1. Malika B and Dave Hunter – Injection Of Blackness
2. Free Association – Polyrhythm Jizm
3. Guem – Naja
4. Gabriele Poso – Cafe De Ochun
5. Babatunde Olatunji – Long Distance Lover
6. Sola Akingbola – Ninu Opon Ori Tiwa
7. Toto La Monposina – Tembandumba
8. Silvestre Mendez – Ven Francisco
9. Bobby Matos & Heritage Ensemble – Guiro Elegua
10. Dudu Tucci – Drum It Up
11. Mustapha Tettey Addy – Coming Home
12. Stella Chiweshe – Chigamba
13. Sola Akingbola – Ninu Opon Ori Tiwa (Kiko Navarro re-edit)
14. Free Association – Polyrhythm Jizm (Lay-Far re-fix)
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