt)-Natacha Atlas (Cheb i Sabbah Remix)
Phoenix Rising- Karsh Kale
Diamond- Kutkorners ft Curtis Santago (J Boogie Instr. Remix)
Sentimiento (Instr)- Empresarios
Check the Frequency- MC Zulu
Amoy Y Felicidad- Jose Conde

This portion of the show had some funk/soul/jazz grOOves, check for yo’self:

Tequila- George Benson
the Shuffle- Reuben Wilson
Look at that Cookie- Ivan FUNKBOY Bodley
After these Messages-Bootsy Collins w/Samuel L. Jackson
Masterpiece- Deep Street Soul
Hang on in There- Mike James Kirkland
Buckjump-Trombone Shorty w/Rebirth Brass Band/5th Ward Weebie
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Chano Pozo Medley:Tin Tin Deo/Manteca/Guachi Guaro-Pancho Sanchez/Terence Blanchard
Ruby- Eric St Laurent Trio
El Swing- Miles Español
Smooth Criminal- 2 Cellos
Steady Hand Behind the Wheel- Big Harp
Blues in the niGht- Van Morrison w/George Fame
Weather-Me’Shell NdegéOcello
Hope- Sweet Honey in the Rock
Casa del Fuego- Una
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the Song goes on-Herbie Hancock ft Chaka Khan/Anoushka Shankar/Wayne Shorter/KS Chithia
Hichki- Slide to Freedom
Blue in Green (Raang)- Sameer Gupta
If I should Lose you- Chick Corea/Stefano Bollani (live)
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Strawberry Hill- Monty Alexander (live)
Step into the Sunshine- Elan
Red Skinned Girl (a Tribe called Red Remix)-Northern Cree
Zonza- Fredy Massamba
Moving Train- KG Omulo
Cowbell- MarchFourth Marching Band
Honey of your Smile- Pimps of Joytime FT Roy Ayers