Despite what’s going on in the world today, this is an easy, soulful week. We start off with an extensive overview of Bobby Womack. And then we trip to Cuba to taste the entrancing voice of Haydée Milanés. And then we go back to school for some tasty Soul treats from Leela James. Bet you’ll be listening to these mixtapes for quite a while.

Black music worldwide. This week we feature a blues/jazz & pop singer from Alabama (Dinah Washington), a soul singer from Ireland (Laura Izibor), a DJ from Virginia (DJ Sayeed), and a beatbox/vocalist of Afghan and Pakistan heritage from Canada (Ebrahim Lakhani).

This week we go back to the early years with a visit to New Orleans blues piano professor, Champion Jack Dupree. Our contemporary travels take us to Cameroun via France for the exciting work of Sandra Nkaké. We close with five versions of "Betcha By Golly Wow" featuring The Stylistics, Cool Riddims and Sista Teedy, Smokey Robinson, Freddie Hubbard, and Norman Connors featuring Phyllis Hyman.

How about some classic blues from Ray Charles. And add the latest in electronic dub and trance music from New Zealand’s Fat Freddy’s Drop. Top it off with dozen remixes of Common. Music for chillin’. 

Charlie Mingus wows us with The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady. Hollie Smith blows some hard Kiwi Soul music. And Milt Jackson, Dwight Tribble, Claudia Burson, Al Jarreau, Dorothy Ashby, and Leon Thomas & Gary Bartz bring us seven versions of Freddie Hubbard‘s "Little Sunflower."