Global A Go-Go: Friday December 19, 5-7 PM

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This week on Global A Go-Go, I'll run through my favorite compilations and reissues of 2014. For ten years, this category has been a consistent source of great material for my radio program, and it remains the fastest and cheapest way to build a great music collection.

The boom in global cratedigging has led to a plethora of excellent compilations and reissues, and 2014 continued this trend. Classic recordings from Turkey, southeast Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, Brazil, and all parts of Africa: all these and more are represented on my list, and on this week's show. Tune in and find some new old music to love.

Click "Read more" to see my 2014 Top Ten (compilations and reissues division).

Click through for my review of each recording.

Top Ten Compilations/Reissues of 2014
1. Haiti Direct: Big Band, Mini Jazz & Twoubadou Sounds, 1960-1978 | Strut
2. Golden Afrique, Volume 1 | Network
3. Abelardo Barroso With Orquesta Sensacion | Cha Cha Cha | World Circuit
4. Voltaique Panoramique, Volume 1: Popular Music Ouagadougou & Bobo-Diolasso 1968-1978 | Kindred Spirits
5. The Afrosound Of Colombia, Vol. 2 | Vampisoul
6. Les Ambassadeurs | Les Ambassadeurs Du Motel De Bamako | Sterns
7. Los Nuggetz: '60s Garage And Psych From Latin America | RockBeat
8. Hailu Mergia & The Walias | Tche Belew | Awesome Tapes From Africa
9. Feedback Madagascar | ARC
10. Tinariwen | The Radio Tisdas Sessions & Amassakoul | Modern Classics