Global A Go-Go's three-week look at the best world music recordings of 2012; this week, the best compilations, reissues and historic recordings of the year
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Song | Artist (Country) | Recording | Label
Separation | Oliver Lake (USA) | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru Global A Go-Go | Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros (UK) | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat
Obecanje | Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar (Serbia) | Golden Horns | Piranha Yaz Gazeteci | Derdiyoklar Ikilisi (Turkey) | Istanbul 70: Psych, Disco, Folk Classics | Nublu Ata Sozleri | Derdiyoklar Ikilisi (Turkey) | Disko Folk | Guerssen Csango Leany (Robert Soko remix) | Besh o droM (Hungary) | BalkanBeats Soundlab | Piranha
Gbowo Mi | The Lijadu Sisters (Nigeria) | Horizon Unlimited | Knitting Factory El Caterete | Wganda Kenya (Colombia) | Diablos Del Ritmo: The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985 | Analog Africa
Reverence A Nos Souverains | Orchestre Tropical Fiesta Imperial (Central African Republic) | L'Afrique Enchantee: C'est Moi Le Chef! | Sony France Pour Chercher Le Magot | Kiland Et L'Orchestre Mabatalai (RD Congo) | Sofrito: International Soundclash | Strut
Guitar Boy and Mamiwater | Sir Victor Uwaifo (Nigeria) | The Rough Guide To Psychedelic Africa | World Music Network Gandigui | Le Super Borgou De Parakou (Benin) | The Bariba Sound, 1970-1976 | Analog Africa Cherie Coco | Royal Band De Thies (Senegal) | Kadior Demb | Teranga Beat
Over Again | Tim Maia (Brazil) | World Psychedelic Classics 4 - Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul Of Tim Maia | Luaka Bop Slipping Into Darkness | The Funkees (Nigeria) | Dancing Time: The Best Of Eastern Nigeria's Afro Rock Exponents 1973-77 | Soundway Wade In The Water | The Pipe (Spain) | Sensacional Soul, Vol. 3 | Vampisoul
A Buena Vista | Soneros De Verdad feat Luis Frank (Cuba) | Best Of Buena Vista | ARC Honeydripper Mambo | Alfredito & His Orchestra (USA) | Jukebox Mambo: Rumba And Afro-Latin Accented Rhythm & Blues 1949-1960 | Jazzman Cocinando | Martin Lopez Y Sus Estrellas (Peru) | Cocinando | Masstropicas Chichita | Los Ecos (Peru) | Cumbia Beat, Vol. 2 | Vampisoul Lisandra | Bio Ritmo (RVA USA) | Introducing Bio Ritmo | Introducing
Pink Wasabi | Polyrhythmics (USA) | For Whom The Cowbell Tolls | Electric Cowbell