The tunes played between segments on The World for Monday, June 16, 2014 include: SONG: Fly By…
ARTIST: Boris Kovač & La Campanella
CD TITLE: Eastern Moon Rising
CD LABEL: Riverboat Records/World Music Network
SONG: Rouge Bambou
ARTIST: Hadouk Quartet
CD TITLE: Hadoukly Yours
CD LABEL: Naive
SONG: Cumbia Griega
ARTIST: Jaro Milko & Cubalkanics
CD TITLE: Cigarros Explosivos!
CD LABEL: Asphalt Tango Records
SONG: Alma Vacia
ARTIST: Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
CD TITLE: The Offense of the Drum
CD LABEL: Motema
And James Zogby, founder and president of the Arab American League, told us about his friend, Casey Kasem. Zogby once met Freda Payne at Kasem's home and so, we closed today's show with her 1971 hit:
SONG: Bring the Boys Home
ARTIST: Freda Payne
CD TITLE: Band of Gold
CD LABEL: GoldenLane Records
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