The tunes played between segments on The World for October 31, 2014 include:
SONG: It's So Sorry
ARTIST: Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
CD TITLE: Libation
LABEL: Cumbancha
SONG: Topo
ARTIST: Alma Afrobeat Ensemble
CD TITLE: Life No Get Dublicate
LABEL: Slow Walk Music
SONG: Haunted
ARTIST: Ireesh Lal
CD TITLE: Ethnotronica
LABEL: Ireeshalal
And for Halloween we have a spooky-inspired track from Brazil:
SONG: Ghosts Inside Your House
ARTIST: Astronauta Pinguim
CD TITLE: Far Out Presents Brazilian Bass
CD LABEL: Far Out Recordings
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