Put your thinking caps on...DJ Ritu needs your help

[Guest]

I've got a challenge for you all. Can you think of an appropriate world music theme song for the Save A World in London campaign? I just don't have enough in depth knowledge. My suggestion was The Kinks 'Village Green Preservation Society' but of course that's not world music.

DJ Gabriel

[Russ]

A rather obscure track comes to mind - "Preservation of humanity" by Mohammed Malcolm Ben - from his album "African Feeling". It's sort of thoughtful Ghana highlife music. Not on youtube or anywhere else as far as I know.

A rather obvious suggestion is this one, but maybe it's a bit corny for your purposes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuMlHdxiIZ8

I'll have another think...

Russ

[Martin Reynolds]

Thanks Russ. I wouldn't say corny, but in the main reggae is not classed as world music. It's became a relatively mainstream genre. But a jolly good effort. Well done!

Deejay Gabriel

[Russ]

Too mainstream?:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoEQREKFQG4

(Not sure of the feeling you're after.)

[johncorrigan]

Martin what about the Sierra Leone's Refugee All-Stars and "Muloma (Let Us Be United)" ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLhsgNITmPQ

[Martin Reynolds]

Thanks John. It was appreciated by the Ritu team.