SET 1
Omar Sosa/ D'Son/ Afreecanos/ Ota Recs
Savina Yannatou/ Za lioubih maimo tri momi/ Songs of an Other/ ECM Records
Sofia Koutsovitis/ Alma del Pueblo/ Ojala/ sofiamusic.com
Kila/ Gambler's Ballet/ Gambler's Ballet/ Kila Records
Dub Colossus/ Shegye Shegitu/ In a town called Addis/ RealWorld Records

SET 2
Gustavo Dudamel-Simon Bolivar Symphony/ Fuga con Pajarillo/ FIESTA/Deutsche Grammophone
Angelo Debarre/ La Manouche/ Trio tout a cordes/ Le Chant du Monde
Kiosk/ Livanha, Botriha, Galonha/ Global Zoo/ Bamahang Productions

Brave Old World/ Basarabye/ Beyond the Pale/ Rounder Records
Note: Michael Alpert of Brave Old World performing at:
A Celebration of Russian-Jewish Wedding Music
Thursday, December 18, at 7:00 pm
Fiesta Hall, Plummer Park, West Hollywood
For info: www.yiddishkayt.org

SET 3
Wayne Shorter/ Angola/ Alegria/ Verve Records
El Tanbura/ I Saw the Moon/ Between the Desert and the Sea/ World Village

SET 4
Interview with Cuba's Omara Portuondo - new cd  "Gracias" on World Village
Omara Portuondo/ Gracias/ Gracias/ World Village
Omara Portuondo/ Amame como soy/ Gracias/ World Village
Omara Portuondo/ Drume Negrita/ Gracias/ World Village
Buena Vista Social Club/ Silencio/ BVSC at Carnegie Hall/ World Circuit-Nonesuch
Note: The transcript of the interview with Omara Portuondo will be posted here soon.

SET 5
Franco & Le TPOK Jazz/ Bazonzele Mama Ana/ FrancoPhonic/ Sterns Music

Eddie Palmieri/ El Dueño Monte/ El Rumbero del Piano/ RMM Records
In concert with Tito Rojas at the Hollywood Palladium, Dec 13, 8 PM.

Lila Downs/ Los Pollos/ Shake Away/ Manhattan-EMI Music

Ozomatli/ La Gallina/ Don't mess with the Dragon/ Concord Records
Shows at the House of Blues: Dec 18, 19, 20. For info: www.HOB.com

Kassin +2/ Tranquilo/ Futurismo/ Luaka Bop
In concert at the Hotel Café, Wed, Dec 10, 8 PM. For info: www.hotelcafe.com