Music heard on the air for April 1, 2014
The tunes played between segments on The World for April 1, 2014 include:
ARTIST: Habib Koité
CD TITLE: Soô
CD LABEL: Tumi Music
ARTIST: Adrian Raso and Fanfare Ciocarlia
CD TITLE: Devil's Tale
CD LABEL: Asphalt Tango Records
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:
ARTIST: Frankie Knuckles
CD TITLE: Motivation
CD LABEL: Definity
And I think Frankie Knuckles would appreciate hearing this disco tune from India:
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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