Top 10 World Music Albums, February + Songs of Love (#1316)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album)
10. Touki – Mabrat Alle? – Plastic Man
9. Hajda Banda – Babaczka – Hajda!
8. Omiri – Rapariga Solteira – Ribatejo E Estremadura Vol.II: Abrantes E Alcobaça
7. Otava Yo – Timonia – Loud and Clear
6. Bombino – Si Chilan – Sahel
5. Muriel Mwamba – Kalulu – Lesa Alomfwa (God Listens)
4. Mohammad Syfkhan – Do Not Bow – I Am Kurdish
3. Sahra Halgan – Laga – Hiddo Dhawr
2. London Afrobeat Collective – El Ritmo de Londres – Esengo
1. Aziza Brahim – Thajliba – Mawja
Kimi Djabaté – Kodé  (Love) – Karam
Ladysmith Black Mambazo – Love Your Neighbor – Songs of Peace & Love for Kids & Parents Around the World
Sally Nyolo – Love – La Nuit à Fébé

Hour 2
Magnifico – Amore – Grande Finale
King Pepe & His Calypso Combo – Love Is Strange – Tropical Invasion
Mighty Composer – I Love You – Trinidad, Land of Calypso
Chuck & Dobby – I Don’t Need Your Love – Trojan Ska Box Set
Wally Warning – Live to Love – Mama Nature
Hakim – Habibi Ya – Yaho (Egyptian Music)
Cheb Nasro – Naachak Fik (I’m In Love With You) – Departures
Omar Khorshid – Hebbina Hebbina (Love Us Like We Love You) – Guitar El Chark
Hisham Abbas – Ya Habiby – Ya Habiby..Tala Gamby
The Polyversal Souls – Sad Nile – Sad Nile – Single
Hedningarna – Heila (True Love) – Karelia Visa
Susana Baca – De los Amores – Eco de Sombras
Cambodian Space Project – If You Wish to Love Me – Whiskey Cambodia
Susheela Raman – Love Trap – Love Trap
Gal Costa – Habib – New World Party

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Songs of Solstice, Winter, and Christmas (#1308)Songs of Solstice, Winter, and Christmas (#1308)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album)
Shazalakazoo – Jingle Bells – Metanational
Ini Kimoze – All I Really Want for Christmas – A Putumayo World Christmas
Joe O’Donnell’s Shkayla – Noel-Nouvelet – Noël Nouvelet
The Blue Hawaiians – Mele Kalikimaka – Christmas On the Big Island
Forro In the Dark – Rudolph the red nosed Reindeer – Christmas EP
Kalikamaka Vocal Group – Mele Kalikimaka intro – The Ilikai Hotel – Mele Kalikimaka
Ed Kenney & Honolulu Boy Choir – Numbah One Day Of Christmas – Hawai’i’s Favorite Christmas Songs
Various Artists & Choral Groups – Every Valley Shall Be Exalted – Handel’s Messiah: A Soulful Celebration
Otava Yo – Celebrate and Rejoice! – Christmas
Martha Ulaeto – Kiri-Simasi Bo Sa! (It’s Christmas!) – Christmas Africana (and More)
The Klezmonauts – Joy to the World – Oy to the World – a Klezmer Christmas
Kajsa Balto – Dál juovlabiellut skájaidit – The Happy Christmas Comes Once More – Sámi juovllat – Sámi Christmas
Miguel de Leon – Samba De Natal (Portuguese) – Samba de Natal – EP
The Zebras – Selemo Sekene – Selemo Sekene (single)
Punjabi Tadka – Bhangra Jingle Bells – Bhangra Jingle Bells
Nohe & Sus Santos – Feliz Navidad – Feliz Navidad (single)
Aníbal Velásquez y Su Conjunto – Cantares de Navidad – Feliz Navidad con Musart
CM Stanislava Gabriela – Na Nebi Andělé – Neseme vám tú novinu
Os Velhinhos Transviados – Noite Silenciosa – O Natal dos Velhinhos Transviados
El Vez – Poncho Claus – Merry MeX-mas
Brave Combo – Must Be Santa – Must Be Santa! The Rounder Christmas Album

Hour 2
Leni Stern – Winter (Samia) – Smoke, No Fire
Tomáš Kočko & Orchestr – Co nam ty das – Koleda/The Carol
Trine Rein – Det Kimer Ná Til Julefest – Julegaven
Anton Ellis – Praise Jah, It’s Christmas – Christmas Greetings From Studio One
N’Klabe – Aires de Navidad – Aires de Navidad (with Our Latin Thing)
Héctor Lavoe, Yomo Toro & Daniel Santos – En La Navidad – Feliz Navidad
James Whetzel – God Rest Ye Funky Bhangra (2011 Nice Mix) – God Rest Ye Funky Bhangra (2011 Nice Mix)
Ivan Rebroff – Laßt Uns Froh Und Munter Sein – Fröhliche Weihnacht überall (in 18 Liedern um die Welt)
Tarun Bhattacharya, Robbie Link, Bikram Ghosh – “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” – Nomad Christmas
Mbaraka Mwinshehe & Morogoro Jazz – Happy Christmas – Merry Christmas
Joseph Spence – Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town – Must Be Santa! The Rounder Christmas Album
Cuba L.A. – Deck the Halls – Christmas Around the World
Yoshida Brothers – Cherry Blossoms in Winter (Fuyo No Sakura) – Yoshida Brothers Best, Vol. Two
Vilsevind – Drive the Cold Winter Away (All Hail to the Days) – Julegille – EP
Cornershop – Once There Was a Wintertime – Cornershop & the Double-O Groove Of
New Birth Brass Band – Santa’s Second Line – Putumayo Presents New Orleans Christmas

Remembering Zakir Hussain (#1360)Remembering Zakir Hussain (#1360)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Shakti – Bending the Rules (feat. Shankar Mahadevan, Zakir Hussain & John McLaughlin) – This Moment (feat. Shankar Mahadevan, Zakir Hussain & John McLaughlin)
John McLaughlin – The Guru – Is That So?
Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer – Bahar – The Melody of Rhythm
Zakir Hussain – Tabla Taal Ek Taal (Feat. Alla Rakha) – The Rough Guide to Zakir Hussain
Mickey Hart – Under One Groove (feat. Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju & Giovanni Hidalgo) – Global Drum Project (feat. Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju & Giovanni Hidalgo)
Charles Lloyd, Zakir Hussein, Eric Harland – Little Peace – Sangam
Richard Robbins & Zakir Hussain – Return to Trinidad – The Mystic Masseur (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
Zakir Hussain et al – Zakir Hussain & K. Silvarman / A Quality of Seven (Mridangam) – Masters of Percussion
Mickey Hart – Island Groove – Planet Drum
Purbayan Chatterjee – Lalitha (The Joyful Mother) [feat. Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Shankar Mahadevan, Mame Khan & Michael League] – Unbounded (Abaad)

Hour 2:
Megadrums – Dance of the Magic Dragon – Ketu
Tabla Beat Science – Bol Parhant – Talamanam Sound Clash
Selvaganesh – Lord of Rhythm – Soukha
Bill Laswell – Kingdom Come – Hear No Evil
Dhafer Youssef – Nasikabhushani (To Zakir) – Sounds of Mirrors
Remember Shakti – Luki (Live) – Saturday Night In Bombay (Live)
L. Shankar – I Know – Song for Everyone
Ustad Mohammad Omar – Keliwali In the Melodic Mode of Kastori – Ustad Mohammad Omar: Virtuoso from Afghanistan
L. Shankar – Al’s Hallucinations – M.R.C.S
Zakir Hussain – Balinese Fantasy – Zakir Hussain and The Rhythm Experience

Global Tunes for Dia de los Muertos & Halloween (#1248)Global Tunes for Dia de los Muertos & Halloween (#1248)

Hour 1 (artist – song)- album)
Baka Beyond – Ancestor’s Voice – The Meeting Pool
Béla Fleck – Spirit Song/Kyebukube – Throw Down Your Heart – Africa Sessions Part 2
Narasirato Pan Pipers – Naratana Hione (Cry Of The Ancestors) – Naratana Hione – Cry Of The Ancestors
L’Alba – Indiferenti (Ghost) – À principiu
Hot 8 Brass Band – Ghost Town – Ghost Town/Let Me Do My Thing
Huun-Huur Tu & Malerija – Ancestors – Huun-Huur Tu & Malerija
Lord Jellicoe – Zombie Jamboree – Dip & Fall Back – Classic Jamaican Mento
Erick Cosaque – Zombie Dance – Chinal Ka 1973 – 1995
DePedro – Llorona – DePedro
The Budos Band – Ghost Walk – The Budos Band
Tara Linda – Demon’s Cumbia – Tortilla Western Serenade
Ganga Giri – Ancestors – Beats Around The Bush
Kobo Town – Carnival of the Ghosts – Carnival of the Ghosts
The Tango Saloon – Dance of the Dead – Transylvania (feat. Jane Sheldon & Mike Patton)
Francois Couture – Grandfather’s Song / Umma – QALLUNAK

Hour 2
Grey-haired Ural – Ancestors (Bashkir author’s song) – Spring Water
Tarika – Avelo (Ghost) – Son Egal
Xavier Quijas Yxayotl – Antigua (to the ancestors) – Aztec Dances
Ephraim Nzeka – Zombie – Bilongo – A Third Collection of Modern Afro Rythms
Captain Planet – Ghost Dance – No Visa
King Selewa & His Calypsonians – Jumbie Jamboree – Calypso Invasion
Moana and the Moahunters – Ancestors – Rua
Orange Winds – A Call for All Demons / Sunrise – Dahab Walk
Hyvalouma Group – Goblin Chase – Reflections
Baloji – Glossine (Zombie) – 137 Avenue Kaniama
The Cuban Cowboys – The Devil’s Dance – Diablo Mambo
Anoushka Shankar & Karsh Kale – Ghost Story – Breathing Under Water