Tangents Playlist 10/24/2005

Label	Artist	Album	Selection
10/24/2005
Global Rap
Rap Music has come a long way since its inception within hip hop culture in New York City and has gained cultural and political significance as it has spread thorughout the world. Tangents takes us on a glopal rap excursion featuring African rappers such as Daara J from Senegal, former child-soldier Emanuel Jal from Sudan and Algerian Rai singer Cheb Mami. Rap music pioneers Melle Mel and Grand Master Flash along with the "Godfather of Rap" Gil Scot-Heron are also included.
Virgin (Canada)	Speedy J	GSpot (I)	The Fun Equations

TVT	Gil Scot-Heron	Winter In America	H2Ogate Blues
World Music Network	Kalamashaka	Rough Guide to African Rap (I)	Ni Wakati
City of Tribes	Ali Khan Band (now known as Shabaz)	Zindagi	Piyar Piyar

Richard Blair Excerpt
Palm Pictures	Sidestepper	3AM (In Beats We Trust)	Mas Papaya
Sugar Hill	Melle Mel	Best of Sugar Hill Records (var)	White Lines (Don't Do It)
World Music Network	Emmanual Jal (co-billed with Abdel Gadir Salim but he's not on this song)	Ceasefire (I) (N)	Gua
Cohiba/Polydor	MC Solaar	Prose Combat	Nouveau Western
World Village	Tinariwen	Amassakoul	Arawan

Axiom	Bahia Black featuring Carlinhos Brown	Ritual Beating System	Capitao Do Asfalto
Mondo Melodia/Ark 21	Cheb Mami	Melil Meli	Parisien Du Nord
Wrasse	Daara J	Boomerang (L)	TT
Asphodel	The X-ecutioners	Asphodelic Sampler (var)	Raidas' Theme Remix

Blue Note	US3	Hand On The Torch	Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)
KEY D = debut comp = compilation FC = forthcoming I = import L = latest OVP = Out of Print N = new NR = newly reissued sdtrk = soundtrack TT = title track var = various N/A = not available NOTE: A space between the rows (usually with a time) indicates a set break
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