STG’s Favorite Music of 2023, part 2 (#1309)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album)
Mïrändä – Rosinha dos Limoes – Uma Mulher Na Cidade
Bokanté – Illiminé – History
FARATUBEN – Jamu – Changement
Alpacas Collective – Movéfèzè – Big Words
OKAN – Okantomi – Okantomi
Mokoomba – Bakalubale – Tusona: Tracings in the Sand
Rahel Giger & Moussa Cissokho – Ñinindiroo – La Pluma
Vusi Mahlasela, Norman Zulu & Jive Connection – Anastacia – Face to Face
Bombay Rickey – Rupacman – Bombay Rickey
Rüüt – Jännupoig – Kiriküüt
Meral Polat Trio – Bile Bile (feat. Meral Polat, Chris Doyle & Frank Rosaly) – Ez Kî Me (feat. Meral Polat, Chris Doyle & Frank Rosaly)
Tanxugueiras – Arica – Diluvio
Idrissa Soumaoro – Yélé (feat. Amadou Bagayoko) – Diré
Faso Kan – Nin foli kadinye – Tungaladen

Hour 2:
Diepkloof United Voice – My Brother – Harmonizing Soweto: Golden City Gospel & Kasi Soul from the new South Africa
Rumbaristas – El Pez – Malavares
Samandar – Dam Hama Dam (Ali Ali) – Lost In Tajikistan
Balimaya Project – Anka Tulon – When The Dust Settles – Tamdit B’ Wass
Didon – Oh Maiden – يا للّا – Tunesian Tale
Galeet Dardashti – El Nora Alilah – Monajat
Taraf Syriana – Me Dukhhap tuke – Taraf Syriana
Mesudì – Scafuliandu (feat. Alessandro D’Alessandro) – Nodi
Mehmet Polat – Diotima – Embodied Poetry
Sona Jobarteh – Fondinkeeya – Badinyaa Kumoo
Shono – The praising of the twelve animal symbols of the year – Kolkhozoy Traktor
Yaràkä – Maletìmbe – Curannera
Salsa Celtica – Auld Lang Syne – El Agua de la Vida

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Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Vusi Mahlasela – A Prayer for Our Time – Miyela Afrika
Songhoy Blues – Norou – Héritage
Miriam Makeba – Liwawechi – Homeland
Trio Da Kali – Celasigi – Bagola
Ali Khan Band – Mast Kalandar – Zindagi
Schäl Sick Brass Band – Kasbah – Maza Meze
Kazem Al-Saher – Waleede Al tayib – Al Hob Al Moustaheel
Şatellites – Beş Kardeş – Aylar
Red Baraat – Bhangale (feat. Delicate Steve) – Bhangra Rangeela
Third Planet – Baghdad Rai – The Third Planet
Arat Kilo – Eternity – Danama
Jaipur Junction – Naina Na – Sambhav
Boban Marković Orkestar – Igra Andela – Millennium
Pambele – Agua – Dámelo
Alune Wade – Boogie and Juju – New African Orleans

Hour 2:
Wai – Ngā Hau E Wha (feat. Brannigan Kaa) – Wai 100%
Vilddas – Jiekŋaáhpi – Vilddas
Busi Mhlongo – We Baba Omncane (If You Don’t Obey Your Parents) [Remastered] – Urbanzulu
Khadja Nin – Afrika Obota – Ya…
Femi Kuti – Politics Don Expose Them – Journey Through Life
Mabulu – Ngole Ngole – Karimbo
KANKOU – Nganou Balla (feat. Bassekou Kouyate) – N’Darila
Alsarah & The Nubatones – Habibi – Seasons of the Road
Apichat Pakwan – Nam Ton Tad (Dub) – Nam Ton Tad Dub – Single
Sabah Habas Mustapha & The Jugala All Stars – Bubi chen – So La Li
Salsa Celtica – Yo Me Voy – The Great Scottish Latin Adventure
Vaudou Game – Retard (delay) – FINTOU
Värttinä – KUKKILINTU – Kyly
Tamala – May Ma Sara – Diboli

Top 10 World Music Albums, May 2025 (#1381)Top 10 World Music Albums, May 2025 (#1381)

Hour 1 (rank – artist – song – album):
#10 Raúl Paz – Otra Vez – Guajiro Chic
#9 Kin’Gongolo Kiniata – Elengi Ya Ko Vivre – Kiniata
#8 Mandeng Groove – Manssani Cisse (ft. Fatou Kalissa & Ba Cissoko – Conakry
#7 Thanos Stavridis & Drom – Sirto – fygame
#6 Red Baraat – Gaadi of Truth (feat. Stewart Copeland) – Bhangra Rangeela
#5 Efrén López, Ciro Montanari & Jordi Prats – Ghateye Dad O Bidad – MEL
#4 Fanfare Ciocărlia & Adrian Raso – Transylvania Twist – The Devil Rides Again
#3 Värttinä – Traavalehevoi – Kyly
#2 Alune Wade – Voodoo Child – New African Orleans
#1 Francis Bebey – Chant D’Amour Pygmee – Trésor Magnétique
Eparapo – From London to Lagos (feat. Dele Sosimi) – From London To Lagos (Remixes) [feat. Dele Sosimi] – EP
La Banda Chuska – Bailando con mi Oscuridad – Basic Bichos
Ammar 808 – Eddayem Allah [ft. Brahim Riahi] – Club Tounsi

Hour 2:
Les Abranis – Ikhaq Wul – Album No 1 (Id Ed Was)
Peyoti for President – You are the Revolution – You are the Revolution – Single
Ària Lua – Linda – Reconec
Päivi Hirvonen – Metsän Tyttö – Maa palaa
Warsaw Afrobeat Orchestra – Skucha – Nagana – EP
Hajda Banda – Od cymbalistów (feat. Jędrzej Weber & Iwona Pawlak) – Niepraudzivaya
Oktopus – Kolomeyka – Brahms, Balkans & Bagels
Elana Sasson – Laya Laya – In Between
Jan Kadereit & Gamelan Salukat – Áshira – Sun and Fire – ÁSHIRA
L’Attirail – Yaar Sam – Chers Revenants (Inédits 2010 – 2022)
Contrabandeando – Imagina (feat. Jorge Perez) – El Maleficio de Micaela – EP
Richa Sharma & Sukhwinder Singh – Ni Main Samajh Gayi – Taal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Tamala – Tolof Tolof – Lumba
Vesevo – Cioparella – Tien’ a Ment’
Afrodream – Bamako – BAMAKO – Single

Black Music Outside Africa (#1262)Black Music Outside Africa (#1262)

Hour 1

(artist – song – album)
Emil Abosoolo Mbo – I Come From People – Global Afrobeat Movement 2
Chiwoniso – Iwai Nesu – Ancient Voices
Natalie Jean – Haiti – Haiti Mwen Renmenw
Blick Bassy – Maria – Léman
Sali Oyugi – Ulongole – Vuma
Ogun Afrobeat – Olofofo – Koko Iroyin
Carlinhos Brown – Vou Dizer Sim – Marabô
GiGi – Tew Ante Sew – Gigi
Ester Rada – I Wish – I Wish – EP
Eduardo Mendonça – Evergreen Samba – Steps: Brazilian Footprints
Ethioda – Gedawo – Araray
Ti-Coca & Wanga-Nègès Ti-Coca & Wanga-Nègès – Gran Chimen – Haiti Colibri

Hour 2
Andy Palacio & The Garifuna Collective – Lidan Aban (Together) – Wátina
Los Aguas Aguas – Cumbia Reggae – Easy and Tropical Machine
Africando featuring Amadou Balake – Betece – Afro-Latin Party
Son Palenque – Cumbia Africana – Afro-Colombian Sound Modernizers
Choc Quib Town – Somos Pacifico – Oro
Naby Camara & Lagni-Sussu – Denykemba – Kanteli
Kalibé – Poção Musistica – Mãe da Lua
Bareto – La Pantalla – Impredecible
Luciano Lu – Bateria (Bonus) [feat. Maninho Costa] – Confluens
Novalima – Revolucion – Karimba
Susana Baca – Valentin – A Diva Voz, Vol.1
Richard Bona – Sona Mama – Munia (The Tale)
Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca – Africa Havana Paris – Mambo Yo Yo