The album Brasses for the Masses from Macedonian brass band Džambo Aguševi Orchestra tops the Transglobal World Music Chart in May 2020. The ensemble from Strumica (North Macedonia) combines Balkan music with jazz and influences from other regions.
The May 2020 Chart
- Džambo Aguševi Orchestra – Brasses for the Masses – Asphalt Tango
- Tamikrest – Tamotaït – Glitterbeat
- Aynur – Hedur – Solace Of Time – The Orchard / Dreyer & Gaido
- Sam Lee – Old Wow – Cooking Vinyl
- Damir Imamović – Singer of Tales – Wrasse
- Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn – Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn – Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
- Lina – Raül Refree – Glitterbeat
- John Mclaughlin, Shankar Mahadevan, Zakir Hussain – Is That So? – Abstract Logix
- Moonlight Benjamin – Simido – Ma Case
- Maria Mazzotta – Amoreamaro – Agualoca
- Antibalas – Fu Chronicles – Daptone
- Evritiki Zygia – Ormenion – Teranga Beat
- Amsterdam Klezmer Band – Fortuna – Vetnasj
- Quintet Bumbac – Miroirs – Collectif Çok Malko
- Aditya Prakash Ensemble – Diaspora Kid – Ropeadope
- Frigg – Frixx – Frigg
- Santrofi – Alewa – Outhere
- La Banda Morisca – Gitana Mora – La Banda Morisca
- Various Artists – Jola: Hidden Gnawa Music in Brussels – Muziekpublique
- Stratis Skarakis – Mono ti Nihta Thalassa – Aerakis
Author: World Music Central News Room
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