Top 10 World Music Albums, August Edition (#1290)

Hour 1
(artist – song – album)

#10Bokanté – Illiminé – History
#9 Eje Eje – The Closest I Got to Her (End of Summer) – Five Seasons
#8 Gafieira Rio Miami – Eu Hein Rosa (feat. Liz Rosa & Chico Pinheiro) – Bring Back Samba
#7 Balimaya Project – Anka Tulon – When The Dust Settles – Tamdit B’ Wass
#6 Tony Allen & Adrian Young – Steady Tremble – Tony Allen Jid018
#5 Mokoomba – Bakalubale – Tusona: Tracings in the Sand
#4 Lame da Barba – Acubar – Qafiz
#3 Bilja Krstic – Niška Banja – Biljur
#2 Samandar – Dam Hama Dam (Ali Ali) – Lost in Tajikistan
#1 Faso Kan – Nin foli kadinye – Tungaladen
Tor – Pasacorredoiras – Folk Celtico da Galiza
Quốc Trung – Luu Lac (Troubled Time) – Duong Xa Van Dam (The Road To Infinity)
Nusantara Beat – Djanger – Djanger / Borondong Garing – Single

Hour 2
Ega Robot – Mojang Jaipong – Innovative Jaipong
Okwei Odili – A Lua (feat. Banda Aweto) – Òsùmàrè (feat. Banda Aweto)
Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey & His Inter Reformers Band – Oro Mi Ti Dayo – Juju Jubilee
Noura Mint Seymali – El Barm – Tzenni
Mariem Hassan – Terwah – Shouka
Sissel – Bruremarsj – Nordisk Vinernatt
Pavel Urkiza – Éxodo – La Ruta de las Almas
Igor Koshkendey – Dingildai – Music from Tuva
Naked – Tzigan-ska – Noyz
Partopi Tao Group – Alusi Au (Answer Me) – Instrumental Original Tapanuli, Vol. 1
Tri Nguyen – Weeping Mango Leaves – Duos – Alone
Bombay Rickey – Dum Maro Dum – Cinefonia
Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band – Tribulation – Bone Reader
Simphiwe Dana – Hay’ihambo – Kulture Noir

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25 Years of Spin The Globe (#1297)25 Years of Spin The Globe (#1297)

In which we hear songs that spun the globe a quarter century ago. And other sounds.

Hour 1 (artist – song – album)

Manu Chao – Bongo Bong – World Playground: A Musical Adventure For Kids
Jorge Ben – Ponta de Lanca Africano (Umbabarauma) – Brazil Classics 1: Beleza Tropical
Inna & The Farlanders – Northern Dances – The Dream of Endless Nights
Carlinhos Brown – Water My Girl – Omelete Man
Guarneri Underground – Baglama – New World
Ibrahim Ferrer – Marieta – Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer
Sheila Chandra – The Struggle / The Dream – Roots and Wings
Kongar-ol Ondar – Eki a’ttar (Good Horses) [Live] – Genghis Blues
Zap Mama – Brrrlak! – Adventures in Afropea 1: Zap Mama
Andy Palacio – Samudi Gunou – Keimoun (Beat On)
Oumou Sangaré – Djama Kassoumon “Lets Talk” – Mousoulou
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – Mast Nazron Se Allah Bachaye – Best of Shahenshah-E.-Qawwalan, Pt. 1, Vol. 1

Hour 2
The Four Brothers – Makorokoto – Makorokoto
Irene Farrera – José Antonio – Alma Latina
Ömer Faruk Tekbilek – Red Skies – One Truth
Fränder – Evigt regn – II
Cheikh Lô – Boul di Tagale – Né La Thiass
Mynta – Rapatal – First Summer
Dick Lee – Mustapha – The Mad Chinaman
Sia Tolno – Weather Song – Global Afrobeat Movement 4
Stella Chiweshe – Chigamba – Kumusha
Rüüt – Jännupoig – Kiriküüt
Bixiga 70 – Marginal Elevado Radial – Vapor

East vs West: Nigeria vs Ethiopia (#1234)East vs West: Nigeria vs Ethiopia (#1234)

We celebrate the birthdays this week of Tony Allen and Haile Selassie, with music from their respective nations. Very different sounds; both fantastic.

Hour 1
Dede – Niger Delta Jam – Lagos Stori Plenti (Urban sounds from Nigeria)
Techome Wolde – Sema Eda Aegebachign – Ethiopia Soul Review
Keziah Jones – Lagos vs. New York – Nigerian Wood
Mulatu Astatke – Gamo – Sketches of Ethiopia (Bonus Track Version)
Nigeria Fuji Machine – Ilu – Synchro Sound System & Power
Temesgen – Dawit Bebegena – Begena Fusion
Tony Allen – No Discrimination (excerpt) – No Accommodation for Lagos – No Discrimination
Krar Collective – Mr Astatke – Ethiopia Super Krar
Ofo the Black Company – Allah Wakbarr – Allah Wakbarr – Single
Menelik Wossenatchew – Belew Bedubaye – Belew Bedubaye (single)
Prince Nico Mbarga – Afufu Uwa – Prince Nico Mbarga Compilation Pt. 1
Akalé Wubé – Alègntayé (feat. Genet Asefa) – Sost

Hour 2
Monomono – Tire Loma da Nigbehin – Dawn of Awarness
Qwanqwa – Gorage – Volume Two
Fela Kuti – Eko – The ’69 Los Angeles Sessions
Bole 2 Harlem – Ametballe – Bole 2 Harlem, Vol. 1
Super Negro Bantous – One Day Suffer Go Finish – Super Negro Bantous
Taem – Ambasel (አምባሰል) – Ethiopian Instrumental Music No 1
JJC & 419 Squad feat. T.I.D. – Demu Gani – Lagos Stori Plenti (Urban sounds from Nigeria)
Samuel Yirga – Abet Abet – Hagere
Bala Miller & The Great Music Pirameeds Of Africa – Ikom Allah – Nigeria 70
Jano Band – Hamza – Lerasih New
Asiko – Strong and Wrong – You Strong But You Wrong

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