KCRW Presents The Music of World Cup - Celebrating the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa
All eyes are on South Africa this week for World Cup 2010, and in the spirit of this special event KCRW has put together our own musical tourney to shine a light on artists from all of the qualifying countries.
More than just a sporting event, World Cup is a celebration of cultural identity and pride. With that in mind we delve into our performance archives and music library to pick some of our favorite artists to represent their countries.
You'll find Phoenix in studio to represent the French, celebrated kiwi Neil Finn of Crowded House supporting New Zealand, Buraka Som Sistema waving the flag for Portugal, and many more.
So enjoy the global array of sights and sounds as we celebrate World Cup 2010 and KCRW as an international crossroads for the best music all year long. -- Jason Bentley
The World Cup Tribute with Garth Trinidad, Mathieu Schreyer and Tom Schnabel
Tom Schnabel & Mathieu Schreyer join Garth for a special The World Cup session. Playing music from various countries in relation to teams that have participated, celebrating the Cup taking place in South Africa. and making predictions about the final match along the way.
Follow the action on: 
 Pinker Tones music player  Kraak & Smaak music player |
 Jorge Drexler music player  Can music player |
Group A |
Artist | KCRW Performance / Song | Country | ||
music player |
BLK JKS | Garth Trinidad 10.15.2009 |  |
South Africa | |
music player |
Mexican Institute of Sound | Morning Becomes Eclectic 04.20.2009 |  |
Mexico | |
music player |
Jorge Drexler | Morning Becomes Eclectic 03.12.2007 |  |
Uruguay | |
music player |
Phoenix | Morning Becomes Eclectic 06.29.2009 |  |
France | |
Group B
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Artist | KCRW Performance / Song | Country | ||
music player |
Bajofondo | Morning Becomes Eclectic 05.13.2010 |  |
Argentina | |
music player |
Fela Kuti | Morning Becomes Eclectic 06.18.1986 |  |
Nigeria | |
music player |
Karen O | All is Love from Where the Wild Things Are (DGC/Interscope) |  |
South Korea | |
music player |
Yusuf | Morning Becomes Eclectic 07.03.2009 |  |
Greece | |
Group C
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Artist | KCRW Performance / Song | Country | ||
music player |
Boca 45 | Ultra! from Pitch Sounds |  |
England | |
music player |
Air Miami | World Cup Fever |  |
USA | |
music player |
Cheb Khaled | Ya loualid from Rai Rebels (Earthworks) |  |
Algeria | |
music player |
Laibach | I've Got a Feeling from Let It Be (Mute Records) |  |
Slovenia | |
Group D
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Artist | KCRW Performance / Song | Country | ||
music player |
Can | I'm So Green |  |
Germany | |
music player |
Temper Trap | Morning Becomes Eclectic 04.20.2010 |  |
Australia | |
music player |
Serbia | Oro Din Craina |  |
Serbia | |
music player |
Rocky Dawuni | Garth Trinidad 07.09.2009 |  |
Ghana | |
Group E |
Artist | KCRW Performance / Song | Country | ||
music player |
Kraak & Smaak | Keep on Searching from Boogle Angst (Quango) |  |
Netherlands | |
music player |
Quadron | Morning Becomes Eclectic 06.07.2010 |  |
Denmark | |
music player |
Cornelius | Ball In - Kick Off |  |
Japan | |
music player |
Coco Mbassi | Tom Schnabel 04.06.2003 |  |
Cameroon | |
Group F |
Artist | KCRW Performance / Song | Country | ||
music player |
Ludovico Einaudi | Tom Schnabel 11.16.2008 |  |
Italy | |
music player |
Luis Alberto Del Paraná | La Llegada from Carnavalito (Arpa) |  |
Paraguay | |
music player |
Neil Finn | Morning Becomes Eclectic 09.25.2009 |  |
New Zealand | |
music player |
Urpin Folklore Ensemble | Tam Pozdla Mlyna |  |
Slovakia | |
Group G |
Artist | KCRW Performance / Song | Country | ||
music player |
Forro in the Dark | Morning Becomes Eclectic 11.17.2009 |  |
Brazil | |
music player |
North Korea | National Anthem |  |
North Korea | |
music player |
Francois Lougah | Pécoussa from Pécoussa |  |
Cote d'Ivoire | |
music player |
Buraka Som Sistema | Morning Becomes Eclectic 04.17.2009 |  |
Portugal | |
Group H |
Artist | KCRW Performance / Song | Country | ||
music player |
Pinker Tones | Morning Becomes Eclectic 04.13.2007 |  |
Spain | |
music player |
Sportsguitar | Very Weird from Married, 3 Kids (Kitty-Yo Digital) |  |
Switzerland | |
music player |
(Field Recordings) | Sois un Angel |  |
Honduras | |
music player |
Victor Jara | A Me Voy from Wea Int'l |  |
Chile | |
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