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Bombino Lands at #1 on Transglobal World Music Chart for February 2024

Sahel by Tuareg guitarist Bombino has taken the number one spot on the Transglobal World Music Chart for February 2024. Sahel was released on September 15th, 2023, under Partisan Records. Named after the expansive African region spanning from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, Sahel follows Bombino’s 2018 Grammy-nominated album, Deran.

Collaborating closely with Welsh producer David Wrench, known for his work with acclaimed artists like David Byrne and Frank Ocean, Bombino and his bandmates recorded the album over ten days in a Casablanca studio. This album marks Bombino’s most intimate and diverse work to date, aiming to reflect the intricate mosaic of cultures and people in the Sahel.

Touching on themes ranging from the Tuareg’s struggles to lost love and youthful folly, Sahel delivers a mix of introspection and energetic rhythms. The lead single, “Ayo Nigla,” follows the previously released “Aitma.” The album’s opener, “Tazidert,” released in the spring, encapsulates a message of patience amidst music that beckons movement. Bombino emphasizes his ongoing dedication to shedding light on the Tuareg’s challenges, making it a central focus of this album.

February 2024 Chart

  1. Bombino – Sahel – Partisan
  2. Batsükh Dorj – Ögbelerim: Music for My Ancestors – Buda Musique
  3. Shakti – This Moment – Abstract Logix
  4. Bixiga 70 – Vapor – Glitterbeat
  5. Ary Lobo – Ary Lobo 1958-1966 – Analog Africa
  6. Koum Tara – Baraaim El-Louz – Odradek
  7. Frank London’s Klezmer Brass Allstars – Chronika – Borscht Beat
  8. Hysterrae – Hysterrae – Linfa
  9. Mari Boine & Bugge Wesseltoft – Amame – By Norse Music
  10. Sidiki Camara – Return to the Traditions – Global Sonics
  11. Almir Mešković & Daniel Lazar – Family Beyond Blood – ALDA
  12. Petroloukas Halkias & Vasilis Kostas – The Soul of Epirus Vol. II – Artway / Technotropon
  13. Casapalma – Montañesas – Raso
  14. Idrissa Soumaoro – Diré – Mieruba
  15. La Sève – Chlorophylle – King Tao
  16. Aga Khan Master Musicians – Nowruz – Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
  17. Carola Ortiz – Cantareras – Segell Microscopi
  18. Okavango African Orchestra – Migration – Okavango African Orchestra
  19. Lenhart Tapes – Dens – Glitterbeat
  20. Luzmila Carpio – Inti Watana / El Retorno del Sol – ZZK
  21. Les Mamans du Congo & Rrobin – Ya Mizolé – Jarring Effects
  22. Okan – Okantomi – LulaWorld
  23. Omiri – Ribatejo e Estremadura Vol.II: Abrantes e Alcobaça – Repasseado
  24. Mama Sissoko – Live – Mieruba
  25. Catrin Finch & Aoife Ní Bhriain – Double You – Bendigedig
  26. Gao Hong & Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde – Alondra – ARC Music
  27. Bicho Carpinteiro – Bicho Carpinteiro – Bicho Carpinteiro
  28. Lina – Fado Camões – Galileo Music Communication
  29. L’Attirail – Honorables Correspondants – CSB Productions
  30. Ayfer Düzdaş – Kilomên Arxawûnê – Ayfer Düzdaş
  31. Ana Carla Maza – Caribe – Persona Editorial
  32. Cserepes – Pink – Fonó
  33. Leon Keïta – Leon Keïta – Analog Africa
  34. Genticorum – Au Coeur de l’Aube – Genticorum
  35. Dareyn – Ghost Secrets – Dareyn / AudioMaze
  36. Mohammad Motamedi & Rembrandt Trio – Intizar – Just Listen
  37. Eva Väljaots & Robbie Sherratt – Skylark – Eva Väljaots & Robbie Sherratt
  38. Times New Román – Jól Élünk – Times New Román
  39. Johanni Curtet – If Only I Could Hibernate – Buda Musique
  40. Salvio Vassallo & Monica Pinto – Il Bacio: Rise and Fall of Salomè – Visage Music

More information about the Transglobal World Music Chart: transglobalwmc.com

Author: World Music Central News Room

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