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Global Village Top 40 Albums For April 2017

KMUW | By Chris Heim
Published May 1, 2017 at 9:00 AM CDT

  1. Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita – Transparent Water (Ota)

  1. Girme Beyene & Akale Wube – Mistakes on Purpose/Ethiopiques 30 (Buda Musique)

  1. Ethio Stars/Tukul Band featuring Mulatu Astatke – Addis 1988 (Piranha)

  1. Vieux Farka Toure – Samba (Six Degrees)

  1. Serendou – Zinder (Hirustica)

  1. Mokoomba – Luyando (Out/Here)

  1. Orchestra Baobab – Tribute to Ndiouga Dieng (World Circuit)

  1. Various – Uzelli Psychedelic Anadalou (Uzelli)

  1. Skatalites – Foundation Ska (Studio One/Yep Roc)

  1. Various – Togo Soul 70 (Hot Casa)

  1. L’Orchestre Afrisa International – Melanie (Colomotion)

  1. Ogun Afrobeat – Koko Iroyin (Kamala)

  1. The Bongo Hop – Satingarona Pt. 1 (Underdog)

  1. Bargou 08 – Targ (Glitterbeat)

  1. Red Baraat – Bhangra Pirates (Sinj)

  1. Lorraine Klaasen – Nouvelle Journee (Justin Time)

  1. Mamud Band – Dynamite on Stage (Felmay)

  1. Steve Khan – Backlog (Tone Center)

  1. Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues – Different Voices (Dawnserly)

  1. Jaakko Laitinen & Vaara Raha – Naennainen (Playground Music)

  1. Lula Pena – Archivo Pittoresco (Crammed Discs)

  1. Mariah Parker – Indo Latin Jazz Live in Concert (Ancient Future Records)

  1. Mickey Hart – Planet Drum (Universal)

  1. Debashish Bhattacharya – Hawaii to Calcutta (Riverboat)

  1. Various Artists – Lost in China (Riverboat)

  1. Aurelio – Darandi (RealWorld)

  1. Tamikrest – Kidal (Glitterbeat)

  1. Tinariwen – Elwan (Anti-)

  1. Systema Solar – Rumbo a Tierra (Nacional)

  1. Baluji Shrivastav – Best of Baluji Shrivastav (Arc Music)

  1. Montreal Guitare Trio – Danzas (Analekta)

  1. Various Artists – Synthesize the Soul (Ostinato)

  1. The Nile Project – Jinja (Zambaleta)

  1. Clinton Fearon – This Morning (Boogie Brown Productions)

  1. Dawda Jobarteh – Transitional Times (Sterns Music)

  1. Terrakota – Oxala (Altafonte)

  1. Le Tout-Puissant Orchestre Poly-Rythmo – Madjafalao (Because Music)

  1. Yishak Banjaw – Love Songs Vol. 2 (Teranga Beat)

  1. Kottarashky & the Rain Dogs – Cats, Dogs and Ghosts (Asphalt Tango)

  1. The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc – Deliverance (Nordic Fiddlers Bloc)
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Chris Heim
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.
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