The highest position this time was occupied by the title “Jarak Qaribak” by the Israeli-British duo Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood.
Celebrated singer, musician and producer Dudu Tassa teams up with award-winning composer and guitarist Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead, The Smile) for a new album ‘Jarak Qaribak’ (Arabic for ‘Your Friend Is Your Neighbour’), bringing together vocalists and musicians from throughout the Middle East for a very special album of cross-border collaborations.
Top albums October 2023:
- Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood · Jarak Qaribak · World Circuit [4]
- Mari Kalkun · Stoonia Lood / Stories of Stonia · Real World [1]
- Mokoomba · Tusona: Tracings in the Sand · Outhere [9]
- V.A. · Lost in Tajikistan · Riverboat / World Music Network [5]
- Luzmila Carpio · Inti Watana / El Retorno del Sol · ZZK [-]
- Catrin Finch & Aoife Ní Bhriain · Double You · Bendigedig [-]
- Kayhan Kalhor and Toumani Diabaté · The Sky Is the Same Colour Everywhere · Real World Records [2]
- Idrissa Soumaoro · Diré · Mieruba [17]
- Matthieu Saglio · Voices · ACT [10]
- Tinariwen · Amatssou · Wedge [3]
- Yungchen Lhamo · One Drop of Kindness · Real World [-]
- Batsükh Dorj · Ögbelerim: Music for My Ancestors · Buda Musique [-]
- Miranda · Uma Mulher na Cidade · Jaro Medien [32]
- Bholoja · Imphilo · One World Music [-]
- Leon Keita · Leon Keita · Analog Africa [-]
- Yamandu Costa & Domingo El Colorao · De Vida y Vuelta · Bagual Productions [26]
- Bokanté · History · Real World [7]
- Saîdê Goyî · Jinê · Saîdê Goyî [15]
- Bantu · What Is Your Breaking Point? · Soledad Productions [8]
- Fatoumata Diawara · London Ko · 3ème Bureau / Wagram Music [19]
- Wilson das Neves · Senzala e Favela · FundiSom [6]
- Emilia Lajunen · Vainaan Perua: Satavuotinen Sakka · Nordic Notes / CPL-Musicgroup [-]
- Ali Farka Touré · Voyageur · World Circuit [11]
- Shono · Kolkhozoy Traktor · CPL-Music / CPL-Musicgroup [16]
- Chango Spasiuk · Eiké! (Entrar en el Alma) · Chango Spasiuk [-]
- Omara Portuondo · Vida · One World [18]
- Bilja Krstić & Bistrik Orchestra · Biljur · Jugoton Croatia [20]
- Oghlan Bakhshi · Journey across the Steppes · Felmay [28]
- Baaba Maal · Being · Marathon Artists [13]
- Aga Khan Master Musicians · Nowruz · Smithsonian Folkway Recordings [-]
- Eliades Ochoa · Guajiro · World Circuit [38]
- Tri Nguyen · Duos Alone · Naxos World [24]
- Galeet Dardashti · Monajat · Galeet Dardashti [-]
- Sissoko, Segal, Parisien, Peirani · Les Égarés · Nø Førmat [21]
- Tarek Ghriri · Refugee in the Sea · Tarek Ghriri [-]
- Hocine Benameur · Souk System · Hocine Benameur [-]
- Pekko Käppi & K:K:H:L – Credo – Rockadillo / Nordic Notes [-]
- Lalalar · En Kötü Iyi Olur · Les Disques Bongo Joe [-]
- La Cantiga de la Serena · La Novia · Zero Nove Nove [29]
- Lankum · False Lankum · Rough Trade [39]
NMR (foto: press Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood)
