May 22, 2024

Charts May 13-19, 2024

WRIR World's NACC Top Ten
1 MERIDIAN BROTHERS | Mi Latinoamerica Sufre | Ansonia/Bongo Joe
2 OKWY OSADEBE AND HIGHLIFE SOUNDMAKERS INTERNATIONAL | Ifunanya | Odogwu Entertainment/Palenque
3 QWANQWA | Live | self-released
4 ASMAA HAMZAOUI AND BNAT TIMBOUKTOU | L'bnat | Ajabu
5 GHANA SPECIAL 2: ELECTRONIC HIGHLIFE AND AFRO SOUNDS IN THE DIASPORA, 1980-93 | various artists | Soundway
6 MYRIAM GENDRON | Mayday | Thrill Jockey
7 BAB L'BLUZ | Swaken | Real World
8 MIGHTY JOSHUA | Dreaducation | Mighty
9 LES BELGICAINS: NA TANGO YA COVADIA 1964-1970 | various artists | Covadia
10 FRANCK BIYONG | "Lipanda (feat. Mary May)" [Single] | Tangential
 
 
WRIR World's NACC Adds
1 ATLAS MAIOR | Hadal Deluxe Edition | Silver Phantom
2 COMBO DAGUERRE | "Les Assassins" [Single] | Barbes
3 HANDOVER, THE | The Handover | Sublime Frequencies
4 LIRAZ | Enerjy [EP] | Batov
5 MASTER PLUS | Va En Serio | Nacional
6 FREDDIE MCKAY | Creation | 17 North Parade
7 MERIDIAN BROTHERS | Mi Latinoamerica Sufre | Ansonia/Bongo Joe
8 ORQUESTA AKOKAN | "Con Licencia" [Single] | Daptone
9 REGINALD POLICARD | Boarding Pass | Encuentro
10 PRADARRUM | Matriarcas | Edmila Barros Digital
 
 
New & Recommended at WRIR World
Adooni, Florence | "Uh-Ah Song" | Philophon
Amadou & Mariam | "Mogolu" | Because Music
Belgicains, Les: Na Tango Ya Covadia 1964-70 | (various artists) | Covadia
Bitchos, Los | "La Bomba" | City Slang
Biyong, Franck | "Lipanda" (feat. Mary May) | Tangential Music
Bongo Hop, The | Satingarona Pt. 1 | Underdog
Combo Daguerre | "Les Assassins" | Barbes
Dynamq | "Khamsa Degiga" | River Nile Entertainment
Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds In The Diaspora, 1980-93 | (various artists) | Soundway
Halgan, Sahra | Hiddo Dhawr | Danaya
Jembaa Groove | Ye Ankasa | We Ourselves | Agogo
Joy, The | "You Complete Me" | Transgressive
Liraz | "Haarf" | Batov
Meridian Brothers | Mi Latinoamerica Sufre | Ansonia / Bongo Joe
Mighty Joshua | Dreaducation | Mighty Music
Newen Afrobeat | Grietas EP | Lichens Family
Orquesta Akokan | "Con Licencia" | Daptone
Oumbadougou, Abdallah | Amghar: The Godfather Of Tuareg Music, Vol. 1 | Petaluma
Qwanqwa | Live | self-released
Systema Solar | "Ponte Bonito" | self-released
 
The New & Recommended list as a Spotify playlist: spoti.fi/3KqxSkS 
 
 
WRIR World Digs
African Brothers Band Int. Of Ghana | Locomotive Train (Keteke): Meko Tarkwa! Meko Tarkwa!! Meko Tarkwa!!! | BBE
Akae Beka | Living Testament | Before Zero / Trinity Farm
Alpheus | Unify | Liquidator
Amazones D'Afrique, Les | Musow Danse | Real World
Astatke, Mulatu | Mulatu Of Ethiopia | Strut
Ausecuma Beats | Dakar Bamako | Music In Exile
Bab L'Bluz | Swaken | Real World
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band | BRSB | Big Crown
Bixiga 70 | Vapor | Glitterbeat
Black Truth Rhythm Band | Ifetayo | Soundway
Brahim, Aziza | Mawja | Glitterbeat
Congo Funk! Sound Madness From The Shores Of The Mighty Congo River (Kinshasa/Brazzaville 1969-1982) | (various artists) | Analog Africa
Delgres | Promis Le Ciel | Discograph
Diop, Aba & The Yermande Family | Revolution Sabar | Dal Diam Fall
El Senor Igor | Ce Que L'on Peut Faire Demain | self-released
Franco Luambo Makiadi | Presents Les Editions Populaires | Planet Ilunga
Freres Timal, Les | Se Sa Menm | Aztec Musique
Gebru, Emahoy Tsege Mariam | Souvenirs | Mississippi
Hamzaoui, Asmaa & Bnat Timbouktou | L'bnat | Ajabu
Kantata | It's High Time Now | BBE
Karaca, Cem | Nem Kaldi? | Turkishvinyl
Lass | Passeport | Chapter Two
Lindigo | Oye Maloya | Helico
Luciana Demingongo | Une Plume Une Voix Une Guitare | Une Plume Une Voix Une Guitare
Manco, Baris | Sakla Samani Gelir Zamani | Turkishvinyl
Mangwana, Sam & Orchestre Vox Africa | 1967 Kinshasa EP | S.A.M. Productions
Mbambisa, Tete | African Day | As-Shams / The Sun
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
Moctar, Mdou | Funeral For Justice | Matador
Occidental Brothers Dance Band | Likambo Te | self-released
Okavango African Orchestra | Migration | self-released
Oluko Imo | Glory Of Om | Soundway
Osadebe, Okwy & Highlife Soundmakers International | Ifunanya | Odogwu Entertainment / Palenque
Project Gemini | Colours & Light | Mr Bongo
Rail Band | Rail Band | Mississippi
Sabri Brothers | Jami | Piranha
Sorcerers, The | I Too Am A Stranger | ATA
Souleyman, Omar | Erbil | Mad Decent
Togo Soul 2 | (various artists) | Hot Casa
Yemaya La Banda | Asimetricas | Cultur'el
 
 
Latest Arrivals at WRIR World
Atlas Maior | Hadal | Silver Phantom
Combo Daguerre | "Les Assassins" | Barbes
DJ Raff | Encontrar | Nacional
Gomez, Lluis | Dotze Temps | Microscopi
Handover, The | The Handover | Sublime Frequencies
Italy - Sicily: Folk Music | (various artists) | OCORA Radio France
Kantor, Or | "Sarda Sarda" | Anova
Liraz | Enerjy EP | Batov
McKay, Freddie | Creation | 17 North Parade
Meridian Brothers | Mi Latinoamerica Sufre | Ansonia / Bongo Joe
Nosotros | "Esperanza" | self-released
Orquesta Akokan | "Con Licencia" | Daptone
Policard, Reginald | Boarding Pass | Encuentro Music
Pradarrum | Matriarcas | Edmila Barros Digital
soFa | Elsewhere CC | Bongo Joe
Venezonix | "Fuego Candela" (Venezonix remix) | Nacional
 
 
Current Releases at WRIR World
6hunesseq | Ma Olen Maa Peal V66ras | Nordic Notes
808 Reggae | (various artists) | Slydda Di Wizard Music / Romeich Ent.
African Celebration | (various artists) | Putumayo Discovery
Aggrovators, The | Dubbing At King Tubby's | Gorgon
Akae Beka | "Sow And The Reap" | Before Zero
Anue Nahki | "Land And Oil" | Littlerock Sound
AO Music | Otherness | Abbeywood
Arocena, Dayme | Alkemi | Brownswood
Atlas Maior | Hadal | Silver Phantom
Babx & La Matrise Populaire De L'Opera Comique | La Marche Des Enfants | Buda Musique
Bayir, Olcay | Tu Guli | Bendigedig
Berle, Bruno | No Reino Dos Afetos 2 | Psychic Hotline
Bhamra, Kuljit | Namaste Bombay: A Musical Tribute To Hindi Cinema | ARC
Bidaide | "Batua" / "Love Me & Give Me Up" | Matasuna
Biyong, Franck | "Oladipo" (feat. Chief Udoh Essiet & Tony Allen) | Afrolectric Music
Black Roots | Roots | Nubian
Black, Bruna & John Finbury | Va Revelacao | Green Flash
Brooklyn Sounds | Brooklyn Sounds! | Vampisoul
Business, The & Dub Siren | Dub Down To Business EP | Dubophonic
Cabading, Caroline Julia | Sugilanon | Patois
Café Du Monde | (various artists) | Putumayo Discovery
Caribbean Celebration | (various artists) | Putumayo Discovery
Catia De Franca | No Rastro De Catarina | Tuim Discos
Ceu | Novela | Urban Jungle
Cherry Bandora | Back To The Taverna | Rebel Up / Rumi Sounds
Chicano Batman | Notebook Fantasy | ATO
Christos DC | Kung Fu Action Theatre | Honest Music
Conjunto Guantanamo | "Guitarra, Tabaco Y Ron" | Nganga
Conociendo Rusia | Jet Love | Popart
Coronado, Carlos | Flamenco Mediterraneo | Microscopi
Cumbia Cumbia Cumbia!!! Vol. 2 | (various artists) | Vampisoul
Daweh Congo | Human Rights & Justice | Jamwax
Demoler! Demoler! Demoler! | (various artists) | Munster
Didje Doo | "Samai Pacha" / "Levitar" | Turntables On The Hudson
DJ Raff | Encontrar | Nacional
Don Carlos | Pass Me The Lazer Beam | Gorgon
Dub Caravan | The Struggle EP (feat. Arab Drumz) | Dread Camel
Eki Shola | Kaeru | self-released
EMEL | MRA | Little Human
Erez, Itamar & Hamin Honari | Migrant Voices EP | self-released
Erwilian | Cascadia | self-released
Fakoly, Tiken Jah | Acoustic | Chapter Two
Falquet, Yann | Les Secrets Du Ciel | self-released
Fergus, Winston | In Ting Sound EP | Jamwax
Flores, Marco Y La Jerez | "El Botecito" (feat. Los Hijos Del Pueblo) | Nacional
Flores, Marco Y La Jerez | "Mi Jerez" | Nacional
Folklorkestra, The | A Strange Day In June | Smiling Fez
Forest Law | "Ooo, I" | Bongo Joe / Total Refreshment Centre
Frazier, Eric | That Place: Featuring Return Of The Panther Woman | EFP Productions
Freitas, Amaro | Y'Y | Psychic Hotline
Galbi, Sami | "Rruina" | Bongo Joe
Garcia, Angelica | "Color De Dolor" | Partisan
Gavrila, Antonio | Tango Suite Buenos Aires | Zoho Music
Gaye, Marvin & Tammi Terrell | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Boomrush Backup Ska Remix) | Boomrush Productions
Gendron, Myriam | Mayday | Thrill Jockey
Ghetto Brothers | Power-Fuerza | Vampisoul
Glass Beams | Mahal EP | Ninja Tune
Global Beat | (various artists) | Putumayo Discovery
Global Relaxation | (various artists) | Putumayo Discovery
Godal, Hallvard | The Ground (feat. Richard Burgess) | Godal Music
Gollehon, Mac & The Hispanic Mechanics | Bite Of The Street | Nefarious Industries
Gomez, Lluis | Dotze Temps | Microscopi
Handover, The | The Handover | Sublime Frequencies
Hartley, Don | Song Of Creation EP | Don Hartley Music
Hazan, Shay | Wusul | Batov
Ibibio Sound Machine | Pull The Rope | Merge
Itabashi, Fumio | Watarase | Wewantsounds
Italy - Sicily: Folk Music | (various artists) | OCORA Radio France
JA-13 | World Radio Dub (Chapter One) | Jamdown
Jah'Mila | "Bad Habit" / "East Coast Family" | self-released
Jamaican Jazz Orchestra | "Brain Freeze" | Zephyrus
Jetzer, Alf | Unfolding | self-released
Johnson, Ed & Novo Tempo | For Every Living Thing | Cumulus
Kabaka Pyramid | The Kalling (Deluxe Album) | Ghetto Youths International
Kantor, Or | "Sarda Sarda" | Anova
Kaplan, Benji | Untold Stories | self-released
Karamba, Las | Te Lo Digo Cantando | Guspira
Kaur, Snatam | Heartflow | Be Why
Ki! | Yong-Gwanglo Part One | Crunchy Frog
Knutur, Svarar | Ahoy! Side B | Nordic Notes
Kokoko! | "Mokili" | Transgressive
Kolinga | Legacy Remixes EP | Underdog
Kolonel Djafaar | Getaway | Batov
Korman, Cliff | Bossas & Ballads | Tiger Turn
Krakowski, Sergio Trio & Jards Macale | Mascarada: Ze Keti | Rocinante
L.A.B | L.A.B VI Deluxe | Easy Star / Loop
Lajunin, Emilia & Suvi Oskala Duo | Toisjalkainen | Nordic Notes
Lancellotti, Domenico & Ricardo Dias Gomes | Remixes | Mais Um
Leahy, Mary Frances | First Light | IDLA
Lee, Howie | At The Drolma Wesel-Ling Monastery | Mais Um
Leggett, Mark | "Road To Mali" | Earthsonix
L'Etrangleuse | "Le Remede" | La Curieuse
Liraz | Enerjy EP | Batov
Lobo, Jose | In All Good Hope | Paper Bag
London Afrobeat Collective | Esengo | Canopy
Loud City & ZJ Sparks | Island Waves EP | Twelve 9 / Loud City
Maeda, Norio & All-Stars | Rock Communication Yagibushi | Wewantsounds
Master Plus | Va En Serio | Nacional
McKay, Freddie | Creation | 17 North Parade
Meklit | Ethio Blue EP | self-released
Melo, Arthur | Mirantes Emocionais | Wonderfulsound
Moken | An African Island In An American City | Mood Swing
Moradi, Maliheh & Ehsan Matoori | Our Sorrow | ARC
New Orleans Klezmer All Stars | Tipish | self-released
Ngwaka Son Systeme | Iboto Ngenge EP | Eck Echo
Nosotros | "Esperanza" | self-released
Olivias | Que Baixi El Cel | Microscopi
Oluma | Cooking Time | One World
Orkestar Kriminal | Originali | CPL
Orquesta Akokan | "Con Altura" / "TKN" | Daptone
Otava Yo | Loud And Clear | ARC
OvelhaNegra | Raiou | Brasil Discos
Paco El Lobo & Sangitananda | Memoria De Los Cantes Flamencos , Vol. 1 | Buda Musique
Piper Street Sound feat. Andy Bassford | Black Eyed Dub EP | Piper Street Sound
Policard, Reginald | Boarding Pass | Encuentro Music
Pradarrum | Matriarcas | Edmila Barros Digital
Rahbani, Ziad | Amrak Seedna & Abtal Wa Harameyah | Wewantsounds
Rohingya Refugees | Once We Had A Home | Ian Brennan
Saicobab | Nrtya | Thrill Jockey
Sampai, Lia | Un Delta Fragil | Microscopi
Sanam | Live At Café Oto | Mais Um
Savana Funk & Gaudi | Raha EP | Record Kicks
Schumacher, Dave & Cubeye | Smoke In The Sky | Cellar Music
Selva, Joao | Ao Vivo Na Opera | Underdog
ShazaLaKazoo | Chorba | Asphalt Tango
Shelly Y Nueva Generacion | Shelly Y Nueva Generacion | Munster
Sinkane | We Belong | City Slang
Sissoko, Mama | Live | Mieruba
Skeewiff | Something Like That? | Jalapeno
Skogstad, Hakon | 8 Concepts Of Tango | Ora Fonogram
soFa | Elsewhere CC | Bongo Joe
Sosimi, Dele & The Estuary 21 | The Confluence | Wah Wah 45s
Soul Sugar | Just A Little Talk | Gee
Spirits Rejoice | Spirits Rejoice! | Frederiksberg
Subatomic Sound System & Screechy Dan | "My Sound Is Heavy" | Subatomic Sound
Sylvaine | Eg Er Framand EP | Season Of Mist
Tinto Tango | Alma: Tinto Tango Plays Piazzolla | Nacional
Toco | Riviera | Schema
Tono Y Sus Sicodelicos | Mister Boogaloo | Vampisoul
Traffic Sound | Virgin | Munster
Vedan Kolod | Birds | CPL
Venezonix | "Fuego Candela" (Venezonix remix) | Nacional
Ventura, Itzhak | Ein-Sof | Raw Tapes
Wilson, Delroy | The Cool Operator | Gorgon
Women Of The World | (various artists) | Putumayo Discovery
Yalomba, Adama | Tanou | Remote / Studio Mali
Yegros, La | Haz | X-Ray Production
Yellowman | Zungguzungguguzungguzeng | Greensleeves
ZA! + Perrate | Jolifanto | Lovemonk
 
 
Global A Go-Go Tracklist, May 19
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
Qwanqwa | Ethiopia-USA | Indet Nesh | Live | self-released | 2024
Noori & His Dorpa Band | Sudan | Qwal | Beja Power! Electric Soul & Brass From Sudan's Red Sea Coast | Ostinato | 2022
Nusantara Beat | Netherlands-Indonesia | Mang Becak | Mang Becak - Single | Bongo Joe / Lamunai | 2024
Yol Aularong | Cambodia | Yuvajon Kouge Jet | Cambodian Psych-Out | Defective | 2007-197x
Leenalchi | South Korea | Tiger Is Coming | Sugungga | Zanpar | 2020
Khun Narin | Thailand | Lai Sing | Khun Narin's Electric Phin Band | Innovative Leisure | 2014
Jacobo Vélez Y La Mambanegra | Colombia | Santa Noche | Santa Noche - Single | Tambora | 2024
Systema Solar | Colombia | Ponte Bonito | Ponte Bonito - Single | self-released | 2024
Papayebrass | Colombia | Verano En Santoto | Verano En Santoto - Single | Tambora | 2024
Rancho Aparte | Colombia | Bundemente | Re-Evolución | self-released | 2023
Orchestre Afro-Negro | RD Congo-Belgium | À La Mode | Les Belgicains: Na Tango Ya Covadia 1964-70 | Covadia | 2024-196x
Occidental Brothers Dance Band International | USA-RD Congo-Zambia | Mokili | Likambo Te | self-released | 2024
Loboko | RD Congo-USA | Ekenge | Kanyunyi - Single | Names You Can Trust | 2023
Sir Shina Peters & His International Stars | Nigeria | Yabis | Sewele | S.P. | 1986
The Lijadu Sisters | Nigeria | Bayi L'ense | Mother Africa | Afrodisia | 1977
Franck Biyong | Cameroon-RD Congo-France | Lipanda (feat. Mary May) | Lipanda - Single | Tangential Music | 2024
The Godfathers | Ghana-Sierra Leone | Ebe Yi Yie Ni | Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds In The Diaspora, 1980-93 | Soundway | 2024-1980
A.B. Crentsil's Ahenfo Band with A.P.M.S. | Ghana-Canada | Ma Mendwen Me Ho | Toronto By Night | Wazuri | 1985
Jewel Ackah | Ghana | Eko Awar A Bisa | Electric Hi-Life | Asona | 1986

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