December 20, 2019

Top ten new releases of 2019

It's the most wonderful time of the year ....  That's right, it's the time of the year when Global A Go-Go unwraps its favorite albums of the last 12 months.

On the December 23rd edition of Global A Go-Go, it's my top ten new releases of 2019, plus ten honorable mentions.  On December 30th, you'll hear my favorite singles and EPs of the year.  And on January 6th it's my favorite compilations, reissues and historic recordings of the prior 12 months.

Without further ado, simply click "Read more" for my top ten new releases of 2019:

Top Ten New Releases Of 2019
1.  Umut Adan (Turkey-Italy) | Bahar | Riverboat
2.  Aziz Sahmaoui & University Of Gnawa (Morocco-Senegal-France) | Poetic Trance | Blue Line
3.  Otava Yo (Russia) | Do You Love | ARC
4.  Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba (Mali) | Miri | Out Here
5.  Boban Markovic Orkestar (Serbia) | Mrak | PGP RTS
6.  Lobo Marino (RVA USA) | At Appalachian South Folklife Center | self-released
7.  Rachid Taha (Algeria-France) | Je Suis Africain | Believe
8.  Wuta Mayi (RD Congo-France) | La Face Cachee | Sterns
9.  Mdou Moctar (Niger) | Ilana : The Creator | Sahel Sounds
10. Minyo Crusaders (Japan) | Echoes Of Japan | Mais Um

Honorable Mention
The Aggrolites (USA) | Reggae Now! | Pirates Press
DJ Dolores (Brazil) | Recife * 19 | Sterns
The Garifuna Collective (Belize-Guatemala-Honduras) | Aban | Stonetree
Asmaa Hamzaoiu & Bnat Timbouktou (Morocco) | Oulad Lghaba | Ajabu
Huntza (Euskadi Spain) | Xilema | Mauka / Gran Sol
Locobeach (USA-Venezuela) | Psychedelic Disco Cumbia | Dorsal Fin / Peace & Rhythm
Hope Masike (Zimbabwe) | The Exorcism Of A Spinster | Riverboat
Omar Souleyman (Syria-Turkey) | Shlon | Mad Decent
Dexter Story (USA) | Bahir | Soundway
Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band (Ghana-Germany) | Obiaa! | Strut

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Artist | Country | Song | Recording | Label | Year

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

Lobo Marino | RVA USA | Forest In The Kiln / I've Got A Mother Gone To Glory | At Appalachian South Folklife Center | self-released | 2019
Otava Yo | Russia | Sumetskaya | Do You Love | ARC | 2019
Huntza | Euskadi Spain | Lasai, Lasai | Xilema | Mauka / Gran Sol | 2018

DJ Dolores | Brazil | A Casta (feat OSM) | Recife * 19 | Sterns | 2019
Minyo Crusaders | Japan | Hohai Bushi | Echoes Of Japan | Mais Um | 2019
Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band | Ghana-Germany | Yamona | Obiaa! | Strut | 2019

The Garifuna Collective | Belize-Guatemala-Honduras | Magidu | Aban | Stonetree | 2019
The Aggrolites | USA | Why You Rat | Reggae Now! | Pirates Press | 2019
Locobeach | USA-Venezuela | Rata | Psychedelic Disco Cumbia | Dorsal Fin / Peace & Rhythm | 2019
Wuta Mayi | RD Congo-France | Biloko Ya Moto | La Face Cachee | Sterns | 2019
Hope Masike | Zimbabwe | Tonanaira | The Exorcism Of A Spinster | Riverboat | 2019

Dexter Story | USA | Mamdooh | Bahir | Soundway | 2019
Asmaa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou | Morocco | Soudani Mama | Oulad Lghaba | Ajabu | 2019
Aziz Sahmaoui & University Of Gnawa | Morocco-Senegal-France | Gang Sound Of Mbirika | Poetic Trance | Blue Line | 2019

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba | Mali-Morocco | Kanougnon (feat Majid Bekkas) | Miri | Out Here | 2019
Rachid Taha | Algeria-France | Aita | Je Suis Africain | Believe | 2019
Mdou Moctar | Niger | Kamane Tarhanin | Ilana : The Creator | Sahel Sounds | 2019

Umut Adan | Turkey-Italy | Seytanin Aklini Celdim | Bahar | Riverboat | 2019
Boban Markovic Orkestar | Serbia | Mrak | Mrak | PGP RTS | 2019
Omar Souleyman | Syria-Turkey | Layle | Shlon | Mad Decent | 2019

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