December 11, 2014

Program December 12, 2014: Top Ten New Releases of 2014

Just for the record, world music artists, promoters and labels sent 544 recordings to WRIR in the last year.  On my next two programs, I'll feature the top 7%: my 40 favorites amongst them.  (Oh, there are a few items in there that I bought on my own -- but as you can imagine, most of my new-music-listening time is dedicated to stuff that arrives at WRIR.)

This week, you'll hear tracks from my top ten new releases of 2014, plus as many honorable mentions as I can fit in.  Next week, it will be time for my favorite compilations, reissues and historic recordings of 2014.

And two weeks after that, on January 2, I'll wrap up my look at 2014 with the best of the rest: all the great stuff that didn't fit on the two previous programs.  I love doing these year-end wrap-ups -- it gets me in the mood for the new year and all the great new music that it's likely to include.  Happy listening!

Click "Read more" to see my 2014 Top Ten (new releases division).

Click through for my review of each new release.

Top Ten New Releases of 2014
1.  Khun Narin | Khun Narin's Electric Phin Band | Innovative Leisure
2.  Alsarah & The Nubatones | Silt | Wonderwheel
3.  Bio Ritmo | Puerta Del Sur | Vampisoul
4.  Garotas Suecas | Feras Miticas | Vampisoul
5.  Noura Mint Seymali | Tzenni | Glitterbeat
6.  Sonido Gallo Negro | Sendero Mistico | Glitterbeat
7.  The Souljazz Orchestra | Inner Fire | Strut
8.  La Misa Negra | Misa De Medianoche | NAM Entertainment
9.  Zongo Junction | No Discount | Electric Cowbell
10. Quantic | Magnetica | Tru Thoughts

Honorable Mention
Alma Afrobeat Ensemble | Live No Get Dublicate | Slow Walk Music
Bixiga 70 | Ocupai | Mais Um Discos
The Budos Band | Burnt Offering | Daptone
Antonio Castrignano | Fomenta: Ilenu De Taranta | Ponderosa Music & Art
Hassan Hakmoun | Unity | Healing
Mamani Keita | Kanou | World Village
Ray Lugo & The Boogaloo Destroyers | Que Chevere! | Freestyle
Ted Sirota's Heavyweight Dub | The Scientist Meets Ted Sirota's Heavyweight Dub | Liberated Zone
Tinariwen | Emmaar | Anti-
Sia Tolno | African Woman LP & Mouka Mouka EP | Lusafrica

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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

Perdido | Bio Ritmo (RVA USA) | Puerta Del Sur | Vampisoul | 2014
Rico Boogaloo | Ray Lugo & The Boogaloo Destroyers (USA) | Que Chevere! | Freestyle | 2014
La Cumbia Cura | La Misa Negra (USA) | Misa De Medianoche | NAM Entertainment | 2014
Inca-A-Delic | Sonido Gallo Negro (Mexico) | Sendero Mistico | Glitterbeat | 2014

Kingdom Come | The Souljazz Orchestra (Canada) | Inner Fire | Strut | 2014
Chaghaybou | Tinariwen (Mali) | Emmaar | Anti- | 2014
El Mougelmen | Noura Mint Seymali (Mauritania) | Tzenni | Glitterbeat | 2014

Soukura | Alsarah & The Nubatones (Sudan-Yemen-Armenia-France-Togo-USA) | Silt | Wonderwheel | 2014
Balili | Hassan Hakmoun (Morocco-USA) | Unity | Healing | 2014

Charles Chacal | Garotas Suecas (Brazil) | Feras Miticas | Vampisoul | 2014
La Ciuccia Nera | Antonio Castrignano (Italy) | Fomenta: Ilenu De Taranta | Ponderosa Music & Art | 2014

Dounia | Mamani Keita (Mali-France) | Kanou | World Village | 2014
Duvido | Quantic (UK) feat Pongo Love (Angola) | Magnetica | Tru Thoughts | 2014
Lai Sing | Khun Narin (Thailand) | Khun Narin's Electric Phin Band | Innovative Leisure | 2014

Waka Waka Woman (alternative mix) | Sia Tolno (Sierra Leone-Guinee Conakry) | Mouka Mouka EP | Lusafrica | 2014
Tunnel Bar | Zongo Junction (USA) | No Discount | Electric Cowbell | 2014
Majority Whip | Alma Afrobeat Ensemble (Spain) | Life No Get Dublicate | Slow Walk Music | 2014

Tangara | Bixiga 70 (Brazil) | Ocupai | Mais Um Discos | 2014

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