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Global Village's Top 30 Albums of January 2014

1. The Liberators - Power Struggle (Record Kicks)

2. Debademba - Souleymane (World Village)

3. Various - Pippermint Twist (Munster)

4. Dave Sharp's Secret 7 - Worlds (Vortex Jazz)

5. Papa Noel/Viviane A - Color (Buda Musique)

6. William Onyeabor - Who Is William Onyeabor? (Luaka Bop)

7. Black Bazar - Round 2 (LusAfrica)

8. Various - Angola Soundtrack 2 (Analog Africa)

9. Leni Stern - Jelell (Leni Stern)

10. Africando - Viva Africando (Sterns)

11. Various - Brazilian Beats 7 (Mr. Bongo)

12. Ricardo Silveira/ViniciusCantuária - RSVC (Adventure Music)

13. BLO - Chapter One (Mr. Bongo)

14. Kal - Romology (Arc Music)

15. Omar Souleyman - Wenu Wenu (Ribbon Music)

16. Klazz Brothers & Cuba Percussion - Classic Meets Cuba II (Sony Music Import)

17. Salaam - Train to Basra...and Other Stories (Salaam)

18. Mitch Frohman Latin Jazz Quartet - From Daddy with Love (Mitch Frohman)

19. Le Grand Kalle - His Life, His Music (Sterns Music)

20. Anoushka Shankar - Traces of You (Deutsche Grammophon)

21. Various - The Ultimate Guide to Spanish Folk (Arc Music)

22. Various - Mandela- Long Walk to Freedom (Decca)

23. Tamikrest - Chaman (Glitterbeat)

24. Nashaz - Nashaz (Ziryab)

25. Bombay Dub Orchestra - Tales from the Grand Bazaar (Six Degrees)

26. Rokia Traore - Beautiful Africa (Nonesuch)

27. Cigdem Aslan - Mortissa (Asphalt Tango)

28. Mulatu Astatke - Sketches of Ethiopia (Jazz Village)

29. Various - Afrobeat Airways 2 (Analog Africa)

30. Gipsy Kings - Savor Flamenco (Knitting Factory)

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.