Bassekou Kouyaté & Amy Sacko - Djudjon cvover artwork. A photo of the two artists.

Bassekou Kouyate & Amy Sacko Take the Number One Spot on Transglobal World Music Chart for September 2024

The album Djudjon, l’Oiseau de Garana by Malian husband and wife duo Bassekou Kouyate & Amy Sacko has emerged as the number recording on Transglobal World Music Chart for the month of September 2024.

Djudjon is a reflection of Bassekou’s musical career and deep connection with his ngoni, an ancient west Aftican lute. The album includes new and recreated lyrics in Bambara and Peul, expressing their anxieties, aspirations, and existential musings while honoring important figures from the Bambara Empire.

September 2024 list

  1. Bassekou Kouyate & Amy Sacko – Djudjon, l’Oiseau de Garana – One World
  2. The Zawose Queens – Maisha – Real World
  3. Vigüela – We – Mapamundi Música
  4. Buzz’ Ayaz – Buzz’ Ayaz – Glitterbeat
  5. Bab L’ Bluz – Swaken – Real World
  6. Meridian Brothers – Mi Latinoamérica Sufre – Les Disques Bongo Joe
  7. Ruşan Filiztek – Exils – Accords Croisés
  8. Arooj Aftab – Night Reign – Verve
  9. Varijashree Venugopal – Vari – GroundUP Music
  10. Dobet Gnahoré – Zouzou – Cumbancha
  11. Jyotsna Srikanth – Carnatic Nomad – Naxos World
  12. Bhutan Balladeers – Your Face Is Like the Moon, Your Eyes Are Stars – Glitterbeat
  13. Landless – Lúireach – Glitterbeat
  14. Russudan Meipariani featuring Ensemble Anchiskhati – Voices & Mountains – Timezone
  15. Marta Topferova – Sombras – Moravia Publishing
  16. Nfaly Diakité – Hunter Folk Vol 1: Tribute to Toumani Koné – Mieruba
  17. Tiganá Santana – Caçada Noturna – Ajabu!
  18. Ali Doğan Gönültaş – Keyeyî – Mapamundi Música
  19. Maré – Maré – Sons Vadios
  20. Carla Pires – VaiVem – Ocarina
  21. Driss El Maloumi Trio & Watar Quintet – Details – Contre Jour / Zig Zag World
  22. Wowakin – Latem – Baba Studio
  23. Martina Camargo – Canto y Río – Chaco World Music
  24. Los Cumbia Stars – La Cumbia Une a Latinoamérica – Discos Fuentes
  25. Hamed Sadeghi – Empty Voices – Hamed Sadeghi
  26. Lemon Bucket Orkestra – Cuckoo – Lemon Bucket Orkestra
  27. Huun-Huur-Tu, Carmen Rizzo & Dhani Harrison – Dreamers in the Field – Dark Horse / BMG
  28. Assurd – ‘O ‘Mbruoglio – Suonitineranti
  29. Söndörgő – Gyezz – GroundUP Music
  30. Asmaa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou – L’Bnat – Ajabu!
  31. Okwy Osadebe and Highlife SoundMakers International – Ifunanya – Palenque / Odogwu Entertainment
  32. Aziza Brahim – Mawja – Glitterbeat
  33. Kadim Almet – Gayar Janay – Karakuz Label
  34. Arun Ramamurthy Trio – New Moon – Greenleaf Music
  35. Ahmed Moneka – Kanzafula: Afro-Iraqi Sufi Soul – LulaWorld
  36. Tenzin Choegyal – Whispering Sky – 4000
  37. Sam Lee – Songdreaming – Cooking Vinyl
  38. Olcay Bayir – Tu Gulî – ARC Music
  39. V.A. – Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds in the Diaspora 1980-1993 – Soundway
  40. Moira Smiley – The Rhizome Project – Moira Smiley

More about the Transglobal World Music Chart: transglobalwmc.com

Author: World Music Central News Room

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