It's week 2 of Global A Go-Go's 3-week review of my favorite recordings of 2020; this week you'll hear my favorite singles and EPs of the year. Singles are definitely overtaking albums in the playlist/YouTube/Spotify era as the unit of account for recorded music.
2020 was the first year in which, wearing my World Music Director hat at WRIR, I recommended more singles and EPs than albums to our DJs (by a 60-40 margin, by the way). Very simply, if you're not following singles and EPs, you're missing a lot of the most significant music that's coming out today.
So this week on Global A Go-Go (Monday December 21, 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) it's my top ten singles and EPs of 2020, plus ten honorable mentions and a few more to round out the two hours.
And here they are in list form:
Top Ten New Singles & EPs of 2020
1. Noblezza (Colombia) | "Coletera" | Codiscos
2. Gilber T (Brazil) | "Sinnerman" | Tomba
3. La Dame Blanche (Cuba-France) | "Cogelo Con Calma" | Nacional
4. Minyo Crusaders & Frente Cumbiero (Japan-Colombia) | From Tokyo To Bogota | Mais Um
5. Franck Biyong (Cameroon) | Trouble | Hot Casa
6. Macka B (England UK) | "Cucumber To Di World" | Peckings
7. Mdou Moctar (Niger) | "Ibitlan" | Sahel Sounds
8. Kevin Florez & The Busy Twist (Colombia-England UK) | "Champetizate" | Palenque/Farra Rap
9. Gaye Su Akyol (Turkey) | Yort Savul: Isyan Manifestosu | Glitterbeat
10. Hip Hop Hoodios (USA) | "Mexican Miller" | self-released
Honorable Mention
Andre Abujamra (Brazil) | "Alma Nao Tem Cor - Multi 25" | Tratore
Dzambo Agusevi Orchestra (North Macedonia-Bosnia & Herzegovina) | "Old Bazaar Groove (DJ Branski remix)" | Asphalt Tango
Bella Blair (Jamaica) | "Gimmie A Light" | Frankie Music
The Good Ones (Rwanda) | "Soccer (Summer 1988)" | Anti-
Michael Mendez (Jamaica-England UK) | "Love T.K.O." | Purple Lion Entertainment
Falle Nioke & Ghost Culture (Guinee Conakry-England UK) | Youkounkoun | PRAH
Orchestra Gold (Mali-USA) | "Lemuru" | self-released
Richie Spice (Jamaica) | "Valley Of Jehoshaphat (Red Hot)" | VP
Superfonicos (USA) | "El Adios" | Public Hi-Fi
Ana Tijoux (Chile-France-Puerto Rico USA) | "Pa Que (feat PJ Sin Suela)" | Victoria Producciones
All the podcasts: radio4all.net/index.php/series/Global+A+Go-Go
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
The Good Ones | Rwanda | Soccer (Summer 1988) | Soccer (Summer 1988) - Single | Anti- | 2020
Alborosie | Italy-Jamaica | Unprecedented Time | Unprecedented Time - Single | VP | 2020
Gilber T | Brazil | Sinnerman | Sinnerman - Single | Tomba | 2020
Andre Abujamra | Brazil-Burkina Faso-Argentina | Alma Nao Tem Cor - Multi 25 (feat Smarty & Perota Chingo) | Alma Nao Tem Cor - Multi 25 - Single | Tratore | 2020
Hip Hop Hoodios | USA-Mexico | Mexican Miller (The Stephen Miller Song) (feat Pato Machete & Hip Spanic All Stars) | Mexican Miller - Single | self-released | 2020
Dzambo Agusevi Orchestra | North Macedonia-Bosnia & Herzegovina | Old Bazaar Groove (DJ Branski remix) | Old Bazaar Groove (DJ Branski remix) - Single | Asphalt Tango | 2020
Franck Biyong | Cameroon | Anywhere Trouble (club mix) | Trouble | Hot Casa | 2020
Falle Nioke & Ghost Culture | Guinee Conakry-England UK | Loneliness | Youkounkoun | PRAH | 2020
Gaye Su Akyol | Turkey | Isyan Manifestosu | Yort Savul: Isyan Manifestosu! | Glitterbeat | 2020
Orchestra Gold | Mali-USA | Lemuru | Lemuru - Single | self-released | 2020
Mdou Moctar | Niger | Ibitlan | Ibitlan - Single | Sahel Sounds | 2020
Bella Blair | Jamaica | Gimmie A Light | Gimmie A Light - Single | Frankie Music | 2020
Michael Mendez | Jamaica-England UK | Love T.K.O. | Love T.K.O. - Single | Purple Lion Entertainment | 2020
Richie Spice | Jamaica | Valley Of Jehoshaphat (Red Hot) | Valley Of Jehoshaphat (Red Hot) - Single | VP | 2020
Macka B | England UK | Cucumba To Di World | Cucumba To Di World - Single | Peckings | 2020
Money Chicha | USA | Enfermera | The Mexican / Enfermera - Single | Peace & Rhythm | 2020
Minyo Crusaders & Frente Cumbiero | Japan-Colombia | Opekepe | From Tokyo To Bogota | Mais Um | 2020
Ana Tijoux | Chile-France-Puerto Rico USA | Pa Que (feat PJ Sin Suela) | Pa Que - Single | Victoria Producciones | 2020
Noblezza | Colombia | Coletera | Coletera - Single | Codiscos | 2020
La Dame Blanche | Cuba-France | Cogelo Con Calma | Cogelo Con Calma - Single | Nacional | 2020
Superfonicos | USA | El Adios | El Adios - Single | Public Hi-Fi | 2020
Kevin Florez & The Busy Twist | Colombia-England UK | Champetizate | Champetizate - Single | Palenque / Farra Rap | 2020
Lucien Bokilo | RD Congo | Welcome To Colombia | Welcome To Colombia - Single | Palenque | 2020
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