As always there were a phenomenal and terrifying number of great new releases this year, from all around the globe. I probably only got to hear about 25% of what I wanted to, so this list will certainly have some glaring holes. The first two albums stand out as the best I heard all year, but all these albums are great and presented in no particular order. Please let me know what I’ve missed or forgotten!
Our Native Daughters (Rhiannon Giddens, Allison Russell, Leyla McCalla, Amythyst Kiah) – Songs Of Our Native Daughters (USA)
Sarathy Korwar – More Arriving (UK/US/India)
Joel Ross – Kingmaker (USA)
Debashish Bhattacharya – JOYGuru (India)
El Khat – Saadia Jefferson (Israel/Yemen)
Terri Lyne Carrington – Waiting Game (USA)
Atlas Maior – Riptide (USA)
Anteng Kitiran – Untitled EP (Indonesia)
Nia Andrews – No Place Is Safe (USA)
Roberto Fonseca – Yesun (Cuba)
Elephant9 – Psychedelic Backfire I & II (Norway)
Lakou Mizik – HaitiaNola (Haiti/USA)
Abdullah Ibrahim – The Balance (South Africa)
Mark de Clive Lowe – Heritage I and II (USA)
The Comet Is Coming – Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery (UK)
James Carter Organ Trio – Live From Newport Jazz (USA)
Junius Paul – Ism (USA)
BCUC (Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness) – The Healing (South Africa)
Alfa Mist – Structuralism (UK)
Pascuala Ilabaca y Fauna – Mito de la Pérgola (Chile)
Sakaki Mango – Bintay Cry Baby (Japan)
Nick Walters – Active Imagination (UK)
House Of Waters – Rising (USA/Japan/Argentina)
The Warrior Women Of Afro-Peruvian Music – self-titled (Peru)
Michiyo Yagi – In The Forest (Japan)
Jeremy Pelt – The Artist (USA)
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