His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, addresses the American Committee on Africa, April 18, 1960.

Toots Hibbert has had one of the most amazing careers in all of reggae: Light Your Light celebrates it in style with contemporary reworkings of some of his earliest hits with the Maytals.

New releases from Michael Rose, Yami Bolo, Carl I, Wayne Wonder, Duane Stephenson, Tony Roots, Sizzla, Natural Black, Chezidek, Ticklah, Screwdriver, Tony Curtis, Midnite, and Katchafire; reissues from the Gladiators, BB Seaton, Leo Hall, Dennis Brown, Ninjaman, Zap-Pow, and Culture; plus a heaping helping of local lights, compilations, a fistful of dub and ska albums and much more.

Bob dips into the reggae side with reviews of Toots and the Maytals' Light Your Light, When Rhythm Was King, and the Abyssinians. Congolese music segues into Central America and the Caribbean with Tabu Ley Rochereau's Voice of Lightness cheek-by jowl with ColombiAfrica--The Mystic Orchestra's Voodoo Love Inna Champeta-Land, and Bachata Roja: Acoustic Bachata from the Cabaret Era. Gypsies, Indians, Ethiopians and Iranians all climb aboard the caravan led by the Darbuki Kings through the distant mountains

Latin rock with a huge palette of fusion from Mexico City and Paris are served up by Cafe Tacuba and Manu Chao. Tirso Duarte and Michel Perez, the Jazz on the Latin Side All Stars and Puerto Plata heat up the night.

Barry Eisenberg heads to West Africa to revel in more of the great Guinean orchestras of the '70s: Bembeya Jazz and Camayenne Sofa. The best-known Congolese singer Tabu Ley Rochereau and the best  Tanzanian rumba singer you never heard of, Maestro King Kiki, both have compilations of golden oldies out.

Martin Sinnock reviews La Bonne Humeur, the final album of the late, beloved Congolese singer, Madilu System, and weighs in on the Tabu Ley box set. A new albums from Papa Wemba with his Viva Tendances outfit gets a positive reception..

Mr. Music's mind is messed up by Manu Chao's controlled nuttiness on La Radiolina, but he gets sorted by Orchestra Baobab's new masterpiece Made in Dakar. Also hitting the dance floor are reissues of Tabu Ley Rochereau, the Hallelujah Chicken Run Band of Zimbabwe, Charanga Habanera, and a Tribute to Joe Cuba by Nils Fischer and Tumbazo.

Fania All Stars, Latin-Soul-Rock.

Cuban percussionist Carlos "Patato" Valdez 1926-2007.

Steve Heilig takes a whirlwind tour of recent reggae, Brazilian, African, Latin and Asian releases, and beyond.

Stephen Marley wins reggae Grammy, Soweto Gospel Choir and Angelique Kidjo receive Grammys for world music.

Riddim Edition" by The Ramerman highlights the latest dancehall riddims.

A new release by Martinique's Dede Saint-Prix, Melanj, is cause for celebration. Music from Marlene Dorcena, Krezi Mizik, Hangout and Djakout Mizik (Haiti), ColombiAfrica, calypsonian Ajamu, and an interview with Haiti's TiCorn are featured.

Roger Steffens brings us up to date on his recent runnings.

Roger Steffens and Peter Simon, Reggae Scrapbook.

Ned Sublette, The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square.