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