Global JazzWire

Current top 20 World Music Albums - updated 29 March 2008
Please note that album position within the three categories is in no particular order.
In essence, all three Heavy Rotation albums are tied for #1, Mediums are tied for #4, etc.


Heavy Rotation

Heavy Rotation gets air twice per three two-hour shows (show airs weekly)

Artist

Album Title

Label

Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra

Boulevard de l'Independance

World Circuit

Youssou N'Dour

Rokku Mi Rokka

Nonesuch

Habib Koité & Bamada

Afriki

Cumbancha

Medium Rotation

Medium Rotation gets airplay twice in five two-hour shows (show airs weekly)

Artist

Album Title

Label

Katchafire

Slow Burning

Katchafire

Daby Balde

Introducing Daby Balde

Introducing

Andy Palacio and the Garifuna Collective

Watina

Cumbancha

Vieux Farka Toure

Vieux Farka Toure

Modiba

Tinariwen

Aman Iman

World Village

Light Rotation

Light Rotation gets airplay once in four two-hour shows (show airs weekly)

Artist

Album Title

Label

Boubacar Traore

Kongo Magni

World Village

Bebel Gilberto

Bebel Gilberto

Ziruigiboom

Cheikh Lô

Lamp Fall

World Circuit

Lura

Di Korpu ku Alma

Lusafrica/Escondido

Ibrahim Ferrer

Mi Sueño

World Circuit

Trans-Global Underground

Impossible Broadcasting

Triloka/Artemis

Wa-Zimba

Mande Wazy

Tinder

Ali Farka Toure

Savane

World Circuit

Toumani Diabate

The Mandé Variations

World Circuit

Amadou et Mariam

Dimanche à Bamako

Nonesuch

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

The Chillout Sessions

Rasa

Joseph Israel

Gone Are the Days

New Door