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Sunday December 22nd, 2024 with Manmohan Panesar
My FAVOURITE releases of 2024 - 33 albums in total (yes thirty three)!!

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As always I have trouble eliminating albums so a TOP Ten would be painful. Thus, a top 33 1/3 is what we have this afternoon. These are my favourite releases of 2024 (not just the tracks but the album overall). Enjoy this wonderful music.
Pára (feat. Jessica Lauren)
MOMO. - Gira New
Lua de Garrafa
Rubel & Milton Nascimento - AS PALAVRAS, VOL. 1 & 2 New
New Hit (feat. batata boy)
Bruno Berle - No Reino Dos Afetos 2 New
DESTEJER
Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly - MESTIZX New
Brasil Mal-eStar (Excerto Ensaio)
Djalma Corrêa - Espontaneamente se Tenta: Aventuras Sonoras de Djalma Corrêa New
Fruta Madura
Conjunto Papa Upa - Fruta Madura New
Live Humble
Jake Blount & Mali Obomsawin - symbiont Canadian New
Sé Que Estoy Cambiando
Meridian Brothers - Mi Latinoamérica Sufre New
Ketema Taxi
Daniel Lemma - Addis New
Anufay Injera (Live)
Qwanqwa - Live New
Yewelalia (Gurage)
Negarit band - Origins (Ethiosonic) New
Taling Taling
Dieuf-Dieul de Thiès - Dieuf-Dieul de Thiès New
Ça va faire mal (Acoustic Version)
Tiken Jah Fakoly - Acoustic New
Daraka
Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper - Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper New
Kanu
Nicole Mitchell & Ballaké Sissoko - Bamako Chicago Sound System New
Dunia Hii
The Zawose Queens - Maisha New
Thajliba
Aziza Brahim - Mawja New
Takoba
Mdou Moctar - Funeral for Justice New
South African Jam
Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O - TRUE STORY New
Caracoles
Orquesta Akokán - Caracoles New
Chandrakauns
Jaubi - A Sound Heart New
Aaj Sik Mitran Di
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Chain of Light New
Dream
Varijashree Venugopal - Vari New
Commodore Lothan
El Khat - mute New
The Proposal
Ibrahim Maalouf - Trumpets of Michel-Ange New
Liras (feat. Chris Potter)
Söndörgő - Gyezz (feat. Chris Potter) New
Wata Mäwi
Andrew Gurruwiwi Band - Sing Your Own Song New
Valse étrange
Lo'jo & René Lacaille - Feuilles fauves New
Cathedral
Poeji - Nant New
Raat Ki Rani
Arooj Aftab - Night Reign New
In C: 3
Maya Beiser - Maya Beiser x Terry Riley: In C New
Khamsa Amper
Ishtirak - Ishtirak New
Poison and Antidote
Dal:um - Coexistence New
Interactive CKCU
Manmohan Panesar (host)
Greetings Earthlings!!!! Drop a line right HERE with any comments, deep thoughts, musings, rambling streams of consciousness, whatever works for you. We always love hearing from any Earthlings who are OUT THERE listening...who is out there?

1:08 PM, December 22nd, 2024
Manmohan Panesar (host)
What are your favourite recordings of 2024?? Let me know!

1:09 PM, December 22nd, 2024
Ron Steeds
Great tunes Manmohan! Three of the albums new (to me) that I picked up during my trip to Scandinavia this fall are not decidedly World Music but lean more toward the Jazz genre (naturally) and are not all 2024 releases. 1. SUPERLESS - (Norway, 2022) 2. DIG IT TO THE END - Tonbruket (Sweden, 2023) 3. AS TIME PASSES - Arild Andersen (Sweden, 2024)

2:01 PM, December 22nd, 2024
Robert p in gat
Locked in. Thank you.

2:02 PM, December 22nd, 2024
Manmohan Panesar (host)
Oh cool! I know Arild Andersen but not the other two. Cruious so I will check them out. Thanks for sharing and for dropping a line Ron. Happy holidays to you.

2:02 PM, December 22nd, 2024
Manmohan Panesar (host)
Hi Robert p in gat! Glad you're locked in for the ride this afternoon. Enjoy the tunes! Thanks for dropping a message.

2:06 PM, December 22nd, 2024
enbee
So much great music released this year, that I’d forgotten about the Jake Blount and Mali Obomsawin album. Thanks for the reminder!

2:11 PM, December 22nd, 2024
Manmohan Panesar (host)
Hey enbee! I love that album. Just stumbled upon it last week for the first time. I love the sounds and the lyrics.

2:12 PM, December 22nd, 2024
Ron Steeds
SUPERLESS Ingebrit Haker-Flaten on bass and Jeff Parker on guitar. I know nothing of the Tonbruket quartet. Got it on whim. Glad I did. Happy Holidays to you and your family!

2:13 PM, December 22nd, 2024
Ian M.
Most of my faves skew jazz/experimental. But this one I found interesting: Jazz Is Dead 021, featuring “the funky sounds of Ghana all the way to down to the psychedelic soul and samba of Brazil”. Produced by Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed

2:21 PM, December 22nd, 2024
Heavy Ben
Hey Manmohan - it's good to have three hours to stretch out! Thanks for compiling your faves.

2:21 PM, December 22nd, 2024
Manmohan Panesar (host)
Hi Ian M. From listening to a few of the Jazz Is Dead series there are no weak spots. Great music. I don't think I've encountered 021. Thanks. I will check it out for sure!

2:28 PM, December 22nd, 2024
Manmohan Panesar (host)
Heavy Ben! My pleasure. It's been fun listening carefully to these wonderful tracks. They give me hope in a world full of bad news.

2:30 PM, December 22nd, 2024
PeterB
My fave at the time is often "that totally unexpected thing i had absolutely no idea about before just now". Long name, i know, but played often on CKCU, turns out. As for picking "top 10", of any timeframe ... too hard for me.

2:32 PM, December 22nd, 2024
Ian M
You should play 1/3rd of a track, to make it “33 1/3 RPM”

2:41 PM, December 22nd, 2024
Manmohan Panesar (host)
Hi PeterB! Good to hear from you. Exactly, no top ten so we do a top 33! LOL.

2:42 PM, December 22nd, 2024
Manmohan Panesar (host)
Ian M, I love that idea! I'm doing to do it. Ha ha. I have a third of a track chosen to do the trick. Thanks for the idea.

2:43 PM, December 22nd, 2024
anne-marie
Sweet vibes, Manmohan! Enjoying the show down here at poolside with palm trees swaying to the beats.

3:02 PM, December 22nd, 2024
Shubham
Good show Manmohan

3:06 PM, December 22nd, 2024
Manmohan Panesar (host)
anne-marie, well here it's -20 C with the windchill, with cold winds coming in from the north, icy surfaces. The trees are swaying here too but with no leaves. :-) Thanks for dropping a line from way down south. I hope you're getting rest and recuperation! Enjoy that warm sun.

3:12 PM, December 22nd, 2024
Manmohan Panesar (host)
Thanks Shubham. It's always lovely to hear from you.

3:14 PM, December 22nd, 2024
Shubham
Merry Christmas Manmohan

3:22 PM, December 22nd, 2024
Manmohan Panesar (host)
Thanks Shubham. While I don't celebrate Christmas, I DO celebrate being on holidays from work, hanging our with family and getting rest and some flexible time! Happy holidays to you too.

3:35 PM, December 22nd, 2024
Heavy Ben
Festivus for the rest of us!

3:38 PM, December 22nd, 2024
Manmohan Panesar (host)
Yes!! Festivus for the rest of us! I remember that from Seinfeld way back when. I just read that it is a real thing!

3:43 PM, December 22nd, 2024
PeterB
We celebrated Solstice, just yesterday. And our sons are here and busy stinking up the home with aromas of feast as we type. Peace, ALL

3:50 PM, December 22nd, 2024
pb
And, "In C" Maya Beiser x Terry Riley. Yet another WONDERFUL rendition of the seminal piece. (Easily could be a Top 10 In C show... )

3:54 PM, December 22nd, 2024
Manmohan Panesar (host)
Right on PeterB. "In C" on right now for you as a soundtrack for the feast prep!

3:54 PM, December 22nd, 2024
Neil & The Dancing Labrador
Happy New Year, Mammohan, Rob, Neal, and the rest of the Island Earth Team!! and a very Merry Christmas with a Happy New Year to all who make The Mighty 93.1 the amazing showcase that it is.

2:44 PM, December 26th, 2024