House of Dioxin wrrld music top 10 (year ending 31 dec 09)
la Luz del Ritmo :: los Fabulosos Cadillacs
Warm Heart of Africa :: the Very Best
Coconut Rock :: Adrian Quesada & Ocote Soul Sounds
Travelling the Face of the Globe :: Oi Va Voi
Black Diamond :: Buraka Som Sistema
Hidden Melodies Revealed :: the Sway Machinery
Boogaloo Pow-Wow: Dancefloor Rendezvous in Young Nuyorica :: various
Rio :: Aterciopelados
Imidiwan : Companions :: Tinariwen
Picotero :: Monareta
Following up on the XDU list, here's my personal list of fave wrrld albums from 2009. The XDU list is determined solely by the number of spins while on playlist whereas mine is determined solely by what I like. Of course, I had a hell of a time getting down to 10. Below the cut for those bubbling under (in alphabetical order).
Welcome to Mali :: Amadou & Mariam
NY - London - Addis: the Story of Ethio Jazz :: Mulatu Astatke
Blow Up :: Bomba Estereo
Aguilas & Cobras :: Brownout
le Pop: les Filles :: various
Hello Hello :: MIDIval PunditZ
Coba Coba :: Novalima
Rocksteady: the Roots of Reggae :: various
Planet Paprika :: Shantel
Taketron :: Slavic Soul Party!
Exotic on the Speaker :: Soulico
the Sound of Wonder :: various
Rivermudtwilight :: les Triaboliques
Adventures in Paradise :: the Waitiki 7
ZZK Sound, vol. 2 :: various
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