From the Wog Archive

Mix/Standard Wog

Taste the World
(37 minutes, Moderate)

Pace Breakdown

Slow Walk
Mod Walk
Brisk Walk
Slow Jog
Mod Jog
Brisk Jog
Run


19:30
10:19
7:21



37:10

 

Distance: 1.6 to 2.5 miles
Speed: 2.6 to 4.0 MPH
Ave BPM: 116
Jog Beats: 22%

Pace Variability: Low

Hungry for musical fare outside the Western sphere? Here’s seven offerings from diverse locales for your walking pleasure, with the Afro Celt Sound System’s Whirl-Y-Reel 1 the only one requiring a little extra on your part. Zap Mama and !DelaDap are personal favorites, but taken together, all these will work to stimulate your wogging palate. Enjoy!

Title

Artist

BPM

Time

PC

Comment

Genre

Album/Source

Delirium

Euphoria

107

5:03

5

Slide guitar-tinged trance sound from Canada.
Intro

World

Six Degrees 100

Belgo Zairoise

Zap Mama

120

5:23

5

Zaire voices, rhythm delightfully joyful

World

Seven

Whirl-Y-Reel 1

Afro Celt Sound System

132

7:21

5

The Ireland-Kenya connection

World

Sound Magic, Vol. 1

Na-Nu Na-Nu

Abdel Aziz El Mubarak

110

7:12

5

Jazzy drums & strings from Sudan

World

The Rough Guide To The Music Of Sudan
NADL

Zsa Manca

!DelaDap

125

4:56

5

Intoxicating Urban Gypsy rhythms from Central Europe.
Short intro

World

Gypsy Groove

Te Korimako

Kahurangi

113

2:26

5

Weirdly wonderful
New Zealand chorus

World

Music Of New Zealand Maori

Yada

Salif Keita

100

4:49

4

Call and response from Mali

World

Ko-Yan
NADL

BPM=Beats Per Minute; PC=Pace Consistency; SKBL=Skiplekable; NADL=Not currently available for download from Amazon or iTunes