Congratulations to long time KUSP programmer Nathaniel Mackey who won the
2006 National Book Award for Poetry for his book Splay Anthem!

artist/ song/ album/ label
Corey Harris/ Daily Bread/ Daily Bread/ Rounder
Boubacar Traore/ Adieu Pierette/ Kar Kar/ Sterns
Afel Bocoum, Damon Albarn, Toumani Diabate/ Niger/ Mali Music/ Honest Jons
Markus James/ Child See the Rider/ Night Bird/ Firenze
Hank Jones, Cheick Tidiane Seck & the Mandinkas/ Komidiara/Sarala/ Verve
Ernest Ranglin/ Ala Walee/ In Search of the Lost Riddim/ Palm Pictures

Santocas/ Valodia/ Angola 70's (compilation)/ Buda Musique
Kafala Brothers/ N'Guxi/ Salipo/ MB Records
Amoya/ Baila Maria/ Cineta/ RFI
Eyuphuro/ Orera Kurrera/ / Yellela/ World Music Network
Ghorwane/ Vhory/ Kudumba/ Piranha
Bau/ Jombo/ Blimundo/ Lusafrica

Regis Gizavo, Louis Mlanga, & David Mirandon/ Eka Lahy/ Stories/ Marabi
Kerekes Band/ Pimasz Cheeky/ pimasz Cheeky/ Periferic
Theodosii Spassov Trio/ Tui-To/ The Fish are Praying for Rain/ Traditional
Crossroads
New Orleans Klezmer Allstars/ Dr. Lizard/ Fresh Out of the Past/ Shanachie
Jorge Pardo/ 'Round Midnight/ Veloz/ Milestone
Steve Turre/ Macho (Para Machito)/ Sanctified Shells/ Antilles

Young Tiger/ Calypso Be/ London is the Place for Me vol. 2/ Honest Jons
Dizzy Gillespie/ Salt Peanuts/ Jazz at Massey Hall/ Debut