April 9, 2024

Charts April 1-7, 2024

WRIR World's NACC Top Ten
1 SAHRA HALGAN | Hiddo Dhawr | Danaya
2 MERCI YAYA BONGO: LES GROUPES D'ANIMATION FEMININS DU GABON, 1982-1989 | various artists | Secousse
3 NEWEN AFROBEAT | Grietas [EP] | Lichens Family
4 CONGO FUNK! SOUND MADNESS FROM THE SHORES OF THE MIGHTY CONGO RIVER | various artists | Analog Africa
5 LA YEGROS | Haz | X-Ray
6 TOGO SOUL 2 | various artists | Hot Casa
7 DYNAMQ | "Khamsa Degiga" [Single] | River Nile
8 JOY, THE | "You Complete Me" [Single] | Transgressive
9 ORQUESTA AKOKAN | "Con Altura" b/w "TKN" [Single] | Daptone
10 OLUKO IMO | Glory Of Om | Soundway
 
 
WRIR World's NACC Adds
1 FLORENCE ADOONI | "Uh-Ah Song" [Single] | Philophon
2 AGGROVATORS | Dubbing at King Tubbys | Gorgon
3 OLCAY BAYIR | Tu Guli | Bendigedig
4 JEMBAA GROOVE | Ye Ankasa | We Ourselves | Agogo
5 KOLONEL DJAFAAR | Getaway | Batov
6 LIRAZ | "Haarf" [Single] | Batov
7 NEW ORLEANS KLEZMER ALL STARS | Tipish | self-released
8 OLUMA | Cooking Time | One World
9 SINKANE | We Belong | City Slang
10 DELE SOSIMI AND THE ESTUARY 21 | The Confluence | Wah Wah 45s
 
 
New & Recommended at WRIR World
Adooni, Florence | "Uh-Ah Song" | Philophon
Bidaide | "Batua" / "Love Me & Give Me Up" | Matasuna
Biyong, Franck | "Oladipo" (feat. Chief Udoh Essiet & Tony Allen) | Afrolectric Music
Cherry Bandora | Back To The Taverna | Rebel Up / Rumi Sounds
Conjunto Guantanamo | "Guitarra, Tabaco Y Ron" | Nganga
Dynamq | "Khamsa Degiga" | River Nile Entertainment
Fakoly, Tiken Jah | Acoustic | Chapter Two
Flores, Marco Y La Jerez | "El Botecito" (feat. Los Hijos Del Pueblo) | Nacional
Flores, Marco Y La Jerez | "Mi Jerez" | Nacional
Forest Law | "Ooo, I" | Bongo Joe / Total Refreshment Centre
Galbi, Sami | "Rruina" | Bongo Joe
Gavrila, Antonio | Tango Suite Buenos Aires | Zoho Music
Gaye, Marvin & Tammi Terrell | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Boomrush Backup Ska Remix) | Boomrush Productions
Ghetto Brothers | Power-Fuerza | Vampisoul
Halgan, Sahra | Hiddo Dhawr | Danaya
Jembaa Groove | Ye Ankasa | We Ourselves | Agogo
Joy, The | "You Complete Me" | Transgressive
Kokoko! | "Mokili" | Transgressive
Leggett, Mark | "Road To Mali" | Earthsonix
Liraz | "Haarf" | Batov
London Afrobeat Collective | Esengo | Canopy
Newen Afrobeat | Grietas EP | Lichens Family
Ngwaka Son Systeme | Iboto Ngenge EP | Eck Echo
Otava Yo | Loud And Clear | ARC
Oumbadougou, Abdallah | Amghar: The Godfather Of Tuareg Music, Vol. 1 | Petaluma
ShazaLaKazoo | Chorba | Asphalt Tango
Sissoko, Mama | Live | Mieruba
Thomas, Pat | "Gye Wani" | Soundway
Yalomba, Adama | Tanou | Remote / Studio Mali
 
The New & Recommended list as a Spotify playlist: spoti.fi/3KqxSkS 
 
 
WRIR World Digs
AFCON 2023 EP | (various artists) | CAF
African Brothers Band Int. Of Ghana | Locomotive Train (Keteke): Meko Tarkwa! Meko Tarkwa!! Meko Tarkwa!!! | BBE
Afrika Muye Muye! Tanzanian Rumba & Muziki Wa Dansi 1968-1970 | (various artists) | Recordiana
Akae Beka | Living Testament | Before Zero / Trinity Farm
Alpheus | Unify | Liquidator
Amazones D'Afrique, Les | Musow Danse | Real World
Ausecuma Beats | Dakar Bamako | Music In Exile
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band | BRSB | Big Crown
Bixiga 70 | Vapor | Glitterbeat
Black Truth Rhythm Band | Ifetayo | Soundway
Brahim, Aziza | Mawja | Glitterbeat
Campanelli, DJ Ricky | Nos Curamos Con La Rumba | self-released
Candeleros | El Bululu EP | Folcore
Congo Funk! Sound Madness From The Shores Of The Mighty Congo River (Kinshasa/Brazzaville 1969-1982) | (various artists) | Analog Africa
De Mar Y Rio | Bailen Y Gocen EP | Palenque
Delgres | Promis Le Ciel | Discograph
Dias Gomes, Ricardo | Muito Sol | Hive Mind
Errebbaa, Mohamed & Tagna Groove | Hali | self-released
Franco Luambo Makiadi | Presents Les Editions Populaires | Planet Ilunga
Gamedze, Asher | Turbulence and Pulse | International Anthem
Hazmat Modine | Bonfire | Geckophonic
Jean-Marie, Patrick | Atika (Live in RFO TV) | Symbole
Kantata | It's High Time Now | BBE
Karaca, Cem | Nem Kaldi? | Turkishvinyl
Lagos Thugs | Chaos | Immensum Music
Layo, Roseline | Elus De Dieu (Deluxe) | Sony Cote D'Ivoire
London, Frank's Klezmer Brass Allstars | Chronika | Borscht Beat
Luciana Demingongo | Une Plume Une Voix Une Guitare | Une Plume Une Voix Une Guitare
Manco, Baris | Sakla Samani Gelir Zamani | Turkishvinyl
Mapfumo, Thomas & The Blacks Unlimited | Ndikutambire | Chimurenga Music Company
Merci Yaya Bongo: Les Groupes D'Animation Feminins Du Gabon, 1982-1989 | (various artists) | Secousse
Mexican Institute Of Sound | Algo-Ritmo: Hits 2004-2024 | Soy Sauce
Moweta, Azuka & His Anioma Brothers Band | Nwanne Bu Ife | Odogwu Entertainment / Palenque
Ochoa, Eliades | Guajiro | World Circuit
Okavango African Orchestra | Migration | self-released
Oluko Imo | Glory Of Om | Soundway
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou Dahomey, T.P. | Le Sato 2 | Albarika Store
Rancho Aparte | Re-Evolucion | self-released
Sorcerers, The | I Too Am A Stranger | ATA
Souleyman, Omar | Erbil | Mad Decent
Togo Soul 2 | (various artists) | Hot Casa
Wagadu Grooves: The Hypnotic Sound Of Camara 1987-2016 | (various artists) | Hot Mule
Zepiss | Natibel | Beaumonde
 
 
Latest Arrivals at WRIR World
Adooni, Florence | "Uh-Ah Song" | Philophon
Aggrovators, The | Dubbing At King Tubby's | Gorgon
Bayir, Olcay | Tu Guli | Bendigedig
Jembaa Groove | Ye Ankasa | We Ourselves | Agogo
Ki! | Yong-Gwanglo Part One | Crunchy Frog
Kolonel Djafaar | Getaway | Batov
Lancellotti, Domenico & Ricardo Dias Gomes | Remixes | Mais Um
Liraz | "Haarf" | Batov
Meklit | Ethio Blue EP | self-released
New Orleans Klezmer All Stars | Tipish | self-released
Oluma | Cooking Time | One World
Sampai, Lia | Un Delta Fragil | Microscopi
Sinkane | We Belong | City Slang
Sosimi, Dele & The Estuary 21 | The Confluence | Wah Wah 45s
Vedan Kolod | Birds | CPL
Ventura, Itzhak | Ein-Sof | Raw Tapes
 
 
Current Releases at WRIR World
808 Reggae | (various artists) | Slydda Di Wizard Music / Romeich Ent.
A.G.A Trio | Araxes | Riverboat
Abdallah, Tarek & Adel Shams El Din | Ousoul | Buda Musique
Abduredwan, Ramzi & Dal'Ouna Ensemble | Oyoun Al Kalam | Riverboat
aDUBta & The Black Oak Roots Allstars | Baby I Love You So EP (feat. Ammoye) | Echo Beach
Africamore: The Afro-Funk Side Of Italy, 1973-1978 | (various artists) | Four Flies
Africatown, AL | Ancestor Sounds | PM Press / Free Dirt
Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective, The | Fiesta At Caroga | self-released
Afro-Semitic Experience, The | Our Feet Began To Pray | Reckless DC Music
Aggrovators, The | Dubbing At King Tubby's | Gorgon
Aguidavi Do Jeje | Aguidavi Do Jeje | Rocinante
Akae Beka | "Sow And The Reap" | Before Zero
Altan | Donegal | Compass
Anue Nahki | "Land And Oil" | Littlerock Sound
AO Music | Otherness | Abbeywood
Arocena, Dayme | Alkemi | Brownswood
Bandalus, The | Tell It Like It Is | Badasonic Studio
Bayir, Olcay | Tu Guli | Bendigedig
Black Roots | Roots | Nubian
Bontempo, Haroldo | Indie Hippie Retro Brasileiro EP | YB Music
Cabra | Vol. 1 | Microscopi
Caribbean Celebration | (various artists) | Putumayo Discovery
Ceu | "Gerando Na Alta" (feat. anaiis) | Urban Jungle
Chartrand, Alexis & Cedric Dind-Lavoie | Au Chemin 4 | self-released
Chicano Batman | Notebook Fantasy | ATO
Christos DC | Kung Fu Action Theatre | Honest Music
Coronado, Carlos | Flamenco Mediterraneo | Microscopi
Cotonete | Victoire De La Musique | Heavenly Sweetness
Diaz, Eda | Suave Bruta | Airfono
Diepkloof United Voice | Harmonizing Soweto: Golden City Gospel & Kasi Soul From The New South Africa | Ostinato
Dieuf-Dieul De Thies | Dieuf-Dieul De Thies | Buda Musique
Dina Ogon | Orion | Playground Music Scandinavia
Do-Goodrs, The | Ridiculous Things | Old Age
Dossel | Badoque | Peneira Musical
Eki Shola | Kaeru | self-released
Erez, Itamar & Hamin Honari | Migrant Voices EP | self-released
Erwilian | Cascadia | self-released
Etkin, Oran | Open Arms | GroundUP
Falquet, Yann | Les Secrets Du Ciel | self-released
Fantastic Freeriding: The Journey Continues | (various artists) | Switchstance
Fiesta Latina | (various artists) | Putumayo Discovery
Frazier, Eric | That Place: Featuring Return Of The Panther Woman | EFP Productions
Fred Locks | Black Star Liner | 17 North Parade
Freitas, Amaro | Y'Y | Psychic Hotline
Funk Tide: Tokyo Jazz-Funk From Electric Bird 1978-87 | (various artists) | Wewantsounds
Galathea | Sacred Love | Space Echo
Galbi, Sami | "Dakchi Hani" | Bongo Joe
Garcia, Angelica | "Color De Dolor" | Partisan
Garza, Leti | Canciones Sobre La Vida Y La Muerte | Garza Azul
Gato Negro, El | Tigre Qui Pleure | X-Ray Production
Gaye, Marvin & Kim Weston | "It Takes Two" (Boomrush Backup remix) | Boomrush Productions
Glass Beams | Mahal EP | Ninja Tune
Global Beat | (various artists) | Putumayo Discovery
Gobbo, Jose Trio | Current | self-released
Godal, Hallvard | The Ground (feat. Richard Burgess) | Godal Music
Hartley, Don | Song Of Creation EP | Don Hartley Music
Hazan, Shay | Wusul | Batov
Hilton, Eric | Sound Vagabond | Montserrat House
Ibibio Sound Machine | "Pull The Rope" | Merge
Itabashi, Fumio | Watarase | Wewantsounds
Jah'Mila | "Bad Habit" / "East Coast Family" | self-released
Jar | Rolling Dice | N-Gage Productions
Jimi Tenor | "Love Is The Language" | Philophon
Jimi Tenor | "My Mind" | Philophon
Joachim, Nathalie | Ki Moun Ou Ye | New Amsterdam / Nonesuch
Kaji, Meiko | Ginchou Wataridori | Wewantsounds
Ki! | Yong-Gwanglo Part One | Crunchy Frog
Knutur, Svarar | Ahoy! Side B | Nordic Notes
Kolonel Djafaar | Getaway | Batov
Korman, Cliff | Bossas & Ballads | Tiger Turn
Kosmo Sound | "Yomala" (feat. Imane Geumssy) | Zephyrus
Krakowski, Sergio Trio & Jards Macale | Mascarada: Ze Keti | Rocinante
L.A.B | L.A.B VI | Easy Star / Loop
Lancellotti, Domenico & Ricardo Dias Gomes | Remixes | Mais Um
Levitt, Yosef Gutman | The World And Its People | Soul Song
Lobo, Jose | In All Good Hope | Paper Bag
Lodge, JC | "Love Is Blind" | Tad's
Meklit | Ethio Blue EP | self-released
Millenium Movie Star Riddim (5 tracks) | (various artists) | Black Cinderella / Yeyex
Moken | An African Island In An American City | Mood Swing
Moradi, Maliheh & Ehsan Matoori | Our Sorrow | ARC
Naaman | "Walk Remix" (feat. Alborosie) | Big Scoop
Natural Vibes Riddim | (various artists) | Reggae Vibes
Naya Rockers | "Higher Education" (feat. Ivan Neville) | Naya / Floki Studios
New Orleans Klezmer All Stars | Tipish | self-released
O'aro, Ann | Bleu | Buda Musique
Okafor, Ben & The Liberators | Politic Yoyo | Beef
Olivias | Que Baixi El Cel | Microscopi
Oluma | Cooking Time | One World
Orgone | Chimera | 3 Palm
Orkestar Kriminal | Originali | CPL
Orquesta 24 Cuadros | Whale Waltzes EP | self-released
Orquesta Akokan | "Con Altura" / "TKN" | Daptone
OvelhaNegra | Raiou | Brasil Discos
Paco El Lobo & Sangitananda | Memoria De Los Cantes Flamencos , Vol. 1 | Buda Musique
Passover Riddim Chapter II | (various artists) | Greezzly
Peiro Aznar, Joan | Amor Nomada | Microscopi
Piper Street Sound feat. Andy Bassford | Black Eyed Dub EP | Piper Street Sound
Prudencio, Cergio | Antologia 1: Obras Para La Orquesta Experimental De Instrumentos Nativos | Buh
Rahbani, Ziad | Amrak Seedna & Abtal Wa Harameyah | Wewantsounds
Rogers, Natascha | Onaida | No Format
Rohingya Refugees | Once We Had A Home | Ian Brennan
Saicobab | Nrtya | Thrill Jockey
Samory I | Strength | Overstand Entertainment / Easy Star
Sampai, Lia | Un Delta Fragil | Microscopi
San Lucas Band, The | La Voz De Las Cumbres (Music Of Guatemala) | Bongo Joe
Saramaccan Sound | Where The River Bends Is Only The Beginning | Glitterbeat
Schnieke | Hediye | Asphalt Tango
Schumacher, Dave & Cubeye | Smoke In The Sky | Cellar Music
Shelly Y Nueva Generacion | Shelly Y Nueva Generacion | Munster
Shugorei | The Sounds Of Chow Gar | 4000
Sinkane | We Belong | City Slang
Skeewiff | Something Like That? | Jalapeno
Skogstad, Hakon | 8 Concepts Of Tango | Ora Fonogram
Sole | Elos | CPL
Sosimi, Dele & The Estuary 21 | The Confluence | Wah Wah 45s
Soul Sugar | Just A Little Talk | Gee
Soweto Gospel Choir + Groove Terminator | Good Life (Impilo Emnande) Remixes | Transient
Subatomic Sound System & Screechy Dan | "My Sound Is Heavy" | Subatomic Sound
Subset | Decoded EP | Dubmission
Super Biton De Segou | Afro.Jazz.Folk Collection Vol. 2 | Mieruba
Sylvaine | Eg Er Framand EP | Season Of Mist
Tijoux, Ana | Vida | Victoria Producciones
Tinto Tango | Alma: Tinto Tango Plays Piazzolla | Nacional
Toco | "Carnaval Primeiro" | Schema
Tono Y Sus Sicodelicos | Mister Boogaloo | Vampisoul
Traffic Sound | Virgin | Munster
Ulyap Songs: Beyond Circassian Tradition | (various artists) | Flee
Utopians, The | Look Around You | Badasonic Studio
Vedan Kolod | Birds | CPL
Veggie Tales Collection | (various artists) | Little Beat More
Ventura, Itzhak | Ein-Sof | Raw Tapes
Viu-Viu, La | Flexus | Microscopi
Wahch Yah Wahch Yah Riddim | (various artists) | Small Axe Entertainment
Women Of The World | (various artists) | Putumayo Discovery
World Love Songs | (various artists) | Putumayo Discovery
Yegros, La | Haz | X-Ray Production
Yirinda | Yirinda | Chapter
ZA! + Perrate | Jolifanto | Lovemonk
Zea | Wat Ik Dacht Toen Ik Lag (The Dub Remix Album) | Krachladen Dub / Makkun
Zion Head & Macka B | "Praise To Jah" | Z2diz Music Production
Zion Train | Dissident Sounds Remix EP | Universal Egg
 
 
Global A Go-Go Tracklist, April 7
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
Miriam Makeba | South Africa | Nongqongqo (To Those We Love) | An Evening With Belafonte / Makeba | RCA Victor | 1965
Ladysmith Black Mambazo | South Africa | Halo My Baby | Ezinkulu | Ezom Dabu | 1979
The Joy | South Africa | You Complete Me | You Complete Me - Single | Transgressive | 2024
Diepkloof United Voice | South Africa | My Brother | Hamonizing Soweto: Golden City Gospel & Kasi Soul From The New South Africa | Ostinato | 2023
Sahra Halgan | Somaliland-France | Hooyalay | Hiddo Dhawr | Danaya | 2024
Sahra Halgan | Somaliland-France | Som Hanyari | Hiddo Dhawr | Danaya | 2024
Sahra Halgan | Somaliland-France | Diiyoohidii | Hiddo Dhawr | Danaya | 2024
Groupe D'Animation Kakoula Djele De Bongoville | Gabon | Yaya Omar Bongo | Merci Yaya Bongo: Les Groupes D'Animation F​é​minins Du Gabon, 1982-1989 | Secousse | 2024-1986
Maître Gazonga, L'International Challal | Chad-Cote D'Ivoire | Les Jaloux Saboteurs | L'International Challal D'Hamed Gazonga | Tangent | 1983
LA LOM | USA | Llorar | Llorar - Single | self-released | 2024
Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban | USA-Cuba | Drume Negrita | Mambo Sinuendo | Nonesuch | 2002
Grupo Kual? | México | Kumbia En La Soledad (feat Aurelio Pedraza Y Su Acordeón Sabanero) | Konexiones | Discos Rolas | 2022
Mau Gatiyo Y Los Años Maravillosos | Colombia | Poder Militar | 420, Reloj / Poder Militar - Single | Names You Can Trust | 2024
Amral's Trinidad Cavaliers Steel Orchestra | Trinidad & Tobago | 90% Of Me Is You | Heat | Calypan | 1975
Oluko Imo | Trinidad & Tobago-Nigeria-USA | One Afrika | Glory Of Om | Soundway | 2024-1995
Newen Afrobeat | Chile-Nigeria-England UK | Mare Mare (feat. Dele Sosimi) | Grietas EP | Lichens Family | 2024
Dynamq | South Sudan-USA | Khamsa Degiga | Khamsa Degiga - Single | River Nile Entertainment | 2024
Emmanuel Jal | South Sudan-Canada | Rakaboom | Shangah | Gatwitch | 2022
Comrade Fatso & Chabvondoka | Zimbabwe | Korokoza (feat. Outspoken & Lassana Diabaté) | Korokoza - Single | Nomadic Wax | 2011
K'naan | Somalia-Canada-USA | ABCs (feat. Chubb Rock) | Troubadour | A&M Octone | 2009

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