August 12, 2025

Charts Jul 21 - Aug 10, 2025

WRIR World's NACC Top Ten
1 MULATU ASTATKE | Mulatu Plays Mulatu | Strut
2 STORY OF NACIONAL RECORDS, THE, VOL. UNO Y DOS | various artists | Nacional
3 MIRAMAR | Entre Tus Flores | Ansonia
4 SORCERERS, THE | Other Worlds and Habitats | ATA
5 HABIBI FUNK 031: A SELECTION OF MUSIC FROM LIBYAN TAPES | various artists | Habibi Funk
6 TAKESHI TERAUCHI AND BLUE JEANS | Let's Go Eleki Bushi | 180g
7 NANA BENZ DU TOGO | Sé Nam | Komos
8 EDNA MARTINEZ PRESENTS PICO: SOUND SYSTEM CULTURE FROM THE COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN | various artists | Strut
9 NEBA SOLO | Tuma Duma | Blanc Manioc
10 BIO RITMO | "Largos Caminos" [Single] | Locutor
 
 
WRIR World's NACC Adds
1 ALICE | Chateaux Faibles | Bongo Joe
2 HAMID AL-SAADI | Maqam Al-Iraq | Maqām
3 GOOD ONES, THE | Rwanda Sings with Strings | Glitterbeat
4 SOFIA KOURTESIS | Volver [EP] | Ninja Tune
5 JAAKKO LAITINEN AND VAARA RAHA | "Lapis Philosophorum" [Single] | Playground
6 MEKLIT | "Tizita" [Single] | Smithsonian Folkways
7 NOISESHAPER | Welcome the Unknown | Echo Beach
8 RUMBO TUMBA | Cordillera Latiendo [EP] | self-released
9 SUBSET | Feeding the Anatoki [EP] | The Dub Factory
10 TERROR/CACTUS | "La Pantera" [Single] | Names You Can Trust
 
 
New & Recommended at WRIR World
Afrodream | "Afrotrip" | Rubik Music
Astatke, Mulatu | Mulatu Plays Mulatu | Strut
Banda Chuska, La | Basic Bichos | self-released
Diabate, Hawa & Kasse Mady | Toumaro | One World
Fam, Cheikh Ibra | "Sali" | Cumbancha
Gio Chamba | "La Danza de los Mirlos" | Mixto
Good Ones, The | Rwanda Sings with Strings | Glitterbeat
Grupo Pilon | Nu Sta Li | El Palmas
Laitinen, Jaakko & Vaara Raha | "Lapis Philosophorum" | Playground Music
Madalitso Band | Ma Gitala | Bongo Joe
Orchestra Gold | "Baye Ass N'Diaye" | self-released
Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp | "Revenant du Nord" / "Siilent" | Bongo Joe
Orua | "Deus-Dara" | K
Saha Gnawa | "Baba Mimoun" | Pique-nique
Terror/Cactus | "La Pantera" | Names You Can Trust
 
 
WRIR World Digs
Amayo | Lion Awakes | self-released
Ambolley, Gyedu-Blay | Wake Up Afrika | Agogo
Ammar 808 | Club Tounsi | Glitterbeat
Bejuco | Machete | Llorona
Brivele | Khaveyrim Zayt Greyt | Borscht Beat
Champeta: El Ritmo de la Tierra (Banda Sonora Original) | (various artists) | Walt Disney
Chiva Rumbera | Ida y Vuelta | MaAuLa
Echoes of the Snowland Cuckoo EP | (various artists) | See See
Gnonnas Pedro | The Man Who Sings All African Languages | Nanga Boko
Gongora, Nidia | Pacifico Maravilla | Positivo
Habibi Funk 031: A Selection of Music from Libyan Tapes | (various artists) | Habibi Funk
Hermanos Rosario, Los | Infinito Positivo | La Oreja Music Group
Ibex Band | Stereo Instrumental Music | Muzikawi
Islamabad Discipline | Complex Zero Point Faizabad | Radio Khiyaban
Juniore | Un Peu D'Histoire | Le Phonographe
Kanazoe Orkestra | Balabeatz | Antipodes
Kwashibu Area Band | Love Warrior's Anthem | Soundway
Live Tsapiky Serie | (various artists) | MaAuLa
Luke Una | E Soul Edits EP | Mr Bongo
Mande Sila | Live @ Levon Helm Studios | Contre-Jour
Martinez, Edna Presents Pico: Sound System Culture From the Colombian Caribbean | (various artists) | Strut
Matthews, Clive | Going Home | A-Lone
Meeks, Carl | Legendary | Big Bout Ya
Minyo Crusaders | Tour of Japan | 180g
Moskito | Idolar | Awesome Tapes from Africa
Music For a Revolution, Vol. 1: Guinea's Syliphone Recording Label (1967-1973) | (various artists) | Radio Martiko
Nali, Gasper | Chule Chule Iwe | Spare Dog
Nana Benz du Togo | Se Nam | Komos
Neba Solo | Tuma Duma | Blanc Manioc
Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou-Benin, T.P. | Tidiani Kone et le T.P. Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou-Benin | Acid Jazz
Pambele | Damelo | self-released
Pimienta, Lido | La Belleza | Anti-
Quantic | DJ-Kicks: Quantic | !K7
Quitapenas | Retumba! EP | Nepantla
Sejor, Luc-Hubert | Mizik Filamonik: Spiritual Sound | Heavenly Sweetness
Semblanzas del Rio Guapi | Lindo E' | Discos Pacifico
Seu Jorge | Baile a la Baiana | Cafune / Black Service
Singh, Laura Ann with Rosette | Crumb of Me | Bem Te Vi
Sorcerers, The | Other Worlds and Habitats | ATA
Sounds of Abkhazia | (various artists) | Ored
Systema Solar | Futurx Primitivx 2025 | Sambumbia
Terauchi, Takeshi & Blue Jeans | Let's Go Eleki Bushi | 180g
Trio Kazanchis + 1 | Sheger | 121234
Trio Mokili | Trio Mokili | self-released
Wade, Alune | New African Orleans | Enja / Yellowbird
Zulu Guitar Music: Cowboys, Troubadours and Jilted Lovers 1950-1965 | (various artists) | Matsuli Music
 
 
Latest Arrivals at WRIR World
Alice | Chateaux Faibles | Bongo Joe
Al-Saadi, Hamid | Maqam Al-Iraq | Maqam
Children of the Bong | Sirius Versions | Disco Gecko
Dream World | (various artists) | Putumayo Discovery
Good Ones, The | Rwanda Sings with Strings | Glitterbeat
Kourtesis, Sofia | Volver EP | Ninja Tune
Laitinen, Jaakko & Vaara Raha | "Lapis Philosophorum" | Playground Music
Mattos, Livia | "Caucaia" | YB Music
Meklit | "Tizita" | Smithsonian Folkways
Noiseshaper | Welcome the Unknown | Echo Beach
Rumbo Tumba | Cordillera Latiendo EP | self-released
Subset | Feeding the Anatoki EP | The Dub Factory
Terror/Cactus | "La Pantera" | Names You Can Trust
Time Bomb Riddim | (various artists) | Small Axe Entertainment / Rebel Sound
Tor.ma in Dub | Full Circle EP | Dubmission
 
 
Current Releases at WRIR World
2015-2025: Les Disques Bongo Joe - 10 Years of Sonic Explorations EP | (various artists) | Bongo Joe
Abijah | "Warrior Code" | Tad's
Abranis, Les | Album No. 1: Id Ed Was | Wewantsounds
Afro-Portuguesa | (various artists) | Putumayo Discovery
Agudello, Oscar y el Combo Moderno | Pa' Mi Muneca | Vampisoul
Alice | Chateaux Faibles | Bongo Joe
Al-Saadi, Hamid | Maqam Al-Iraq | Maqam
Anvaya | Sands Between Us EP | Indo Warehouse
Aptos, Los | Temporadas | Warner Latina
Ashtech | Walkin' Target | Dubmission
Balthvs | Flesh and Soul EP | Mixto
Bardentreffen 2025 | (various artists) | Folk Galore
BEATrio | BEATrio | Thirty Tigers
Bebey, Francis | Tresor Magnetique | Africa Seven
Bio Ritmo | "Largos Caminos" | Locutor
Birch | Edge of the Time | Microscopi
Biyong, Franck | "Struggle 4 Money" | Tangential Music
Blackout JA x Ted Ganung | Carnival Vibes (The Remixes EP) | Deeper Vision
Blackstones, The | Let's Take a Chance | self-released
Blanco Teta | La Debacle de las Divas | Bongo Joe
Buscabulla | Se Amaba Asi | Domino
Café Nomadica | (various artists) | Putumayo Discovery
Calibro 35 | Exploration | Record Kicks
Campagne, Masha | Alegre Menina | Impetus
Cardona, Victoria | Que Paso | Leggero
Cavemen, The | "Dancing Shoes" | self-released
Chaimbeul, Brighde | Sunwise | tak:til
Children of the Bong | Sirius Versions | Disco Gecko
Chili Guys | Chili Island | Flow State Studios
Cissoko, Ali Boulo Santo & Volker Goetze | Sargal | Motema
Climax | Gusano Mecanico | Munster
Congadar | Aprendi com Meus Antepassados | Forestlab
Culture | Africa Stand Alone | VP
Da Rosa, Gabriel | Cacofonia | Stones Throw
Dactah Chando | Sabiduria: X Aniversario, Roberto Sanchez original mixes | Achinech Productions
Decima Victima | Singles | Munster
Diamusk & International Dub Orchestra | Maze + Instrumentals | self-released
Didje Doo | Mediterraneo Tropical | Turntables on the Hudson
DjeuhDjoah & Lieutenant Nicholson | Danses Divines | Hot Casa
Dream World | (various artists) | Putumayo Discovery
Dubs From the Foundation | (various artists) | Greensleeves
Duende Libre | Invocation | self-released
Elena Baklava | Yorukluk | CPL-Music
Eljuri | "La Vida" | Manovill
Ellis, Carwyn & Rio 18 | Fontana Rosa | Legere
Empanadas Ilegales | Sancocho Trifasico | We Are Time
England Story Riddim EP | (various artists) | Sativa
Estrellas del Caribe | La Terapia de Palenque | Polen
Etran de L'Air | "Agadez" | Sahel Sounds
Evoeh Q-art | Musicas Semilla | Microscopi
F.A.V., Tino Amor & Barzo | "Mi Barrio" | Lacteo Cosmico
Fairuz | Chat Iskandaria | Wewantsounds
Fatbabs | This Love Is Forever | Big Scoop
Fontaine, Brigitte | Brigitte Fontaine Est Folle | Wewantsounds
Frankie Paul | Sizzling | 17 North Parade
Franno | Historia de Amor | 28
Gamelan Alligator Joy | Penumbra | Songlines
Groove Africa | (various artists) | Putumayo Discovery
Grupo Pagan | Power | Subcat
Grupo Son San | "La Hamaca" | Polen
Guagenti, Mike | Salsa Con Charanga | Vampisoul
Heartical & BDF present: I'm a Revolutionist | (various artists) | Heartical
Hermanos Gutierrez | "Elegantly Wasted" (feat. Leon Bridges) | Easy Eye Sound
Hilton, Eric | Midnight Ragas | Montserrat House
Holden, Holly | Al Andar | self-released
Irizarry, Neff | Cambio | Blue Canoe
Jane, Dani | Vida | Microscopi
Junior Murvin | "Police and Thieves" | Greensleeves / Jammy's
Karzo, Mohamed Alassane | "Mafelawen" / "C'est La Vie" | Sahel Sounds
Kaur, Manika | Devocean | United Sound / Six Degrees
Kayatibu | Ni Hui: Voices of the Forest | Da Lata Music
Khodja, Freh | Ken Andi Habib | Wewantsounds
King Size Dub: Hamburg | (various artists) | Echo Beach
Kin'Gongolo Kiniata | Kiniata | Helico
Kokoroko | Tuff Times Never Last | Brownswood
Korb, Ron | Global Canvas | Humbledragon
Kourtesis, Sofia | Volver EP | Ninja Tune
Kouyate, Kaabi | Tribute to Kandia | Buda Musique
Kouyate, Kadialy | Tona | ARC
Krakowski, Sergio | Boca do Tempo | Rocinante
Kuti, Femi | Journey Through Life | Partisan
Kuti, Seun | Heavier Yet (Lays the Crownless Head) [Deluxe Edition] | Record Kicks
Laiz & the New Love Experience | "Se Segura" | Agogo
Lateena x Bony Fly | Wicked Girl Era | Bongo Joe
Latin American Women | (various artists) | Putumayo Discovery
Lindsay, Donald WG | Two Boats Under the Moon | self-released
Luiz, Joao | Os Guardioes da Magia | Rocinante
Mantwill, Fabia Orchestra | IN.SIGHT | GroundUP Music
Mattos, Livia | "Caucaia" | YB Music
Meeks, Carl | Legendary | Big Bout Ya
Meeks, Carl | Weh Dem Fah | 17 North Parade
Meklit | "Tizita" | Smithsonian Folkways
Mireya | Guerrera | self-released
Morgan, Katie Yao | Echoes of the Orient | Naxos World
Mukhtar, Ahmed & Ignacio Lusardi Monteverdi | Al-hambra | ARC
Nazar, Ava | Nahoft | Navona
Nevala, Andy | El Rumbon (The Party) | Zoho
Noiseshaper | Welcome the Unknown | Echo Beach
Orbital Ensemble | Orbital | We Are Busy Bodies
Ospina, Jaime | The Calling | self-released
Ouzo Bazooka | Kapaim | Batov
Pachyman | Another Place | ATO
Pekodjinn | No Baile Do Djinn Vol. 1 EP | Les Disques Magnetique
Pets, The | "El Entierro de un Hombre Rico que Murio de Hambre" / "Hello, I Love You" | Munster
Peyoti For President | Your Comfort Zone | Sordid Soup
Pilton, Haris & the Balkan Voodoo Orchestra | Soon In Your Village | Asphalt Tango
Pon di Island Riddim | (various artists) | Bebble Rock Music
Quesada, Adrian | Boleros Psicodelicos II | ATO
Raso, Adrian & Fanfare Ciocarlia | The Devil Rides Again | Asphalt Tango
Riba, Pau | Electroccid Accid Alquimistic Xoc | Munster
Rumbo Tumba | Cordillera Latiendo EP | self-released
Sababa 5 | Nadir | Batov
Salvador, Dom, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad | Dom Salvador JID024 | Jazz Is Dead
Santiago Motorizado | El Retorno | Nacional
Schmaltz & Pepper | Schmaltz & Pepper | self-released
Schmutz, Samantha & Adrian Younge | Samantha e Adrian | Linear Labs
Sharp, Dave Worlds Quartet & Elden Kelly | Catalyst: The Music of Gregg Hill | Cold Plunge
Sister Nancy | One Two | Techniques
Smith, Wayne | "Under Me Sleng Teng" | Greensleeves / Jammy's
Sofi Tukker | Butter | self-released
Soothsayers | "Fly Higher" | Wah Wah 45s
Soul Sugar meets Dub Shepherds | "Give Me Your Love" | Gee
Spinettango | Spinettango 2 | Nacional
Subset | Feeding the Anatoki EP | The Dub Factory
Sugar Minott | Ghetto Child | 17 North Parade
Sugar Minott | Ghetto Dub | 17 North Parade
Sugar Minott, Bounty Killer & King Jammy | "Give the People What They Want" | Hits 38 Production
Summer Breeze Riddim EP | (various artists) | Vybz Embassy
Szymanski, Morgan & Tommy Perman | Songs for the Mist Forest | Blackford Hill
Tagua Tagua | RAIO | Wonderwheel
Tenor Saw | Wake the Town | 17 North Parade
The Story of Nacional Records: Volumes Uno & Dos | (various artists) | Nacional
Time Bomb Riddim | (various artists) | Small Axe Entertainment / Rebel Sound
Tor.ma in Dub | Full Circle EP | Dubmission
Tsapiky! Modern Music from Southwest Madagascar | (various artists) | Sublime Frequencies
Valle, Marcos | Garra | Vampisoul
Valle, Marcos | Marcos Valle | Vampisoul
Vazquez, Edna | Te Esperaba | Heinz
Wakyu | Selva Selva | Buh
WITCH | SOGOLO | Partisan
World Beach Party | (various artists) | Putumayo Discovery
Zikki x Bost & Bim | Angaza | The Bombist
 
 
Global A Go-Go Tracklist, August 10
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
Fat Freddy's Drop | New Zealand | Avengers | Lock-In | The Drop | 2020
Fat Freddy's Drop | New Zealand | Slo Mo | Slo Mo | The Drop | 2024
Fat Freddy's Drop | New Zealand | Special Edition | Special Edition Part 1 | The Drop | 2019
Fat Freddy's Drop | New Zealand | Shady | Wairunga | The Drop | 2021
Mulatu Astatke | Ethiopia-England UK | Nètsanèt | Mulatu Plays Mulatu | Strut | 2025
The Sorcerers | England UK | Echoes of Earth | Other Worlds and Habitats | ATA | 2025
Harlem River Drive | USA | Harlem River Drive Theme | Harlem River Drive | Roulette | 1971
Eddie Palmieri and his Orchestra | USA | Ay Qué Rico | Champagne | Tico | 1968
Eddie Palmieri | USA | Vámonos Pa'l Monte | Vámonos Pa'l Monte | Tico | 1971
Eddie Palmieri | USA | Justicia | Solito | Musica Latina International | 1985
Eddie Palmieri | USA | Azucar | Azucar Pa' Ti (Sugar For You) | Tico | 1965
Eddie Palmieri / Cal Tjader | USA | Bamboléate | Bamboléate | Tico | 1967
Eddie Palmieri | USA | Un Día Bonito | The Sun of Latin Music | Coco | 1974

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