Music heard on the air for October 21, 2014

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The tunes played between segments on The World for October 21, 2014 include:

    SONG: Gassi Gabbi (feat. Eyal Sela)
    ARTIST: The Touré-Raichel Collective
    CD TITLE: The Paris Session
    LABEL: Cumbancha

    SONG: Fingers
    ARTIST: Joi
    CD TITLE: Real World 25
    LABEL: Real World

    SONG: Five of Swords
    ARTIST: Grand Fatilla
    CD TITLE: Global Shuffle
    LABEL: Grand Fatilla Records

And our last story today was about the outbreak of the chikungunya in Jamaica. Wayne J, an 11-year-old Jamaican rapper, has released this timely rap in response the virus:

    SONG: Chikungunya
    ARTIST: Wayne J
    LABEL: Ikation Records

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