Metafile: 2012 Reissues/Compilations

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Ranking

  1. Francis Bebey: African Electronic Music 1975-1982 (Born Bad) {13}: MC(79/4), AM:80, Du:80; RC:A-(77), MT:A-, TH:A-; V[587-2-15]
  2. Fela Kuti: Live in Detroit 1986 (Knitting Factory/Strut) {10}: MC(77/9), BBC:100, Ex:80, G:100, Pf:79, RS:70, W:70; DB, MT:C
  3. Karantamba: Ndigal (1984, Teranga Beat) {8}: S:80, TMT:80; RC:A-(18), MT:A-, TH:A-; V[723-1-10]
  4. Dabke: Sounds of the Syrian Houran (Sham Palace) {8}: RC:A-(2), MT:A-, TH:A-; V[635-1-14]
  5. Boban I Marko Markovic Orkestar: Golden Horns: The Best of Boban I Marko Markovic Orkestar (Piranha) {7}: MC(82/5), AM:90, BBC:80, Ex:80, Mg:85, S:70; RC:A-
  6. Songs for Desert Refugees (Glitterhouse) {7}: G:80; ExW:(65), RC:B+(48)
  7. The Original Sound of Cumbia (1948-79, Soundway, 2CD) {7}: RC:A-(101), TH:A; V[723-1-10]
  8. The Rough Guide to Highlife [2nd Edition] (World Music Network) {6}: RC:A(9), TH:A; V[1303-1-8]
  9. Orchestre Super Borgou de Parakou: The Bariba Sound (Analog Africa) {5}: MT:A-, YW
  10. Listen . . . OKA! (Oka) {5}: ExW:(65), JG:**, RC:A(12)
  11. Bola: Volume 7 (Awesome Tapes From Africa) {4}: S:70, TMT:80; JG:*, YW
  12. Sory Kandia Kouyate: La Voix de la Revolution (Sterns) {4}: G:80; RC:**; V[723-1-10]
  13. Tito Puente: Quatro: The Definitive Collection (Sony Latin, 5CD) {4}: AM:90, RS:90
  14. Diablos Del Ritmo (Analog Africa) {4}: Bl:80; V[723-1-10]
  15. The Rough Guide to the Music of Ethiopia [2nd Edition] (World Music Network) {4}: ExW:(54), RC:A-(37)
  16. The Lijadu Sisters: Mother Africa (Knitting Factory) {3}: PM:80; RC:B+, TH:**
  17. Lee Scratch Perry and Friends: Disco Devil: The Jamaican Remixes () {3}: Fix:80
  18. Lee Perry and the Sufferers: The Sound Doctor: Black Ark Singles and Dub Plates 1972-1978 (Pressure Sounds) {3}: AM:90
  19. Royal Band De Thies: Kadior Demb (Teranga Beat) {3}: RC:(94)
  20. Cumbia Cumbia 1 and 2 (World Circuit) {3}: I:100
  21. Ivory Coast Soul 2: Afrofunk in Abidjan 1976-1981 (Hot Casa) {3}: JG:*, YW
  22. Shangaan Shake (Honest Jons) {3}: Pf:77, RA:90
  23. Sound System: The Story of Jamaican Music (Island, 8CD) {3}: AM:80
  24. Subway Salsa: The Montuno Records Story (VampiSoul, 2CD) {3}: Bl:90, PM:80; YW
  25. The Funkees: Dancing Time: The Best of Eastern Nigeria's Afro Rock Exponents (Soundway) {2}:
  26. Omar Khorshid: Guitar El Chark (Sublime Frequencies) {2}: Bl:80
  27. The Lijadu Sisters: Afro-Beat Soul Sisters (1976-79, Soul Jazz) {2}: G:80; RC:B+
  28. Mighty Sparrow: Sparrowmania! Wit, Wisdom and Soul From the King of Calypso 1962-1974 (Strut) {2}: MC(64/4), RS:70, S
  29. Joshua Moses: Joshua to Jashwa: 30 Years in the Wilderness (Bristol Archives) {2}: AM:80
  30. Tunji Oyelana: A Nigerian Retrospective 1966-79 (Soundway) {2}: JG:**
  31. Peter Tosh: 1978-1987 (EMI, 6CD) {2}: AM:80
  32. Cumbia Beat Volume 2 (1966-83, Vampisoul) {2}: Bl:90
  33. Jukebox Mambo: Rumba and Afro Latin Accented Rhythm and Blues 1949-1960 (Jazzman) {2}: JG:*
  34. The Rough Guide to the Music of Morocco (World Music Network) {2}: RC:A-(61)
  35. World Routes: On the Road (Nascente, 2CD) {2}: T:80
  36. You Never Heard So Sweat (Topic) {2}: G:80
  37. Laurel Aitken: The Pioneer of Jamaica Music: Vintage Recordings From the 1950s and 1960s () {1}: JG
  38. Culture: Natty Dread Taking Over (VP) {1}: YW
  39. The Ethiopians: Engine 54 (1968, Trojan) {1}: IS:80
  40. Fania All-Stars: Live in Africa () {1}:
  41. Joao Gilberto: The Roots of Bossa Nova (Chrome Dreams) {1}:
  42. GI Gurdjieff: Improvisations (Mississippi) {1}: V[348-1-25]
  43. Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Friends (Razor and Tie) {1}: Buf:75
  44. Lijadju Sisters: Sunshine (Knitting Factory) {1}: TH:B-; V[1385-1-5]
  45. Alfredito Linares: Salsa . . . A Todo Sabor (1972, Repsychled/Lion) {1}:
  46. Los Afroins: Goza La Salsa: Roy-El Conde-Lucho (1975, Archivo Music) {1}:
  47. Sarah Makem: The Heart Is True (Topic) {1}:
  48. Ismael Miranda: El Nino Bonito () {1}:
  49. Gerardo Rosales: 30 Aniversario (Callejero Music) {1}:
  50. Ricardo Silveira: Storyteller (1995, Adventure Music) {1}: TH:**
  51. Laba Sosseh: Volume 1 (Syllart) {1}: RC:B+
  52. Toots and the Maytals: Unplugged on Strawberry Hill (Naxos) {1}: Fix:80
  53. Tropicaza: A Mover El Bote! Afro Dancing Rhythms From the Americas - Mexican Style (1964-79, Mochilla) {1}: JG:*
  54. Bass Culture 1: This Town Is Too Hot! (Nascente) {1}: G:100
  55. Beginner's Guide to Flamenco (Nascente, 3CD) {1}: G:80
  56. Bollywood Steel Guitar (Sublime Frequencies) {1}:
  57. Chico and Rita [Soundtrack] (Red General) {1}:
  58. Future Sounds of Buenos Aires (Waxploitation) {1}: S:70
  59. Good People Take Warning: Ballads Sung by British and Irish Traditional Singers (Topic) {1}:
  60. I'm a Romany Rai (Topic) {1}:
  61. Indonesia Pop Nostalgia (Sham Palace) {1}: V[723-1-10]
  62. Khana Khana: Funk, Psychedelia and Pop From the Iranian Pre-Revolution (101 Distribution) {1}:
  63. Live at the Turntable Club (1974, 17 North Parade) {1}: AM:80
  64. Out of Many: 50 Years of Jamaican Music (VP, 3CD) {1}: RR:75
  65. Putumayo Presents: African Blues (Putumayo World Music) {1}: DB
  66. Reggae Gold 2012 (VP) {1}: YW
  67. Reggae Golden Jubilee: Origins of Jamaica Music (VP) {1}: RR:80
  68. Samaya: A Benefit for Cheb i Sabbah (Six Degrees) {1}:
  69. ¡Saoco!: The Bomba and Plena Explosion in Puerto Rico 1954-1966 () {1}:
  70. The Lost Cuban Trios of Casa Marina (Ahi-Nama) {1}: RC:**
  71. The Rough Guide to Arabic Lounge (World Music Network) {1}: RC:**
  72. The Rough Guide to Bellydance (World Music Network) {1}: RC:***
  73. The Rough Guide to Music of Hungary (World Music Network) {1}:
  74. The Rough Guide to the Music of Afghanistan (World Music Network) {1}: RC:**
  75. To What Strange Place: The Music of the Ottoman-American Diaspora, 1916-1929 () {1}:
  76. Up All Night! (56 Northern Soul Classics) {1}:

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