Program December 20, 2013: The Best of the Rest of 2013

This week, it's the final episode of a three-part series covering my favorite world music recordings of 2013.  And it's my final show of the year as well: tune in next week and hear Sean Lovelace of WRIR's superb late-night program Cosmic Slop do his thing in the early evening.

On this week's show, the focus is on individual songs -- my favorite singles of the year, top tracks from albums that didn't quite make my best-of lists, and great songs hidden on otherwise forgettable long-players.  On a song-by-song basis, I think this week's material is every bit as good as the stuff you heard in the last two weeks -- tune in and decide for yourself.

Podcast: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/73345
All the podcasts: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/series/Global+A+Go-Go


Song | Artist (Country) | Recording | Label | Year

Separation | Oliver Lake (USA) | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru | 1997
Global A Go-Go | Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros (UK) | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001

Lucifernandis | Boogarins (Brazil) | As Plantas Que Curam | Other Music | 2013
Desencontro | Graveola (Brazil) | Eu Preciso De Um Liquidificador | Mais Um Discos | 2013
Guns Of Brixton | Chicha Libre (France-Venezuela-Mexico-USA) | Cuatro Tigres | Barbes | 2013
Blanco Y Negro | Palenke Soultribe feat Macondo & Mr. Vallenato (Colombia-USA) | Mar | Soultribe | 2013
Las Escondidas | Raul Y Mexia (USA) | Arriba Y Lejos | Nacional | 2013

Mae Carinhosa | Cesaria Evora (Cape Verde) | Mae Carinhosa | Lusafrica | 2013
El Mougelmen | Noura Mint Seymali (Mauritania) | Azawan II | self-released | 2013
Afrika | Nuru Kane (Senegal) | Exile | Riverboat | 2013

Es Para Ti Gnonnas | Africando (many countries) feat Jos Spinto (Benin) | Viva Africando | Sterns | 2013
Picaresca | Bio Ritmo (RVA USA) | single | Paris DJs | 2013
Macabionico | Orquesta El Macabeo (Puerto Rico USA) | Salsa Bestial | Vampisoul | 2013

Trapped | Jimmy Cliff (Jamaica) | The KCRW Session | Universal | 2013
Ode To Joy (Babylon Can't Control I) | Cornell Campbell (Jamaica) Meets The Soothsayers (UK) | Nothing Can Stop Us | Strut | 2013
Soutra | Alpha Blondy (Cote D'Ivoire) | Mystic Power | VP | 2013

Pull Up Selector | Dubmatix (Canada) feat Eek-A-Mouse (Jamaica) | Rebel Massive | Echo Beach | 2013
Differentology | Bunji Garlin (Trinidad & Tobago) | single | Sheriff Music | 2013
Piece Of The Pie | Junior Kelly (Jamaica) | Piece Of The Pie | VPAL | 2013

Sorrow Tears + Blood | Kronos Quartet, Tunde Adibimpe, Kyp Malone & Stuart Bogie (USA) | Red Hot + Fela | Knitting Factory | 2013
Bogota | Criolo (Brazil) | No Na Orelha | Sterns | 2013
Balboa Da Silva | Bixiga 70 (Brazil) | Daora: Underground Sounds Of Urban Brasil - Hip Hop, Beats, Afro & Dub | Mais Um Discos | 2013

Pedida Perfeita (Tararatata) | Flavel & Neto (Brazil-Cape Verde-France) | single | Sony France | 2013
Mamadou | Magic System (Cote D'Ivoire) | single | EMI France | 2013