De world music top 50 van 2016! De opgetelde maandlijsten van de World Music Charts, die we iedere maand publiceren en van een Spotify playlist voorzien, leiden tot deze jaarlijst. De charts worden samengesteld uit de persoonlijke lijsten van 46 wereldmuziekspecialisten van radiostations uit 24 Europese landen, onder wie MixedWorldMusic-medewerker Bas Springer.
World Music Charts Europe, THE YEAR 2016
Compiled by Johannes Theurer on behalf of the Worldmusic Workshop of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
The top 50 of 854 nominated records
1 ABBAR EL HAMADA Glitterbeat
Aziza Brahim Western Sahara/Spain
2 THE WOMAN AT THE END OF THE WORLD (A MULHER DO FIM DO MUNDO) Mais Um Discos
Elza Soares Brazil
3 AZEL Partisan Records
Bombino Niger
4 NÉ SO Nonesuch
Rokia Traoré Mali
5 KONONO NO 1 MEETS BATIDA Crammed
Konono No1 Congo/Portugal
6 SENSITIVE SKIN Octopus/Ondine
Kimmo Pohjonen Finland
7 NYN Riverboat Records
Kristi Stassinopoulou, Stathis Kalyviotis Greece
8 HERITAGE Qwest/Membran
Richard Bona & Mandekan Cubano Cameroon/USA/Cuba
9 SPACE ECHO, THE MYSTERY BEHIND THE COSMIC SOUND OF CABO VERDE FINALLY REVEALED Analog Africa
Various artists Cape Verde
10 ARBINA Glitterbeat
Noura Mint Seymali Mauritania
11 ESPERANTO Fishbowl
Dimitris Mystakidis Greece
12 VIENA Westpark Music
Värttinä Finland
13 MEZCLA Glitterbeat
M.A.K.U. Soundsystem USA/Columbia
14 TROPIX Six Degrees
Ceu Brazil
15 TULES MAAS VEDES TAIVAAL Bafe's Factory
Tuuletar Finland
16 SOUND CITY Finisterre
Stefano Saletti & Piccola Banda Ikona Italy
17 THE TAMBOURINE MAN Musicas de Salitre
Xabier Diaz & Adufeiras de Salitre Spain
18 DJELY BLUES Label Bleu
Djelimady Tounkara Mali
19 LEYENDA ARC
Ana Alcaide Spain
20 RIVIERE NOIRE CPL Music
Riviere Noire France/Brazil
21 EVERY SONG HAS ITS END Glitterbeat
Various artists Mali
22 ELEKTRO HAFIZ Pharaway Sounds
Elektro Hafiz Turkey/Germany
23 THIS IS KOLOGO POWER Makkum Rec.
Various artists Ghana
24 LEGEND OF FUNANA Analog Africa
Bitori Cape Verde
25 VELESU Indies Scope
Tomas Kocko & Orchestr Czech Republic
26 KOBANI Kirkelig Kulturverksted
Ferhat Tunc Turkey
27 LIKE A BIRD OF SPIRIT, NOT A FACE Ponderosa
Sainkho Namchylak Siberia
28 ONWARDS TO MARS! Asphalt Tango
Fanfare Ciocarlia Romania
29 FAR FROM HOME Because
Calypso Rose Trinidad
30 MOST JÖTTEM... Fono
Lajko Felix Hungary/Serbia
31 MONISTIC THEORY Cumbancha
Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate USA/Guinea
32 A-H-E-O Glitterbeat
Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra Haiti/Nigeria/France/UK
33 AMERLI Muziekpublique
Refugees for Refugees Belgium/various
34 WA DI YO Cumbancha
Lakou Mizik Haiti
35 KOYA Mix et Metisse
Abou Diarra Mali
36 THE GLOAMING 2 Real World
The Gloaming Ireland
37 MALETAK Fol Musica
Kepa Junkera & Sorginak Spain
38 NAVEGA MUNDOS Les Grands Fleuves
Las Hermanas Caronni Argentina
39 AMAN KATERINA - A TRIBUTE TO PANAYIOTIS TOUNDAS Protasis Art
Katerina Tsiridou Greece
40 ¡VAMOS A GUARACHAR! Glitterbeat
Orkesta Mendoza & Salvador Duran USA/Mexico
41 RENASCENCE Stern's
Kandia Kouyate Mali
42 URGENT JUMPING! EAST AFRICAN MUSIKI WA DANSI CLASSICS 1972-1982 Stern's Africa
various artists various
43 I WILL NOT STOP SINGING Six Degrees
Zomba Prison Project Malawi
44 EAMIRITNI - RIMEBORN Nordic Notes
Elin Kaven Norway
45 SUISTAMO ELECTRICITY Kihtinäjärvi Rec
Suistamon Sähkö Finland
46 RECADOS DE FORA Lusafrica
Bonga Angola
47 TOURISTES Six Degrees
Vieux Farka Toure & Julia Easterlin Mali/USA
48 MERIDIAN 68 Karrot Kommando
DagaDana Poland
49 GUAJIRA + MAS GUAJIRA Tumi
Eliades Ochoa & Alma Latina Cuba
50 BRASS LIKE IT HOT ARC
Dzambo Agusevi Orchestra Macedonia
Bron: www.wmce.eu
