Global A Go-Go's favorite recordings of 2021, part 1 of a 3 part series: top ten new albums, plus ten more honorable mentions
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Top Ten New Albums of 2021 1. Nkumba System (Colombia-Cameroon) | Bailalo Duro! | Prado 2. Money Chicha (USA-Peru) | Chicha Summit | Vampisoul 3. Delgrès (France) | 4:00 AM | PIAS 4. La Mambanegra (Colombia) | Los Ultimos Buses De Colores | Tambora 5. Fat Freddy's Drop (New Zealand) | Wairunga | The Drop 6. Frente Cumbiero (Colombia) | Cera Perdida | La Roma 7. Hamdi Benani, Mehdi Haddab & Speed Caravan (Algeria-France) | Nuba Nova | Buda Musique 8. Oliver Nayoka (Nigeria) | Aja Wele Wele | Odogwu Entertainment / Palenque 9. Los Chapillacs (Peru) | Lo Bueno, Lo Malo, Lo Feo Y Los Alarcosos Chapillacs | Vampisoul 10. Meridian Brothers & Conjunto Media Luna (Colombia) | Paz En La Tierra | Bongo Joe
Honorable Mention A Espetacular Charanga do França (Brazil) | The Importance Of Being Espetacular | Mais Um Natik Awayez (Iraq-Yemen-Egypt) | Manbarani | Sublime Frequencies Les Filles De Illighadad (Niger) | At Pioneer Works | Sahel Sounds / Pioneer Works Press Khöömei Beat (Tuvan Republic Russia) | Changys Baglaash | ARC Orquesta Akokán (Cuba-USA) | 16 Rayos | Daptone Adrian Quesada (USA) | Look At My Soul: The Latin Shade Of Texas Soul | Nacional Christine Salem (La Reunion France) | Mersi | Blue Fanal Joao Selva (Brazil-France) | Navegar | Underdog Vaudou Game (Togo-France) | Noussin | Hot Casa Taj Weekes (St. Lucia-USA) | Pause | Jatta
Artist | Country | Song | Recording | Label | Year
Oliver Lake | USA | Separation | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru | 1997 Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros | England UK | Global A Go-Go | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001
Nkumba System | Colombia-Cameroon | Bailalo Duro | Bailalo Duro! | Prado | 2020 Oliver Nayoka | Nigeria | Ogene Sound System | Aja Wele Wele | Odogwu Entertainment / Palenque | 2021 Orquesta Akokán | Cuba-USA | Mi Conga Es De Akokán | 16 Rayos | Daptone | 2021
Meridian Brothers & Conjunto Media Luna | Colombia | En Teusaquillo Te Pueden Partir La Cara | Paz En La Tierra | Bongo Joe | 2021 Frente Cumbiero | Colombia | Cumbia Del Asilo | Cera Perdida | La Roma | 2021 Money Chicha | USA-Peru | PacÃfico | Chicha Summit | Vampisoul | 2021 Los Chapillacs | Peru | Fiesta De Mostros | Lo Bueno, Lo Malo, Lo Feo Y Los Alarcosos Chapillacs | Vampisoul | 2021
Natik Awayez | Iraq-Yemen-Egypt | Al Teeh (The Exodus) | Manbarani | Sublime Frequencies | 2021 Hamdi Benani, Mehdi Haddab & Speed Caravan | Algeria-France | Damai Jara, Part 1 | Nuba Nova | Buda Musique | 2021
Fat Freddy's Drop | New Zealand | Bones | Wairunga | The Drop | 2021 Christine Salem | La Reunion France | Tyinbo | Mersi | Blue Fanal | 2021 Delgrès | France | 4 Ed Maten | 4:00 AM | PIAS | 2021
A Espetacular Charanga Do França | Brazil | Nao Para (Don't Stop Til You Get Enough) | The Importance Of Being Espetacular | Mais Um | 2021 Adrian Quesada | USA | I Wanna Be Free | Look At My Soul: The Latin Shade Of Texas Soul | Nacional | 2021 La Mambanegra | Colombia | Moto Moto | Los Ultimos Buses De Colores | Tambora | 2021 Vaudou Game | Togo-France | Be My Wife | Noussin | Hot Casa | 2021
Taj Weekes | St. Lucia-USA | March Of The Silent | Pause | Jatta | 2021 Les Filles De Illighadad | Niger | Chakalan | At Pioneer Works | Sahel Sounds / Pioneer Works Press | 2021
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