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Music heard on the air for Wednesday, July 23, 2014 includes songs by Narcotango, Ernest Ranglin, Pasatono Orquesta, Baka Beyond, and MC Lars
The songs played on The World for Wednesday, July 23, 2014
SONG: Otra Luna
ARTIST: Narcotango
CD TITLE: The Roots of Electronic Tango (Downtempo)
CD LABEL: Ultrapop
SONG: Ska Renzo
ARTIST: Ernest Ranglin
CD TITLE: Bless Up
CD LABEL: Avila Street Records
SONG: Maroma Ndavi
ARTIST: Pasatono Orquesta
CD TITLE: Maroma
CD LABEL: Corason
SONG: Nangating
ARTIST: Baka Beyond
CD TITLE: After the Tempest
CD LABEL: March Hare Music
Here's the song Patrick Cox chose for a coda to his story about Shakespeare's influence on the English language.
SONG: Hey There Ophelia
ARTIST: MC Lars
CD TITLE: This Gigantic Robot Kills
CD LABEL: Oglio/Crappy