A true jazz classic—Charles Lloyd and Chico Hamilton give us "Forest Flower." Then we go Latin with Marta Gómez, Susana Baca and Perú Negro. We wrap it up by crossing the water with UK soul singers Amy Winehouse and Laura Izibor.

The Isley Brothers give us 16 slow jamz. The Coup give us street reportage. And Obama gives us hope ;>). I couldn’t resist saying that even though what we get is three songs promoting Obama featuring The Mighty Sparrow, The Bergevin Brothers with Reverend Pat Wright & The Total Experience Gospel Choir, and Will.I.Am with a huge cast of supporting artists. Be inspired to act.

This week BoL literally covers Bob Dylan. We begin with Jimi Hendrix and The Neville Brothers and we conclude with (get ready for this laundry list): Stevie Wonder, Gregory Isaacs, Nina Simone, Mavis Staples, The Isley Brothers, Tracy Chapman, Max Romeo, Richie Havens, Beres Hammond, Roberta Flack, The O’Jays and Randy Crawford. How you like Dylan now?

We start off kicking funky love songs with The Meters, Funkadelic, David Nunez, The Isley Brothers, King Floyd, Betty Davis and Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band. Then we head out to the great Northwest and reason a spell with Blue Scholars. We close out with a Brazilian interlude featuring Da Lata, Astrud Gilberto with Stanley Turrentine, Edu Lobo, Irio De Paula, Paulinho Garcia and Grazyna Auguscik, and Muro Senise. Another varied and warmly wonderful week of music on BoL.