A revista / bíblia britânica da folk – fROOTS- apresenta na sua última edição Nº331/332 de Janeiro / Fevereiro de 2011 as várias listas dos melhores álbuns de 2010, divididas pelas categorias de “novos discos”, “compilações / reedições / projectos históricos” e “embalagem” que premeia o projecto gráfico e a qualidade de informação como obra discográfica de luxo.
A já 25ª selecção discográfica contou, como sempre, com o contributo de cerca de 300 personalidades de todo mundo: músicos, jornalistas, programadores de festivais, etc.
E os vencedores são:
Novos discos
1. Bellowhead – “Hedonism” (Navigator)
2. Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabate – “Ali And Toumani” (World Circuit)
3. AfroCubism – “AfroCubism” (World Circuit)
4. Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson “Gift” (Topic)
5. Chris Wood – “Handmade Life” (R.U.F.)
6. Cheikh Lô – “Jamm” (World Circuit)
7= Emily Portman – “The Glamoury” (Furrow)
Alasdair Roberts “Too Long In This Condition” (Navigator)
9. Carolina Chocolate Drops – “Genuine Negro Jig” (Nonesuch)
10.Konono No 1 – “Assume Crash Position” (Crammed)
11= Andy Cutting – “Andy Cutting” (Lane)
Natalie Merchant – “Leave Your Sleep” (Nonesuch)
13= Jim Moray – “In Modern History” (NIAG)
Syriana – “The Road To Damascus” (Real World)
15= Asmara All Stars – “Eritrea’s Got Soul” (Outhere)
The Imagined Village – “Empire And Love” (Emerson Corncrake Constantine)
Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal – “Chamber Music” (No Format)
18. Hindi Zahra – “Handmade” (Blue Note)
19= Ian King – “Panic Grass And Feverfew” (Fledg’ling)
Ruth Theodore – “White Holes Of Mole Hills” (River Rat)
Outros discos mencionados: Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara – “The Trance Sessions” (Real World); Mulatu Astatke – “New York – Addis – London” (Strut); The Burns Unit – “Sideshow” (own label); Duck Soup – “Open On Sundays” (Hebe Music); Fay Hield – “The Looking Glass” (Topic); Lokua Kanza – “Nkolo” (World Village); Kronos Quartet with Alim & Fargana Qasimov & Homayun Sakhi – “Music Of Central Asia Vol. 8 – Rainbow” (Smithsonian Folkways); Megson – “The Longshot” (EDJ); Anaïs Mitchell – “Hadestown” (Righteous Babe); Ana Moura – “Leva – Me Aos Fados” (World Village); Robert Plant – “Band Of Joy” (Es Paranza / Rounder); Rango – “Bride Of The Zar” (30 IPS); Razia Said – “Zebu Nation” (Cumbancha); Amparo Sanchez – “Tucson-Habana” (Wrasse); Omar Souleyman – “Jazeera Nights” (Sublime Frequencies); Tamikrest – “Adagh” (Glitterhouse Records); Richard Thompson – “Dream Attic” (Proper); Cath & Phil Tyler – “The Hind Wheels Of Bad Luck” (NO-FI Recordings); Danyel Waro – “Aou Amwin” (Cobalt); Alex Wilson – “Mali Latino” (Mali Latino).
Compilações / Reedições / Projectos históricos
1. Various Africa – “50 Years Of Music” (Discograph/Sterns)
2. Étoile de Dakar feat. Youssou N’Dour – “Once Upon A Time In Senegal” (Sterns)
3. Various – “Palenque Palenque” (Soundway)
4. Various – “The Roots Of Chicha Vol 2” (Crammed)
5. Shirley Collins – “Sweet England” (Fled’gling)
6. Various – “Ghosts From The Basement” (Weekend Beatnik)
7. Various – “Next Stop Soweto Vol. 2” (Strut)
8= A.L. Lloyd – “An Evening With A.L. Lloyd” (Fellside)
Various – “Folk Against Fascism Vol.1” (Folk Against Fascism)
Various – “More Miles Than Money” (Ace)
11. Various The Sound Of Siam (Soundway)
12= Bob Dylan – “The Witmark Demos 1962 – 1964” (Sony)
Incredible String Band – “The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter” (Fledg’ling)
Issa Juma & Super Wanyika Stars – “The World Defeats The Grandfathers” (Sterns)
Various – “Afrobeat Airways: West African Shock Waves” (Analog Africa)
Various – “Angola Soundtrack: The Unique Sound Of Luanda” (Analog Africa)
Various – “Sound Of The World Presents Anywhere On This Road” (Warner Classics & Jazz)
Outros discos mencionados: Afro Celt Sound System – “Capture 1995 – 2010” (Real World); Sandy Denny & The Strawbs – “All Our Own Work” (Witchwood Media); Incredible String Band – “The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion” (Fledg’ling); Fela Kuti – “Anthology 2” (Wrasse); Fela Kuti – “The Complete Recordings [Box Set]” (Wrasse); John Martyn – “Live At Leeds” (Universal / Island); Ola Belle Reed – “Rising Sun Melodies” (Smithsonian Folkways); Various – “Echoes From The Mountain” (Rif Mountain); Various – “Egypt Noir” (Piranha); Various – “Listen To The Banned” (Freemuse/ Grappa); Various – “Looking For A New England 2 – The Other Traditions” (fRoots); Various – “Oi! A Nova Musica Brasileira!” (Mais Um Discos); Various – “Theme Time Radio Hour Season 3” (Ace); Various – “The World Ends – Afro Rock & Psychedelia In 1970s Nigeria” (Soundway); Various – “Yes We Can – Songs About Leaving Africa” (Outhere); Anibal Velasquez Y Su Conjunto – “Mambo Loco” (Analog Africa).
Embalagem
1. Natalie Merchant – “Leave Your Sleep” (Nonesuch)
2. Various – “Africa – 50 Years Of Music” (Discograph/Sterns)
3. Bellowhead – “Hedonism” (Navigator)
4. The Chieftains with Ry Cooder – “San Patricio” (Concord)
5. AfroCubism – “Afrocubism” (World Circuit)
6. Bob Dylan – “The Witmark Demos 1962 – 1964” (Sony)
Outros discos mencionados: Batuko Tabanka – “Djunta Mõ” (PAI); Kronos Quartet with Alim & Fargana Qasimov & Homayun Sakhi – “Music Of Central Asia Vol. 8 – Rainbow” (Smithsonian Folkways); Müller & Makaroff – “El Gaucho” (Mañana Music); Ravi Shankar & George Harrison – “Collaborations” (Dark Horse); Various – “Afrobeat Airways – West African Shock Waves” (Analog Africa); Various – “Angola Soundtrack – The Unique Sound Of Luanda” (Analog Africa); Various – “Cantigas Do Camiño” (Do Fol Musica/ Boa); Various – “Congotronics Box Set” (Crammed); Various – “Ghosts From The Basement” (Weekend Beatnik); Various – “Mañana, El Tango – Perlas Del Label” (Mañana Music); Various – “Palenque Palenque – Champeta Criolla & Afro Roots In Colombia” (Soundways); Various – “The Roots Of Chicha 2” (Crammed/ Barbès); Various – “To Scratch Your Heart – Early Recordings From Istanbul” (Honest Jon’s); Hank Williams – “The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings… Plus!”.
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