The Audio Affinity

This is a collection of music and sounds that represent an auditory movement of black arts from Africa to the birth of Hip-Hop. It was created as a companion to the play 'Griot: He Who Speaks the Sweet Word' by Al Letson, David Girard, and Larry Knight.

This mix is a collection that represents the very best in underground soul music. Here is the tracklisting: 01 morning glory: jamiroquai 02 love song #1: meshell n’degeocello 03 gruve song: tamara wellons 04 weather: amel larrieux 05 black star: yahzarah 06 loving you: don cello & friends (featuring carol riddick) 07 matter of time: kem 08 untitled: fertile ground 09 ode 2 nina: n’dambi 10 with you: sirius b project 11 in my life: ledisi 12 ghetto butterfly: fertile ground 13 blue horizon: maysa 14 you love me: musiq 15 what is love: vivian green 16 say you won’t: adriana evans

This mix is a collection of music that represents the very best in underground soul music. Here is the tracklisting: 01 open your eyes, you can fly: lizz wright 02 black sunshine: fertile ground 03 forget regret: the rh factor (featuring stephanie mckay) 04 juicy: the rh factor (featuring renee neufville) 05 june: fertile ground 06 easy conversation: jill scott 07 you move me: cassandra wilson 08 sunny blue: kim hill 09 see you in my dreams: n’dambi 10 poetry: the rh factor (featuring q-tip + meshell n’degeocello + erykah badu) 11 nocturnal sunshine: meshell n’degeocello (featuring herbie hancock) 12 goodbye: lizz wright 13 bitter bitter blue: n’dambi 14 take me higher: fertile ground 15 strange fruit: cassandra wilson 16 creole: charlie hunter (featuring mos def)

This mix is a collection of music that represents the very best in underground soul music. Here is the tracklisting: 01 open your eyes, you can fly: lizz wright 02 black sunshine: fertile ground 03 forget regret: the rh factor (featuring stephanie mckay) 04 juicy: the rh factor (featuring renee neufville) 05 june: fertile ground 06 easy conversation: jill scott 07 you move me: cassandra wilson 08 sunny blue: kim hill 09 see you in my dreams: n’dambi 10 poetry: the rh factor (featuring q-tip + meshell n’degeocello + erykah badu) 11 nocturnal sunshine: meshell n’degeocello (featuring herbie hancock) 12 goodbye: lizz wright 13 bitter bitter blue: n’dambi 14 take me higher: fertile ground 15 strange fruit: cassandra wilson 16 creole: charlie hunter (featuring mos def)