Global A Go-Go: Friday December 7, 5-7 PM

Global A Go-GoGlobal A Go-Go: Friday December 7, 5-7 PM

It's time for me to reveal my top ten new releases of 2012 — the Mayan edition, if you will.  I'll play a track from each of them on this week's program, plus as many of the runners-up as time permits.  Click Read More to see the winners.

Click through for my reviews of each release.

Top Ten New Releases of 2012
1.  Chicha Libre | Canibalismo | Barbes
2.  Antibalas | Antibalas | Daptone
3.  La Excelencia | Echos Del Barrio | Handle With Care
4.  The Souljazz Orchestra | Solidarity | Strut
5.  Quantic & Alice Russell With The Combo Barbaro | Look Around The Corner | Tru Thoughts
6.  Seu Jorge | Musicas Para Churrascos, Vol. 1 | Wrasse
7.  Debo Band | Debo Band | Sub Pop / Next Ambiance
8.  Roberto Lopez Afro-Colombian Jazz Orchestra | Azul | Curura Musique
9.  Prince Fatty | Versus The Drunken Gambler | Mr Bongo
10. Bomba Estereo | Elegancia Tropical | Polen

Honorable Mention
BALKANIZE! | … For You Are Made Of Stars | self-released
Baloji | Kinshasa Succursale | Crammed
Black Bazar | Black Bazar | Lusafrica
The Funk Ark | High Noon | ESL Music
Mariem Hassan | El Aaiun Egdat (El Aaiun On Fire) | Nubenegra
Kottarashky & The Rain Dogs | Demoni | Asphalt Tango
Moussu T E Lei Jovents | Empeche-Nous | Le Chant Du Monde
Ondatropica | Ondatropica | Soundway
Ebo Taylor | Appia Kwa Bridge | Strut
Terakaft | Kel Tamasheq | World Village

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Next week: The top ten reissues and compilations of 2012