The title “Anadolu Ejderi” by Turkish singer Gaya Su Akyol took first place in January’s Transglobal World Music Chart.
Istanbul singer Gaye Su Akyol released her fourth album “Anadolu Ejderi” (Anatolian Dragon), which is based on Turkish psychedelia, emancipated comments and retro-futuristic sound. His songs are more personal and uncompromising than ever before. The whole article
Top albums January 2023:
- Gaye Su Akyol · Anadolu Ejderi · Glitterbeat [2]
- Souad Massi · Sequana · Backingtrack Production [1]
- Constantinople, Kiya Tabassian & Ghalia Benali · In the Footsteps of Rumi · Glossa [5]
- Baul Meets Saz · Banjara · Uren Production [10]
- Liraz · Roya · Glitterbeat [4]
- Vieux Farka Touré et Khruangbin · Ali · Dead Oceans [17]
- Okra Playground · Itku · Nordic Notes [14]
- Al-Qasar · Who Are We · Glitterbeat [6]
- Mostar Sevdah Reunion · Lady Sings the Balkan Blues · Snail Records [-]
- Antonis Antoniou · Throisma · Ajabu! [3]
- Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek · Dost 2 · Les Disques Bongo Joe [-]
- Lucas Santtana · O Paraíso · Nø Førmat! [-]
- Wesli · Tradisyon · Cumbancha [9]
- Eliades Ochoa · Vamos a Bailar un Son (Special Edition) · World Circuit / BMG [7]
- Taraf Syriana · Taraf Syriana · Lula World Records [-]
- Jake Blount · The New Faith · Smithsonian Folkways Recordings [40]
- Vri · Islais a Genir · Bendigedig [15]
- Meral Polat Trio · Ez Kî Me · Meral Polat / AudioMaze [26]
- Angelique Kidjo & Ibrahim Maalouf · Queen of Sheba · Mister Ibé [8]
- Mahsa Vahdat & Skruk · Braids of Innocence · Kirkelig Kulturverksted [-]
- Batida · Neon Colonialismo · Crammed Discs [18]
- Electric Vocuhila · Kiteky · Another Record / Capsul [21]
- Montparnasse Musique · Archeology · Real World [16]
- Damir Guagov & Asker Sapiev · Adyge Oredyzhkher: Adyg / Circassian Music · Antonovka [-]
- Dawda Jobarteh · Do You Know a Place Called Flekkerøy? · Ajabu! [25]
- Dimitris Mystakidis · Morso · Fishbowl Music Tank [-]
- Majid Bekkas · Joudour · Igloo [12]
- Sona Jobarteh · Badinyaa Kumoo · African Guild [-]
- Tanxugueiras · Diluvio · Calaverita [-]
- Momi Maiga · Nio · Segell Microscopi [32]
- Retimbrar · Levantar do Chão · Revolução d’ Alegria [34]
- Ali Doğan Gönültaş · Kiğı / Gexî / Kegui · Ali Doğan Gönültaş [24]
- Rachele Andrioli · Leuca · Finisterre [22]
- Eneida Marta · Family · Azziz Music [11]
- Pharis & Jason Romero · Tell ‘Em You Were Gold · Smithsonian Folkways Recordings [-]
- Marala · Jota de Morir · Propaganda pel Fet! [-]
- Purbayan Chatterjee & Rakesh Chaurasia · Saath Saath · Purbayan Chatterjee / Believe [13]
- Denez · Ur Mor a Zaeloù · Arsenal Productions [39]
- Studio Shap Shap · Le Monde Moderne · Escalier 227 [-]
- V.A. · Manush Music Vol. 1 · Uren Production [-]
NMR (foto: press Gaye Su Akyol)
Best of 2022 World Music Charts Europe
1 THROISMA • Antonis Antoniou • Cyprus • Ajabu!
2 BABILONIA • Antonio Castrignano & Taranta Sounds • Italy • Ponderosa
3 ZAVRZLAMA • Divanhana • Bosnia • CPL Music
4 SPONDI • Stelios Petrakis Quartet • Greece • Technotropon Artway
5 RITUAL • Ana Alcaide • Spain • self released
6 BEJA POWER • Noori & His Dorpa Band • Sudan • Ostinato
7 AWAT • Shadi Fathi & Bijan Chemirani • Iran • Buda Musique
8 WHO ARE WE? • Al-Qasar • France • Glitterbeat
9 STILL MOVING • Justin Adams & Mauro Durante • Italy/UK • Ponderosa
10 ALBAT ALAWI OP. 99 • El Khat • Israel/Yemen • Glitterbeat
11 FOLK UTCA • Romengo & Mónika Lakatos • Hungary • Folk Európa
12 ROYA • Liraz • Israel • Glitterbeat
13 DANCING UNDER THE MOON • Master Musicians of Jajouka • Morocco • Glitterbeat
14 GRIFONE • Pulcinella & Maria Mazzotta • France/Italy • Compagnie Pulcinella
15 BAMANAN • Rokia Koné & Jacknife Lee • Mali/Ireland • Real World
16 TRADISYON • Wesli • Haiti • Cumbancha
17 KINTAL DA BANDA • Bonga • Angola • Lusafrica
18 THE MOVERS VOL. 1 – 1970–1976 • The Movers • South Africa • Analog Africa
19 TIMBUKTU • Oumou Sangaré • Mali • World Circuit
20 A SUD DI BELLA CIAO • various • Italy • Visage Music
21 LES RACINES • Vieux Farka Touré • Mali • World Circuit
22 AFAR WAYS • Yanna Momina • Djibouti • Glitterbeat
23 VOICES AND BRIDGES • Ehsan Matoori & Alireza Ghorbani & guests • Iran/various • Bright Shiny Things
24 OUR GARDEN IS ALONE • Marjan Vahdat • Iran • KKV
25 GRIOT JAZZ • Baba Sissoko feat. Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Lansiné Kouyaté & Madou Sidiki Diabate • Mali/France • Caligola Records
26 UVJAMUOHTA/POWDER SNOW • Solju • Finland (Sápmi) • Bafe’s Factory/Nordic Notes
27 CHANGYS BAGLAASH • Khöömei Beat • Russia (Tuva) • ARC Music
28 SEQUANA • Souad Massi • Algeria • BackingTrack
29 THE LIQUIFIED THRONE OF SIMPLICITY • Širom • Slovenia • tak:til/Glitterbeat
30 PELERINAJ • Erol Josué • Haiti • Géomuse
31 THE SEVEN GARDENS • Aurélie Dorzée & Tom Theuns • Belgium • Homerecords.be
32 ANIMAL SENTIMENTAL • Mísia • Portugal • Galileo
33 CHANSONS POUR LES OISEAUX QUI NE SAVENT PAS VOLER • Wouter Vandenabeele & Tom Theuns • Belgium • Homerecords.be
34 TRAD • Hoven Droven • Sweden • Heilo
35 ESPONJA • Magalí Sare • Spain (Catalonia) • Segell Microscopi
36 THIEVES OF DREAMS • Lenka Lichtenberg • Canada/Czech republic • self released
37 BONDONA • Khiyo • UK/Bangladesh • ARC Music
38 HLYBINI • Aliaksandr Yasinski • Belarus • World Music Network
39 GOC • Cihan Türkoglu • Turkey • self released
40 ZIMNICE • Kateřina Göttlichová • Czech republic • Indies Scope
41 CLIMAT • Omar Pene • Senegal • Contre Jour
42 PALABRAS URGENTES • Susana Baca • Peru • Real World
43 ONA • Tomáš Kočko & Orchestr • Czech republic • self released
44 ANTOLOGIA VOL. 1 • Africa Negra • Sao Tome • Bongo Joe
45 ECHO • Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita • UK (Wales)/Senegal • Bendigedig
46 SREĆNA TUGA • Naked • Serbia • NarRator
47 FILARMONICO 20 ANOS • Marta Gomez • Colombia • self released
48 QUICKSAND • Black Mango • Mali/France • Gusstaff
49 THE GLEAM • Park Jiha • South Korea • tak:til/Glitterbeat
50 MOTOMAMI • Rosalia • Spain • Columbia
51 SATURNO 2000 • various artists • Mexico • Analog Africa
52 CHANTS DU DEDANS, CHANTS DU DEHORS • Meikhaneh • France • Buda Musique
53 IMMORTAL TRADITION • Ritva Nero • Finland • Bafe’s Factory
54 YORUBA ODYSSEY • Adédeji • Nigeria • One World Records
55 RADE • Paolo Angeli • Italy • AnMa
56 A LA MANERA ARTISANA • Vigüela • Spain • ARC
57 NIO • Momi Maiga • Gambia/Senegal/Spain • Segell Microscopi
58 THE STRINGS OF SAO DOMINGOS • The Ano Nobo Quartet • Cabo Verde • Ostinato
59 GNAWA MUSIC OF MARRAKESH • Night Spirit Masters • Morocco • Zehra
60 SUPRA • Iberi • Georgia • Naxos
61 LANMOU LANMOU • Dowdelin • France • Underdog
62 TAISA • Mec Yek • Belgium/Slovakia • Choux de Bruxelles
63 ÁRNYÉK • Meszecsinka • Hungary • CPL-Music
64 NACHTMUSIK • Cserepes • Hungary • Fonó
65 PÓLNOC • Polski Piach • Poland • Gusstaff Records
66 PISSOURIN • Monsieur Doumani • Cyprus • Glitterbeat
67 ÉN CSÉPEM/MOJ CIP • Branka • Hungary • Fonó
68 ESSIEBONS SPECIAL 1973–84/GHANA MUSIC POWER HOUSE • various • Ghana • Analog Africa
69 JASMINE • Alenti • Greece • self released
70 RAZEM • Babra & Megitza • Hungary/Poland • Folk Európa
71 ZONE 6, AGEGE • Kweku of Ghana (K.O.G.) • Ghana/UK • Heavenly Sweetness
72 TILL SKOGEN • Kolonien • Sweden • Cumbancha
73 WHERE’S THE ONE? • Congotronics International • DR Congo • Crammed Discs
74 KALLIO • Päivi Hirvonen • Finland • Nordic Notes
75 BREAKING THE THERMOMETER • Leyla McCalla • USA • Anti-
76 QUAMUNDOS2 • Theo Pascal • Portugal/various • Galileo
77 JOUDOUR • Majid Bekkas • Morocco • Igloo
78 INSTANT • Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille Brotto • Senegal/France • Ma Case
79 ALI • Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin • Mali/USA • Dead Oceans
80 PAR AMOUR • Djeli Moussa Diawara • Guinea • Kamiyad
81 VIIMANE SUUSATAJA • Puuluup • Estonia • Ounaviks
82 MANDOLIN CONCERTO • Petri Hakala & Timo Alakotila • Finland • Akero
83 LEGACY • Kolinga • France • Underdog
84 MI VOZ • Elif Sanchez • Turkey • Pasion Turca
85 DOTYK • Dorota Barová • Czech republic • Animal Music
86 UNITE • Ogún Afrobeat • Spain • self released
87 NOSTALGIQUE BOLLYWOOD 1939-1959 • various artist • India • Buda Musique
88 POLARIS • Folkatomik • Italy • Italysona
89 LA NAPA • The Bongo Hop • France/Colombia • Underdog
90 HIXA MÍA • Almalé • Spain • Microscopi
91 ITKU • Okra Playground • Finland • Nordic Notes
92 QUEEN OF SHEBA • Angelique Kidjo & Ibrahim Maalouf • Benin/Lebanon • M’ister
93 QUI VIVE! • Compagnie Rassegna • France • Buda Musique
94 DO YOU KNOW A PLACE CALLED FLEKKEROY • Dawda Jobarteh • Gambia/Denmark • Ajabu!
95 KOPLARIAK • Korrontzi & Xabier Amuriza • Spain (Basque Country) • Elkar
96 LIBERTE MOM SA BOP • Ibrahima Cissokho • Senegal • NarRator Records
97 RIITTI • Hurja Halla • Finland • self released
98 LEUCA • Rachele Andrioli • Italy • Finisterre
99 PYHÄ VERI VUOTAA • Pelkkä Poutanen • Finland • Eclipse Music
100 BUMAYÉ • Lass • Senegal • Chapter Two
101 REVIRAVOLTAS • Cuarteto Caramuxo • Spain (Galicia) • Nakra
102 SAMBA JAZZ, DE RAIZ • Claudio Jorge • Brazil • Mills Records
103 MANUŠA • Júlia Kozáková • Slovakia • Tonstudio
104 STELLA ARIENTE • Maria Moramarco • Italy • Visage Music
105 AVALANCHE KAITO • Avalanche Kaito • Burkina Faso/Belgium • Glitterbeat
106 GLOOM • Afra Mussawisade & Jeroen Van Vliet • Iran/Netherlands • Homerecords.be
107 LUMBA • Tamala • Senegal/Belgium • Muziekpublique
108 LA RECIA • Cimarrón • Colombia • self released
109 NETSA • Minyeshu • Ethiopia • ARC Music
110 AGO • Dende & Band • Brazil • Ropeadope Records
111 KE HABER • Nani (Noam Vazana) • Israel/Netherlands • self released
112 DE KABOUL A BAMAKO • Sowal Diabi • Mali/Iran/Afghanistan • Accords croisés
113 MAGMA • Black Flower • Belgium • Sdban
114 TATAMANA • Batila • Congo • Galileo
115 ANDALUSSYAT • Françoise Atlan & L’Orchestre Arabo-Andalou de Fes • France/Morocco • Buda Musique
116 DJAWLA • Anouar Kaddour Cherif • Algeria • World Music Network
117 MBALAX • Youssou N’Dour • Senegal • Universal
118 ISLAIS A GENIR • Vri • UK (Wales) • Bendigedig
119 KORENE • Preßburger Klezmer Band • Slovakia • Real Music House
120 HADAEQ • Molo Sayat • Lebanon/France/Belgium • Zephyrus
121 UM GOSTO DE SOL • Ceu • Brazil • Warner Music
122 SITA • Alessia Tondo • Italy • Ipe Ipe Records
123 CONFLUENCE #2 • Isabelle Courroy • France • Buda Musique
124 LOVE HURTS • Enkel • Finland • Nordic Notes
125 BJARGRÚNIR • Umbra • Iceland • Nordic Notes
126 DJINE BORA • BKO • Mali • Bongo Joe
127 TRZECI KONCERT • Orkiestra Św. Mikolaja • Poland • Dalmafon
128 ALEGRIA • FlamenGrass • Spain (Catalonia) • Microscopi
129 SEENGWA • Mamadou Diabaté & Percussion Mania • Burkina Faso • Delicious Tunes
130 LAS HISTORIAS QUE HAN DEJADO • Aguamadera • Argentina • La Corde Bleue
131 VON DER QUELLE BIS ZUR SEE • Bube Dame König • Germany • CPL-Music
132 UMBRAL • Sofia Rei • Argentina • Cascabelera
133 ISSIKTANE • Sidi Abdallah • Niger • Clermont Music
134 AGADEZ • Etran de l’Air • Niger • Sahel Sounds
135 TOBIE • DagaDana • Poland/Ukraine • Agora Muzyka
136 GOD CREATED EVERYTHING • Linda Ayupuka • Ghana • Mais Um
137 TRES GOLPES • Perrate • Spain • Lovemonk/El Volcan
138 TERCER CIELO • Rocío Márquez & Bronquio • Spain • Universal
139 MISNEACH • Tau & The Drones of Praise • Ireland • Glitterbeat
140 CURTAIN OF THE MOON • Moonshye • Czech republic • Rustical Records
141 THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ESPETACULAR • A Espetacular Charanga do França • Brazil • Mais Um
142 EREMIA • Ettore Castagna • Italy • Alfa Music
143 ALLE RADICI DEL CANTO • Radicanto • Italy • Visage
144 FADO JAZZ • Júlio Resende • Portugal • ACT
145 ASSOLIST II MESK-I MÜREN • Efruze • Turkey • Dogan Music
146 JANUS • Annbjorg Lien • Norway • Grappa
147 SMALL VOYAGES • Chloe Matharu • UK (Scotland) • self released
148 TONE OF VOICE ORCHESTRA • Tone of Voice Orchestra • Denmark • Stunt Records
149 RIKATAKA • Alice In WonderBand • Serbia • CPL Music
150 ANGELS OVER OAKANDA • Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber • USA • Avant Groidd Musica
151 VINDSTILLA • Tuultenpesä • Finland/Sweden • Ääniä
152 MOCH • Dlú • UK (Scotland) • ARC Music
153 TIMINT AREH • Vera Kondrateva & Yggdrasil • Russia/Faroe Islands • Tutl
154 TREIDES COMIGO! • Xoán Curiel • Spain (Galicia) • self released
155 SUSUMA • Jembaa Groove • Germany • Agogo Records
156 SATELLITES • Satellites • Turkey • Batov Records
157 I WAY TO ÄL • Äl Jawala • Germany • Jawa
158 SEM OLHAR AO TEMPO • Manuel Maio • Portugal • Sons Vadios
159 MENNEET • Maija Kauhanen • Finland • Nordic Notes
160 ATLAS • Efrén López & Christos Barbas • Spain/Greece • Seyir Muzik
161 ALIGNED • Itzhak Ventura • Israel • World Music Network
162 SONGBOOK SONGS • Dunja Knebl & Roko Margeta • Croatia • Geenger
163 FINDING HOME • Maya Youssef • Syria • self released
164 ZAY FREYLEKH! • Dobranotch • Russia • CPL Music
165 CLICHE • Raf Vilar • Brazil • Ajabu!
166 ÉLEM • Góbé • Hungary • Fonó
167 I’VE HEARD • Lidija Dokuzović Trio • Croatia/Sweden • Gammalthea
168 VIOLINS AGAINST BOMBS • DJ Click & Masha Natanson • France/Ukraine • No Fridge
169 IT´S NEVER TOO LATE FOR SEA SHANTIES • El Pony Pisador • Spain • Guspira Records
170 AMAK • Amak • Spain (Basque Country) • Baga Biga Produkzioak
171 MAZEL TOV COCKTAIL PARTY • David Krakauer • USA • Label Bleu
172 HOUTEKIET • MANdolinMAN & Ansatz Der Machine • Belgium • Trad Records
173 CRISÁLIDA • Danilo Pérez ft. The Global Messengers • Panama • Mack Avenue Music Group
174 DOROJA • Santiago Córdoba & The Bauls of Bengal • Argentina/India • Earthly Measures
175 PRINCIPIS • Coloma Bertran • Spain (Catalonia) • Microscopi
176 BASMA • Vartra • Serbia • CPL-Music
177 DA! • Mamaliga Orkestar • Belgium • Homerecords.be
178 DOST 2 • Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek • Turkey/Germany • Bongo Joe
179 ALATI • Dimitris Chiotis • Greece • Alessa
180 THE SLAM! YEARS (1983–1988) • Hamid El Shaeri • Libya/Egypt • Habibi Funk
181 DAWN • Hands In Motion • Belgium • Zephyrus
182 SHANU • Monoswezi • Mozambique/Norway/Sweden/Zimbabwe • World Music Network
183 PANDEMUSICA • Cantodiscanto • Italy • Visage
184 NEON COLONIALISMO • Batida • Angola/Portugal • Crammed Discs
185 JA BO CORRE D’MIM • Tchiss Lopes • Cape Verde • Arabusta
186 LA3NO DELUXE • La3no Cubano • Slovakia • self released
187 LE MURMURE DE DUDUK • Chabuka Amiranashvili • Georgia • MemoMusic
188 INHERITANCE • Deepak Pandit • India • Sufiscore
189 LIVE AT COOPER HALL • Cara Dillon • Ireland • Charcoal Records
190 LIVE IN SAN JAVIER 2021 • Matthieu Saglio Quartet • France/Spain • Pulpuito Records
191 THE RED STOEP • Nomfusi • South Africa • Delicious Tunes
192 SLEEPING SPIRALS • Hannah James & Toby Kuhn • UK/France • JigDoll Records
193 BOULA • Bonga Jean-Baptiste • Haiti • Buda Musique
194 BLUE & GOLDEN • Ilkka Arola Sound Tagine • Finland • Flame Jazz Records
195 WOOD & STEEL • Joce Mienniel & Aram Lee • France/Korea • Buda Musique
196 ABOOGI • Imarhan • Algeria • City Slang
197 DIRECTIONS & CONNECTIONS • Nikolaj Nikitin & Ľuboš Šrámek • Slovakia • Hlava XXII
198 LA FLOR DEL DIMONI • Claudia Colom • Spain (Catalonia) • Microscopi
199 CHORCHOK • New Asia • Russia (Tuva) • CPL-Music
200 SZABADON • Cimbaliband • Hungary • Fonó
