It’s the most wonderful time of the year …. That’s right, it’s the time of the year when Global A Go-Go unwraps its favorite albums of the last 12 months.
This week, it’s my Top Ten new releases of 2016, plus ten honorable mentions. Next week, you’ll hear my favorite compilations, reissues and historic recordings of the year. And on December 28, it’s the best of the rest: all the great songs that didn’t fit onto the previous two programs.
And without further ado, click “Read more” to see Global A Go-Go’s Top Ten new releases of 2016 (with links to my reviews):
Top Ten New Releases Of 2016
1. Vaudou Game (Togo-France) | Kidayu | Hot Casa
2. Kristi Stassinopoulou & Stathis Kalyviotis (Greece) | NYN | Riverboat
3. The Frightnrs (USA) | Nothing More To Say | Daptone
4. Dubioza Kolektiv (Bosnia & Herzegovina) | Happy Machine | Koolarrow
5. Sidestepper (Colombia-England UK) | Supernatural Love | Real World
6. Kottarashky & The Rain Dogs (Bulgaria) | Cats, Dogs And Ghosts | Asphalt Tango
7. Noura Mint Seymali (Mauritania) | Arbina | Glitterbeat
8. Orkesta Mendoza (USA-Mexico) | Vamos A Guarachar! | Glitterbeat
9. Dzambo Agusevi Orchestra (Macedonia) | Brass Like It Hot | ARC
10. Anthony Joseph (Trinidad & Tobago-England UK) | Caribbean Roots | Heavenly Sweetness / Strut
Honorable Mention
Bamba Wassoulou Groove (Mali) | Farima | Label Bleu
Aziza Brahim (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic) | Abbar El Hamada | Glitterbeat
Fanfare Ciocarlia (Romania) | Onwards To Mars! | Asphalt Tango
Gabriella Ghermandi (Ethiopia-Italy) | Ethiopia: Celebrating Emperor Tewodros II | ARC
Miramar (RVA USA) | Dedication To Sylvia Rexach | Barbes
Moussu T E Lei Jovents (France) | Navega! | Manivette
RAM (Haiti) | 6: Manman M Se Ginen | self-released
Los Terrificos (USA) | Go South: Vaya Pa’l Sur | Peace & Rhythm
TisDass (Niger) | Yamedan | Sahelsounds
Yeni Nostalji (RVA USA) | 2016 EP demo (final mix) | unreleased
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Artist | Song | Album | Record Label | Year/Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Yeni Nostalji (RVA USA) | Hem Bal Hem Aci | 2016 EP demo (final mix) | unreleased | 2016 |
Kristi Stassinopoulou & Stathis Kalyviotis (Greece) | Ouden Oida (I Know Nothing) | NYN | Riverboat | 2016 |
Dubioza Kolektiv (Bosnia & Herzegovina) | Free MP3 (The Pirate Bay Song) | Happy Machine | Koolarrow | 2016 |
Dzambo Agusevi Orchestra (Macedonia) | Ajmo | Brass Like It Hot | ARC | 2016 |
Fanfare Ciocarlia (Romania) | Mista Lobaloba | Onwards To Mars! | Asphalt Tango | 2016 |
Miramar (RVA USA) | Sin Ti | Dedication To Slyvia Rexach | Barbes | 2016 |
Sidestepper (Colombia-UK) | Come See Us Play | Supernatural Love | Real World | 2016 |
Los Terrificos (USA) | Aqui Ya No Hay Ley | Go South: Vaya Pa'l Sur | Peace & Rhythm | 2016 |
Orkesta Mendoza (USA-Mexico) | Shadows Of The Mind | Vamos A Guarachar! | Glitterbeat | 2016 |
RAM (Haiti) | Kolibri Met Bwa | 6: Manman M Se Ginen | self-released | 2016 |
Aziza Brahim (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic) | Mani | Abbar El Hamada | Glitterbeat | 2016 |
Gabriella Ghermandi (Ethiopia-Italy) | Atse Tewodros | Ethiopia: Celebrating Emperor Tewodros II | ARC | 2016 |
Moussu T E Lei Jovents (France) | Tretze Nuechs Ambe Mise | Navega! | Manivette | 2016 |
Noura Mint Seymali (Mauritania) | Ghlana | Arbina | Glitterbeat | 2016 |
The Frightnrs (USA) | All My Tears | Nothing More To Say | Daptone | 2016 |
Bamba Wassoulou Groove (Mali) | Farima | Farima | Label Bleu | 2015 |
Vaudou Game (Togo-France) | Natural Vaudou | Kidayu | Hot Casa | 2016 |
Anthony Joseph (Trinidad & Tobago-England UK) | Slinger | Caribbean Roots | Heavenly Sweetness / Strut | 2016 |
Kottarashky & The Rain Dogs (Bulgaria) | Maze | Cats, Dogs And Ghosts | Asphalt Tango | 2016 |
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- Global A Go-Go: Wednesday February 1, 3:00-5:00 PM
- Global A Go-Go: Wednesday January 25, 3:00-5:00 PM
- Global A Go-Go: Wednesday January 11, 3:00-5:00 PM
- Global A Go-Go: Wednesday January 4, 3:00-5:00 PM
- Global A Go-Go: Wednesday December 28, 3:00-5:00 PM
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