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Transpacific Sound Paradise

Sunday, December 30, 2001

Some Favorites From The Past Year

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A non-exhaustive unscientific survey of some of our favorite individual artist world-music-marketed releases from the year gone by

This Week's Playlist

Yat-kha: Spring Breeze / Aldyn Dashka / Yat-kha

Dum Dum Project featuring Asha Putli: Hey Diwani Hey Diwana / Export Quality / Times Square - Groovy

Joi: Don Cha Know That / We Are One / Real World

Temple of Sound: The Jewelled heart / Temple of Sound and Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali / Real World

Susheela Raman: Salt Rain / Ganapati / Salt Rain / Narada

Baaba Maal: Senegaale Ngumee / Missing You / Palm Pictures

Mama Sissoko: Boma Ma / Soleil de Minuit / Tinder

Lagbaja: Simple Yes or No / Webeforeme / Indigedisc

Xiomara Fortuna: Baisabi / Kumbajei / Circular Moves

Mabulu: Tshina / Soul Marrabenta / Riverboat

Mahotella Queens: Sebai Bai / Sebai Bai / Indigo

Rachid Taha, Khaled and Faudel: Ya Rayah / 1,2,3 Soleils / Mondo Melodia

Natacha Atlas: I Put a Spell on You / Ayeshteni / Mantra

Kristi Stasinopoulou: Sol Invictus / Echotropia / Tinder

Transjoik: Axel V / Meavraa / Atrium

Trebunie Tutki and Twinkle Brothers: Human Independence / Jo Clek Wolny / Pomaton

Peret with El Gran Silencio: Borriquito / King of the Rumba / Narada

Fanfare Ciocarlia and guests: Tu Romnie / Iag Bari / Piranha

Gigi: Gud Fella / Gigi / Palm Pictures

An Chang Project / Black Dog / Monkey Harmonizing Songs / Nektar

And then the clock ran out...

Some significant artists who I didn't get around to playing but who were on my list of fave '01 cds:

A.R. Rahman (Mondo India)
Alemayehu Eshete (Ethiopiques 9)
Ali Hassan Kuban (Real Nubian-Cairo Wedding Classics)
Badenya Les Freres Coulibaly (Seniwe)
Badmarsh and Shri (Signs)
Bebel Gilberto Remix Album
Bernard Woma (Zie Mwea)
Cheb Mami (Dellali)
Ekova (Space Lullabies)
Eyuphuro (Yellela)
Femi Kuti (Fight to Win)
Franco (Rough Guide)
Garmarna (Music of Hildegard Von Bingen)
Hoven Droven ( Hippa)
Karsh Kale (Realize)
Lo Jo (Boheme de Cristal)
Manu Chao ( Proxima Estacion: Esperanza)
Marjana Sadovska (Songs I Learned in Ukraine)
Puffy (Spike)
Radio Tarifa (Cruzando el Rio)
Ray Lema with Tyour Gnaoua (Safi)
Samba Mapangala (Ujumbe)
Soul Brothers (Rough Guide)
Stephen Osadebe (Sound Time)
Taraf de Haidouks (Band of Gypsies)
Tarika (Soul Makassar)
TJ Rehmi (Invisible Man)
Transglobal Underground (Yes Boss Food Corner)
Yuri Yunakov (Roma Variations)


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