Top 10 World Music Albums, July Edition (#1285)Top 10 World Music Albums, July Edition (#1285)

Hour 1
(artist – song – album)

#10 Marta Gómez & Andres Rotmistrovsky – Tengo el Alma Herida – Bajo & Voz
#9 Fatoumata Diawara – Dakan – London Ko
#8 Cantares del Pacifico – Tortuga Marena (feat. Eryen Korath) – Aguajes de Mar y Manglar
#7 Shono – Nayolag – Kolkhozoy Traktor
#6 Mehmet Polat – Diotima – Embodied Poetry
#5 Bokanté – History – History
#4 Faso Kan – Yeromu – Tungaladen
#3 Wilson das Neves – Senzala e Favela – Senzala e Favela
#2 Tony Allen & Adrian Young – Oladipo – Tony Allen Jid018
#1 Lame da Barba – Fadha – Qafiz
Debashish Bhattacharya and Friends – Rasam Samba (Dance of the Musical Spirits) – Beyond the Ragasphere
Balimaya Project – Golo Kon – When The Dust Settles – Tamdit B’ Wass
Perleskum – Framvokstren min (feat. Jorun Marie Kvernberg, Unni Boksasp, Dag-Filip Roaldsnes & Daniel Herskedal) – Tytebæret

Hour 2
Soweto String Quartet – Weeping (feat. Vusi Mahlasela On Vocals) – Renaissance
Izaline Calister – Ko Bo Ke – Krioyo
Dani Turcheto – Mais para Trás – Lapaemendoucomapompéia
Criolo Doido – Mario – No Na Orelha
Mokoomba – Nzara Hapana – Tusona: Tracings in the Sand
Tinariwen – Anemouhagh (feat. Fats Kaplin) – Amatssou
Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi – Vizhnitser Nign – The Wolf and the Lamb – Live at the Shakh (Live)
Daniel Tombo – Tongay Indray – Toamasina Serenades
The Bahama Soul Club – Zambujeira (feat. Chicks On Beer) – Sundub Society
Putumayo & Ian Lasserre – Minha Bahia – Acoustic Latino by Putumayo
Marabout Orkestra – Mojo – Seven Lives
Transjoik – Mijjajaa – Uja Nami
So Kalmery – Everybody – Bendera
Spruce Ritual – Joy-Filled Afternoon – The Way the Evening Speaks

Top 15 World Music Albums, July 2023Top 15 World Music Albums, July 2023

  1. Lame da Barba – Qafiz – Radici MusicRecords
  2. Tony Allen & Adrian Younge – Tony Allen JID018 – Jazz Is Dead
  3. Wilson das Neves – Senzala e Favela – FundiSom
  4. Faso Kan – Tungaladen – Global Music Centre
  5. Bokante – History – Real World Records
  6. Mehmet Polat – Embodied Poetry – Aftab Records
  7. Shono – Kolkhozoy Traktor – CPL-Music
  8. Cantares del Pacifico – Aguajes de Mar 7 Manglar – Chaco World Music
  9. Fatoumata Diawara – London Ko – Wagram Music
  10. Marta Gómez & Andrés Rotmistrovsky – Bajo y Voz – Marta Gómez
  11. Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi – The Wolf and the Lamb-Live at the Shakh – ARC Music
  12. Tinariwen – Amatssou – Wedge
  13. Balimaya Project – When the Dust Settles – New Soil x Jazz re:freshed
  14. VA – Acoustic Latino – Putumayo World Music
  15. Spruce Ritual – The Way the Evening Speaks – Ansonica Records

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Guitars of the World (#1284)Guitars of the World (#1284)

Hour 1
(artist – song – album)

Djelimady Tounkara – Fanta Bourama – Solon Kôno
D’Gary – Betepotepo – Malagasy Guitar: Music From Madagascar
Rolando Carrasco Segovia – Carnaval de Huamanga – Carnaval en los Andes PERUVIAN GUITAR
Puerto Plata – Los Perros – Casita de Campo
Bob Brozman Orchestra – Ska Waltz Train – Lumière
The Pop’s – Som Imaginario De Jimmi Hendrix – Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas
Debashish Bhattacharya – Gypsy Anandi – Calcutta Chronicles: Indian Slide Guitar Odyssey
Boubacar Badian Diabate – Bagounou – Mande Guitar African Guitar Series Volume 1
Derek Gripper – Tita – A Year of Swimming
Malagasy Guitar Masters – Kabary Lava – Volo Hazo
Omar Khorshid – Lamma Bada Yatasana – Giant + Guitar
Damakase – Damakase – Gunfan Yellem!
Sekou Bembeya Diabate – Ahmed Sekou – Guitar Fo
Leni Stern – Tou Samake – Smoke, No Fire

Hour 2
Ali Farka Touré – Hany – Ali Farka Toure
Kim Sinh – Liễu Xuân Nương – Music from Vietnam, Vol. 4: The Artistry of Kim Sinh
Vusi Mahlasela & Louis Mhlanga – Two Birds – Live at the Bassline
Blanket Mkhize – Blanket’s Guitar Solo – Gumboot Guitar: Zulu Street Guitar Music from South Africa
Grand Papa Diabate – Lamban – Guitar Extra Dry
Derek Gripper – Toumani’s Jarabi 1987 (Live Solo Guitar) – One Night On Earth (Live in Concert)
Tamikrest – Outamachek – Adagh
Fatoumata Diawara – Netara – London Ko
Eljuri – Espejo – Reflexión
Eyup Hamis & Cihat Akyıldız – Göçtü Kervan – Düet Guitar & Ney Instrumental Sufi Music
Brushy One String – Grey in My Blue – Destiny
S.E. Rogie – Baby Lef Marah – The Sounds of S.E. Rogie
Joseph Spence – Yellow Bird – Good Morning Mr. Walker
Sukuma Bin Ongaro – Sukuma Songa – Guitar Paradise of East Africa

Music of Landlocked Nations (#1283)Music of Landlocked Nations (#1283)

Hour 1
(artist – song – album)
Maleh – Nje – You Make My Heart Go
Sotho Sounds – Ha Kele Monateng – Junk Funk
Fratelli La Strada – Luna Croissant – Pop
Sonam Dorji – Goenzang Gi Chogla – Music from the Mountains of Bhutan
Beko the Storyteller – Black Coffee – Alternate African Reality – Electronic, Electroacoustic And Experimental Music From Africa And The Diaspora
Will Glahé und sein Orchester – Lichtensteiner Polka – The Polka King: Will Glahe & His Orchestra – Recordings 1957- 1958
Zdob și Zdub – Hardcore Moldovenesc – Ethnomecanica
Trigon – Transylvanian Dreams – The Voice of My Earth
SEDAA – Duulal – Mongolian Meets Oriental
Egschiglen – Temujin (Folk Legend) – Sounds of Mongolia
Pratap Bhattarai & Kutumba – Sherpa – Mero Nepal
Mokhira – Seni Sevdim – Galing Galing
Yulduz Turdiyeva – Ey Tir – Tamanno
Sevara Nazarkhan – Yol Bolsin – Yol Bolsin (Real World Gold)

Hour 2
Frigg – Taklax G – Perintö – Heritage
Leningrad – Zvezdi I Luna (Stars And Moon) – Pulya (Bullet)
Groupa – Para empezar a cantar (feat. Mats Edén, Jonas Simonson, Terje Isungset, Skúli Sverrisson & Vanesa Muela) – Kind of Folk, Vol. 4 Iberia (feat. Terje Isungset, Mats Edén & Jonas Simonson)
Morgan Heritage – Afreeca The Future – The Homeland
Ernesto Djédjé – Golozo – Roi Du Ziglibithy (Analog Africa Dance Edition No. 15) – EP
Satellites – Deli Deli – Big Baglama – Single
Nidi D’Arac – Camina, ciucciu! (feat. Soulee B. & Yasmine) – Jentu
Roopa Panesar – Awakening – Atma – The Soul
Marala – Canción del Varear – Jota de morir
Trigon – On the Road to Chsinau (excerpt) – The Voice of My Earth
Nenĭa Iră – Quand ça va pas – Nenĭa Iră
Roberta Roman – Ojos negros – La Petite Naples, Vol. 2: Opération sultan
Raíz – Napule doceamara (feat. Radicanto) – Si l’ammore è o cuntrario d”a morte (feat. Radicanto)
Alhaji Waziri Oshomah – I Forget Not Mother – Vol. 3

Global Music Mix (#1282)Global Music Mix (#1282)

Hour 1
(artist – song – album)

Gigi – Kahn – Gigi
Roger Bekono – Ye Wo Kombel – Roger Bekono
Keturah – Ku Nyumba – Keturah
Nana Benz du Togo – Tousse – AGO
Riccardo Tesi – Tindari (feat. Andrea Piccioni & Claudio Carboni) – La Giusta Distanza
Faizal Mostrixx – Passing Through – Mutations
Kayhan Kalhor & Toumani Diabate – Stay Here – The Sky Is the Same Colour Everywhere
Teun Creemers – Naamu – Naamu
GUILLEM BALLAZ – Cançó de tambó (feat. Adrià Dilmé) – Substrat
Irma Ferreira – Oríkì ti Èsù – Em Cantos de Oriṣà
Pedro Ricardo & Damian Botigue – Mar de Fora – Un Nuevo Amanecer
Paula Santoro – Ê Lala Lay Ê (feat. Joáo Donato) – Sumaúma
Maeritxell Gene – La lliçó – No Dire Res de Mi

Hour 2
Helsinki Klezmer Kapelye – Chaim – Helsinki Klezmer Kapelye
Luca Bassanese – Bocca di rosa – Reset!
Ekiti Sound – Story Story – Drum Money
Damir Imamovic – Nočes, nočes – The World and All That It Holds
Matthieu Saglio – Temps Modernes (feat. Wasis Diop) – Voices
Al Qahwa – Peace and Safety (Salma Ya Salama) – Weyn Allah
Maja Milinković – Golube – Fadolinka 2.0
Ali Farka Touré – Safari – Voyageur
Faso Kan – Faso kan bora – Tungaladen
Alogte Oho & His Sounds of Joy – La Ka Ba’A – O Yinne!
Electric Kulintang – Drum Code 5: Migratory – Drum Codes
Solomon Ilori – Aiye Le (the Troubled World) – African High Life
Bembeya Jazz National – Téléphone – The Syliphone Years: Hits and Rare Recordings, Vol. 2
Tabaco y Sus Metales – Arrollando – Grandes Éxitos

Top 10 World Music Albums, June edition (#1281)Top 10 World Music Albums, June edition (#1281)

Hour 1
(artist – song – album)

#10 Bantu – We No Go Gree – What Is Your Breaking Point?
#9 Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi – Song from Bihar – The Wolf and the Lamb – Live at the Shakh
#8 Yaraka – Affàscene – Curannera
#7 Baaba Maal – Freak Out (feat. The Very Best) – Being
#6 OKWY OSADEBE and HIGHLIFE SOUNDMAKERS INTERNATIONAL – Igbo Amaka – Igbo Amaka
#5 Tinariwen – Tidjit – Amatssou
#4 Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood – Lhla Yzid Ikthar – Jarak Qaribak
#3 Fatoumata Diawara – Seguen – London Ko
#2 Shono – The praising of the twelve animal symbols of the year – Kolkhozoy Traktor
#1 Bokanté – Illiminé – History
Al-Yaman – Ya Helw – Hurriya
Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon – Basanth Mukhari (radio edit) – Soul Call

Hour 2
Ulla Pirttijärvi – Roussa Eanan – Roussa Eanan
Phongsi Woranut – Bok Si Wa Rak – Lom Heman
Moana & The Moa Hunters – Titokowaru – Rua
Partopi Tao Group – Happy Song – Instrumental Original Tapanuli, Vol. 1
Fiamma Fumana – Check in – Onda
Namgar – Tokhoi zandan emeelee – Yokhor – Nayan Navaa
Buika – No Habrá Nadie en el Mundo – Niña de Fuego
Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha – Punkkitarkastus (Tick Check) – Punkkitarkastus (Tick Check) single
Dark City Sisters – Khabazela – Vukani
Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band – No Condition Is Permanent – Chopteeth
Yoni Mayraz – South Star – Dybbuk Tse!
Imperial Tiger Orchestra – Aynotche Terabu – Lale Lale-Yefikir Woha Timu EP
Hoven Droven – Malört – Hippa
Xabi Aburruzaga – Meigas (feat. Tanxugueiras) – Bost
Nistha Raj – Shivranjani (feat. Christylez Bacon & Wytold) – Exit 1

Top 15 World Music Albums, June 2023Top 15 World Music Albums, June 2023

(Artist – Album Title – Label)

  1. Bokante – History – Real World Records
  2. Shono – Kolkhozoy Traktor – CPL-Music
  3. Fatoumata Diawara – London Ko – Wagram Music
  4. Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood – Jarak Qaribak – World Circuit
  5. Tinariwen – Amatssou – Wedge
  6. Okwy Osabede & Highlife Sound Makers – Igbo Amaka – Palenque Records
  7. Baaba Maal – Being – Marathon Artists
  8. Yaràkä – Curannera – Zero Nove Nove
  9. Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi – The Wolf and the Lamb-Live at the Shakh – ARC Music
  10. Bantu – What Is Your Breaking Point? – Soledad Productions
  11. Kayhan Kalhor and Toumani Diabate – The Sky Is the Same Colour Everywhere – Real World Records
  12. Faso Kan – Tungaladen – Global Music Centre
  13. Keturah – Keturah – Hen House Studios
  14. Alogte Oho & His Sounds of Joy – O Yinne! – Philophon
  15. Tabaco y sus Metales – Tabaco – El Palmas Music

The First (and Last?) Chat-GTP-hosted episode + Wesli Interview (#1280)The First (and Last?) Chat-GTP-hosted episode + Wesli Interview (#1280)

Hour 1
(artist – song – album)
Angelique Kidjo – Agolo – Aye
Tinariwen – Ténéré Tàqqàl – Elwan
Raghu Dixit – Hey Bhagwan – Antaragni – The Fire Within
Ba Cissoko – N’goni Ba (feat. Ibrahima Kourou, Abdoulaye Kouyate, Alhassane Camara, Laurent Rigaud ‘Samba’ & Ava Saty Marching Band) – Nimissa
Youssou N’Dour – 7 Seconds (Duet With Neneh Cherry) – The Guide (Wommat)
Salif Keïta – Mandjou – Best of Salif Keïta
Ali Farka Touré – I Go Ka – The Source
Bebel Gilberto – So Nice (Summer Samba) [Mario Caldato Jr Remix] – Tanto Tempo Remixes
Cesária Evora – Sodade – Cesaria Evora & …
Prince Nico Mbarga & Rocafil Jazz International – Sweet Mother (feat. Rocafill Jazz International) – The Best Of Music And Rhythm

Hour 2
ADG7 – 영정거리 = Youngjeonggeori – 악단광칠 = Ak Dan Gwang Chil
Oumou Sangaré – Diaraby Nene – Moussolou
Bokanté – Illiminé – History
Wesli – Konsa (feat. Lou Piensa de Nomadic Massive) – Immigrand
Interview with Wesli
Wesli – Eya Hé – Ayiti étoile nouvelle
Wesli – Makonay – Tradisyon
East of West – Little Harbour 2 – Moving Home
Baklava – Feniks – From Skoje with Love
Fungistanbul – Babap Babum – Trash Oriental

Brass, Drums, and Dancing in the Streets (#1279)Brass, Drums, and Dancing in the Streets (#1279)

Hour 1
(artist – song – album)
The Bollywood Brass Band – Gur Nalon Ishk Mitha (Love is Sweeter than Sugar) – The Bollywood Brass Band
Grupo Batuque – Mama Samba – Samba de Rua
Gangbé Brass Band – Yemonoho – Whendo
Funky Butt Brass Band – El Niño Bonito – Onward
Youngblood Brass Band – Brooklyn – Live. Places.
London All Stars Steel Band – Francilia Teresa – Latin Steeldrums
Hungry March Band – Jupanese Ju Ju – Critical Brass
Cha Wa – Ooh Na Nay – Funk ‘n’ Feathers
Cicala Mvta – Deko Boko – Deko Boko
Samba Squad – Maracatu Funk – Batuque
Raya Brass Band – Bag of Nails – Raya
Nation Beat – Somos de Agua Fria – Maracatuniversal


Hour 2
Hot 8 Brass Band – Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) – Take Cover – EP
Oliver Nayoka – Ada Ugo – Oka Mmadu
Joyce Moreno – Nacional Kid – Visions of Dawn
Mazalda – Choubi – Special Key
Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band – Kameleba – Sonbonbela
Magnifico – Ya Mustafa – Charlatan de Balkan
Sylvain Leroux – Zoé – Qromatica
Rachele Andrioli – Fimmana de mare – Leuca
La Chiva Gantiva – Pelao – Pelao
Najib Alhoush & The Free Music – Mathasebnish – Free Music (Part 1) (Habibi Funk 021)
Jan Van Angelopoulos & Fotis Siotas – Dancing on Ruins – Folks Nowadays
Dimitris Papageorgiou – Dimitroula Mou – Greek Bouzouki Classics
Elin Furubotn – Reven – Resirkulerte Rim og Regler
Dobranotch – Vu Bistu Geven – Zay Freyleikh!

STG’s Imaginary World Music Festival (#1278)STG’s Imaginary World Music Festival (#1278)

Hour 1
(artist – song – album)
Ozomatli – Love and Hope – Street Signs
Ba-Boom – Toque de Bamba – Incendeia
Lo’Jo – Yalaki – Cosmophono
Brooklyn Funk Essentials – Freeway To Üsküdar (feat. Laço Tayfa) – In the Buzzbag (feat. Laço Tayfa)
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Jamming – Legend – The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers
Yeko – Yerna Fassè (feat. Khaira Arby) – Yeko – EP
Esma Redzepova – Ej, sudbino – Legends of Gypsy Music from Macedonia
Kokolo – Trouble Come, Trouble Go – More Consideration
Tamikrest – Tamiditin – Adagh
Rachid Taha – Ya Rayah – Diwan/Live
Orchestra Baobab – Gnawoe – Specialist In All Styles
Louis Mhlanga – Mari Hakuna – Stories
Dissidenten – Lobster Song – New World Party

Hour 2
Zawose & Brook – Chilumi Cha Kwetu: Voices From Home – Assembly
Lala Njava – Voatse – Malagasy Blues Song
Ustad Sultan Khan, Fazal Qureshi & Jonas Hellborg – Mystery Conquered – Friends (across Boundaries)
Jogja Hip Hop Foundation – Cintamu Sepahit Topi Miring – Semar Mesem Romo Mendem
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – Kinna Sohna (feat. Bally Sagoo) – Magic Touch, Vol. 12 (feat. Bally Sagoo)
Kal – Duj Duj – KAL
Gamelan X – Gammafro – Satu
Celia Cruz – Yo Vivire (I Will Survive) – Soy Mujer
Ali Hassan Kuban – Mabrouk Wo Arisna – Nubian Magic
Cheb Khaled – Yamina – Liberte
Cacique ’97 – Eu Quero Tudo – Cacique’97