Month: November 2024

World Music for Kids (#1356)World Music for Kids (#1356)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Shanren – Xiao Budian – Rough Guide to World Music for Children
Amani Kids – Nyumba Ya Bwana – AMANI – Songs of Peace for the Children of Kilimanjaro
Angélique Kidjo – You Can Count On Me – Õÿö
Mabulu – Bula Bula – Soul Marrabenta
Vusi Mahlasela – Woza – The Rough Guide To African Music For Children
Zitakula – Children of the Sun – Oasis
Scottinho – African Children’s Song – Batizado
Kevin Brown & Moussa Kouyate – Childrens Song – Kora Blues
Ahmed Mukhtar – Childhood – The Road To Baghdad
Natural Selection – Eli Shorashim – Children are Happiness – Origins
Putumayo & André Borbé – Le Tour du Monde – Kids World Playground by Putumayo
Marsada – Marsittogol – Pulo Samosir
Sam Mukoro – Come and Dance – Putumayo Kids Presents Kid’s African Party
Chris Berry & Panjea – Home – Putumayo Kids Presents Kid’s African Party
Casper Loma-Da-Wa – Childrens Song – Original Landlord
Ozomatli – Piraña – Ozokidz

Hour 2:
Inemo – African Children – Afro Funky Beats
Zap Mama – Zap Bébés – Ancestry In Progress
Ladysmith Black Mambazo – Old MacDonald Zulu Style – Songs of Peace & Love for Kids & Parents Around the World
Mahotella Queens – Mbube – Kazet
Lord Campanero – Children’s Games – All Time Calypso Hits from Trinidad and Tobago
Partopi Tao Group – My Child – Tapanuli, Vol. 1: Music of Northern Sumatra
Cedric Gradus Samson – Childhood – Mandela Original Soundtrack
Alex Boyé – Happy (feat. One Voice Childrens Choir) – Africanized
Jason Carter – Children’s Song No. 1 – Evocativa
Field recording – Chubaba Lidon (children’s game song) – Garifuna Music from Belize
Kulsoom Syed Ghulam & Lila Downs – Lalolalo (Don’t You Worry, My Child) – Lullabies from the Axis of Evil
Soweto Gospel Choir – Children – History of House
Mutubambile Orphan Choir – Tulibana Bafwaba (We are Poor Children) – Tuli Bamuchaala (We Are The Orphans)
Ziggy Marley – I Love You Too (feat. Rita Marley & Cedella Marley) – Family Time
Germaine Franco – El Baile Madrigal – Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Ofra Haza – Pizmon Likinton – לילדים = Songs For Children
Zulya – Like a Child – Elusive (Expanded Edition)
BalkanBeats Soundsystem – Papageil (For Di Children) – Arigato Amigo

Top 10 World Music Albums, November (#1355)Top 10 World Music Albums, November (#1355)

Hour 1
(ranking) Artist – song – album
#10 Nizar Rohana – Darwish – Safa
#9 Dogo Du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band – Zonva – Avoudé
#8 Lucibela – Yemanjá – Moda Antiga
#7 Mulatu Astatke & Hoodna Orchestra – Dung Gate – Tension
#6 WaCharie – Ndaneta – Chidzorogodo
#5 Nômade Orquestra – Peixeira Amolada e Quebra Queixo – Terceiro Mundo
#4 Moana & The Tribe – Maiea (feat. Megan Henderson) – ONO
#3 Momi Maiga – Salia (feat. Montfort, Aleix Tobías & Marçal Ayats) – Kairo
#2 Tamar Ilana & Ventanas – Elvissa – Azadi
#1 Franck Biyong – Elephant Rumble – Radio Masoda
LEENALCHI – Watch Your Step – Lesser Gods And Chimeras – Single
Zé Nigro – Calor (feat. Fernanda Broggi) – Silêncio
Putumayo & Amanda Martinez – Mi Libertad – Latin Café by Putumayo
Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha – Lapikasta lattiaan – Äyskäri

Hour 2
Namritha Nori – Tierra Y Sal – Traces and Roots
LURHATS – Purify Yourself – SENDAGAI
Biomigrant – Oro Y Asfalto – Aguaceros y Sequías
Benoît Leblanc – Éy laba – Mô Kouzin Mô Kouzinn
Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp – Coagule (Octobre) – Ventre Unique
Las Migas – Buen rollo (feat. Stay Homas) – Rumberas
Manu Chao – Viva tu – Viva Tu
Aracan – Cajon del Diablo – Shadows of Perception
Les Mécanos – Les Piafs – Usures
Tovte – Turnișor – Bukovina
Oktopus – Libellule – Lever l’encre
Trendafika – Oi Na Ivana Na Kupala – For the Olives
Sonic Interventions – Twasa – Do You Remember?
Ezra Collective – Ajala (radio edit) – Dance, No One’s Watching

Top 15 World Music Albums, November 2024Top 15 World Music Albums, November 2024

(Rank – Artist – Album – Label)

Franck Biyong – Radio Masoda – Tangential Music
Tamar Ilana & Ventanas – Azadi – Lulaworld Records
Momi Maiga – Kairo – Segell Microscopi
Moana & The Tribe – Ono – Black Pearl Ltd.
Nomade Orquestra – Terceiro Mundo – Nublu Records
WaCharie – Chidzorogodo – WaCharie & Shamwari DzeRwendo
Mulatu Astatke & Hoodna Orchestra – Tension – Batov Records
Lucibela – Moda Antiga – Lusafrica
Dogo Du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band – Avoudé – Dogo Du Togo
Nizar Rohana – Safa – Worlds Within Worlds
Sonic Interventions – Do You Remember – Agogo Records
Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha – Äyskäri – Playground Music
Choduraa Tumat – Yrlyg Bulak (Singing River) – Pan Records
Banning Eyre – Bare Songs, Vol. 1 – Lion Songs Records
Ezra Collective – Dance, No One’s Watching – Partisan Records

World Music Tribute to Quincy Jones (#1354)World Music Tribute to Quincy Jones (#1354)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Vanya Borges Feat. Quincy Jones – Ai No Corrida – Rhythms del Mundo Cuba
Gilberto Gil – O Pato – Gilbertos Samba
Ravi Shankar – Raga Miniature – The Essential Ravi Shankar
Ila Paliwal – Holi – Festival of Colors – Songlines: Top Of The World 121
Gurrumul – Wiyathul (Longing for Peace) (acoustic version) – His Life and Music
Richard Bona – Sowedi Na Wengue – Live in Paris
Angélique Kidjo – Afirika – Black Ivory Soul
Youssou N’Dour – Lima Weesu (As In A Mirror) – I Bring What I Love (Music from the Motion Picture)
George Robert Jazz Orchestra / Ivan Lins – Começar de Novo – Abre Alas
Alfredo Rodriguez & Pedrito Martinez – Thriller – Duologue
Celia Cruz – Cao Cao Mani Picao (with Tito Puente) – The Absolute Collection (Deluxe Edition)
Shabaz – Aao Saiyo (feat. Riffat Sultana & Sukhwat Ali) – Samaya – A Benefit Album for Cheb I Sabbah

Hour 2:
Noa – Boker – Achinoam Nini
Quincy Jones – Boss Bird – Quincy’s Got A Brand New Bag
Mulatu Astatke & Hoodna Orchestra – Major – Tension
Saigon Soul Revival – Đám Cưới Nhà Em (Radio Edit) – Đám Cưới Nhà Em – Single
DjeuhDjoah & LieutenantNicholson – Sarah Solo – Aimez ces airs
PAMBELÉ – Mujer Perfecta – Mujer Perfecta (single)
Sababa 5 & Inbal Nur Dekel – Bitter Moon – ירח מר (Radio Edit) – Bitter Moon – ירח מר – Single
Aayaam – Summer smiles (feat. Mohit Dobhal, Joan Peiró Aznar, Prabhat Das & Shafeeq Alsadi) – Summer smiles (single)
Moana & The Tribe – Ātahu (feat. Kaumakaiwa Kanaka’ole) – Ono
The Bongo Hop – Eko Eko (Feat. Moonlight Benjamin) – La Pata Coja
Vaudou Game – Koliko – Koliko (single)
Ezra Collective – Ajala (Radio Edit) – Ajala (Radio Edit) – Single
Banning Eyre – Antananarivo – Bare Songs, Vol. 1
BaBa ZuLa – Yok Haddi Yok Hesabı (No Limit No Calculation) [radio edit] – İstanbul Sokakları

Music of the Ancestors (#1353)Music of the Ancestors (#1353)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album)
Afro Celt Sound System – House of the Ancestors – Vol. 1: Sound Magic (Real World Gold)
Bwana Kiki – Babu Bibi (Grandpa Grandma) – Tanzania & Beyond
Batsükh Dorj – Ögbelerim – Ögbelerim (Music for my Ancestors)
Amir Amiri – Ajdad (Ancestors) [feat. Amir Amiri Ensemble] – ANCESTORS – Echoes of Persia (feat. Amir Amiri Ensemble)
Radmilla Cody – Grandmother – Seed of Life
Global Cultural Collective – Ipmente (Grandmother’s Voice) – Red Sands Dreaming
Michael Joseph – Ancestor’s Song – O-Glepi
Narasirato Pan Pipers – Naratana Hione (Cry Of The Ancestors) – Naratana Hione – Cry Of The Ancestors
Moana and the Moahunters – Ancestors – Rua
Serenada – Gangan (Grandmother) – Flor di Amor
Ganga Giri – Ancestors – Beats Around The Bush
Xavier Quijas Yxayotl – Antigua (to the ancestors) – Aztec Dances
Los Ruphay – Aukinakataki (Tribute to the Ancestors) – A Cry for Revolution: Earth Healing Music from Bolivia

Hour 2:
Tara Linda – Demon’s Cumbia – Tortilla Western Serenade
Souad Massi – Dar Djedi – My Grandfather’s House – Acoustic (The Best Of Souad Massi)
Francois Couture – Mary Sivuarpik / Grandmother’s Song – QALLUNAK
Ene-Sie – The Ancestors’ GIft – Alaak
Baka Beyond – Ancestor’s Voice – Live & Pedal Powered
The Shin – Grandma’s Blessing – Egari
Kasai Allstars – Thus Spoke the Ancestors – Beware the Fetish (Congotronics 5)
Amampondo – Makhulu (Grandma) – Electric Pondoland
Bjork and Tanya Tagoq – Ancestors – Sinaa
Zulya – Hadicha Abiem (Grandmother Hadicha) – Aloukie
Electric Kulintang – The Ancients – Dialects
Klezmer Conservatory Band – Dem Zeydn’s Tants (Grandfather’s Dance) – A Taste of Paradise
Huun Huur Tu – Ancestors – Ancestors Call