Welcome to This Island Earth with Manmohan Panesar and special guest, Frank Saptel. Frank and I have picked out some gems this afternoon inclusing lots of music from South Asia, but also Mali, Finland, South Africa, Mongolia, both South and North Korea, Zimbabwe. Also featured this afternoon will be a tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, who passed away 15 years ago on August 15th, 1997. Please drop us a line if you have any questions or comments.
| Bandja Kasse Mady Diabate - Manden Djeli Kanden - Universal Music France |
| Kalou Man Kene Kasse Mady Diabate - Manden Djeli Kanden - Universal Music France |
| Tozeza Oliver Mtukudsi - Wonai - Sheer Sound |
| Ngqongqo (To Those We Love) Mriam Makeba - An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba/The Magic of Makeba |
| Colinda Zachary Richard - Soundtrack from The Big Easy |
| Levan Polka Loituma - Live version performed on Finnish TV |
| Eriskumainen Kantele Loituma - Things of Beauty - Northside |
| Pummarola Black Spaccanapoli - Lost Souls - Realworld |
| Lost in the Supermarket Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra - Another World is Possible - Attac |
| Le Poison No One Is Innocent & Orchestra National de Barbies - Another World is Possible - Attac |
| Que Pena Gal Costa & Caetano Veloso - Big Noise 2 - Rykodisc |
| Toomba Saeen Zahoor - Televised performance on Coke Studio |
| Aik Alif Saeen Zahoor and Noori - Televised performance on Coke Studio |
| Hommage to Ibn Arabi Al Kindi Ensemble with Omar Sarmini - Fez Festival of World Sacred Music - Le chantu du monde/Harmonia Mundi |
| Tamlly Maak Amr Diab - Tamally Maak - Alam elPhan |
| Unknown Mongolian Throat Singing - Unknown |
| Live performance Jang Sa Ik - Arirang (Gang Nam Arirang) |
| Live performance North Korean Orchestra - Bhangap Sumnida |
| Mera piya ghar aaya (My Beloved Has Come Home) Asif Ali Khan - Hommage a Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Network |
| Lagi walia nu neend nia ondhi (Lovers can never sleep) Abide Parveen - Hommage a Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Network |
| Zihroulahi (A Prayer for His Soul in Paradise) Cheikh Lo - Hommage a Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Network |
| Ramghin U Del Pashew (Anxious Heart) Kamkar Ensemble - Hommage a Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Network |
| Sighra Aaween Saanwal Yaar Sanam Marvi - Performance on Coke Studio |
| Na Ruh Te Hai Ansoo (Love has no destination) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Parchan Shaal Pavar Dhola - Network |
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1:40 PM, August 5th, 2012