Izvorišta 392: Best 20 albums of 2023
It's time for the last post dedicated to the best albums of 2023. In this episode of my radio show, I played one song from each of the 20 best albums of the year, in reverse order - from number 20 to number 1.
(you can also listen to this episode on mixcloud, just click here)
You can find the complete list of the 100 best albums of the year in two separate posts:
Best 100 albums of 2023: 100-51
It's time to announce Izvorišta’s best albums of the year. As in previous years, I have decided to create a comprehensive list of the 100 best world music releases, and I am presenting it to you in two parts - this one will feature the albums ranked 100 to 51, and the second article, which I will publish today at 8pm, will feature the best 50.
Best 100 albums of 2023: 50-1
The last Substack post of the year is dedicated to the best albums of the year. This is my selection of the 50 best releases of 2023, and in the first part you can read about the albums that placed between number 51 and 100. It has been another rich musical year, and at the top of the list is the album I listened and enjoyed the most.
Tracklist:
Ali Farka Touré - Safari
taken from album "Voyageur" (World Circuit 2023.)
Son Rompe Pera - Selva Negra
taken from album "Chimborazo" (Aya Records 2023.)
Alogte Oho and His Sounds of Joy - A Lemine Me
taken from album "O Yinne!" (Philophon 2023.)
Baaba Maal - Yerimayo Celebration
taken from album "Being" (Palm/Marathon Artists 2023.)
Chouk Bwa & The Ångstromers - Sala
taken from album "Somanti" (Bongo Joe 2023.)
Togo All Stars - Elayi
taken from album "Spirits" (Excelsior Recordings 2023.)
Polobi & the Gwo Ka Masters - La Lézad
taken from album "Abri Cyclonique" (Real World 2023.)
Damir Imamović - Sinoć
taken from album "The World And All That It Holds" (Smithsonian Folkways 2023.)
Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily - Shadow Forces
taken from album "Love In Exile" (Verve 2023.)
Acid Arab - Leila (feat Sofiane Saidi)
taken from album "٣ (Trois)" (Crammed Discs 2023.)
Yalla Miku - Suisse
taken from album "Yalla Miku" (Bongo Joe 2023.)
Mari Kalkun - Munamäe Loomine
taken from album "Stories Of Stonia" (Real World 2023.)
Adam Semijalac - Nije moje
taken from album "Ode dite" (Selfreleased 2023.)
Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood - Ashufak Shay (feat Rashid Al Najjar)
taken feat album "Jarak Qaribak" (World Circuit 2023.)
Lenhart Tapes - Mejremo (feat Tijana Stanković)
taken from album "Dens" (Glitterbeat Records 2023.)
BCUC - Ntuthwane
taken from album "Millions Of Us" (On The Corner 2023.)
Le Cri Du Caire - Pearls For Orphans
taken from album "Le Cri Du Caire" (Les Disques Du Festival Perman 2023.)
Lankum - Go Dig My Grave
taken from album "False Lankum" (Rough Trade 2023.)
Tinariwen - Kek Alghalm
taken from album "Amatssou" (Wedge 2023.)
Yemen Blues - Ahalel El Asher Yatzak
taken from album "Shabazi - A Tribute to the Poet" (MDC 2023.)
Keep reading/listening:
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