We don't assume the worst about you, Richard, after years of posting, we know you;-)

To reiterate, I think that what they're really asking is that you share what you know with them--the songs where your heart is,so to speak. If you've listened much to Fela, you will get that the African way is to take a phrase, a melody, a groove that works for everybody and just go with it. Maybe that's not much help, but that's all I've got...

As to "In the Ghetto", it was written by Mac Davis and made popular by Elvis.