Month: January 2023

Music of Divided Islands (#1261)Music of Divided Islands (#1261)

Hour 1
(artist – song – album)

Jogja Hip Hop Foundation – Cintamu Sepahit Topi Miring – Semar Mesem Romo Mendem
Bosavi Musicians – The Sun Is Setting – Bosavi: Rainforest Music from Papau New Guinea
Small Island Big Song – Tontolo Maintso (feat. Tarika Sammy) – Our Island
Maubere Timor – Maubere Timor – Maubere Timor
Lakou Mizik – Kay Granpa (feat. Tank and the Bangas) – HaitiaNola
Luis Vargas – Tranquila – Putamayo Presents Republica Dominicana
La India Canela – Apriétame Así (Squeeze Me Like That) – Merengue Típico from the Dominican Republic
Moonlight Benjamin – Nap chape – Simido
Alena Murang – We Watched the Clouds – Sky Songs
Cúig – Lands End – New Landscapes
Monsieur Doumani – Antics – Angathin
Zivania Ensemble – Apopse Mes Sto Kapilio – Zivania And Tsamarella [Disc 1]
Maija Kauhanen – Sinisilmä (Blue Eyes) – Raivopyörä (The Whirl of Rage)
Arto Tiesmaa & uuden ajan runonlaulajat – KEKSIN LAULU n:o 8 (feat. Arto Tiesmaa) – Keksin laulu Jäänlähdöstä Tornionväylässä Vuonna 1677
Olle Linder, Emilia Amper, Anders Lofberg & Dan Svensson – Isadoras land (Isadora’s Land) – Trollfågeln

Hour 2
Kardemimmit – Kantripolska (Country Polska) – Introducing Kardemimmit
Kíla – Mac Lir – Suas Síos
Warsaw Village Band – Is Anybody In There? – Infinity
Dagadana – I Shall Never Fear at All – Meridian 68
Leyla McCalla – Peze Café – A Day for the Hunter, a Day for the Prey
Tęgie Chłopy – Grudnia – Dansing
Duplex – Cabestan’go – Maelstrom
Debashish Bhattacharya – Ever the Flame Burns (excerpt) – The Sound of the Soul
Vusi Mahlasela, Norman Zulu & Jive Connection – Still – Face to Face
Attacca World Music – Figura 21 (feat. Kálmán Balogh) – Bihar
Lucas Santtana – Muita Pose, Pouca Yoga – O Paraíso
Fatoumata Diawara – Kalan – Maliba
Amadou & Mariam – Demissenou (Eclipse Version) – Eclipse
Dan Boadi – Odo Agya Me Awereho – Money Is the Root of Evil

Lunar New Year: Songs of the Moon (and Rabbits) (#1260)Lunar New Year: Songs of the Moon (and Rabbits) (#1260)

Artist – Song – Album
Hour 1
Francis Bebey – Moon Smile – Dibiye
Hijas del Sol – Rëa (Luna) – Sibèba
Baaba Maal – Dakar Moon – Television
Brooklyn Gypsies – Desert Moon – Sin Fronteras
Leni Stern – Rabbit – Jelell
Manhu – Moon – Voices of the Sani
Okra Playground – Kuun ajo (Chasing the Moon) – Ääneni Yli Vesien
Diazpora – Moon – Islands
DAM – Dabke on the Moon – Dabke on the Moon
El Combo Loco – Cumbia de Luna – The Afrosound of Colombia Vol. 2
Al Qahwa – Full Moon Prayer (Live) – Cairo Moon
Abbas Premjee – Crescent Moon – Crescent Moon
Emam & Friends – Desert Moon – Global Fusion
FolkBeat – Мiсяченьку (Half Moon) – Светлая встреча/The Joyful Meeting

Hour 2:
Harel Shachal & ANISTAR – Half Moon (part 2) – Esh
Kari Bremnes – Ansiktet te månen (The Face of the Moon) – Over en By
Charo – Luna de Fuego – Charo and Guitar
Nitin Sawhney – Moonrise – Prophesy
TootArd – Moonlight – Migrant Birds
Rim Banna – New Moon – April Blossoms – Songs from Palestine Dedicated to All the Children
Kal – Luna – Radio Romanista
Neill Solomon – Sing to the Moon – Gathering of the Beasts
Anakena – La Luna – Carita Feliz
Ciro Hurtado – Luna – Luna
El Alacrán – Reflejo de Luna – Tango Motion: Neo Tango Chill
Sajra Tambaj – Luna – PD: Buen Viaje
LEENALCHI – You Are Just a Tiny Bunny! – Sugungga
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – Rabbit Hop – Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

Top 10 World Music Albums, January (#1259)Top 10 World Music Albums, January (#1259)

Artist – Song – Album

Hour 1
Didon – Oh Maiden – يا للّا – Tunesian Tale
Tanxugueiras – Arica – Diluvio
Sonido Verde de Moyobamba – La Longuita – Sonido Verde De Moyobamba
Taraf Syriana – Me Dukhhap tuke – Taraf Syriana
Vusi Mahlasela, Norman Zulu & Jive Connection – Anastacia – Face to Face
Sona Jobarteh – Fondinkeeya – Badinyaa Kumoo
Mawaca – TANT DEMAN / BOI DA BEIRA (feat. Cristina Guiça) – Nama Pariret
Debashish Bhattacharya – The Sound of the Soul – The Sound of the Soul
Mwezi Waq. – Ngayo ha ngayo – Le Blues des Sourds-Muets
Meral Polat Trio – Bile Bile – Ez Kî Me
Natacha Atlas – Moustahil – Halim
Hamid El Kasri – Bouhali – Roots & Plugged

Hour 2
Nenĭa Iră – La hyène – Nenĭa Iră
Sevara Nazarkhan – Ei Nozanin (Beautirul) – Yol Bolsin
Totó La Momposina – Los Sabores del Porro – Carmelina
Payadora Tango Ensemble – Don’t Let Us Starve (feat. Aviva Chernick & Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk) – Silent Tears: The Last Yiddish Tango
Mahsa Vahdat & Skruk – Home of the Moon – Braids of Innocence
Tárkány Trió – Szombathelyi csárdások és lefogás – A cimbalomprímás
Buika – Echate a Mi Vera – Buika
S.E. Rogie – Recipe for Truth and Lasting Happiness – The New Sounds of S.E. Rogie
Shooglenifty – Scraping the Barrel (Live Version) – Radical Mestizo
Dicro – Bom de briga – Dicró
Bajofondo Tango Club – Fairly Right Featuring Elvis Costello – Mardulce
Barika – Eh Baba – Remember

Top 15 World Music Albums, January 2023Top 15 World Music Albums, January 2023

Ranking / Artist / Album / Label

Meral Polat Trio – Ez Kî Me – Meral Polat / AudioMaze
Mwezi WaQ – Le Blues des Sourds-Muets – Buda Musique
Debashish Bhattacharya – The Sound of the Soul – Abstract Logix
Mawaca – Nama Pariret – Ethos Music
Sona Jobarteh – Badinyaa Kumoo – Sona Jobarteh
Vusi Mahlasela, Norman Zulu, Jive Connection – Face to Face – Strut
Taraf Syriana – Taraf Syriana – Lula World Records
Sonido Verde de Moyobamba – Sonido Verde de Moyobamba – Analog Africa
Tanxugueiras – Diluvio – PlayPlan / Calaverita Records
Didon – Tunesian Tale – Electrofone
Nenia Ira – Nenia Ira – Vlad Productions / Absilone / Believe digital
Payadora Tango Ensemble – Silent Tears: The Last Yiddish Tango – Six Degrees
Tárkány Trió: A cimbalomprímás – Fonó Budai Zeneház
Mahsa Vahdat & Skruk – Braids of Innocence – Kirkelig Kulturverksted
Hamid El Kasri – Roots & Plugged – Metronome

New Global Music for a New Year (#1258)New Global Music for a New Year (#1258)

Hour 1
Mawaca – LOS DOS AMANTES – Nama Pariret
Anna Murtola – Nunca Una Sola – La Tierra Blanca
Laia Llach – Mediterrània – Sol D’hivern
Lucrecia Dalt – Bochinche – ¡Ay!
True Music Project – På min balkong (feat. Tania Naranjo & Reuben Sallmander) – True Music Project
Athens Tango Project – Felicia – Para Compartir
Inger Hannisdal – Steg – Steps – North South East West (feat. Frode Haltli, Adrian Myhr, Michaela Antalová & Khalid Laaouam)
Duplex – Broken Leaf – Maelstrom
Mus D.S – Neleng Neng Kung – Padang Moonrise: The Birth of the Modern Indonesian Recording Industry (1955 – 69)
Orkes Suita Rama – Tepui Tepui – Padang Moonrise: The Birth of the Modern Indonesian Recording Industry (1955 – 69)
Attacca World Music – Perpetum – Bihar
Ensemble Mze Shina – Gakhsovs Turpav – Elesa
Orchestra Gold – Gende (instrumental) – Medicine
Ian Lassere – Corpo a Corpo – Meu Único Medo É Primavera
Mwezi Waq. – Sariko – Le Blues des Sourds-Muets

Hour 2
Pepino Pascual – Bottom Swing – Passant pel Tub III
Vusi Mahlasela, Norman Zulu & Jive Connection – Prodigal Son – Face to Face
Jali Babou Saho – Tamalla – TAMALLA
Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin – Tongo Barra – Ali
Busi Mhlongo – Ngadlalwa Yindoda (Live) – Live @ Awesome Africa Durban 2001
Tárkány Trió – Doina és briul – A cimbalomprímás
T.p. Orchestre Poly-rythmo – Gendamou Na Wili We Gnannin – Singles & Eps
The Shaolin Afronauts – Abyssinian Suite, Pt. 4 – The Fundamental Nature of Being, Part One
LEENALCHI – Ultimate Prescription (excerpt) – Sugungga
Fatoumata Diawara – Maliba – Maliba
Dytomite Starlite Band Of Ghana – Anomakora – Dytomite Starlite Band of Ghana
Baaba Maal – Yarimayo Celebration – Being