Global A Go-Go presents:
Top 10 new singles & EPs of 2022
In the current era of home studios, direct-to-consumer distribution, mobile listening and streaming, the single is no longer just for Top 40 music. If you’re not following singles and EPs in whatever genres you listen to, much of today’s most compelling music is breezing right past you.
I’ve made a concerted effort in recent years to play singles and EPs on Global A Go-Go, and for the past 4 years I’ve done a year-end recap of the best singles and EPs of the year. This year’s recap (Sunday January 1, 1:00-3:00 PM on WRIR, for two weeks afterwards at wrir.org/listen, check your local listings for airing on other radio stations, and any old time at my podcast site) once again has some killer material, just as good if not better than what I played on the top albums of 2022 episode two weeks ago. Tune in and hear for yourself.
Without further ado, here are my top singles and EPs of 2022:
Top 10 New Singles & EPs of 2022
1. Systema Solar (Colombia) | “Comer De Verdad” | self-released
2. Amaru Tribe (Australia-Colombia-Chile) | “Candela Viva” | Vibrating Planet
3. Cumbiamuffin (Australia) | Cumbiamuffin EP | Peace & Rhythm / Hyperopia / Sounds & Colours
4. Renee Goust (México-USA) | “La Muchacha Alegre” (feat Nancy Sanchez) | self-released
5. The Hempolics meet Macka B (England UK) | “One Law Fi Dem” | Zee Zee
6. João Selva (Brazil-France) | Se Acabou EP | Underdog
7. Lucidvox (Russia) | “Burn The Grief” / “Swarm” | Glitterbeat
8. Bomba Estéreo & Manu Chao (Colombia-France-Spain) | “Me Duele” | Elegancia Tropical
9. La Sonora Mazurén (Colombia) | “Charanga Mazurén” / “Cachicha” | Names You Can Trust
10. Reggaesta (Italy-Jamaica-England UK) | “Cocaine” (feat Earl 16) | Echo Beach
Honorable Mention
Balimaya Project (England UK-Nigeria-Gambia-Guinée Conakry) | “Seasons Of Baraka” | Jazz Re:freshed
Captain Planet (USA-Brazil-France) | “Moqueca” (feat Zuzuka Poderosa & Raphael Futura) | Bastard Jazz
Cigarbox Man (Chile) | “Mírame” | self-released
El Combo Batanga (Spain-Cuba) | “Ají Gua Guao” / “El Barrio En La Mirada” | Lovemonk
Kimi Djabaté (Guinée Bissau-Portugal) | “Alidonke” | Cumbancha
Fanfare Ciocărlia (Romania-Germany-Austria) | “First Aid Klezmer (Dunkelbunt remix) | Asphalt Tango
Marco Flores Y La Jerez (México) | “Ahora Es Cuando” (feat Grupo Legítimo) | Nacional
Yohan Le Ferrand (France-Mali) | Yeko EP | self-released
Superfónicos (USA) | “Primera Luz” | self-released
Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek (Turkey-Germany-France-England UK) | Dost 2 EP | Bongo Joe / Catapulte
My top 20 singles & EPs of 2022 are available as a Spotify playlist: bit.ly/3YZpT5F
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Show Archive
Play show / Add show to playlistPlaylist:
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Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros, “Global a Go-Go”
from Global a Go-Go
BMG Rights Management (US) LLC - 2001
England UK
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Reggaesta Productions & Earl 16, “Cocaine”
from Cocaine (Remix) - EP
Echo Beach - 2022
Italy-Jamaica-England UK
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Black-Am-I, “Jah in My Corner (feat. Kabaka Pyramid)”
from Jah in My Corner (feat. Kabaka Pyramid) - Single
Ghetto Youths International - 2022
Jamaica
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The Hempolics & Macka B, “One Law Fi Dem”
Zee Zee Records - 2022
England UK
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La Sonora Mazurén, “Charanga Mazurén”
from Charanga Mazurén / Cachicha - Single
Names You Can Trust - 2022
Colombia
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Stephanie Santiago, “Alma Carnavalera”
from Alma Carnavalera - Single
Movimientos Records - 2022
England UK
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Bomba Estéreo & Manu Chao, “Me Duele”
from Me Duele - Single
Elegancia Tropical LLC - 2022
Colombia-France-Spain
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Amaru Tribe, “Candela Viva”
Vibrating Planet - 2022
Australia- Colombia-Chile
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Renee Goust & Nancy Sanchez, “La muchacha alegre”
from La muchacha alegre - Single
677794 Records DK2 - 2021
México-USA
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Marco Flores Y La Jerez, “Ahora Es Cuando (feat. Grupo Legítimo)”
from Ahora Es Cuando (feat. Grupo Legítimo) - Single
Casa Nacional - 2022
México
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Fanfare Ciocărlia & [dunkelbunt], “First Aid Klezmer”
from First Aid Klezmer (dunkelbunt Remix) - Single
Asphalt Tango Records - 2022
Romania-Germany-Austria
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Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha, “Lapikasta lattiaan”
from Lapikasta lattiaan - Single
Playground Music - 2022
Finland
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Captain Planet, Zuzuka Poderosa & Raphael Futura, “Moqueca”
from Moqueca - Single
Bastard Jazz Recordings - 2022
USA-Brazil-France
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Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek, “Bal”
from Dost 2
Les Disques Bongo Joe - 2022
Turkey-Germany-France-England UK
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Yohann Le Ferrand Yeko, “Konya (feat. Mamani Keita)”
from Yeko - EP
Back2Bam Production - 2021
France-Mali
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Balimaya Project, “Seasons of Baraka”
from Seasons of Baraka - Single
Jazz re:freshed - 2022
England UK-Nigeria-Gambia-Guinée Conakry
Bill Lupoletti Global A Go-Go January 1st, 2023
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