ARTIST ... Origin
Title  Duration
(Album) [Label]

Hamdi AHMED .... Egypt
Ghallo Tara 4'25
(Sif Safaa: New Music From The Middle East) [hEMIsphere]

Rabih ABOU-KHALIL .... Lebanon
Dreams of a Dying City 11'06
(Roots & Sprouts) [ENJA]

BAHIA BLACK ....USA / Brazil
The Seven Powers 5'15
(Ritual Beating System) [Axiom]
A Bill LASWELL project. This piece features Herbie HANCOCK, Wayne SHORTER and the Brazilian percussion group OLODUM.

BONGA ....Angola
N'Guzu 6'19
(Angola) [Playasound]

Sergio MENDES ....Brazil / USA
Senhoras do Amazonas 4'32
(Brasileiro) [Elektra]
Even though MENDES gets top billing for this gathering of Brazilian musicians, João BOSCO is the main force behind this song.

Jean Luc Ponty .... USA
Mam'Mai 5'47
(Tchokola) [Epic / Sony]

Cheikh LÔ ....Senegal
Né la Thiass 4'24
(Né la Thiass) [World Circuit]
Fine recent music in the famous Dakar / latin style, produced by Youssou N'Dour

ÉTOILE de DAKAR ....Senegal
Thiely
(Absa Gueye Vol.1) [Stern's Africa]

Sanougue KOUYATE .... Mali
Karam Domba 7'35
(Balendala Djibe) [Mango]

XYLOSAX ....Australia
Bent Can 2'14
(On The Spot) [independent]
A rather different new project led by the irrepressible Linsey POLLAK who is well known for his work in the multicultural ensemble SLIVANJE. The other members of XYLOSAX are Ali ADAMS, Jessica AINSWORTH & Mik MOORE.

Zakir HUSSAIN & the RHYTHM EXPERIENCE ....USA
Nines Over Easy
(Zakir Hussain & the Rhythm Experience) [Moment]

Unknown .... Bali
Gamelan Anklung: Mergepati 7'52
(Music From the Morning Of The World) [Elektra Nonesuch]
Recorded by David LEWISTON in 1966.

Zainal ABIDIN .... Malaysia
Bongkar 5'25
(Gamal) [WEA]