Today's show was entirely curated by an artificial intelligence. The prompt? I asked it for a playlist for a soulful, funky three-hour world music show with no hip-hop, no autotune and no reggaeton. The AI obliged. Oh, and to fans of hip-hop, autotune and reggaeton: sorry!
| Afro Blue Mongo Santamaria - Afro Blue |
| Nanã Polo & Pan - Caravelle |
| Soul Makossa Manu Dibango - Manu Dibango Anthology |
| Oya Ibeyi - Oya - EP |
| Águas De Março Elis Regina & Antônio Carlos Jobim - Elis & Tom |
| Chega de Saudade João Gilberto - Chega de Saudade (Remastered Edition) |
| Cumbia Sobre el Mar Quantic & Flowering Inferno - South American All Stars (Guapachando) |
| Canto de Ossanha Baden Powell & Vinicius de Moraes - Os Afro - Sambas de Baden e Vinícius |
| Black Magic Woman Santana - Ultimate Santana |
| Oye Como Va Tito Puente - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tito Puente |
| Chove Chuva Jorge Ben Jor - Famous Hits By Jorge Ben Jor |
| El Preso Fruko y Sus Tesos - Greatest Salsa Classics of Colombia, Vol. 1 |
| Mama Africa Peter Tosh - Mama Africa |
| Taqkal Tarha (feat. Micah Nelson) Tinariwen - Amadjar |
| Mala Mala - Devendra Banhart |
| Sinnerman Nina Simone - Feeling Good: The Very Best of Nina Simone |
| Satta Massagana The Abyssinians - Satta Massagana |
| La Vida Es un Carnaval Celia Cruz - La Vida Es un Carnaval: Baile Total |
| Ain't No Sunshine Bill Withers - Just As I Am |
| Aquarela do Brasil João Gilberto - Live at the 19th Montreux Jazz Festival |
| Bam Bam Sister Nancy - One, Two |
| La Bamba Ritchie Valens - La Bamba |
| Sukiyaki Kyu Sakamoto - Single |
| La vie en rose Edith Piaf - La vie en rose |
| Wavin' Flag K'naan - Troubadour 
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| Hafla (Live) Khaled - Aicha |
| Zombie Fela Kuti - Zombie |
| Zorba's Dance Mikis Theodorakis - Zorba the Greek (Original Soundtrack) |
| Mama Yemi Alade - Mama Africa (The Diary of an African Woman) |
| Don't Worry, Be Happy Bobby McFerrin - Simple Pleasures |
| The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight |
| Bamako Songhoy Blues - Résistance |
| Kothbiro Ayub Ogada - En Mana Kuoyo |
| Black Voices Tony Allen - Black Voices |
| La Llorona Lila Downs & Mariachi Juvenil de Tecalitlán - Frida (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| Babylone Kêlê Alpha Blondy - S.O.S Guerre Tribale |
| Baro Habib Koité & Kélétigui Diabaté - Baro |
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1:19 PM, April 16th, 2023