MAGNET’s j. poet picks the best world-music releases of the year.
1. TIKEN JAH FAKOLYAfrican Revolution (Wrasse/Universal) 2. HOSSAM RAMZYRock The Tabla (ARC) 3. KAMBAR KALENDRAV & KUTMAN SULTANBEKOVJAW (Cantalope) 4. DWIGHT LAMB, JENSEN & BUGGE Live In Denmark 2010 (Missouri Valley Music) 5. HUNN HUUR TUAncestors Call (World Village) 6. GENTICORUMNagez Rameurs (Mad River) 7. YOUSSU N’DOURDakar – Kingston (Emarcy) 8. FEMI KUTIAfrica For Africa (Knitting Factory) 9. DENGUE FEVERCannibal Courtship (Fantasy) 10. DELHI 2 DUBLINPlanet Electronic (SOCAN)
MAGNET’s Bill Meyer picks the best jazz releases of the year.
1. MATT BAUDERDay In Pictures (Clean Feed) 2. REMPIS PERCUSSION QUARTETMontreal Parade (482 Music) 3. MATTHEW SHIPPArt Of The Improviser (Thirsty Ear) 4. ACID BIRDSAcid Birds III (Blackest Rainbow) 5. KEN VANDERMARKStrade d’Acqua/Roads Of Water (Multikulti) 6. KEITH ROWEConcentration Of The Stare (Bottrop Boy) 7. THE SPANISH DONKEY XYX (Northern Spy) 8. AMIR ELSAFFAR TWO RIVERS ENSEMBLEInana (Pi) 9. DAVID S. WAREOrganica (Aum Fidelity) 10. BILL DIXON Envoi (Victo)
10 Robbie Robertson – How To Become Clairvoyant
09 Wild Flag – Wild Flag
08 Wilco – The Whole Love
07 The Decemberists – The King Is Dead
06 Lady Gaga – Born This Way
05 Radiohead – The King Of Limbs
04 Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
03 Paul Simon – So Beautiful Or So What
02 Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne
01 Adele – 21
Top singles:
10 The Decemberists – “Don’t Carry It All”
09 Lil Wayne – “Six Foot Seven Foot” (Feat. Cory Gunz)
08 Beyoncé – “Countdown”
07 Lady Gaga – “Edge Of Glory”
06 Radiohead – “Lotus Flower”
05 Paul Simon – “Rewrite”
04 Foo Fighters – “These Days”
03 Britney Spears – “Till The World Ends”
02 Jay-Z & Kanye West – “#####s In Paris”
01 Adele – “Rolling In The Deep”
10 WU LYF – Go Tell Fire To The Mountain
09 tUnE-YarDs – w h o k i l l
08 Katy B – On A Mission
07 St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
06 Arctic Monkeys – Suck It And See
05 Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
04 Wild Beasts – Smother
03 The Horrors – Skying
02 Metronomy – The English Riviera
01 PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
Top 10 singles:
10 M83 – “Midnight City”
09 Howler – “I Told You Once”
08 tUnE-yArDs – “Bizness”
07 Metronomy – “The Bay”
06 Battles – “Ice Cream”
05 Wild Beasts – “Bed Of Nails”
04 PJ Harvey – “The Words That Maketh Murder”
03 The Horrors – “Still Life”
02 Tyler, The Creator – “Yonkers”
01 Lana Del Rey – “Video Games”
10. TV on the Radio, "You" 9. HyunA, "Bubble Pop!" 8. Lykke Li, " Get Some" 7. Clams Casino, "I'm God" 6. Tyler, the Creator, "Yonkers" 5. Frank Ocean, "Novacane" 4. The Rapture, "How Deep Is Your Love" 3. EMA, "California" 2. Beyoncé, "Countdown" 1. Adele, "Rolling in the Deep"
On December 24th, we'll start broadcasting the 8 hour musical behemoth that is The R3-103 - Radio 3's countdown of the Top 103 songs of 2011.
But you don't have to wait to find out what those songs are. Starting today, and for the rest of the week, we'll reveal about 20 songs a day, all the way to #1 on Friday!
