This week in the Afrosonic Taxi, we're visiting the West African Sahel where artists are drawing on 600 years of roots to make music that's as alive as ever.

1. Barou by Inna Baba Coulibaly (Mali) 2. Lelli Yoro by Mamar Kassey (Niger) 3. Moussolankolo by Zani Diabate & Les Heritiers (Mali) 4. Muso by Solomane Doumbia feat. Rokia Kouyate (Mali) 5. Afro Mandingo by Baba Commandant & the Mandingo Band (Burkina Faso) 6. Bwa Iri by Ben Zabo (Mali) 7. Mangoya Foura by Dieneba Seck (Mali) 8. I Go Ka by Ali Farka Toure (Mali) 9. Tenere by TAL National (Niger) 10. Salou by Khaira Arby (Mali) 11. Teri Janfa by Zoumana Diarra (Mali)

Host DJK drives listeners through the world of African-influenced music – from night clubs in Dakar to festivals in Bahia, from recording studios in Havana to family compounds on the streets of Lagos. The show follows the African diaspora to South America, the Caribbean and southern Europe, but never strays far from the beat of the mother continent. From KPSQ-LP, Fayetteville, AR.