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| Program | This Island Earth: Best of Both Worlds Revisited |
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| Hosted By | Alnoor Allidina |
| Date | Sep. 5th, 2010 |
Back to school, or what we remember of it. Alnoor Allidina builds sets around tunes taken from the ear-opening Best of Both Worlds compilation. Released in 1994, this collection introduced many to Earthling sounds never imagined. | |
| Artist | Album | Track | Label | |
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We begin the first hour in a Spanish sort of vein and move into a set of African pop. |
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| Ketama/Diabate/Thompson | The Best of Both Worlds | Vente Pa Madrid | Rykodisc | |
| Sabicas | Masters of Flamenco Guitar | Farruca 'El Albacin' | EMI Hemispheres | |
| Rodrigo y Gabriela | 11:11 | Atman | ||
| Gianmaria Testa | Altre Latitudini | Sei la conchiglia | ||
| Kanda Bongo Man | The Best of Both Worlds | Liza | Rykodisc | |
| D.D. Misiani | The King Of History - Classic 1970s Benga Beats From Kenya | Kiseru | ||
| The Dark City Sisters | Soweto Never Sleeps Classic Female Zulu Jive | Exomcula (The Musicians) | Shanachie | |
| Jali Musa Jawara | The Best of Both Worlds | Fote Mogoban | ||
| Lora Chiorah-Dye and Sukutai | Safarini in Transit: Music of African Immigrants | Chemtengure | ||
We spend most of the second hour in Eastern Europe with forays into West and South Asia. |
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| Trio Bulgarka | The Best of Both Worlds | Snoshti Sem Minal, Kuzum Elenke | Rykodisc | |
| Angelite & Huun-Huur-Tu The Bulgarian Voices | Fly, Fly My Sadness | Fly, Fly My Sadness | ||
| Banda Citta Ruvo Di Puglia | La Bandas | Una Serenata (Lucilla Galeazzi) | ||
| Maza Mezé | Hypnotika | Mavra Dhakria | ||
| Marta Sebestyen | The Best of Both Worlds | Tavasz Tavasz | Rykodisc | |
| Ivo Papasov | The Best of Both Worlds | Mominsko Horo | Rykodisc | |
| Warsaw Village Band | Infinity | Polska Fran Polska | ||
| Kronos Quartet | Rainbow | Köhlen Atim | Smithsonian | |
| Galitcha | Satraang | Sanu Ik Pal Chain | ||
The final hour begins with two of the giants of Earthling music - Ali Farka Toure and Toumani Diabate. |
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| Ali Farka Toure | The Best of Both Worlds | I Go Ka | Rykodisc | |
| Toumani Diabate | The Best of Both Worlds | Jarabi | Rykodisc | |
| Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko | Africa to Appalachia | Bamaneyake | ||
| Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba | I Speak Fula | Torin Torin | ||
| Moussa Dombia | World Psychedelic Classics, Vol. 3: Love's a Real Thing | Keleya | ||
| Apkass | En marchant vers le soleil | Du Riz et des Armes | ||
| The Very Best | Warm Heart of Africa | Julia | ||
| People Project | People Project | Regalando | ||
| Tony Allen | Homecooking | Eparapo | ||
| Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics | Lloys Miller & The Heliocentrics | Modality | Strut |  |
 Canadian content | New release | |||