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Global Village Top 40 Albums For April 2015

1.       Dengue Fever - The Deepest Lake (Tuk Tuk)

2.       Rebel Tumbao - Rebel Tumbao (Sacred Rhythm Music)

3.       Samba Toure - Gandadiko (Glitterbeat)

4.       Anouar Brahem - Souvenance (ECM)

5.       Don Drummond - Memorial Album (Trojan)

6.       Various - Rough Guide to Psychedelic Salsa (World Music Network)

7.       Marcus Miller - Afrodeezia (Blue Note)

8.       Eliane Elias - Made in Brazil (Concord)

9.       Rez Abbasi Acoustic Quartet - Intents and Purposes (Enja)

10.   Buena Vista Social Club - Lost and Found (World Circuit)

11.   Gov't Mule/John Scofield - Sco-Mule (Evil Teen)

12.   Ceumar - Silencia (Arc Music)

13.   Djessou Mory Kante - River Strings (Sterns Music)

14.   Boubacar Traore - Mbalimaou (LusAfrica)

15.   Quitapenas - Quitapenas (Mas Tropical)

16.   Nilson Matta - EastSideRioDrive (World Blue)

17.   Anat Cohen - Luminosa (Anzic)

18.   Red Baraat - Gaadi of Truth (Sinj)

19.   E.T Mensah  & the Tempos - King of Highlife Anthology (RetroAfric/Sterns Music)

20.   Joyce Moreno - Raiz (Far Out)

21.   Various - Rough Guide to Latin Rare Groove Vol. 2 (World Music Network)

22.   Omar Sosa - Ile (Ota)

23.   Hamilton de Holanda - Caprichos (Adventure Music)

24.   Chris Washburne & SYOTOS Band - Low Ridin' (Zoho)

25.   Harry Manx - 20 Strings and the Truth (Dog My Cat)

26.   Various - The Afro Sound of Colombia Vol. 2 (Vampi Soul)

27.   Painted Caves - Painted Caves (Amarrass)

28.   Taraf de Haidouks - Of Lovers, Gamblers & Parachute Skirts (Crammed Discs)

29.   Various - Rough Guide to Psychedelic India (World Music Network)

30.   Raul Rodriguez - Razon de Son (Fol Musica)

31.   Selasee & the Fafa Family - Time for Peace (Selasee)

32.   Verckys et L'Orchestra Veve - Congolese Funk, Afrobeat & Psychedelic Rumba 1969-1978 (Analog Africa)

33.   Jaume Compte Nafas Ensemble - Tariq (Arc Music)

34.   Pedro Soler & Philippe Mourtatoglou - Rumores de la Caleta (Vision Fugitive)

35.   El Naan - Codigo de Barros (Arc Music)

36.   Altan - The Widening Gyre (Compass)

37.   Various - Rough Guide to African Rare Groove, Vol. 1 (World Music Network)

38.   Kirk Elliott & the Orchestra of Unmitigated Gaul - Widdershins (Pipistrelle Music)

39.   Mahsa Vahdat - Traces of An Old Vineyard (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)

40.   Angelique Kidjo - Sings (429 Records)

Chris Heim produces and hosts Global Village, a nationally and internationally distributed world music show; the nightly jazz show Night Train, and Crossroads, KMUW’s twice-weekly blues and R&B show. Chris is also a critic and freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Utne, Global Rhythm, Dirty Linen, and Option, among others.