The music heard on the air for Thursday July 17, 2014 includes:
SONG: Rachid Ouitguini
ARTIST: Toumani & Sidike
CD TITLE: Toumani & Sidike
CD LABEL: World Circuit
SONG: Hulusination
ARTIST: Söndörgö
CD TITLE: Tamburocket Hungarian Fireworks
CD LABEL: Riverboat Records
SONG: Nangating
ARTIST: Baka Beyond
CD TITLE: After the Tempest
CD LABEL: March Hare Music
SONG: Boulkassoumbougou
ARTIST: Benyoro
CD TITLE: Benyoro
CD LABEL: Benyoro
And The World's Bradley Campbell told us about his favorite dish from Trindiad – a roti wrap. He ended his piece with calypso music from a musician dubbed Crazy:
SONG: He Madd
ARTIST: Crazy
AUDIO: Crazy Music
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