December 2008

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Top 20 of 155 nominated records

1 REBEL WOMAN Last month: 2
Chiwoniso Zimbabwe Cumbancha

2 IN THE HOUSE OF MIRRORS Last month: 10
Hector Zazou & Swara France/India/Uzbekistan Crammed

3 SHAKE AWAY Last month: 3
Lila Downs Mexico/USA EMI

4 MALI KOURA Last month: 1
Issa Bagayogo Mali Six Degrees

5 FRANCOPHONIC Last month: - -
Franko & Le Tp Ok Jazz D.R. Congo Stern's

6 TANGER SESSIONS Last month: 31
Dissidenten and Jil Jilala Germany/Morocco Exil

7 VERITE D'AFRIQUE Last month: 80
Pierre Akendengue Gabon Lusafrica

8 TUML=LEBN Last month: 40
The Klezmatics USA Piranha

9 BAIRRO Last month: 71
Bonga Angola Lusafrica

10 KALI SULTANA Last month: - -
Titi Robin France Naive

11 AT CARNEGIE HALL Last month: 15
Buena Vista Social Club Cuba/USA World Circuit

12 TCHAMANTCHE Last month: 6
Rokia Traore Mali Universal

13 THE RAVISHED BRIDE Last month: 19
Kocani Orkestar FYR Macedonia Wagram

14 THE VODOUN EFFECT Last month: 35
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou Benin Analog Africa

15 THE SICILIAN JAZZ PROJECT Last month: 18
Michael Occhipinti Canada/Italy True North

16 ASSIKO Last month: - -
Gangbe Brass Band Benin Contrejour

17 GURRUMUL Last month: 8
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu Australia Skinnyfish

18 ARRIBA LA CUMBIA Last month: 119
V.A. various Crammed

19 KASBAH ROCKERS Last month: 11
Kasbah Rockers with Bill Laswell Switzerland/Morocco Barbarity

20 THE MIGHTY UPSETTER Last month: 9
Lee Scratch Perry Jamaica On-U Sound