Today we feature a retrospective look at the music from West Africa that has come to be known as "Desert Blues" because one finds links between it and the music we know on this continent as the blues. And this is just a small taste of what is out there to explore.

Label: World Music Network Album: "Desert Crossroads" Band: Etran Finatawa 1) Naanaaye Label: Piranha Music Album: "Afropentatonism" Musicians: Alhousseini Anivolla & Girum Mezmur 2) Isouwad 3) Toumast Enkere Label: Cumbancha Album: "Agadez" Musician: Bombino 4) Iyat Idounia Ayasahen (Another Life) 5) Tar Hani (My Love) Label: Fidjo Music Album: "OSAS-It's Time" Musician: Alhousseini Anivolla 6) Toumast Enkere Label: World Music Network Album: "Tarkat Tajje-Let's Go!" 7) Gourma 8) Aitma (fade)

Music from around the world is featured. Bringing the audience into the realm of other cultures through music, hopefully expanding empathy for the “other,” and recognizing that “other” in ourselves. From Dennis Darrah at WGDR, Goddard College Plainfield, VT. wgdr.org/.