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.

Click through for my reviews of each release.

Top Ten New Releases of 2012
1.  Chicha Libre | Canibalismo | Barbes
2.  Antibalas | Antibalas | Daptone
3.  La Excelencia | Echos Del Barrio | Handle With Care
4.  The Souljazz Orchestra | Solidarity | Strut
5.  Quantic & Alice Russell With The Combo Barbaro | Look Around The Corner | Tru Thoughts
6.  Seu Jorge | Musicas Para Churrascos, Vol. 1 | Wrasse
7.  Debo Band | Debo Band | Sub Pop / Next Ambiance
8.  Roberto Lopez Afro-Colombian Jazz Orchestra | Azul | Curura Musique
9.  Prince Fatty | Versus The Drunken Gambler | Mr Bongo
10. Bomba Estereo | Elegancia Tropical | Polen

Honorable Mention
BALKANIZE! | ... For You Are Made Of Stars | self-released
Baloji | Kinshasa Succursale | Crammed
Black Bazar | Black Bazar | Lusafrica
The Funk Ark | High Noon | ESL Music
Mariem Hassan | El Aaiun Egdat (El Aaiun On Fire) | Nubenegra
Kottarashky & The Rain Dogs | Demoni | Asphalt Tango
Moussu T E Lei Jovents | Empeche-Nous | Le Chant Du Monde
Ondatropica | Ondatropica | Soundway
Ebo Taylor | Appia Kwa Bridge | Strut
Terakaft | Kel Tamasheq | World Village

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Next week: The top ten reissues and compilations of 2012


Song | Artist (Country) | Recording | Label

Separation | Oliver Lake (USA) | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru
Global A Go-Go | Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros (UK) | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat

Paul, Emile Et Henri | Moussu T E Lei Jovents (France) | Empeche-Nous | Le Chant Du Monde
Addumua | Mariem Hassan (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic) | El Aaiun Egdat (El Aaiun On Fire) | Nubenegra
Tirera | Terakaft (Mali) | Kel Tamasheq | World Village
Not Just A Song | Debo Band (USA) | Debo Band | Sub Pop / Next Ambiance

Iste Hendek | BALKANIZE! (RVA USA) | … For You Are Made Of Stars | self-released
Babo | Kottarashky & The Rain Dogs (Bulgaria) | Demoni | Asphalt Tango
For Me You Are | Prince Fatty feat Hollie Cook & Horseman (UK) | Prince Fatty Versus The Drunken Gambler | Mr Bongo
Ska Fuentes | Ondatropica (Colombia-UK) | Ondatropica | Soundway

San Pelayo | Roberto Lopez Afro-Colombian Jazz Orchestra (Colombia-Canada) | Azul | Curura Musique
La Danza De Don Lucho | Chicha Libre (France-Venezuela-Mexico-USA) | Canibalismo | Barbes

Travelling Song | Quantic & Alice Russell With The Combo Barbaro (UK-Colombia) | Look Around The Corner | Tru Thoughts
Conquering Lion | The Souljazz Orchestra (Canada) | Solidarity | Strut

Funky Southern | The Funk Ark (WDC USA) | High Noon | ESL Music
Ole Ole | Seu Jorge (Brazil) | Musicas Para Churrasco, Vol. 1 | Wrasse
Pure Love | Bomba Estereo (Colombia) | Elegancia Tropical | Polen

Face B | Black Bazar (RD Congo) | Black Bazar | Lusafrica
Ayesama | Ebo Taylor (Ghana) | Appia Kwa Bridge | Strut
Sare Kon Kon | Antibalas (USA) | Antibalas | Daptone

La Economia | La Excelencia (USA) | Echos Del Barrio | Handle With Care