December 28, 2022

Top 10 new singles & EPs of 2022

In the current era of home studios, direct-to-consumer distribution, mobile listening and streaming, the single is no longer just for Top 40 music.  If you're not following singles and EPs in whatever genres you listen to, much of today's most compelling music is breezing right past you.
 
I've made a concerted effort in recent years to play singles and EPs on Global A Go-Go, and for the past 4 years I've done a year-end recap of the best singles and EPs of the year.  This year's recap (Sunday January 1, 1:00-3:00 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) once again has some killer material, just as good if not better than what I played on the top albums of 2022 episode two weeks ago.  Tune in and hear for yourself.

Without further ado, here are my top singles and EPs of 2022:
 
Top 10 New Singles & EPs of 2022
1.  Systema Solar (Colombia) | "Comer De Verdad" | self-released
2.  Amaru Tribe (Australia-Colombia-Chile) | "Candela Viva" | Vibrating Planet
3.  Cumbiamuffin (Australia) | Cumbiamuffin EP | Peace & Rhythm / Hyperopia / Sounds & Colours
4.  Renee Goust (México-USA) | "La Muchacha Alegre" (feat Nancy Sanchez) | self-released
5.  The Hempolics meet Macka B (England UK) | "One Law Fi Dem" | Zee Zee
6.  João Selva (Brazil-France) | Se Acabou EP | Underdog
7.  Lucidvox (Russia) | "Burn The Grief" / "Swarm" | Glitterbeat
8.  Bomba Estéreo & Manu Chao (Colombia-France-Spain) | "Me Duele" | Elegancia Tropical
9.  La Sonora Mazurén (Colombia) | "Charanga Mazurén" / "Cachicha" | Names You Can Trust
10. Reggaesta (Italy-Jamaica-England UK) | "Cocaine" (feat Earl 16) | Echo Beach

Honorable Mention
Balimaya Project (England UK-Nigeria-Gambia-Guinée Conakry) | "Seasons Of Baraka" | Jazz Re:freshed
Captain Planet (USA-Brazil-France) | "Moqueca" (feat Zuzuka Poderosa & Raphael Futura) | Bastard Jazz
Cigarbox Man (Chile) | "Mírame" | self-released
El Combo Batanga (Spain-Cuba) | "Ají Gua Guao" / "El Barrio En La Mirada" | Lovemonk
Kimi Djabaté (Guinée Bissau-Portugal) | "Alidonke" | Cumbancha
Fanfare Ciocărlia (Romania-Germany-Austria) | "First Aid Klezmer (Dunkelbunt remix) | Asphalt Tango
Marco Flores Y La Jerez (México) | "Ahora Es Cuando" (feat Grupo Legítimo) | Nacional
Yohan Le Ferrand (France-Mali) | Yeko EP | self-released
Superfónicos (USA) | "Primera Luz" | self-released
Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek (Turkey-Germany-France-England UK) | Dost 2 EP | Bongo Joe / Catapulte

My top 20 singles & EPs of 2022 are available as a Spotify playlist: bit.ly/3YZpT5F
 
 
 
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
 
Reggaesta | Italy-Jamaica-England UK | Cocaine (feat Earl 16) | Cocaine (feat Earl 16) - Single | Echo Beach | 2022
Richie Spice | Jamaica | Shootie Shootie | Shootie Shootie - Single | Riddim Force | 2022
Black Am I | Jamaica | Jah In My Corner (feat Kabaka Pyramid) | Jah In My Corner - Single | Ghetto Youths International | 2022
The Hempolics meet Macka B | England UK | One Law Fi Dem | One Law Fi Dem - Single | Zee Zee | 2022
 
El Combo Batanga | Spain-Cuba | Ají Gua Guao | Ají Gua Guao / El Barrio En La Mirada - Single | Lovemonk | 2022
Superfónicos | USA | Primera Luz | Primera Luz - Single | self-released | 2022
Cumbiamuffin | Australia | Cabezona | Cumbiamuffin EP | Peace & Rhythm / Hyperopia / Sounds & Colours | 2022
La Sonora Mazurén | Colombia | Charanga Mazurén | Charanga Mazurén / Cachicha - Single | Names You Can Trust | 2022
 
Stephanie Santiago | England UK | Alma Carnavalera | Alma Carnavalera - Single | Movimientos | 2022
Bomba Estéreo & Manu Chao | Colombia-France-Spain | Me Duele | Me Duele - Single | Elegancia Tropical | 2022
Systema Solar | Colombia | Comer De Verdad | Comer De Verdad - Single | self-released | 2022
Amaru Tribe | Australia- Colombia-Chile | Candela Viva | Candela Viva - Single | Vibrating Planet | 2022
 
Delgrès | France | Mwen Vlé Maché | Mwen Vlé Maché - Single | Le Label / PIAS | 2022
Renee Goust | México-USA | La Muchacha Alegre (feat Nancy Sanchez) | La Muchacha Alegre - Single | self-released | 2021
Marco Flores Y La Jerez | México | Ahora Es Cuando (feat Grupo Legítimo) | Ahora Es Cuando (feat Grupo Legítimo) - Single | Nacional | 2022
Fanfare Ciocărlia | Romania-Germany-Austria | First Aid Klezmer (Dunkelbunt remix) | First Aid Klezmer (Dunkelbunt remix) - Single | Asphalt Tango | 2022
Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha | Finland | Lapikasta Lattiaan | Lapikasta Lattiaan - Single | Playground Music Finland | 2022
 
João Selva | Brazil-France | Bozo Vaza | Se Acabou EP | Underdog | 2022
Captain Planet | USA-Brazil-France | Moqueca (feat Zuzuka Poderosa & Raphael Futura) | Moqueca (feat Zuzuka Poderosa & Raphael Futura) - Single | Bastard Jazz | 2022
Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek | Turkey-Germany-France-England UK | Bal | Dost 2 EP | Bongo Joe / Catapulte | 2022
Cigarbox Man | Chile | Mírame | Mírame - Single | self-released | 2022
Lucidvox | Russia | Burn The Grief | Burn The Grief / Swarm - Single | Glitterbeat | 2022
 
Yohann Le Ferrand | France-Mali | Konya (feat Mamani Keita) | Yeko EP | self-released | 2022
Kimi Djabaté | Guineé Bissau-Portugal | Alidonke | Alidonke - Single | Cumbancha | 2022
Balimaya Project | England UK-Nigeria-Gambia-Guinée Conakry | Seasons Of Baraka | Seasons Of Baraka - Single | Jazz Re:freshed | 2022

2 comments:

Lou said...

Hi! Ive been trying to find this song that was played on Friday 12/30 around 11:27 AM. Lyrics I could make out were "Ive seen the blue sky, broke prolong running live to hustle, a life I could never embrace." Was kind of a jam band sound, almost reminded me of the dead. Any help locating this song would be much appreciated. Thank you!

Bill Lupoletti said...

Lou, thanks for writing! I'm guessing that you were listening to WGXC-FM in Hudson, NY, where Global A Go-Go is heard on Fridays between 10 AM and noon? I checked WGXC's website, and I can't tell which episode of Global A Go-Go they broadcast on that day. Going by the calendar, it should have been the Irie Christmas Spectacular (http://www.globalagogo.com/2022/12/irie-christmas-spectacular.html).

But I'm guessing they weren't broadcasting Global A Go-Go at all on Friday Dec 30 at 11:27 AM. A song with lyrics in English that sounds like a jam band probably isn't something I've played on Global A Go-Go. Not that there's anything wrong with it!

Good luck in getting your question answered. You might want to check in with the folks at WGXC to see if they have any leads for us. Best wishes!