December 19, 2012

Program December 21, 2012: The Best of the Rest of 2012

This week it's the third and final installment of Global A Go-Go's review of the best releases of 2012, and my last program of the year -- the Rev. Noah will be rocking you a week from today in this time slot.

The focus this time will be on individual songs -- my favorite singles of the year, plus top songs from recordings that didn't quite make my best-of lists.  You'll also hear a few standout tracks from albums that otherwise had few redeeming features, because you never know where you're going to find that hidden gem.

December 17, 2012

Charts December 16, 2012

Nothing puts me in the holiday spirit quite like a New Orleans bounce version of a Hanukkah song.  So enjoy Gypsyphonic Disko and Katey Red's version of "Dreidel Song," and I'll be back with more charts after New Year's.  Happy holidays!

New & Recommended At WRIR
Best Of Buena Vista | (various artists) | ARC
Bomba Estereo | Elegancia Tropical | Polen
Cumbia Beat, Volume 2 | (various artists) | Vampisoul
Diablos Del Ritmo: The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985 | (various artists) | Analog Africa
Jukebox Mambo: Rumba And Afro Latin Accented Rhythm & Blues 1949-1960 | (various artists) | Jazzman
Lijadu Sisters, The | Horizon Unlimited | Knitting Factory
Lopez, Martin Y Sus Estrellas | Cocinando | Masstropicas
Lopez, Roberto Afro-Colombian Jazz Orchestra | Azul | Curura Musique
Maia, Tim | World Psychedelic Classics 4 - Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul Of Tim Maia | Luaka Bop
Rita | My Joys | NMC Music
Royal Band De Thies | Kadior Demb | Teranga Beat
Soko, Robert | BalkanBeats Soundlab | Piranha
Son De Barrio De Puerto Rico | Que Nadie Te Quite Lo Bailao | self-released
Soothsayers | Human Nature | Red Earth
Souljazz Orchestra, The | Solidarity | Strut
Stern, Leni | Smoke, No Fire | self-released

December 13, 2012

Best Of Buena Vista

ARTIST: various artists
TITLE: Best Of Buena Vista
LABEL: ARC
Son cubano from Cuba’s easternmost region is one of the Western hemisphere’s most crucial and influential musical styles – much of what we describe today as “Latin music” is built on a foundation of son.

Program December 14, 2012: Top Ten Compilations of 2012

It's my second of three programs recapping the best releases of 2012 -- this time my favorite compilations, reissues and historic recordings that came to the marketplace in the last 12 months.

Click Read More to see my top ten plus ten more honorable mentions, and tune in to hear songs from the 1950s to the day before yesterday, from 17 different countries, this week on Global A Go-Go.

December 9, 2012

Charts December 9, 2012

WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten
1 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Cumbia Beat Vol. 2: Tropical Sounds Of Peru 1966-83 | Vampisoul
2 TIM MAIA | World Psychedelic Classics 4: Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul Of Tim Maia | Luaka Bop
3 DEBO BAND | Debo Band | Sub Pop / Next Ambiance
4 EBO TAYLOR | Appia Kwa Bridge | Strut
5 BLACK BAZAR | Black Bazar | Lusafrica
6 CHICHA LIBRE | Canibalismo | Barbes
7 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Diablos Del Ritmo: The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985 | Analog Africa
8 LIJADU SISTERS | Horizon Unlimited | Knitting Factory
9 BOMBA ESTEREO | Elegancia Tropical | Polen
10 ROBERTO LOPEZ AFRO-COLOMBIAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA | Azul | Curura Musique

December 5, 2012

Program December 7, 2012: Top Ten New Releases of 2012

It's time for me to reveal my top ten new releases of 2012 -- the Mayan edition, if you will.  I'll play a track from each of them on this week's program, plus as many of the runners-up as time permits.  Click Read More to see the winners.

December 2, 2012

Charts December 2, 2012

WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten
1 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Diablos Del Ritmo: The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985 | Analog Africa
2 BOMBA ESTEREO | Elegancia Tropical | Polen
3 SUPER HI-FI | Dub To The Bone | Electric Cowbell
4 LIJADU SISTERS | Horizon Unlimited | Knitting Factory
5 RITA | My Joys | NMC Music
6 SON DE BARRIO DE PUERTO RICO | Que Nadie Te Quito Lo Bailao | self-released
7 LENI STERN | Smoke, No Fire | self-released
8 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Jukebox Mambo: Rumba And Afro Latin Accented Rhythm & Blues 1949-1960 | Jazzman
9 ROBERTO LOPEZ AFRO-COLOMBIAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA | Azul | Curura Musique
10 ROBERT SOKO | BalkanBeats Soundlab | Piranha