Global A Go-Go presents:
Wednesday December 26, 3:00-5:00 PM
It’s time for show #2 in Global A Go-Go’s recap of 2018. This week: my ten favorite compilations, reissues and historic recordings of 2018, plus ten more honorable mentions.
The great wave of international music rediscovery certainly seems to have crested in 2016. 2017 and 2018 were both down years for compilations, reissues and historic recordings, with fewer titles than in previous years.
The good news is that the quality at the top of the heap remains stellar. This year, Ostinato Records’ two ear-opening releases of Sudanese music lead my list — if you haven’t heard the music of Sudan from the 70s and 80s yet, you’re in for a treat. And Analog Africa Records keeps finding vital, underexposed Afro-funk, this year in Somalia and Benin.
Here are Global A Go-Go’s Top Ten compilations, reissues and historic recordings for 2018 (with links to my reviews):
Top Ten Compilations, Reissues and Historic Recordings Of 2018
1. Abu Obaida Hassan & His Tambour | The Shaigiya Sound Of Sudan | Ostinato
2. Two Niles To Sing A Melody: The Violins And Synths Of Sudan | Ostinato
3. African Scream Contest 2 | Analog Africa
4. Levanta Poeira | Jazz & Milk
5. Dur-Dur-Of Somalia | Volume 1, Volume 2 & Previously Unreleased Tracks | Analog Africa
6. Johnny Clarke | Creation Rebel | 17 North Parade
7. Camarao | The Imaginary Soundtrack To A Brazilian Western Movie, 1964-1974 | Analog Africa
8. Listen All Around: The Golden Age Of Central And East African Music | Dust-to-Digital
9. Juaneco Y Su Combo | El Gran Cacique | Infopesa
10. Los Chicos Malos | Los Chicos Malos | Vampisoul
Honorable Mention
Afro-Cuban All Stars | A Toda Cuba Le Gusta | World Circuit
Disques Debs International, Vol. 1 | Strut
Habibi Funk 007: An Eclectic Selection Of Music From The Arab World | Habibi Funk
Orlando ‘Cachaito’ Lopez | Cachaito | World Circuit
Peregoyo Y Su Combo Vacana | Mi Buenaventura | Vampisoul
Le Ry-Co Jazz | Dansons … Avec Le Ry-Co Jazz | Radio Martiko / Disques Vogue
Pierre Sandwidi | Le Troubadour De La Savane – 1978-1982 | Born Bad
Michi Sarmiento Y Su Combo Bravo | Salsa Con Monte | Vampisoul
Step Forward Youth | Greensleeves
Ali Farka Toure | The Source | World Circuit
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Show Archive
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Vijana Wa Mbeya with Jim D. Gondwe, “Siwezi Kuiachi Rumba”
from Listen All Around: The Golden Age of Central and East African Music
Dust-to-Digital - 1950
Tanzania-Malawi
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Ilunga Patrice and Misomba Victor & Friends, “Mamwana Kufika Munda”
from Listen All Around: The Golden Age Of Central And East African Music
Dust-to-Digital - 1957
R.D. Congo
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Barbatuques, “Baiao Destemperado”
from Levanta Poeira (Compiled by Tahira)
Jazz & Milk - 2018
Brazil
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Banda De Pifanos De Caruaru, “Balao Azul”
from Levanta Poeira (Compiled by Tahira)
Jazz & Milk - 2018
Brazil
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Camarão, “Sereia Do Mar”
from The Imaginary Soundtrack to a Brazilian Western Movie: 1964-1974
Analog Africa - 2018
Brazil
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Camarão, “Nao Interessa Nao”
from The Imaginary Soundtrack to a Brazilian Western Movie: 1964-1974
Analog Africa - 2018
Brazil
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Horace Andy & Jah Stitch, “Zion Gate / Every Wicked Have To Crawl”
from Step Forward Youth
VP Music Group - 2018
Jamaica
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Abu Obaida Hassan & His Tambour, “Nas Fi Nas”
from The Shaigiya Sound Of Sudan
Ostinato - 2018
Sudan, 1970s
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Khojali Osman, “Malo Law Safeetna Inta”
from Two Niles To Sing A Melody: The Violins And Synths Of Sudan
Ostinato - 1978
Sudan
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Dur-Dur Of Somalia, “Doon Baa Maraysoo”
from Volume 1, Volume 2 & Previously Unreleased Tracks
Analog Africa - 2018
Somalia
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Pierre Sandwidi Et L'Orchestre Super Volta De La Capitale, “Yamb Ney Capitale”
from Le Troubadour De La Savane - 1978-1982
Born Bad - 1977
Burkina Faso
Bill Lupoletti Global A Go-Go December 26th, 2018
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