The album Baraaim El-Louz by Koum Tara has landed at #1 on the Transglobal World Music Chart for the month of December 2023.
Baraaim El-Louz (Odradek Records) is the second release by Koum Tara, a French-Algerian supergroup from Lyon. Baraaim El-Louz translates from Arabic as ‘The Buds of the Almond Tree’ and is an exciting mix of Algerian chaabi and jazz. The ensemble is led by exceptional jazz keyboardist and album producer, Karim Maurice.
Koum Tara as well as the album name Baraaim El-Louz both take their name from poems written by the 18th century Algerian poet, Mohamed Bendebbah. Koum Tara translates as ‘come and see’, while Baraaim El-Louz is a poem about fresh beginnings.
TWMC for December 2023
- Koum Tara · Baraaim El-Louz · Odradek
- Luzmila Carpio · Inti Watana / El Retorno del Sol · ZZK
- Bixiga 70 · Vapor · Glitterbeat
- Batsükh Dorj · Ögbelerim: Music for My Ancestors · Buda Musique
- Catrin Finch & Aoife Ní Bhriain · Double You · Bendigedig
- Aga Khan Master Musicians · Nowruz · Smithsonian Folkway Recordings
- Ana Carla Maza · Caribe · Persona Editorial
- Idrissa Soumaoro · Diré · Mieruba
- Les Mamas du Congo & Rrobin · Ya Mizolé · Jarring Effects
- Mo’ Horizons · Mango · Agogo
- Bombino · Sahel · Partisan
- Mari Kalkun · Stoonia Lood / Stories of Stonia · Real World
- Ayfer Düzdaş · Kilomên Arxawûnê · Ayfer Düzdaş
- Leon Keïta · Leon Keïta · Analog Africa
- Santrofi feat. Omniversal Earkestra · Deep into Highlife: Live in Berlin · Outhere
- Yungchen Lhamo · One Drop of Kindness · Real World
- Genticorum · Au Coeur de l’Aube · Genticorum
- V.A. · Lost in Tajikistan · Riverboat / World Music Network
- Emilia Lajunen · Vainaan Perua: Satavuotinen Sakka · Nordic Notes / CPL-Musicgroup
- Mohammad Motamedi & Rembrandt Trio · Intizar · Just Listen
- Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood · Jarak Qaribak · World Circuit
- Alam Khan, Arjun K. Verma, Del Sol Quartet · The Resonance Between · AMMP
- Abdo Buda Marconi · Oltremura · Felmay
- Sangit · Ooroo · Riverboat / World Music Network
- Times New Román · Jól Élünk · Times New Román
- Lenhart Tapes · Dens · Glitterbeat
- Okan · Okantomi · LulaWord
- Miranda · Uma Mulher na Cidade · Jaro Medien
- Rüüt · Kiriküüt · Nordic Notes / CPL-Musicgroup
- Faratuben · Changement · Gülbaba
- Mokoomba · Tusona: Tracings in the Sand · Outhere
- Yamandu Costa & Domingo El Colorao · De Vida y Vuelta · Bagual Productions
- Jono Heyes · Beehive · Asphalt Tango
- Oriane Lacaille · Iviv · Ignatub / MDC / PIAS
- Ziya Tabassian · Remembrances · Bostan
- Shakti · This Moment · Abstract Logix
- Pekko Käppi & K:K:H:L · Credo · Rockadillo / Nordic Notes
- Krilja · Sosnitsa: Roma Music from Russia & Eastern Europe · Liljans Musik
- Mari Boine & Bugge Wesseltoft · Amame · By Norse Music
- Chango Spasiuk · Eiké! (Entrar en el Alma) · Chango Spasiuk
More about the Transglobal World Music Chart
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