In with the new: a few of the 2017 releases I heard over the holidays (The Nile Project, Afro-Zen Allstars, Systema Solar) and a few 2016s that just caught up with me (Slavic Soul Party!, Me & My Friends, The Bongo Hop)
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Artist (Country) | Song | Recording | Label | Year
Oliver Lake (USA) | Separation | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru | 1997 Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros (England UK) | Global A Go-Go | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001
Alsarah & The Nubatones (Sudan-Yemen-France-Togo-USA) | Ya Watan | Manara | Wonderwheel | 2016 The Nile Project (Burundi-Egypt-Ethiopia-Kenya-Rwanda-Sudan-Uganda) | Inganji | Jinja | self-released | 2017
Ali Hassan Kuban (Sudan) | Bettitogor Agil | Walk Like A Nubian | Piranha | 1991 K'Naan (Somalia-Canada) feat Chubb Rock (USA) | ABCs | Troubadour | A&M | 2009
Slavic Soul Party! (USA) | Blue Pepper | Plays Duke Ellington's Far East Suite | Ropeadope | 2016 Boban Markovic Orkestar (Serbia) | Underground Cocek | Underground original soundtrack | Mercury | 1995 Ekrem & Gypsy Groovz (Serbia) | Cigansko Veselje | Rivers Of Happiness | Enja | 2002
Mahala Rai Banda (Romania) vs. Shantel (Germany) | Mahalageasca | Bucovina Club Vol. 2 | Essay | 2005 Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra (Serbia) | Devil In The Business Class | Unza Unza Time | Barclay | 2000
Afro-Zen Allstars (RVA USA) | Orisha | Greatest Hits | self-released | 2017 Me & My Friends (England UK) | Holiday | Hide Your Way | Soundway | 2016
K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas (Ghana) | Kyenkyen Bi Adi M'awu | Blue Album | Continental / Secret Stash | 1976 The Bongo Hop (France-Colombia) | Satingarona | Satingarona Pt. 1 | Underdog | 2016
Orkesta Mendoza (USA-Mexico) | Nada Te Debo | Vamos A Guarachar! | Glitterbeat | 2016 C.A.M.P.O.S. (RVA USA) | Slaver's Song | Miracles & Criminals | Peace & Rhythm | 2016 Calexico (USA) | Sirena | Convict Pool | Quarterstick | 2004
Novalima (Peru) | Bandolero | Afro | Quango | 2006 Systema Solar (Colombia) | Rumbera | Rumbo A Tierra | Nacional | 2017