MAGNET’s j. poet picks the best world-music releases of the year.
1 Various Artists Salsa De La Bahia, Vol. 1 (Patois)
2 The Garifuna Collective Ayó (Cumbancha)
3 A Hawk And A Hacksaw You Have Already Gone To The Other World (I.M.)
4 Gary Nuñez y Plena Libre Corazon (plenalibre)
5 Minor Empire Second Nature (World Trip)
6 Habib Koité/Eric Bibb Brothers In Bamako (Stony Plain)
7 Le Vent Du Nord Tromper Le Temps (Borealis)
8 Very Be Careful ¿Remember Me From The Party? (Downtown Pijao)
9 Brushy One-String Destiny (Rise Up)
10 Boban I Marko Markovic Orkestar Golden Horns (Piranha)