Around the World Preview – 12 & 14 December 2021
The Best Albums of 2021
This will be the last show of 2021. For the next three weeks, repeats from earlier in the year. This week is a totally subjective selection of what I think are the best albums of the year.
You might disagree with some of my choices. I hope you do. If you do and have other suggestions contact me here through the blog or comment on the newsletter comment section.
I’ve added easy ways to listen to these albums on the blog via Bandcamp and Spotify.
This newsletter returns in January. So, until then, have a merry and joyful Christmas and a happy new year.
Me standing on frozen Lake Bled, Slovenia
See last week’s running order is here (5 and 7 December). You can listen to Part 1 and Part 2 of last week’s show and all previous shows on Mixcloud here
Around the World is on Slice Audio, Ferry FM, and Radio Larne on Sundays at 10:00 pm to midnight. On Tuesdays at 7:00 pm the show is broadcast on Bangor FM, Lisburn’s 98FM and FM105 Down Community Radio.
My Top 5 Albums 2021
Mon Laferte - SEIS
Alessia Tondo - Sita
Sofia Rei - Umbral Maria
Mazzotta & Pulcinella - Grifon
Lakou Mizik & Joseph Ray - Leave the Bones
The Next 5 (+1)
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino - Meridiana
Monoswezi - Shanu
Khoomei Beat - Changys Baglaash
Karine Polwart & Dave Milligan - Still as Your Sleeping
Dani Larkin - Notes For a Maiden Warrior
TRU - No Fixed Abode
The Next 10
Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble - Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble
Onipa Tapes of Utopia (Mixtape)
Rhiannon Giddens - They're Calling Me Home (with Francesco Turrisi)
Jupiter & Okwess - Na Kozonga
Whyte - Maim
Justin Adams & Mauro Durante - Still Moving
Ballaké Sissoko - Djourou
Syssi Mananga - Mopepe Mama
Various - Home In This World: Woody Guthrie’s Dustbowl Ballads
Various - Henna: Young Female Voices from Palestine
AyoM - AyoM
Albaluna - Heptad
And more
Balkan Taksim - Disko Telegraf
Namgar Nayan - Navaa
Tirana All Stars - Tirana 100
AuRora - Gisela João
Charis Alexiou - Horizonte 2
Christine Salem - Mersi
Femi Kuti + Made Kuti - Legacy
Kady Diarra - Burkina Hakili
Ben Aylon - Xalem
Mamans du Congo & Rrobin - Mamans du Congo & Rrobin
Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita - Suba
Rachel Magoola Resilience: Songs of Uganda
Puuluup - Viimane Suusataja
Various - Great Tunes from the World Music Charts Europe
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