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World Music Central's Best World Music Releases of 2009
Thursday, November 26 2009 @ 12:08 PM EST
Contributed by: WMC_News_Dept.
The editors at World Music Central, its Spanish language portal Músicas del Mundo and other friends, present their lists of Best World Music Recordings of 2009.
TJ Nelson (World Music Central)
- Abbas Premjee - Elements (Fire Records)
- Tinariwen - Imidiwan: Companions (World Village)
- Khaled - Liberté (Wrasse Records)
- Soname - Plateau (World Village)
- Charley Patton and Various Artists - The Definitive Charley Patton (Proper Records)
- Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara - Tell No Lies (Real World Records)
- Mamer - Eagle (Real World Records)
- Various Artists - Nagore Sessions (Earth Sync)
- Vieux Farka Touré - Fondo (Six Degrees)
- Sari Gelin Ensemble - Music from Azerbaijan (Arc)
Tom Orr (World Music Central)
My list (which is in no particular order) includes dub reggae by an artist who's neither Jamaican nor Rasta, Afrobeat fused and not fused, blues and rock-tinged music of Saharan origin and other stuff that no words of mine can begin to adequately describe. I urge you to seek out, listen and enjoy.
- Oumou Sangare - Seya (World Circuit)
- Solomon Jabby - Firmly Planted in Dub (Lion of Zion)
- Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara - Tell No Lies (Real World Records)
- Tinariwen - Imidiwan: Companions (World Village)
- Soothsayers Meet the Red Earth Collective - One More Reason (Red Earth Music)
- Tony Allen - Secret Agent (World Circuit)
- Samba Toure - Songhai Blues: Homage to Ali Farka Toure (World Music Network)
- Novalima - Coba Coba (Cumbancha)
- Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca - Retrospectiva (Mopiato Music)
- Occidental Brothers Dance Band International - Odo Sanbra (Occidental Brothers)
Angel Romero (World Music Central / Músicas del Mundo)
- Oumou Sangare - Seya (World Circuit)
- Mamer - Eagle (Real World)
- Warsaw Village Band - Infinity (Barbes Records)
- Tinariwen - Imidiwan: Companions (World Village)
- Abbas Premjee - Elements (Fire Records)
- JJ Band - Bulerias Africanas (Gaztelupeko)
- Brownout - Aguilas and Cobras (Six Degrees)
- Khaled - Liberté (Wrasse Records)
- Omar Faruk Tekbilek - Rare Elements - Omar Faruk Tekbilek (5 Points Records)
- La Banda del Pepo - Tanto por Hacer (Galileo/Nufolk)
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