The tunes played between segments on The World for Monday, June 2, 2014 include:
SONG: Thursday Swing
ARTIST: Afrolicious
CD TITLE: California Dreaming
CD LABEL: Afrolicious Music
SONG: King of Spain
ARTIST: Moxy Fruvous
CD TITLE: Bargainville
CD LABEL: Atlantic
SONG: Shango Wa
ARTIST: Angelique Kidjo
CD TITLE: Eve
CD LABEL: 429 Records
SONG: Monday Meters
ARTIST: The New Mastersounds
CD TITLE: Therapy
CD LABEL: Légère Recordings
And on June 9th we'll be airing a special World Cup edition of The World. Here's a preview of some of the music I'll be playing during that show. It's modern music with a Brazilian twist.
SONG: Cansado de São Paulo
ARTIST: Da Cruz
CD TITLE: Disco E Progresso
CD LABEL: Boom Jah Records
SONG: Brazil
ARTIST: Ritmo Machine
CD TITLE: Welcome to the Ritmo Machine
CD LABEL: Nacional Records
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