SoundRoots / Spin The Globe

Top 10 World Music Albums

November  2015

1. Daktarimba – D’Afrique
2. Ba-Boom – Somos Um
3. Bixiga 70: III
4. Te Vaka – Amataga
5. Lura – Heranca
6. Full Attack Band – 1001
7. Dizu Plaatjies and Friends – Ubuntu-The Common String
8. Karim Nagi – Detour Guide
9. Kandia Kouyate – Renascence
10. Vula Viel – Good is Good

On the last Top 10 chart of the year (next month we turn to the Best of 2015), there are some new entries. Atop the chart is the wonderful German-Cameroonian group Daktarimba. Close behind are Brazilians Ba-Boom, and you'll also see new music from Cape Verde's Lura, the UK's Full Attack Band, Mali's Kandia Kouyate (in a stunning comeback album), and the fascinating UK-Ghana collaboration known as Vula Viel. Explore. Enjoy!