Hey XLR8; been thinking about this show - a lot - and having no other means to communicate some further thoughts, I add them here.
I made a rather esoteric request (you did open the door a crack by earlier playing some African music), and you came through big time. Not only did you play the requested artist, you played a track from what truly is my favorite album by this artist, and possibly the strongest album from the ~140 LPs in his discography.
l'Ancienne Belgique is a monster of an album, and as well as being a great example of TPOK's talent, it is one which is easily accessible to Western ears. This particular album was recorded with production values far better than were normally used to record African music around this time, and if anybody is interested in this genre, you might want to give a listen to this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMX0ZDWcQ5gOpen up the "Read More" panel to expose a link to WorldService, which is the premier African Music download site in the Blogosphere.
My appreciation runs deep on this one, bud!