Various – Music And Rhythm
Label:    PVC Records – PVC 201
Format:    2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Gatefold
Country:    US
Released:    1982
Genre:    Electronic, Jazz, Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop, Folk, World, & Country
Style:    Tribal, African, Persian Classical, Pacific, Avantgarde, Pop Rock, New Wave, Dub

A1    Drums Of Makebuko*–    Burundi
A2    Peter Gabriel–    Across The River
Arranged By – Peter Gabriel
Composed By – Rhodes*, Gabriel*, Shankar, Copeland*
Drums, Percussion – Stewart Copeland
Engineer – David Lord
Guitar, Voice – David Rhodes
Producer – David Lord, Peter Gabriel
Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI], Voice, Surdo [Surdu] – Peter Gabriel
Violin [Double-necked Violin] – Shankar
A3    Ekome–    Kpan Logo
Engineer – Steve Street
Producer – David Lord
A4    XTC–    It's Nearly Africa
Bass [Fender] – Colin Moulding
Composed By – Andy Partridge
Drums, Drum Machine, Percussion – Terry Chambers
Engineer – Hugh Padgham
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Semi-Acoustic Guitar, Alto Saxophone – Andy Partridge
Producer, Mixed By – Hugh Padgham, XTC
Synthesizer [Prophet 5], Backing Vocals – Dave Gregory
Vocals [Special Guest Vocal Support] – Hans De Vente
A5    Alhaji Ibrahim Abdulai And His Dagbamba Cultural Group–    Zuu-Waa
Drums – Aburari Alhassan, Adam Iddi, Lun-Naa
Leader – Alhaji Ibrahim Abdulai
Leader [Gungon Captain] – Fuseini Alhassan
Recorded By – John Miller Chernoff*
B1    The Beat (2)–    Mirror In The Bathroom
Bass – David Steele
Drums – Everett Morton
Guitar – Andy Cox
Saxophone – Saxa
Voice – Ranking Roger
Voice, Guitar – Dave Wakeling
B2    Prince Nico Mbarga And Rocafil Jazz–    Sweet Mother
Bass Guitar – Morris (19)
Congas – Franeo Okolo*
Drums – Ashagasha*
Lead Guitar, Vocals – Prince Nico Mbarga
Rhythm Guitar – Jean Chachua*
Vocals – Pirol, Thommysoo Kumm*
B3    Mighty Sparrow–    Music And Rhythm
Arranged By – Slinger Francisco, U. Belfast*
Engineer – N. Case*
Remix – B. Lee*
Written-By, Producer – Slinger Francisco
B4    Rico*–    What You Talkin' Bout
Bass – Horace Gentleman
Composed By – Rico*
Cornet, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Dick Cuthell
Drums – John Bradbury
Guitar – Wims Wimshurst
Organ – Jerry Dammers
Percussion – Satch Dixon
Percussion, Backing Vocals – Tony "Groco" Uta*
Producer – Dick Cuthell, Dick Cuthell
Vocals, Trombone – Rico Rodriguez
B5    Morris Pert–    Marrakesh
Composed By – Morris Pert
Percussion – Garry Kettle
Percussion, Synthesizer [Prophet] – Morris Pert
Soprano Saxophone – Tim Holmes (2)
C1    Pete Townshend–    Ascension Two
Bass – John Entwistle
Co-producer – Steve Lillywhite
Composed By – Pete Townshend
Drums – Kenny Jones
Guitar, Violin, Keyboards, Vocals – Pete Townshend
Piano – Rabbit*
Producer, Mixed By – Pete Townshend, Steve Lillywhite
C2    Vic Coppersmith-Heaven–    Pengosekan
Bass – Tony Levin
Composed By, Producer – Vic Coppersmith-Heaven
Engineer – Richard Manwaring
Guitar, Gamelan – Vic Smith*
Jew's Harp [Gengong] – Paddy Bush
Percussion, Gamelan – Preston Heyman
Vocals – Johnny Warman
Voice – Johnny Warman
C3    Balinese Ketjak*–    A Short Excerpt From The Ramayana
Recorded By – Vic Coppersmith-Heaven
C4    Jon Hassell–    Ba Benzélé
Effects [Treatments], Synthesizer [Background] – Brian Eno
Mbira – Michael Brook
Mixed By [Live Mixing] – Richard Henderson
Recorded By – Paul Fitzgerald
Remix – Michael Brook
Talking Drum – Aiyb Dieng
Trumpet – Jon Hassell
C5    Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan–    Noor Azli Chamkia
Harmonium, Vocals – Farakh Ali Khan*
Lead Vocals – Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Vocals – M. Iqbal Qusoori, Mujahed Moubarak Ali Khan, Thalid
C6    Peter Hammill–    The Ritual Mask
Engineer – David Lord, Peter Hammill
Producer – Peter Hammill
Voice, Kora, Drum [Chinese], Bodhrán, Shaker [Lentil] – Peter Hammill
D1    David Byrne–    His Wife Refused
Composed By, Producer – David Byrne
Drums – Yogi Horton
Gong [Gung Gong] – John Chernoff
Guitar [Steel Drum Guitar] – Adrian Belew
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Synthesizer [Mini Moog] – Bernie Worrell
Vocals, Bass, Guitar – David Byrne
D2    Alhaji Bai Konte And Malamini Jobate*–    Sundurum Kumbusoara
Engineer, Producer – David Lord
Kora, Voice – Malamini Jobate*
Voice [Lead], Kora – Alhaji Bai Konte
D3    Lonesi Chewane And Joni Hetara–    Mkazi Wa Mulomo
Recorded By – Hugh Tracey
Xylophone [Magogodo] – Joni Hetara, Lonesi Chewane
D4    Shankar And Bill Lovelady–    Himalaya
Bass – Chu Chu Merchan*
Composed By, Producer – Bill Lovelady, Shankar
Drums – Nic France
Engineer – John Rowland (3)
Guitar, Vocals – Bill Lovelady
Remix – David Lord
Synthesizer [Prophet 5] – Peter Oxendale
Violin, Vocals – Shankar
D5    Holger Czukay–    Persian Love
Advisor – Conny Plank
Composed By, Recorded By, Mixed By, Edited By, Producer – Holger Czukay
Drums, Congas – Jaki Liebezeit
Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Effects [Short Waves], Bass – Holger Czukay
Pressed By – Hub-Servall Record Mfg. Corp.
Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
Recorded At – Shabby Road Studios
Recorded At – Crescent Studios
Recorded At – The Manor
Recorded At – Riverside Studios, London
Recorded At – Sofa Sound
Recorded At – Olympic Studios
Recorded At – Celestial Sound Studios, New York, NY
Recorded At – The Barge Studios
Recorded At – Inner Space Studio
Mixed At – Shabby Road Studios
Mixed At – Crescent Studios
Mixed At – Jam Studios
Mixed At – Eel Pie Studios
Mixed At – Conny's Studio
Remixed At – Roundhouse Studios
Remixed At – Crescent Studios
Produced At – Eel Pie Studios
Produced At – The Manor
Produced At – Shabby Road Studios
Engineered At – The Manor
Engineered At – Shabby Road Studios
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Marketed By – Jem Records, Inc.
Design – Steve Byrne (2), Valerie Hawthorn
Executive-Producer – Martin Machat, Stephen Machat
Illustration – Chrissie Hill*
Photography By – Jo Swan (3)