XDU wrrld music top 10 (week ending 18 jul 10)

Seu Jorge & Almaz :: Seu Jorge & Almaz
Las Venus Resort Palace Hotel :: Cibelle
African Pearls: Senegal, Echo Musical :: various
Ayobaness! the Sound of South African House :: various
African Pearls 5: Cote d'Ivoire, West African Crossroads :: various
Assume Crash Position :: Konono No. 1
Trans-Continental Hustle :: Gogol Bordello
New Brazilian Music, vol. 1 :: various
Dara Puspita 1966-1968 :: Dara Puspita
Bonjour :: Rachid Taha

this week's video feature: Konono No. 1

XDU wrrld music top 10 (week ending 11 jul 10)

African Pearls 5: Cote d'Ivoire, West African Crossroads :: various
Assume Crash Position :: Konono No. 1
Dara Puspita 1966-1968 :: Dara Puspita
New Brazilian Music, vol. 1 :: various
Trans-Continental Hustle :: Gogol Bordello
Koes Bersaudara 1967 :: Koes Bersaudara
Sikelela :: Amabutho
Ouled Bambara: Portraits of Gnawa :: various
Bonjour :: Rachid Taha
Secret Agent :: Tony Allen

this week's video feature: Gogol Bordello

XDU wrrld music top 10 (week ending 4 jul 10)

Dara Puspita 1966-1968 :: Dara Puspita
Assume Crash Position :: Konono No. 1
Trans-Continental Hustle :: Gogol Bordello
African Pearls 5: Cote d'Ivoire, West African Crossroads :: various
Ouled Bambara: Portraits of Gnawa :: various
Bonjour :: Rachid Taha
New Brazilian Music, vol. 1 :: various
Romancero :: La Bien Querida
Secret Agent :: Tony Allen
Blue Eyed Black Boy :: Balkan Beat Box

this week's video feature: Tony Allen

XDU wrrld music top 10 (week ending 27 jun 10)

Dara Puspita 1966-1968 :: Dara Puspita
Ouled Bambara: Portraits of Gnawa :: various
Trans-Continental Hustle :: Gogol Bordello
Secret Agent :: Tony Allen
Bonjour :: Rachid Taha
Sound Iration in Dub :: Sound Iration
Romancero :: La Bien Querida
Koes Bersaudara 1967 :: Koes Bersaudara
Cubist Shapes of Sound and Time :: Jerry Leake
Africa :: Amanaz

this week's video feature: Rachid Taha

XDU wrrld music top 10 (week ending 13 jun 10)

Secret Agent :: Tony Allen
Koes Bersaudara 1967 :: Koes Bersaudara
Blue Eyed Black Boy :: Balkan Beat Box
Cubist Shapes of Sound and Time :: Jerry Leake
Romancero :: La Bien Querida
Africa :: Amanaz
zii e zie :: Caetano Veloso
Nigeria Special, vol. 2 :: various
Ahora Mismo :: Choco Orta
Excavated Shellac: Strings :: various

this week's video feature: la Bien Querida

XDU wrrld music top 10 (week ending 6 jun 10)

Africa :: Amanaz
Koes Bersaudara 1967 :: Koes Bersaudara
Nigeria Special, vol. 2 :: various
Blue Eyed Black Boy :: Balkan Beat Box
Romancero :: La Bien Querida
Cubist Shapes of Sound and Time :: Jerry Leake
zii e zie :: Caetano Veloso
Ahora Mismo :: Choco Orta
Rise & Shine :: Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
Excavated Shellac: Strings :: various

this week's video feature: Balkan Beat Box

XDU wrrld music top 10 (week ending 30 may 10)

Cubist Shapes of Sound and Time :: Jerry Leake
Blue Eyed Black Boy :: Balkan Beat Box
Romancero :: La Bien Querida
zii e zie :: Caetano Veloso
Africa :: Amanaz
Mulatu Steps Ahead :: Mulatu Astatke
Ahora Mismo :: Choco Orta
Nigeria Special, vol. 2 :: various
Akokan :: Roberto Fonseca
Leva-me Aos Fados :: Ana Moura

this week's video feature: Choco Orta

XDU wrrld music top 10 (week ending 23 may 10)

Nigeria Special, vol. 2 - various
the Kusum Beat - Sweet Talks
zii e zie - Caetano Veloso
Excavated Shellac: Strings - various
Mulatu Steps Ahead - Mulatu Astatke
Rise & Shine - Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
Tutto Bene - Amy Denio
Escape Room - Very Be Careful
Gurrumul - Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
No Prisoners - Gaudi

this week's video feature: Caetano Veloso

XDU wrrld music top 10 (week ending 16 may 10)

Nigeria Special, vol. 2 - various
zii e zie - Caetano Veloso
the Kusum Beat - Sweet Talks
Nigeria Afrobeat Special - various
Mulatu Steps Ahead - Mulatu Astatke
Excavated Shellac: Strings - various
Ahora Mismo - Choco Orta
Escape Room - Very Be Careful
el Alcalde del Barrio - Joe Cuba
Tutto Bene - Amy Denio

this week's video feature: Very Be Careful

XDU wrrld music top 10 (week ending 9 may 10)

Nigeria Afrobeat Special - various
el Alcalde del Barrio - Joe Cuba
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, vol 2: Echos Hypnotiques - Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou
Medicine Show vol. 4: 420 Chalice All-Stars - Madlib
No Prisoners - Gaudi
Akokan - Roberto Fonseca
Leva-me aos Fados - Ana Moura
the Kusum Beat - Sweet Talks
Rise & Shine - Sierra Leone's Refugee All-Stars
Gurrumul - Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu

this week's video feature: Ana Moura