AMAZON.CO.UK FOLK/ ROOTS/ WORLD 30

1. RICHARD THOMPSON Still

2. VARIOUS ARTISTS The Asian Collection

3. RHIANNON GIDDENS Tomorrow Is My Turn

4. FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS Proper Job

5. SONGHOY BLUES Music In Exile

6. THE UNTHANKS Mount The Air

7. SIMPSON CUTTING KERR Murmurs

8. BELLOWHEAD Revival

9. MBONGWANA STAR From Kinshasa

11. THE FULL ENGLISH The Full English

13. KESTON COBBLERS CLUB Wildfire

14. OLIVIA CHANEY The Longest River

15. THIS IS THE KIT Bashed Out

16. THE SOIL Nostalgic Moments (Native Rhythms)

17. VARIOUS ARTISTS Muddy Waters 100

18. PEATBOG FAERIES Blackhouse

19. OMAR SOULEYMAN Bahdeini Niami

20. LAU The Bell That Never Rings

21. STEVE TILSTON Truth To Tell

22. BELLOWHEAD Hedonism

23. EMILY PORTMAN Coracle

24. BERT JANSCH Live At The 12-Bar

25. SETH LAKEMAN Word Of Mouth

26. KATE RUSBY 20

27. JACKSON C FRANK Complete Recordings

29. THE WATERBOYS Fisherman’s Box

30. FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS One And All

28. CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS Leaving Eden

(Reveal) (Hubris) 1. VARIOUS ARTISTS (Navigator) (Furrow) (Earth) (Cooking Vinyl) (Pure) (Ba Da Bing!) (Nonesuch) (Ensign) (Island)

August’s non-budget price CD sales from Amazon.co.uk

2. SIDESTEPPER More Grip

3. OSKORRI Ura

4. ANDREA MARQUEE Zumbi

6. OLIVER MTUKUDZI Paivepo

7. JOLLY MUKHERJEE Fusebox

8. CHEIKHA REMITTI Nouar

9. SUSANA BACA Eco De Sombras

10. CHICO CESAR Mama Mundi

Musica Negra In The Americas(Network) (Palm Pictures) (Elkarlanean) (Stern’s)

5. THOMAS MAPFUMO Chimurenga Explosion

(Anonym) (Putumayo)

(Palm Pictures) (Sono/Musisoft) (Luaka Bop) (Universal)

August 2000’s most played world music albums, compiled from returns from radio DJs all over Europe. © 2000 www.worldmusicland.com

1. JULIETA VENEGAS Suavecito

2. THE SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA Shock And Awe

3. AHMED SOULTAN ft WIYAALA This Is Who I Am

4. MAMAAFRIKA ft RUMBA DE BODAS Familia Grande

5. GURRUMUL Jesu

6. JAVIER RUIBAL La Playa De La Mulata

7. PEKKO KÄPPI & K:H:H:L Mun Vereni

8. ONOM AGEMO & THE DISCO JUMPERS Rar

9. CHICOS Y MENDEZ Live At Sfinks Mixed & Polé Polé 2015

10. RED BARAAT Live At Womad 2015

Watch all the videos in August’s chart (and earlier) at www.worldmusic.net/charts/video

(Raisin’ Music) (Peatbog) (Monkeytown) (Proper) (Sony) (Nonesuch) (Red UK) (Transgressive) (Rabble Rouser) (Topic) (Island) (World Circuit)

10. BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB Buena Vista Social Club (World Circuit)

(Topic)

12. VARIOUS ARTISTS BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2015 (Proper)

(Tricolour) (Nonesuch) (Brassland)

WORLD MUSIC CHARTS EUROPE TOP 20

1. TOTO LA MOMPOSINA Tambolero

2. LILA DOWNS Balas Y Chocolate

3. CHEIKH LÔ Balbalu

4. SAM LEE

5. BLICK BASSY Akö

The Fade In Time

(Real World) (Sony)

(Chapter Two/ Wagram) (Nest Collective) (No Format)

6. AMARA TOURÉ Amara Touré 1973 – 80 (Analog Africa)

7. AMADOU BALAKÉ In Conclusion

8. MBONGWANA STAR From Kinshasa

9. MARA ARANDA Mare Vostrum

10. MONOSWEZI Monoswezi Yanga

11. OFFICINA ZOE Mamma Sirena

12. CIMBALIBAND Moldva

13. SECKOU KEITA 22 Strings

14. OMAR SOULEYMAN Bahdeini Niami

15. SOAPKILLS 16. PONK

18. KHIYO Khiyo

The Best Of Soapkills Postfolklor

17. ANA ALCAIDE

Gotrasawala Ensemble (Tales Of Pangea) (ARC)

19. DJ MAM Sotaque Carregado (Brazilian Lounge)

20. STELIOS PETRAKIS QUARTET Avgi – Live In Heraklion (Molpe Music)

August’s most played world music albums, compiled from returns from radio DJs all over Europe. © giftmusic 2015

WMCE 15 YEARS AGO (Stern’s)

(World Circuit) (Picap)

(Riverboat)

(Anima Mundi) (Fono)

(ARC/ Mwldan)

(Monkeytown) (Crammed) (ShowHigh)

25 YEARS AGO

1. JUNE TABOR & THE OYSTER BAND Freedom And Rain

2. THE NEVILLE BROTHERS Brother’s Keeper

3. JOHN LEE HOOKER The Healer

4. DAVY SPILLANE Shadow Hunter

5. EMMYLOU HARRIS Duets

6. TIM BUCKLEY Dream Letter

7. BONNIE RAITT The Bonnie Raitt Collection (Warners)

8. ALI FARKA TOURÉ The River

9. PATRICK STREET Irish Times

10. THE BARELY WORKS The Big Beat

12. THE JOLLY BOYS Pop ’n’ Mento

13. BLOWZABELLA Vanilla

15. SUZANNE VEGA Days Of Open Hand

16. BONNIE RAITT Nick Of Time

17. THE NEVILLE BROTHERS Yellow Moon

18. THE ALBION BAND 1990

19. VARIOUS ARTISTS Hootenanny

20. MARIE BOINE PERSEN Gula Gula

(World Circcuit) (Special Delivery) (Cooking Vinyl)

11. THE MEN THEY COULDN’T HANG The Domino Club

(Silvertone) (Cooking Vinyl) (Special Delivery)

14. THE OYSTER BAND Little Rock To Leipzig (Cooking Vinyl)

(A&M) (Capitol) (A&M) (Topic) (Cooking Vinyl) (Real World)

August 1990 sales from Folk Roots’ national survey of specialist and general record dealers.

WORLD MUSIC NETWORK VIDEO 10 (Cooking Vinyl) (A&M) (Silvertone) (Cooking Vinyl) (Reprise) (Demon)

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