A look back a look ahead...
| Slither (theme) Anoushka Shankar & Karsh Kale - Breathing Under Water - Angel |
| Technical difficulties led me to the CD player and some fine flamenco-inspired guitar playing recorded December 5, 1980. |
| Mediterranean Sundance/Rio Ancho Di Meola/McLaughlin/De Lucia - Frtiday Night In san Fransisco - Columbia |
| After technical difficulties...here is a set of Arabic-influenced music. |
| A Traveler Through the Ocean of Abstraction Seyed Ali Jaberi - Psalms of Lonliness - Hermes 
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| Ascending Bird Kayhan Kalhor & Brooklyn Rider - Silent City |
| Farrage Carla Kihlstedt & Shahzah Ismaily - Flying Low |
| We sample from a couple of 2010 recordings by Ottawa-based musicians - Rene Gely & Pulse Mondiale and Mighty Popo |
| Mora na Roca Pulse Mondiale - Testament 
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| Ngire Nte Mighty Popo - Gakondo
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| Waiting In Vain Pulse Mondiale - Testament
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| Impunga Mighty Popo - Gakondo
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| Bill's String-Driven Thing presents the oud... |
| Nubiana Hamza El Din - Music of Nubia |
| Believe Hamza El Din - Music of Nubia |
| Al Oud Hamza El Din - Al Oud |
| now for Dhafer Youseff... |
| Shatha Dhafer Youseff - Abu Nawas Rhapsody |
| 27th Ethos Dhafer Youseff - Divine Shadows |
| Bill's Favourite, Anouar Brahem... |
| Raf Raf Anouar Brahem - Barzakh - ECM |
| Sadir Anouar Brahem - Barzakh - ECM |
| Sur l'Infini Bleu Anouar Brahem - Khomsa - ECM |
| E la Nave Va Anouar Brahem - Khomsa - ECM |
| Zarabanda Anouar Brahem - La Voyage de Sahar - ECM |
| ...and on to Rabih Abou-Khalil... |
| Wishing Well Rabih Abou-Khalil - Al-Jadida - Enja |
| Blue Camel Rabih Abou-Khalil - Blue Camel - Enja |
| Haneen Wa Hanaan Rabih Abou-Khalil - Tarab - Enja |
| more favourites of 2010... |
| Agbara Souljazz Orchestra - Rising Sun
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| Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Kelly Lee Evans - Nina
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| Rejoice, Pt.2 Souljazz Orchestra - Rising Sun
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| Love Me or Leave Me Kelly Lee Evans - Nina
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