AfroCubism - “Jarabi” from AfroCubism

Toumani Diabate plays the kora AKA the 21-string West African harp, which is fashioned from a calabash (not to be confused with the calabaza). You can eat a raw calabaza, though it isn’t advised. You cannot eat the raw calabash, though certainly you would try if starving and curious in the Malian savanna and you found one growing from a calabash tree. However, under those circumstances, you’d probably die from dehydration before the cytotoxin in the calabash killed you. But either way, it’s likely the man or woman who one day stumbles upon your carcass will make a musical instrument out of your bones.

Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson - “Lovin’ You”

In his exhaustively researched book Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke (2005), Peter Guralnick claims that Watson was an actual pimp, as well as a performer. Watson himself, however, reportedly felt “ambivalent” about prostituting women, even though it “paid better” than music. - wikipedia

vanessa da mata - “baú” from Sim

ben harper is on this album. that doesnt matter. this falls somewhere between BAM, Mato Grosso and Royce Hall.

wu-tang clan - “visionz”

inspectah deck produced this FIRE FIRE FIRE beat. masta killa should be kicked out of the clan for dropping his GARBAGE GARBAGE GARBAGE third verse on here. thankfully rebel INS picks up where rae left off and my day is not ruined.