The tunes played between segments on The World for October 17, 2014 include:
SONG: Yunan
ARTIST: Dirtwire
CD TITLE: The Carrier
LABEL: Beats Antique Records
SONG: Kel Tamasheck
ARTIST: Etran Finatawa
CD TITLE: The Rough Guide to the music of Sahara
LABEL: World Music Network
SONG: Falcon's Landing
ARTIST: The Bombay Royale
CD TITLE: The Island of Dr Electrico
LABEL: Hope Street Recordings
And DJ Rekha, also known as the "Ambassador of Bhangra," dipped into her digital crate and chose these three tracks for us:
SONG: Feem
ARTIST: Diamond Cut & Jazzy B
CD TITLE: Cut Like a Diamond
LABEL: Replay Music
SONG: Why This Kolaveri Di? (The Tigerstyle Bhangra Mix)
ARTIST: Dhanush
CD TITLE: Why This Kolaveri Di? Simply South
LABEL: Sony
SONG: Basement Bhangra Anthem (feat. Sunil Sehgal, Wyclef Jean & Bikram Singh)
ARTIST: DJ Rekha
CD TITLE: Basement Bhangra
LABEL: eOne Music
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