| Trump says we'll build the wall, Sing Out answers | with a bunch of songs about the border, plus a visit from Iran-born composer Sahba Aminikia, | | |
| Temptations | Power | Emperors of Soul (box) | Motown |
| Freddy Fender/Ry Cooder | Across the Borderline | The Border (Soundtrack) | Raven |
| El Vez | Immigration Time (Live BBC/Glasgow) | Son of a Lad from Spain? | Sympathy for the Record Industry |
| Tom Russell | Who's Gonna Build Your Wall | Wounded Heart | HighTone Record |
| Nanci Griffith (with Lucinda Williams, Tish Hinojosa, Odetta, Steve Erle, John Stewart | Deportee | Other Voices (Too) | Elektra |
| guest interview: Iran-born composer | Sahba Aminikia, whose works are being played | all three days of the Kronos Festival at sfjazz | Feb 2-4 |
| Sahba Aminikia,composer; Living Earth Show: performer | Sooge Sohrab (Tragedy of Sohrab) | | www.sahbakia.com |
| Sahba Aminikia, composer; | One Day: Tehran | (the piece that introduced him to Kronos) | www.sahbakia.com |
| Sahba Aminikia, Composer: performed by Mobius Trio | Persian Dances | | www.sahbakia.com |
| Jordi Savall | Les Pleurs (comp: Sainte Colombe) | Tous les matins du monde (soundtrack) | Auvidis |
| Santiago Jimenez Jr. | El Corrido de Esequiel Hernandez | Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection (box) | Arhoolie |
| Los Cenzontles | Prenda de Alma (live at Freight 2011) | Aroolie 40th Annivrsary Collection (box) | Arhoolie |
| Laurie Lewis (with Kathy Kallick) | Manzanar | Seeing Things | Rounder |
| Los Cenzontles | Mexico Americano (live at Freight Feb 2011) | They All Came (Arhoolie Records 50th Anniv) (box) | Arhoolie |
| Staple Singers | Bridges Instead of Walls | Be What You Are | Stax |
| Richie Havens | American Children | American Children *various) | Alacazam |
| Alice Coltrane | JOurney in Satchidananda | Journey in Satchidananda | Impulse |
