David Dalle
Thursday January 2nd, 2020 with David Dalle
A look back at my favourite releases from 2019

Starting off the new year and decade with a look back at my favourite releases from 2019. Of course this is truly only a small sampling of all the incredible music I know got out there that I did not encounter (and if one of your favourites is not on the list, let me know, I probably missed it)! In no particular order: - Anna Thorvaldsdottir/ICE: "Aequa" Sono Luminus - Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba: "Miri" Out Here - Goran Bregovic & The Wedding and Funeral Orchestra: "Three Letters From Sarajevo" Wrasse - AKA Trio: "Joy" Bendigedig - Ustad Saami: "God Is Not A Terrorist" Glitterbeat - Kinan Azmeh: "Uneven Sky" Gaido - Elicia Silverstein: "The Dreams & Fables I Fashion" Rubicon - Gustav Mahler/Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fischer: "Symphony No. 7" Channel Classics - Kamancello: "Kamancello II: Voyage" Independent - Mdou Moctar: "Ilana: The Creator" Sahel Sounds - Kayhan Kalhor, Rembrandt Frerichs, Tony Overwater, Vinsent Planjer: "It's Still Autumn" Kepera Records - Various: "Jambu e os miticos sons da amazonia" Analog Africa - Sourakata Koite: "en Hollande" Awesome Tapes From Africa - Keith Jarrett: "La Fenice" ECM - John Luther Adams/Seattle Symphony, Ludovic Morlot: "Become Desert" Cantaloupe Music - Al Qawha Ensemble: "Cairo Moon" Independent - Sarathy Korwar: "More Arriving" The Leaf Label - Rachid Taha: "Je suis Africain" Believe - Fenella Humphreys, Covent Garden Sinfonia, Ben Palmer: "Recomposed: The Four Seasons" Rubicon Classics - Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party: "Live at WOMAD 1985" Realworld - Blick Bassy: "1958" No Format - Frank Horvat: "What Goes Around" Canadian Music Centre - Various: "Mogadisco - Dancing Mogadishu from 1972-1991" Analog Africa - Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Camerata Bern: "Time & Eternity" Alpha Classics - Various: "Pour Me A Grog: The Funana Revolte in 1990s Cabo Verde" Ostinato Records - Sei Miguel: "O Carro De Fogo De Sei Miguel" Clean Feed