The playlist reads:

• Artists, "Name of Track", Album Title, (Label & Date),[Country/Genre]

These first two sets are in celebration of Kwanza. Happy Kwanza to everyone!

• Baaba Maal, "Baayo", Baayo (Mango 91) [Senegal]
  
• Samba Ngo, "Mi Mvuka", Metamorphosis (97 Elingo Productions) [Congo/Santa Cruz]
  
• The Pan African Orchestra, "Explorations--Hi-Life Structures", Opus 1 (Real World 95) [Ghana]
  
• Various Artists--recorded By Stephen Jay, "Marilli--Young Girl from Yeji, Central Ghana", Ghana, Ancient Ceremonies, Songs & Dance Music (Explorer Nonesuch 91 (orig. 79)) [Ghana]
  
• Salif Keita, "Folon", Folon. . .The Past (Mango 95) [Mali]
  
• Various Artists, "Sodade--Césaria Évora--Cape Verde", Adventures in Afropea Vol. 3 Telling Stories to the Sea (Luaka Bop 1995) [Africa]
  

• Nazaré Pereira, "Carimbóda da Saudade", Ritmos da Amazonia (Playa Sound 88) [Brazil]
  
• Susana Baca, "Negra Presentuosa", Self-titled (Luaka Bop 1997) [Peru]
  
• Cuarteto Machin, "Desvelo de Amor (Bolero son)", The original Cuarteto Machin--recorded in New York City, 1930-31 (Tumbao Classics 92) [Cuba]
  
• Celia Cruz, "Burundanga", 100% Azucar The Best of Celia Cruz con la Sonora Matancera (Rhino 97) [Cuba ]
  
• Guty Gardenas, "Herminia", El Ruiseñor Yucateco--La Voz y Guitarra 1928-32 (Alma Criolla 1990) [Mexico]
  
• Various Artists, "Tzacamson--Towns People of Tancanhuitz, Mexico", Wood That Sings--Indian Fiddle Music of the Americas (Smithsonian Folkways 97) [Americas]
  

• Various Artists, "Zuni Sacred Song--Chester Mahooty", Talking Spirits--Native American Music from the Hopi, Zuni, & San Juan Pueblos (Music of the World) [Native American]
  
• Jesse Kalu, "Sweat Song", One in Spirit (Self-produced 94) [U.S.]
  
• Les Aborigenes, "Birruck", Chants et dances de L'Australia du Nord (Arion 88) [Australia]
  

• Various Artists, "Ratep Meusue Kat--Pho Cut Nyak Dhin Ensemble--Indonesia", The Music of Islam (Celestial Harmonies 97) [Islamic]
  
• Various artists, "Bellai Salala--Narayan Rayama jhi", Folk Music of Nepal (King Record 94) [Nepal]
  

• Various Artists, "Nana del Caballo Grande--Camarón de la Isla--Spain", L'Épopée Tzigane (Road of the Gypsies) (Network 97) [Gypsy]
  
• Various Artists, "Yo Tengo Tres Corazones--Paco Isidro", The Story of Flamenco (Hemisphere 97) [Spain]
  
• Various Artists, "Cantu di a Tribbiera--Jean-Paul Poletti", L'âme Corse--Music from Corsica (Auvidis 1997) [Corsica]
  
• Andonios Dalgas & Hafiz Burhan, "Manés Tis Avyis--Andonios Dalgas", Great Voices of Constantinople--1927-33 (Rounder 97) [Greece/Turkey]
  
• Compilation, "Mia Ine loussia--Haris Alexiou", The Dance of Heaven's Ghosts (Hemisphere 97) [Greece]
  
• Various Artists--collected & edited by Wolf Dietrich, "Üçayak, halay--Kemal Taskin & Ahmet Taskin", Folk Music of Turkey (Topic 94 (orig. 1966)) [Turkey]
  
• Nass el Ghiwan, "Ya chafi, Ya afi", Chants Gnawa du Maroc (Buda Records) [Morocco]
  
• L'ensemble el Moukhadrami, "Mode Khal", Musiques et Chants Traditionnels de Mauritanie (Blue Silver 94) [Mauritania]
  

• Various Artists, "Natale", Sardaigne, Musique de Bergers et Chants (Arion 94 (orig. 79)) [Sardinia]
  
• Tenores di Bitti, "Ballate a ballu tundu", Ammientos (Qbadisc 96) [Sardinia]
  
• Castel del Piano, "Lasciateci Passare, Siamo Toscani", Chants de Toscane (Arion 91) [Italy]
  
• Various Artists, "Hema Gera--Martin & Iman Iturbide", Trikitixa! an Introduction (Erde Records 91) [Basque]
  
• Various Artists, "O Deus Menino--Grupo Coral 'os Ceifeiros de Cuba--Alentejo", Musical Traditions of Portugal (Smithsonian Folkways 94) [ Portugal]
  
• Benito Merlino, "Amici, Amici", Chants de Sicile & Des Iles Éoliennes (Buda Records) [Sicily]
  
• Various Artists, "Colchetes de Oiro--Hermano da Camara", The Story of Fado (Hemisphere 97) [Portugal]
  
• Amalia Rodrigues, "Tentacão", Fado Lisboeta (Movieplay Portuguesa 92) [Portugal]
  
• Dulce Pontes, "Estranha Forma de Vida", Lagrimas ( Movieplay Portuguesa 1993) [Portugal]
  

• Kitka, "Duynel Idi ut Oftcetya--Bulgaria", Voices on the Eastern Wind (Diaphonica 92) [U.S.]
  
• Sharakan Ensemble, "Khorhurd Khorin--sung by Anna Mailian", The Music of Armenia Vol. 3--Medieval Music (Celestial Harmonies 96) [Armenia]
  
• Waverly Consort Michael Jaffee, Director, "The Darkest Midnight in December--Trad. Irish tune", A Waverly Consort Christmas--Christmas from E. Anglia to Appalachia (Virgin Classics 94) [U.S.]
  
• Robin Williamson, "Drive the Cold Winter Away", Winter's Turning (Pig's Whiskers Music 86) [Scotland]
  
• IncredibleString Band, "Waltz of the New Moon--R. Williamson", Hangman's Beautiful Daughter (Rykodisc 1996) [Scotland]
  
• Sandy Denny, "Like an Old Fashioned Waltz", Like an Old Fashioned Waltz (Rykodisc 77) [England]
  
• ) [Richard Thompson, "For Shame of Doing Wrong Small Town Romance Live/Solo in New York, 1982 Vocal and Acoustic Guitar", (Rykodisc 97) (England]
  

• Marie Persson, Toste Länne, Magnus Gustafsson, "Bodisko", Änglarnas Språk (Drone 92) [Sweden]
  
• Trond Åsmund Svenkerud & Sturla Eide Sundi, "Pols av Anders Haugen", Åsmund & Sturla (Heilo 97) [Norway]
  
• Sigmund Eikås, "Lodvikjen (a halling)", Jolstring (Heilo 94) [Norway]
  
• Garmarna, "Vänner och Fränder", Guds Speleman (Omnium 1996) [Sweden]
  

• Teka Ensemble, "Egy pár tánc Magyarsovátról", Teka Live--Ha te Huzod, én meg jarom. . . (Harmonia 1996) [Hungary]
  
• Davka, "Chutzpani", Self-titled (Interworld Music 94) [U.S.]