The tunes played between segments on The World for April 1, 2014 include:
SONG: Djadjiry ARTIST: Habib Koité CD TITLE: Soô CD LABEL: Tumi Music
SONG: Devil's Tale ARTIST: Adrian Raso and Fanfare Ciocarlia CD TITLE: Devil's Tale CD LABEL: Asphalt Tango Records
SONG: Taliat Ta Silkhourout ARTIST: Imarhan Timbuktu CD TITLE: Akal Warled CD LABEL: Clermont Music
Frankie Knuckles was known as the "Godfather of House Music." He died unexpectedly at the age of 59, so we played this track in his honor:
SONG: Keep on Movin' ARTIST: Frankie Knuckles CD TITLE: Motivation CD LABEL: Definity
And I think Frankie Knuckles would appreciate hearing this disco tune from India:
SONG: Hum To Aap Ke Deewane Hein ARTIST: Kishore Kumar & Amit Kumar CD TITLE: Bombay Disco – Disco Hits from Hindi Films 1979-1985 CD LABEL: Cultures of Soul Records
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