A slightly silly beginning; three of Zimbabwe's greatest; the guitars of summer; another edition of Balkan bangers
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Song | Artist (Country) | Recording | Label | Year
Separation | Oliver Lake (USA) | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru | 1996 Global A Go-Go | Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros (UK) | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001
What Did The Hippie Have In His Bag? | Cornershop (UK) | single | Ample Play | 2011 When A Man Loves Woman [sic] | Dr. Nico & Orchestre African Fiesta (RD Congo) | Eternel Dr. Nico | African | 1967 Gin & Juice | Prince Fatty (UK) | Survival Of The Fattest | Rasa | 2008 In A Gadda Da Vida | Albert Kuvezin & Yat-Kha (Tuva) | Re-Covers | World Village | 2006 Don't You Want Me | The Jolly Boys (Jamaica) | Great Expectation | eOne Music | 2011
Ndima Ndapedza | Oliver Mtukudzi (Zimbabwe) | Tuku Music | Putumayo | 1998 Wakasikirei Satani | Bhundu Boys (Zimbabwe) | The Shed Sessions | Sadza | 1984
Zimbabwe Mozambique | Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited (Zimbabwe) | Zimbabwe Mozambique | Gramma | 1987
Que Humanidad | Eliades Ochoa (Cuba) | Sublime Illusion | Higher Octave | 1999 Passeio Por Luanda | Aliace Makiadi (Angola) | Angola Soundtrack | Analog Africa | 1975 Vocales De Amor | Joan Soriano (Dominican Republic) | El Duque De La Bachata | iASO | 2010
Ilhe Chinyenre | Dr. Sir Warrior & The Oriental Brothers International (Nigeria) | Highlife Time, Volume 2 | Vampisoul | 1974 No Beer In Heaven | Atongo Zimba (Ghana) | Savannah Breeze | Hippo | 2005 Para Elisa | Los Destellos (Peru) | The Roots Of Chicha | Barbes | 1968
Annyit Ittam Banatomban (Drunk With Sorrow) | Parno Graszt (Hungary) | Ez A Vilag Nekem Valo (This World Is Made For Me) | Podium Productions | 2007 Disco Dzumbus | Fanfare Ciocarlia (Romania) & Boban I Marko Markovic Orkestar (Serbia) | Balkan Brass Battle | Asphalt Tango | 2011 Duj Duj | Kal (Serbia) | Kal | Asphalt Tango | 2006 Last Band Standing | Forty Thieves Orkestar (UK) | Last Band Standing | Enja | 2011
Black Cat White Cat | No Smoking Orchestra (Bosnia-Serbia) | Black Cat White Cat original soundtrack | Barclay | 1998 Giv Mi Mani (Samo Malo) | Magnifico (Slovenia) | Export Import | Sony/Epic | 2003