GLOBAL A GO-GO: Top ten compilations & reissues of 2020

This week on Global A Go-Go (Monday December 28, 3:00-5:00 PM on WRIR, for two weeks afterwards at wrir.org/listen, check your local listings for airing on other radio stations, and any old time at my podcast site), I'm wrapping up my 3-week-long look at my favorite recordings of 2020.

The focus this time will be on my favorite compilations and reissues of the year. These categories are important parts of my personal collection; I use them to backfill my musical knowledge.

I've been actively listening to non-American music since the early 80s and I've increased that focus since I started Global A Go-Go in 2004. However there are still vast holes in my musical experience. I rely on reissues to highlight music of the past that I should know more about, and on compilations to make the case for genres, countries, regions and time periods that I've overlooked.

Without further ado, here's a list of my ten favorite compilations and reissues of 2020, plus ten honorable mentions:

Top Ten Compilations & Reissues of 2020

1. various artists | La Locura De Machuca: Barranquilla-Colombia, 1975-1980 | Analog Africa

2. Pedro Lima (Sao Tome & Principe) | Maguidala | Bongo Joe

3. K. Frimpong & Super Complex Sounds (Ghana) | Ahyewa Special | Hot Casa

4. Alfredo Linares (Peru-Venezuela) | Lo Que Tengo | Vampisoul

5. various artists | Leve Leve: Sao Tome & Principe Sounds 70s-80s | Bongo Joe

6. various artists (Guadeloupe) | Cadence Revolution: Disques Debs International Vol. 2 | Strut

7. Orchestra Baobab (Baobab-Gouye-Gui De Dakar) (Senegal) | Mouhamadou Bamba | Stern's

8. Sharhabil Ahmed (Sudan) | The King Of Sudanese Jazz | Habibi Funk

9. Pete Rodriguez (USA) | I Like It Like That (A Mi Me Gusta Asi) | Fania / Craft / Concord

10. Azumah (eSwatini-South Africa) | Long Time Ago | Nyami Nyami

Honorable Mention

Los Afroins (Colombia) | Goza La Salsa | Vampisoul

Abelardo Carbono Y Su Conjunto (Colombia) | Guana Tangula | Vampisoul

K. Frimpong (Ghana) | K. Frimpong Backed By Vis-A-Vis | Hot Casa

various artists | Guasa, Cununo Y Marimba: Afro-Colombian Music From The Pacific Coast | Vampisoul

various artists | Mukambo Presents Global Afrobeat Movement | NYP

Penny Penny (South Africa) | Yogo Yogo | Awesome Tapes From Africa

Ranil Y Su Conjunto Tropical (Peru) | Ranil Y Su Conjunto Tropical | Analog Africa

Tabansi Studio Band (Nigeria) | Wakar Alhaizi Kano / Mus'en Sofoa | BBE

various artists (Turkey) | Uzelli Electro Saz | Uzelli

Voz Di Sanicolau (Cabo Verde) | Fundo De Mare Palinha | Analog Africa

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December 26, 2020

Top ten compilations & reissues of 2020

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