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Global Village's Best Music of 2022

By Chris Heim
Published December 16, 2022 at 4:19 PM CST

Chris Heim, host of Global Village, shares her picks for the best global music releases of 2022.

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  1. Africa Negra - Antologia 1 (Bongo Joe)
  2. Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin – Ali (Dead Oceans)
  3. Meridian Brothers & El Grupo Renacimiento - Meridian Brothers & El Grupo Renacimiento (Ansonia)
  4. Sowal Diabi - De Kaboul A Bamako (Accords Croisés)
  5. Bareto - El Amor No Es Para Los Débiles (Agogo)
  6. Rokia Koné & Jacknife Lee – Bamanan (RealWorld)
  7. Cuarteto Caramuxo – Reviravoltas (Cuarteto Caramuxo)
  8. VRi - Islais a Genir (Bendigedig)
  9. Rebolu - Mi Herencia (Smithsonian Folkways)
  10. Germán López – Alma (Virgin Records / Universal Music Spain)
  11. Amalgama Folk - Circumterra: Primera Vuelta al Mundo (Amalgama Folk)
  12. Jembaa Groove – Susuma (Agogo)
  13. Päivi Hirvonen – Kallio (Nordic Notes)
  14. Kobo Town – Carnival of Ghosts (Stonetree)
  15. Le Vent Du Nord – 20 Printemps (La Compagnie Du Nord)
  16. Radicanto - Alla radici del canto (Galileo)
  17. Clinton Fearon – Breaking News (Boogie Brown Productions)
  18. Various Artists - Saturno 2000: La Rebajada de Los Sonideros 1962 – 1983 (Analog Africa)
  19. Oumou Sangare – Timbuktu (World Circuit)
  20. Tarkany Trio - A cimbalomprímás (Fono)

Here's a sampling of songs from the top ten albums on Spotify:

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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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