Top Recordings of the Decade (2000-09)
A Decade of Music: Top Recordings from 2000-09
NPR (National Public Radio) came up with lists of favorite recordings from the last decade. So I thought I would do the same, but what would be my criteria? Can I include albums produced in 2001 or 2008, if I received those albums years after the release date?
I actually have a lot more favorites than what you will see on this list. All the recordings fall into the world music genre because that is the only genre that I have reviewed for most of the decade. I started reviewing world music recordings in 2002 when I launched my first music website, Cranky Crow World Music. Then I began contributing reviews to World Music Central in the spring of 2003. I did come across older recordings (2000 and 2001), during my first few years of reviewing. And yes, I am including recordings that I did not receive the same year they were released. Two examples of that are Barbara Furtuna's In Santa Place (2008) and the Galician recording Nordistina (2006), which I received in 2009.
You will also find a few ties on the list. I have reviewed hundreds of recordings in the past decade. And if it was not for this huge exploration of music from around the world, I would have never learned about the healing aspects of music, mainly on myself, nor would I feel like a world citizen. I learned geography, history, anthropology, and about diverse musical traditions. On some days I relate to the Alan Lomaxes of the world.
So here's a huge salute to the past decade of music! We made it this far, let's keep going.
2000--Gjallarhorn, Sjofn, NorthSide Records
2001--Vasen, Live at the Nordic Roots Festival, NorthSide
AND Barrio Chino, Mediterra Nostra, Tinder Records
2002--Lo'Jo, Au Cabaret Sauvage, World Village
2003--Varttina, Iki, NorthSide
AND Cristina Branco, Sensus, Decca/Universal
2004--Mariana Montalvo, Piel de Acceituna, World Village
2005--Jean-Paul Poletti & Le Choeur De Sartene, Terra Mea, Universal France
2006--Michel Camilo & Tomatito, Spain Again, Universal
AND *Abe Rabade, Guadi Galego & Ugia Pedreira, Nordistina, Falcatruada
2007--Mariza, Concerto em Lisboa, Time Square
AND Habib Koite & Bamada, Afriki, Cumbancha
2008--*Barbara Furtuna, In Santa Place, Buda Musique
AND Shastriya Syndicate, Syndicated, Sense World Music
2009--Uxia, Eterno Naviga, World Village
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| Lo'Jo, World Village |
I actually have a lot more favorites than what you will see on this list. All the recordings fall into the world music genre because that is the only genre that I have reviewed for most of the decade. I started reviewing world music recordings in 2002 when I launched my first music website, Cranky Crow World Music. Then I began contributing reviews to World Music Central in the spring of 2003. I did come across older recordings (2000 and 2001), during my first few years of reviewing. And yes, I am including recordings that I did not receive the same year they were released. Two examples of that are Barbara Furtuna's In Santa Place (2008) and the Galician recording Nordistina (2006), which I received in 2009.
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| Uxia, World Village, Folmusica |
So here's a huge salute to the past decade of music! We made it this far, let's keep going.
2000--Gjallarhorn, Sjofn, NorthSide Records
2001--Vasen, Live at the Nordic Roots Festival, NorthSide
AND Barrio Chino, Mediterra Nostra, Tinder Records
2002--Lo'Jo, Au Cabaret Sauvage, World Village
2003--Varttina, Iki, NorthSide
AND Cristina Branco, Sensus, Decca/Universal
2004--Mariana Montalvo, Piel de Acceituna, World Village
2005--Jean-Paul Poletti & Le Choeur De Sartene, Terra Mea, Universal France
2006--Michel Camilo & Tomatito, Spain Again, Universal
AND *Abe Rabade, Guadi Galego & Ugia Pedreira, Nordistina, Falcatruada
2007--Mariza, Concerto em Lisboa, Time Square
AND Habib Koite & Bamada, Afriki, Cumbancha
2008--*Barbara Furtuna, In Santa Place, Buda Musique
AND Shastriya Syndicate, Syndicated, Sense World Music
2009--Uxia, Eterno Naviga, World Village
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