Day: December 17, 2022

Top 15 World Music Albums, December 2022Top 15 World Music Albums, December 2022

Note: STG did not air a show featuring the December chart; many of these artists were included in our year-end “best of 2022” episode, however.

  1. Sona Jobarteh – Badinyaa Kumoo – Sona Jobarteh
  2. Meral Polat Trio – Ez Kî Me – Meral Polat / AudioMaze
  3. Tanxugueiras – Diluvio – PlayPlan / Calaverita Records
  4. Kyekyeku & Super Opong Stars – Funky Pangolin – The Blue Hedgehog
  5. G Combo – El circo de la vida – G Combo
  6. Al-Qasar – Who Are We – Glitterbeat
  7. Te Vaka – Te Vaka Beats Vol. 3 – Spirit of Play Productions
  8. Marala – Jota de Morir – Propaganda Pel Fet!
  9. Majid Bekkas – Joudour – Igloo
  10. Taraf Syriana – Taraf Syriana – Lula World Records
  11. Try Paradise – Try Paradise – Buda Musique
  12. Uusikuu – Karuselli – Nordic Notes
  13. Mostar Sevdah Reunion – Lady Sings the Balkan Blues – Snail Records
  14. Elin Furubotn – Resirkulerte Rim og Regler – Elin Furubotn
  15. Inger Hannisdal – North South East West – Jazzland Recordings/OK World

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Best Global Music of 2022 (#1255)Best Global Music of 2022 (#1255)

Hour 1
(artist – song – album)
Kyekyeku – To See the World – Funky Pangolin
Cumbiamuffin – La Cabezona – Cumbiamuffin
Susana Baca – Sorongo – Palabras Urgentes
Cimarron – Recia Como el Orinoco – La Recia
Taraf Syriana – Me Dukhhap tuke – Taraf Syriana
Khiyo – Shedin Aar Koto Durey – Bondona
Kayan Project – Ghesh – Dancing For No One
Leyla McCalla – Dodinin – Breaking the Thermometer
Lucibela – Justa Recordação – Amdjer
Tanxugueiras – Midas – Diluvio
BKO – BKO Kagni – Bamako
Ibrahim Maalouf & Angelique Kidjo – Ahan – Queen of Sheba
Lass – Mero Pertoulo – Bumayé
Shiran – Ya Rahali La Adan – Fadaytak
Oumou Sangaré – Sarama – Timbuktu

Hour 2
Mabel Flores – Mujer Incendio – Meraki
Okaidja Afroso – Srortoi (feat. George Spratz, Affreh Junior & Elipklim Amewode Kofi) – Jaku Mumor (Jákú Múmɔ)
Kobo Town – The Grass is Greener – Carnival of the Ghosts
Mirla Riomar – Canto do Mar – Afrobrasileira
Somi – Hapo Zamani – Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba
Minyeshu – Marewa – Netsa
Eneida Marta – Bissau Nando – Allan Guine
Te Vaka – Tete – Te Vaka Beats, Vol. 3
Folkatomik – Quant’ave (with Daniele Li Bassi, Valeria Quarta, Oreste Forestieri & Franco Montanaro) – Polaris
Sona Jobarteh – Kafaroo (feat. Ravid Kahalani) – Badinyaa Kumoo
Meral Polat Trio – Bile Bile – Ez Kî Me
Try Paradise – Funkhadeli – Try Paradise
Mitsune – Roku-Go – Hazama
hodíla ízba – Вы послушайте (WIll You LIsten) – Обряды (Rites)

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