TRANSGLOBAL WORLD MUSIC CHART: APRIL 2023

This time, African musician Kimi Djabaté has topped the April Transglobal World Music Chart with the title ‘DinDin.


Hailing from the country of Guinea-Bissau, gifted guitarist, percussionist and balafón (African xylophone) player Kimi Djabaté is one of Africa’s most exceptional talents. Now based in Lisbon, Djabaté has collaborated with Mory Kanté, Waldemar Bastos and Netos de Gumbé, and, most recently, the pop star Madonna on her single “Ciao Bella.” More at: https://www.newmodelradio.sk/en/kimi-djabate-an-optimistic-challenge-on-the-new-album/

Top albums April 2023:

  1. Kimi Djabaté · Dindin · Cumbancha [3]
  2. Mostar Sevdah Reunion · Lady Sings the Balkan Blues · Snail [1]
  3. King Ayisoba · Work Hard · Glitterbeat [9]
  4. Dur-Dur Band Int. · The Berlin Session · Outhere [28]
  5. Altın Gün · Aşk · Glitterbeat [-]
  6. Acid Arab · Trois · Crammed Discs [4]
  7. Moonlight Benjamin · Wayo · Ma Case [22]
  8. Mara Aranda · Sefarad en el corazón de Grecia · Mara Aranda [26]
  9. Lucas Santtana · O Paraíso · Nø Førmat! [2]
  10. Bassidi Koné · Kaïra · Remote / Studio Mali [17]
  1. Taraf Syriana · Taraf Syriana · Lula World [5]
  2. Houria Aïchi · Chants Courtois de l’Aurès · Accords Croisés [12]
  3. V.A. · Ears of the People: Ekonting Songs from Senegal and The Gambia · Smithsonian Folkways Recordings [6]
  4. Driss El Maloumi · Aswat · Contre-Jour / Zig Zag World [-]
  5. Gao Hong & Kadialy Kouyate · Terri Kunda · ARC Music [34]
  6. Kala Jula & Gangbé Brass Band feat. Fama Diabaté · Asro · Buda Musique [24]
  7. Payadora Tango Ensemble · Silent Tears: The Last Yiddish Tango · Six Degrees [23]
  8. Sheikhs Shikhats & B’net Chaabi · Sheikhs Shikhats & B’net Chaabi · Zephyrus [-]
  9. Jiraan · Sirto · Zephyrus [37]
  10. Debashish Bhattacharya · The Sound of the Soul · Abstract Logix [14]
  1. Gaye Su Akyol · Anadolu Ejderi · Glitterbeat [10]
  2. Ali Farka Touré · Voyageur · World Circuit [-]
  3. La Fanfarria del Capitán · El Cantomanto · Sudestada Sounds & Tropical Diaspora [40]
  4. Mircan Kaya · Ağitlar / Lamentations · UCM Producttions [27]
  5. Polobi & the Gwo Ka Masters · Abri Cyclonique · Real World [-]
  6. La Marisoul and Los Texmaniacs · Corazones and Canciones · Smithsonian Folkways Recordings [-]
  7. Didon · Tunisian Tale · Electrofone Music [25]
  8. Vieux Farka Touré et Khruangbin · Ali · Dead Oceans [8]
  9. Souad Massi · Sequana · Backingtrack Production [7]
  1. V.A. · Perú Selvático: Sonic Expedition into the Peruvian Amazon 1972-1986 · Analog Africa [11]
  2. Naïssam Jalal · Healing Rituals · Les Couleurs du Son [-]
  3. Meral Polat Trio · Ez Kî Me · Meral Polat / AudioMaze [21]
  4. Aziz Sahmaoui & Eric Longsworth · Il Fera Beau Demain Matin Jusqu’à Midi · Passé Minuit en Accords [15]
  5. Violons Barbares · Monsters and Fantastic Creatures · Violons Barbares [-]
  6. Clément Janinet & Adama Sidibé · Sokou! · Helico Music [-]
  7. Lengaïa Salsa Brava · Estética de un rumbero · Lulaworld Records [-]
  8. Amir Hayat · Garden of Flowers: Music of Hunza People, Pakistan · Antonovka [33]
  9. Ensemble Al-Kindi & Sheikh Hamed Daoud · Transe Soufie des Derviches Tourneurs de Damas · Buda Musique [-]
  10. Erdőfű · Martin György Kalotaszegen · Fonó [-]
  11. Mario Lucio · Migrants · Banze / MDC [-]

NMR (foto: Rita Carmo)

Founder members and administrators Transglobal World Music Chart

Ángel Romero (US), Araceli Tzigane (ES), Juan Antonio Vázquez (ES)

Current active members:

Alexis Herrería (MX), Rosângela Britto (BR), Ula Nowak (PL), Liana Cisneros (PE), Banning Eyre (US), Magda Tejchma (PL), Seth Jordan (AU), Tony Hillier (AU), Charlie Crooijmans (NL), Nigel Wood (IE), Dore Stein (US), Roger Holdsworth (AU), Madan Rao (IN), Gil Medovoy (US), Chris Heim (US), Ciro De Rosa (IT), Scott Stevens (US), Hendrick T S Foh (MY), Cliff Furnald (US), Rob Weisberg (US), Toni Polo (FR/ES), Nicolás Falcoff (AR), Masakazu Kitanaka (JP), Jordi Demésenllà (ES), Rafael Mieses (DO/US), Luís Rei (PT), Jean Trouillet (DE), Evangeline Kim (US), Willi Klopottek (LU/DE), Alejandro López (ES), Jon Kertzer (US), Ken Stowar (CA), Jiří Moravčík (CZ), Mu Qian (CN), Carlos Ferreira (PT), Gil Rouvio (IL), Bouna Ndiaye (SN/US), Kutay Derin Kuğay (TR), Robert Gregor (SK), Yatrika Shah-Rais (IR/US), Armen Manukyan (AM), Rolf Beydemüller (DE), François Bensignor (FR), Eleni Ziliaskopoulou (GR), Marija Vitas (RS), Jaïr Tchong (BE), Enrique Blanc (MX), Tiago Lucas Garcia (BR), Zekeriya S. Şen (TR), Benjamín Muñiz (PR), Daryana Antipova (RU), Mika Kauhanen (FI), Luisa Piñeros (CO), Toni Pennacchia (US), Chen Hanzi (CN), Takuya “Salam” Unagami (JP), Janaína Ávila (BR), Roger Short (UK), Ankur Malhotra (IN)

More at: https://www.transglobalwmc.com/