4. New York Street Musicians – New York Street Band
5. Female Wolof Singers – Kendal
6. Andros Island Musicians – Everything the monkey do
7. Gio Workers – Gio Song
8. New Orleans Street Drumming
9. Baby Dodds – New Orleans/Chicago Jazz Drumming
10. Baoule Drum Orchestra – Anougble Festival
11. New York Contemporary Jazz Drumming
12. Kpelle Bush Cutters – Work Songs
13. Cameroonian Coffee Sifters – Work Song
14. Jamaican Construction Workers – Work Song
15. Male Dogon Singers – Men's Wedding Song
16. Go Down Old Hannah
17. Wive's Song/Alabama Children's Song (medley)
18. Akon Adowa Musicians – Akonodey
19. Kumina Musicians – Country Song
20. Bafut Musicians – Mansa
21. Wolog Gewel – Samba Gilaweji
22. J.D. Short – Wasting My Time
23. Wolof Gewel – Tara
24. Tuareg Musicians – Minstrels
25. Kentucky Banjo Instrumentals
26. Waje Ward – Virginia Banjo Instrumental
27. Roscoe Holcomb – Kentucky Banjo with Voice
28. Kpelle Musician – Instrumental
29. Bassa Musicians – Belly Harp
30. Baoule Musician – Djourou
31. Yacqui Musician – Vera-Cruz Style Harp
32. Mandingo Musicians – Belafon
33. Baoule Musicians – Baoule
34. Mexican Musicians – Marimba
35. Jon Weih – Musical Bow
36. Utah Smith – I have two wings
37. Daddy Hotcakes – Saddlehorse Blues
38. Andros Island Musicians – When A Man Marries His Troubles Just Begin
39. Eureka Brass Band – Just a little while to stay here
40. He's a friend of mine
41. Jazz at the Philharmonic, Blues, Part 3
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