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Top 40 Albums September 2012

KMUW | By Chris Heim
Published October 26, 2012 at 2:01 PM CDT
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  1. Fatou Diawara - Fatou (Nonesuch)
  2. Easy Star All-Stars - Thrillah (Easy Star)
  3. Ba Cissoko - Nimissa (Cristal)
  4. Quadro Nuevo - Grand Voyage (Justin Time)
  5. Bester Quartet - Metamorphoses (Tzadik)
  6. Afro Funk - Body Music (Secret Stash)
  7. Lijadu Sisters - Horizon Unlimited (Knitting Factory)
  8. Various - London's Calling (Culture Clash)
  9. Ensemble Polaris - Uncharted Waters (Pipistrelle Music)
  10. Tim Maia - Nobody Can Live Forever (Luaka Bop)
  11. Various - Songs for Desert Refugees (Glitterhouse)
  12. Debo Band - Debo Band (Next Ambiance)
  13. Jimmy Cliff - Rebirth (Sunpower)
  14. Manuel Galban - Blue Cha Cha (Concord Picante)
  15. Samite - Trust (Samite)
  16. Antibalas - Antibalas (Daptone)
  17. Luciana Souza - Duos III (Sunnyside)
  18. Bibi Tanga and the Selenites - 40° of Sunshine (Nat Geo)
  19. Staff Benda Bilili - Bouger Le Monde (Crammed Discs)
  20. Ablaye Ndiaye Thiossane - Thiossane (Sterns Music)
  21. Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars - Radio Salome (Cumbancha)
  22. Daniela Nardi - Espresso manifesto (Minerva Road Entertainment)
  23. Los Lobos - Kiko (Shout! Factory)
  24. Los Straitjackets - Jet Set (Yep Rock)
  25. The Spy from Cairo - Arabadub (Wonder Wheel)
  26. Bandadriatica - Arriva la Banda! (Finis Terre)
  27. Clinton Fearon - Heart and Soul (Brown Boogie Productions)
  28. Melody Gardot - The Absence (Decca)
  29. Imani Uzuri - The Gypsy Diaries (Imani Izuri)
  30. 4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra - Adbul the Rabbi (4th Ward Afro Klezmer Orchestra)
  31. Royal Band of Thies - Kadior Demb (Teranga Beat)
  32. Varttina - Utu (Westpark)
  33. Hamilton de Holanda - Brasilianos 3 (Adventure Music)
  34. The Funk Ark - High Noon (ESL Music)
  35. KonKoma - KonKoma (Soundway)
  36. Various - Long Live Boogaloo (Secret Stash)
  37. Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang - En Yey Sah (Luaka Bop)
  38. Calibro 35 - Any Resemblance to Real Persons Or Actual Facts (NuBlu)
  39. Various - Radio Beirut (Galileo)
  40. Various - Arabic Beat (Putumayo)
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Chris Heim
Chris Heim produces and hosts Global Village, a nationally and internationally distributed world music show; the nightly jazz show Night Train, and Crossroads, KMUW’s twice-weekly blues and R&B show. Chris is also a critic and freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Utne, Global Rhythm, Dirty Linen, and Option, among others.
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