EOY List Aggregate: 2019 Old Music: World

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Sub-Lists

Some breakdowns by genre:

Ranking

  1. Kankyo Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environental and New Age Music 1980-1990 (Light in the Attic) {25}: Bc:38, Mc:+, Mj:+, Ni:+, NPR:+, PM_r:10; am_o:+, aqd:+, npr_re:+, tg:+, vmt:5, ygb:+ -- PJ:234-35-3, MT:A, TH:A-
  2. Jambu E Os Miticos Sons Da Amazonia (1974-86, Analog Africa) {11}: Bc:14, Mj:+, PO:+, Q:+ -- MT:B+, TH:***
  3. Nigeria 70: No Wahala: Highlife, Afro-Funk & Juju 1973-1987 (Strut) {11}: Bc:88, Mj:+, PO:+, Q:+; am_o:+, npr_re:+ -- MT:*, TH:A-
  4. Abdallah Ag Oumbadougou: Anou Malane (1994, Sahel Sounds) {6}: PO:+; aqd:+ -- TH:A-
  5. Sir Shina Peters & His International Stars: Sewele (1986, Strut) {6}: PO:+; aqd:+ -- TH:A-
  6. Sachiko Kanenobu: Misora (1972, Light in the Attic) {5}: PM:+, PM_r:9; aqd:+
  7. Alefa Madagascar (Strut) {5}: aqd:+, xscw:+ -- TH:***
  8. Star Band de Dakar: Psicodelia Afro-Cubana De Senegal (Ostinato) {4}: PO:+ -- TH:***
  9. Fania Goes Psychedelic (Craft Latino) {4}: PO:+ -- TH:***
  10. Na Hawa Doumbia: La Grande Cantatrice Malienne Vol 1: Decouverte 81 a Dakar (Awesome Tapes From Africa) {3}: -- TH:***
  11. Bulawayo Blue Yodel (Olvido) {3}: PO:+ -- TH:**
  12. Julie Coker: A Life in the Limelight: Lagos Disco & Itsekiri Highlife 1976-1981 (Kalita) {2}: aqd:+ -- TH:*
  13. Sourakata Koite: En Hollande (1984, Awesome Tapes From Africa) {2}: -- TH:**
  14. Mighty Sparrow: Calypso Time (Erasmus Black) {2}: YW_r:17
  15. Digital Kabar: ELectronic Maloya From La Reunion Since 1980 (Infine) {2}: -- MT:**
  16. Studio One DJ Party (Soul Jazz) {2}: YW_r:18
  17. Cornell Campbell: I Man a the Stall-A-Watt (VP) {1}: PO:+
  18. Smokey Haangala: Aunka Ma Kwacha (1976, Seance Center) {1}: PO:+
  19. The Heptones: Swing Low (1985, Burning Sounds) {1}: PO:+
  20. Gregory Isaacs/Ossie All-Stars: Mr Isaacs (1977, 17 North Parade) {1}: PO:+
  21. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Party: Live at WOMAD 1985 (Real World) {1}: tg:+
  22. Miriam Makeba: Pata Pata [Definitive Remastered Edition] (Strut) {1}: aaj:+
  23. Harry Mosco: Peace & Harmony (1979, Isle of Jura) {1}: -- TH:*
  24. Mack Porter: Peace on You (1972, Tidal Waves) {1}: aqd:+
  25. The Royals: Gish-Abbai (Tamoki-Wambesi-Dove) {1}: PO:+
  26. Saadet Turkoz/Elliott Sharp: Kumuska (2007, Intakt) {1}: -- TH:*
  27. Vulcans: Star Trek (1972, Real Gone Music) {1}: aqd:+
  28. Alexis Zoumbas: Alexis Zoumbas (Olvido) {1}: yjs:6
  29. Anthology of Contemporary Music From Africa Continent (Unexplaind Sounds Group) {1}: acl_x:+
  30. Antologia De Musica Atipica Portuguese Vol 2: Regioes (Discrepant) {1}: tg:+
  31. Brutal Africa: The Heavy Metal Cowboys of Botswana (Svart) {1}: PO:+
  32. Kinshasa 1978: Originals and Reconstructions (Crammed Discs) {1}: npr_re:+
  33. Love Is All I Bring: Reggae Hits & Rarities by the Queens of Trojan Records (Trojan) {1}: PO:+
  34. Pour Me a Grog: The Funana Revolt in 1990s Cabo Verde (Ostinato) {1}: YW_r:23
  35. Siya Hamba! 1950's South African Country and Small Town Sounds (Orange Amaro) {1}: PO:+
  36. Travailler C'est Trop Dur: The Lyrical Legacy of Caesar Vincent (Swallow -18) {1}: PO:+ -- TH:[*]