Wu Fei's debut record A Distant Youth" (released in Oct. 2007, Forrest Hill Records) has been ranked 88th out of 913 nominees on World Music Chart Europe 2008 Critics Pick!
A Full list of top 150 critics pick on World Music Chart Europe
WMCE YEAR 2008
copyright by www.worldmusicnight.com
compiled by Johannes Theurer on behalf of the Worldmusic Workshop of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
The top 150 of 913 nominated records
1 3MA Contre-Jour
Projet 3MA; Rajery/Ballake Sissoko/Driss El Maloumi
Mali/Morocco/Madagascar
2 800 Doublemoon
Mercan Dede Turkey/Canada
3 UMALALI Cumbancha
The Garifuna Women's Project Belize/Guatemala
4 TCHAMANTCHE Universal
Rokia Traore Mali
5 MALI KOURA Six Degrees
Issa Bagayogo Mali
6 FRAGILE BEAUTY ACT
Huong Thanh & Nguyen Le Vietnam/France
7 THE MANDE VARIATIONS World Circuit
Toumani Diabate Mali
8 ALIVE Wrasse
Sa Dingding China
9 MALDITO TANGO Naive
Melingo Argentina
10 THE SOUL OF ARMENIA Network Median
Djivan Gasparyan Armenia
11 SHAKE AWAY EMI
Lila Downs Mexico/USA
12 DIASPORA HI-FI Piranha
Watcha Clan France
13 WAMATO Sterns
Les Amazones de Guinee Guinea
14 DESERT BLUES 3 Network
V.A. various
15 MANY THINGS Tot ou Tard
Seun Kuti & Fela's Egypt 80 Nigeria
16 EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION Cumbancha
Rupa & The April Fishes USA
17 NINE HEAVENS Six Degrees
Niyaz USA/Iran
18 NEW DAWN - KU KHATA World Connection
Neco Novellas Mozambique
19 SOUL SCIENCE Wayward
Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara UK/Gambia
20 1 REAL Ziriguiboom
DJ Dolores Brazil
21 REPREZENT Indies Records
Gipsy.cz Czech Republic
22 MOTHER-EARTH! FATHER-SKY! Jaro Medien
Huun Huur Tu Russia/Tuva
23 REBEL WOMAN Cumbancha
Chiwoniso Zimbabwe
24 CONGOTRONICS 3: IN THE 7TH MOON Crammed
Kasai All Stars D.R.Congo
25 GURRUMUL Skinnyfish
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu Australia
26 TAKSIM TRIO Doublemoon Records
Taksim Trio Turkey
27 CALCUTTA CHRONICLES Riverboat
Debashish Bhattacharya India
28 AFRICAN SCREAM CONTEST Analog Africa
V.A. various
29 BALDAMORE Naive
Hadouk Trio France
30 WANDERLUST World Connection
Kiran Ahluwalia Canada/India
31 ROKKU MI ROKKA Nonesuch
Youssou N'Dour Senegal
32 ELS AMANTS DE LILITH Temps
Lidia Pujol Spain
33 IN THE NAME OF LOVE - AFRICA CELEBRATES U2 Shout/Wrasse
V.A. various
34 GRANDE FINALE Arih
Magnifico Slovenia
35 LONJI Lusafrica
Tcheka Cape Verde
36 AKAPELLEANDO Skip Records
Vocal Sampling Cuba
37 IN THE HOUSE OF MIRRORS Crammed
Hector Zazou & Swara France/India/Uzbekistan
38 THE SYLIPHONE YEARS Sterns
Balla et ses Balladins Guinea
39 AMERICA BRASIL O DISCO Naive
Seu Jorge Brazil
40 UPMIXING Jaro
Warsaw Village Band Poland
41 MADE IN DAKAR World Circuit
Orchestra Baobab Senegal
42 INFINITY Jaro Medien
Warsaw Village Band Poland
43 DIRE DAWA Rounder Europe
Minyeshu Ethiopia
44 SONGS OF GLORY - PIESNI CHWALY Kiten Art
Trebunie Tutki & Twinkle Brothers Poland/Jamaica
45 RAISING SAND Rounder
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss UK/USA
46 DEUS ET DIABOLUS Galileo MC
Al Andaluz Project Spain/Germany
47 LA BUENA VIBRA SOUNDSYSTEM Palm
Sidestepper UK/Colombia
48 D'ICI ET D'AILLEURS Virgin EMI
Soha France/Algeria
49 BEL CANTO - BEST OF GENIDIA YEARS Sterns
Mbilia Bel d.r.Congo
50 HAIKU Tumi
Yusa Cuba
51 BLACK STARS Outhere
V.A. Ghana
52 SOUNDS FROM A BYGONE AGE VOL. 5 Asphalt Tango
Gabi Lunca Romania
53 ETHNOMECANICA Lawine/Sony
Zdob si Zdub Moldavia
54 ASA Naive
Asa Nigeria, France
55 VAIMMU IVNNIT/PATTERNS OF THE HEART DAT
Inga Juuso Norway
56 TANGER SESSIONS Exil
Dissidenten and Jil Jilila Germany/Morocco
57 WATCHA PLAYIN Tropical
Brooklyn Funk Essentials USA
58 EL CORAZON TIENE TRES PUERTAS Resistencia
Dulce Pontes Portugal
59 PRINCES AMONGST MEN - JOURNEY WITH GIPSY MUSICIANS Asphalt
Tango V.A. various
60 THE ENDLESS OCEAN Network Medien
Ensemble Dastan & Salar Aghili Iran
61 STUBBLE Fledg'ling
The Blue Blokes 3 UK
62 KOBZAR EastBlok
Haydamaky Ukraine
63 ZEGAR ZIVI Cloud Valley
V.A. Croatia
64 BALANCO NCB
Deodato Siquier Mozambique/Denmark
65 MORE LOVE Indies Records
Terne Chave Czech Republic
66 SIM Epic
Vanessa da Mata Brazil
67 NINA DE FUEGO Dro Atlantic
Buika Spain
68 KOCIJANI Copito
Kries Croatia
69 NIGERIA SPECIAL: MODERN HIGHLIFE, AFRO SOUNDS 1970-1976
Soundway V.A. Nigeria
70 CA VA SE SAVOIR Sterns
Amadou Sodia Guinea
71 THE LADIES SECOND SONG Bang!
Lais Belgium
72 BALKAN BEATS VOL. 3 Eastblok
V.A. various
73 DEVOTION Six Degrees
Cheb i Sabbah USA/India
74 AT CARNEGIE HALL World Circuit
Buena Vista Social Club Cuba/USA
75 MARDULCE Surco Records
Bajofondo Argentina/Uruguay
76 MANO SUAVE World Village
Yasmin Levy Israel
77 PINATA Cooking Vinyl
Mexican Institute of Sound Mexico/Germany
78 KASBAH ROCKERS Barbarity
Kasbah Rockers with Bill Laswell Switzerland/Morocco
79 THE MIGHTY UPSETTER On-U Sound
Lee Scratch Perry Jamaica
80 BELLE EPOQUE Vol.2: MANSA Sterns
Rail Band Mali
81 MANY LESSONS Piranha
Bantu, Docta etc. various
82 POLITICA DE VERBANA Galileo MC
Gertrudis Spain
83 LE TEMPS Emarcy
Diely Moussa Kouyate Mali/Guinee
84 BADYO Lusafrica
Mario Lucio Cape Verde
85 MASKARADA Crammed
Taraf de Haidouks Romania
86 PUERTO RICAN NIGHTS Essay Recordings
Boom Pam Israel
87 AFTER THE CARNAVAL Dox Records
Zuco 103 Netherlands
88 A DISTANT YOUTH Forrest Hill
Wu Fei China
89 KIT DIT MIE EMI-France
Magic System Ivory Coast
90 LE MONDE EST UN VILLAGE VOL. 9 RTBF
V.A. various
91 ANA HINA World Village
Natacha Atlas UK
92 AROUND THE WORLD Essay Recordings
Senor Coconut Germany/Chile
93 THE RAVISHED BRIDE Wagram
Kocani Orkestar FYR Macedonia
94 THE BOY BANDS HAVE WON... Westpark
Chumbawamba UK
95 HURIA Rockadillo
Sanna Kurki-Suonio Finland
96 TUML=LEBN Piranha
The Klezmatics USA
97 VICTOR DEME Makasound
Victor Deme Burkina Faso
98 POMOL Manas
Volga Russia
99 FRANCOPHONIC Stern's
Franko & Le TPOK Jazz D.R. Congo
100 VIAJA Lusafrica
Teofilo Chantre Cape Verde
101 VERITE D'AFRIQUE Lusafrica
Pierre Akendengue Gabon
102 THE SICILIAN JAZZ PROJECT True North
Michael Occhipinti Canada/Italy
103 TUDO AZUL Red Circle
Velha Garda da Portela Brazil
104 AMETTE SingingFrog
Telek Papua Newguinea
105 GRACIAS World Village
Omara Portuondo Cuba
106 IN DOTE Radici
Jessica Lombardi Italy
107 BAREFOOT IN THE SAND Hippo
Atongo Zimba Ghana
108 MAJAZ Randana
Trio Joubran Palestine
109 CONTAGIOUS Pharma Tunes/Azra Records
Genetic Drugs Germany/various
110 FAKE NO MORE Asphalt Tango
La Cherga Austria
111 SECRETS GUARDATS Temps
Eduard Iniesta Spain
112 VALRAVN Tutl
Valravn Faroe Islands
113 BAIRRO Lusafrica
Bonga Angola
114 DISKO PARTIZANI Crammed/Essay
Shantel Germany/Balkan
115 LA CORONA Outhere
Madeira Limpia Cuba
116 OAI E LIBERTAT Adam/Wagram
Massilia Sound System France
117 SONANTES Six Degrees
Sonantes Collective Brazil
118 THE VODOUN EFFECT Analog Africa
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou Benin
119 BAILA QUERIDA Galileo MC
Tango Crash Argentina/Germany
120 INTRODUCING SPAM ALLSTARS World Music Network
Spam Allstars USA
121 O3 Kartel
Son of Dave Canada/UK
122 AKWABA INISENE Contre-Jour
Aly Keita Ivory Coast
123 SANTA REBELDIA Globalista
Celia Mara Brazil
124 INKA MBING Trees Music
Gaga Taiwan
125 I AM EVE KKV
Mahsa & Marjan Vahdat Iran
126 MAFUA Acoustic Music Records
Yamandu Costa Brazil
127 THE LONDON BOOK OF THE DEAD Six Degrees
The Real Tuesday Weld UK
128 GUITAR-BOY SUPERSTAR 1970-76 Soundway
Sir Victor Uwaifo Nigeria
129 DEHESARIO Galileo MC
Acetre Spain
130 TUMI SESSIONS Tumi
Chucho Valdez Cuba
131 SONGS ACROSS WALLS OF SEPARATION Kirkelik Kulturverksted
V.A. various
132 ADIEU LES COMPLEXES Naive
Beata Palya Hungary
133 LA RADIOLINA Because
Manu Chao France
134 AFREECANOS Skip Records
Omar Sosa Cuba
135 JARRUTA Aito
Svng Finland
136 DESERT CROSSROADS Riverboat
Etran Finatawa Niger
137 FEZ CLUB Eastblok
Figli di Madre Ignota Italy
138 AFRIKI Cumbancha
Habib Koite & Bamada Mali
139 FLAVOUR No Fridge
DJ Click France
140 RADIO RETALIATION ESL Music
Thievery Corporation USA
141 SUR O NO SUR Sony
Kevin Johansen Argentina
142 DAY BY DAY Wrasse
Femi Kuti Nigeria
143 LET YOUR XS BE YS Soul Jazz
Tetine Brazil/UK
144 DIPITA CTR
Muna Mingole Cameroon/Canada
145 ITALIAN ROOTS: ITALIAN FOLK MUSIC Radici Music
V.A. Italy
146 KALI SULTANA Naive
Titi Robin France
147 MUSIC HOLE EMI
CAMILLE France
148 STARA MUZYKA/NOWA MUZYKA Ferment
St. Nicolaus Orchestra Poland
149 THE ROUGH GUIDE TO CONGO GOLD World Music Network
V.A. Congo
150 BEYOND THE HORIZON, comp. by C.GILLETT Warner Classic and Jazz
V.A. various
Compiled by Johannes Theurer on behalf of the
World Music Workshop of the EBU. Supported by RBB RADIOmultikulti and
WDR Funkhaus Europa
A Full list of top 150 critics pick on World Music Chart Europe
WMCE YEAR 2008
copyright by www.worldmusicnight.com
compiled by Johannes Theurer on behalf of the Worldmusic Workshop of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
The top 150 of 913 nominated records
1 3MA Contre-Jour
Projet 3MA; Rajery/Ballake Sissoko/Driss El Maloumi
Mali/Morocco/Madagascar
2 800 Doublemoon
Mercan Dede Turkey/Canada
3 UMALALI Cumbancha
The Garifuna Women's Project Belize/Guatemala
4 TCHAMANTCHE Universal
Rokia Traore Mali
5 MALI KOURA Six Degrees
Issa Bagayogo Mali
6 FRAGILE BEAUTY ACT
Huong Thanh & Nguyen Le Vietnam/France
7 THE MANDE VARIATIONS World Circuit
Toumani Diabate Mali
8 ALIVE Wrasse
Sa Dingding China
9 MALDITO TANGO Naive
Melingo Argentina
10 THE SOUL OF ARMENIA Network Median
Djivan Gasparyan Armenia
11 SHAKE AWAY EMI
Lila Downs Mexico/USA
12 DIASPORA HI-FI Piranha
Watcha Clan France
13 WAMATO Sterns
Les Amazones de Guinee Guinea
14 DESERT BLUES 3 Network
V.A. various
15 MANY THINGS Tot ou Tard
Seun Kuti & Fela's Egypt 80 Nigeria
16 EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION Cumbancha
Rupa & The April Fishes USA
17 NINE HEAVENS Six Degrees
Niyaz USA/Iran
18 NEW DAWN - KU KHATA World Connection
Neco Novellas Mozambique
19 SOUL SCIENCE Wayward
Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara UK/Gambia
20 1 REAL Ziriguiboom
DJ Dolores Brazil
21 REPREZENT Indies Records
Gipsy.cz Czech Republic
22 MOTHER-EARTH! FATHER-SKY! Jaro Medien
Huun Huur Tu Russia/Tuva
23 REBEL WOMAN Cumbancha
Chiwoniso Zimbabwe
24 CONGOTRONICS 3: IN THE 7TH MOON Crammed
Kasai All Stars D.R.Congo
25 GURRUMUL Skinnyfish
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu Australia
26 TAKSIM TRIO Doublemoon Records
Taksim Trio Turkey
27 CALCUTTA CHRONICLES Riverboat
Debashish Bhattacharya India
28 AFRICAN SCREAM CONTEST Analog Africa
V.A. various
29 BALDAMORE Naive
Hadouk Trio France
30 WANDERLUST World Connection
Kiran Ahluwalia Canada/India
31 ROKKU MI ROKKA Nonesuch
Youssou N'Dour Senegal
32 ELS AMANTS DE LILITH Temps
Lidia Pujol Spain
33 IN THE NAME OF LOVE - AFRICA CELEBRATES U2 Shout/Wrasse
V.A. various
34 GRANDE FINALE Arih
Magnifico Slovenia
35 LONJI Lusafrica
Tcheka Cape Verde
36 AKAPELLEANDO Skip Records
Vocal Sampling Cuba
37 IN THE HOUSE OF MIRRORS Crammed
Hector Zazou & Swara France/India/Uzbekistan
38 THE SYLIPHONE YEARS Sterns
Balla et ses Balladins Guinea
39 AMERICA BRASIL O DISCO Naive
Seu Jorge Brazil
40 UPMIXING Jaro
Warsaw Village Band Poland
41 MADE IN DAKAR World Circuit
Orchestra Baobab Senegal
42 INFINITY Jaro Medien
Warsaw Village Band Poland
43 DIRE DAWA Rounder Europe
Minyeshu Ethiopia
44 SONGS OF GLORY - PIESNI CHWALY Kiten Art
Trebunie Tutki & Twinkle Brothers Poland/Jamaica
45 RAISING SAND Rounder
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss UK/USA
46 DEUS ET DIABOLUS Galileo MC
Al Andaluz Project Spain/Germany
47 LA BUENA VIBRA SOUNDSYSTEM Palm
Sidestepper UK/Colombia
48 D'ICI ET D'AILLEURS Virgin EMI
Soha France/Algeria
49 BEL CANTO - BEST OF GENIDIA YEARS Sterns
Mbilia Bel d.r.Congo
50 HAIKU Tumi
Yusa Cuba
51 BLACK STARS Outhere
V.A. Ghana
52 SOUNDS FROM A BYGONE AGE VOL. 5 Asphalt Tango
Gabi Lunca Romania
53 ETHNOMECANICA Lawine/Sony
Zdob si Zdub Moldavia
54 ASA Naive
Asa Nigeria, France
55 VAIMMU IVNNIT/PATTERNS OF THE HEART DAT
Inga Juuso Norway
56 TANGER SESSIONS Exil
Dissidenten and Jil Jilila Germany/Morocco
57 WATCHA PLAYIN Tropical
Brooklyn Funk Essentials USA
58 EL CORAZON TIENE TRES PUERTAS Resistencia
Dulce Pontes Portugal
59 PRINCES AMONGST MEN - JOURNEY WITH GIPSY MUSICIANS Asphalt
Tango V.A. various
60 THE ENDLESS OCEAN Network Medien
Ensemble Dastan & Salar Aghili Iran
61 STUBBLE Fledg'ling
The Blue Blokes 3 UK
62 KOBZAR EastBlok
Haydamaky Ukraine
63 ZEGAR ZIVI Cloud Valley
V.A. Croatia
64 BALANCO NCB
Deodato Siquier Mozambique/Denmark
65 MORE LOVE Indies Records
Terne Chave Czech Republic
66 SIM Epic
Vanessa da Mata Brazil
67 NINA DE FUEGO Dro Atlantic
Buika Spain
68 KOCIJANI Copito
Kries Croatia
69 NIGERIA SPECIAL: MODERN HIGHLIFE, AFRO SOUNDS 1970-1976
Soundway V.A. Nigeria
70 CA VA SE SAVOIR Sterns
Amadou Sodia Guinea
71 THE LADIES SECOND SONG Bang!
Lais Belgium
72 BALKAN BEATS VOL. 3 Eastblok
V.A. various
73 DEVOTION Six Degrees
Cheb i Sabbah USA/India
74 AT CARNEGIE HALL World Circuit
Buena Vista Social Club Cuba/USA
75 MARDULCE Surco Records
Bajofondo Argentina/Uruguay
76 MANO SUAVE World Village
Yasmin Levy Israel
77 PINATA Cooking Vinyl
Mexican Institute of Sound Mexico/Germany
78 KASBAH ROCKERS Barbarity
Kasbah Rockers with Bill Laswell Switzerland/Morocco
79 THE MIGHTY UPSETTER On-U Sound
Lee Scratch Perry Jamaica
80 BELLE EPOQUE Vol.2: MANSA Sterns
Rail Band Mali
81 MANY LESSONS Piranha
Bantu, Docta etc. various
82 POLITICA DE VERBANA Galileo MC
Gertrudis Spain
83 LE TEMPS Emarcy
Diely Moussa Kouyate Mali/Guinee
84 BADYO Lusafrica
Mario Lucio Cape Verde
85 MASKARADA Crammed
Taraf de Haidouks Romania
86 PUERTO RICAN NIGHTS Essay Recordings
Boom Pam Israel
87 AFTER THE CARNAVAL Dox Records
Zuco 103 Netherlands
88 A DISTANT YOUTH Forrest Hill
Wu Fei China
89 KIT DIT MIE EMI-France
Magic System Ivory Coast
90 LE MONDE EST UN VILLAGE VOL. 9 RTBF
V.A. various
91 ANA HINA World Village
Natacha Atlas UK
92 AROUND THE WORLD Essay Recordings
Senor Coconut Germany/Chile
93 THE RAVISHED BRIDE Wagram
Kocani Orkestar FYR Macedonia
94 THE BOY BANDS HAVE WON... Westpark
Chumbawamba UK
95 HURIA Rockadillo
Sanna Kurki-Suonio Finland
96 TUML=LEBN Piranha
The Klezmatics USA
97 VICTOR DEME Makasound
Victor Deme Burkina Faso
98 POMOL Manas
Volga Russia
99 FRANCOPHONIC Stern's
Franko & Le TPOK Jazz D.R. Congo
100 VIAJA Lusafrica
Teofilo Chantre Cape Verde
101 VERITE D'AFRIQUE Lusafrica
Pierre Akendengue Gabon
102 THE SICILIAN JAZZ PROJECT True North
Michael Occhipinti Canada/Italy
103 TUDO AZUL Red Circle
Velha Garda da Portela Brazil
104 AMETTE SingingFrog
Telek Papua Newguinea
105 GRACIAS World Village
Omara Portuondo Cuba
106 IN DOTE Radici
Jessica Lombardi Italy
107 BAREFOOT IN THE SAND Hippo
Atongo Zimba Ghana
108 MAJAZ Randana
Trio Joubran Palestine
109 CONTAGIOUS Pharma Tunes/Azra Records
Genetic Drugs Germany/various
110 FAKE NO MORE Asphalt Tango
La Cherga Austria
111 SECRETS GUARDATS Temps
Eduard Iniesta Spain
112 VALRAVN Tutl
Valravn Faroe Islands
113 BAIRRO Lusafrica
Bonga Angola
114 DISKO PARTIZANI Crammed/Essay
Shantel Germany/Balkan
115 LA CORONA Outhere
Madeira Limpia Cuba
116 OAI E LIBERTAT Adam/Wagram
Massilia Sound System France
117 SONANTES Six Degrees
Sonantes Collective Brazil
118 THE VODOUN EFFECT Analog Africa
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou Benin
119 BAILA QUERIDA Galileo MC
Tango Crash Argentina/Germany
120 INTRODUCING SPAM ALLSTARS World Music Network
Spam Allstars USA
121 O3 Kartel
Son of Dave Canada/UK
122 AKWABA INISENE Contre-Jour
Aly Keita Ivory Coast
123 SANTA REBELDIA Globalista
Celia Mara Brazil
124 INKA MBING Trees Music
Gaga Taiwan
125 I AM EVE KKV
Mahsa & Marjan Vahdat Iran
126 MAFUA Acoustic Music Records
Yamandu Costa Brazil
127 THE LONDON BOOK OF THE DEAD Six Degrees
The Real Tuesday Weld UK
128 GUITAR-BOY SUPERSTAR 1970-76 Soundway
Sir Victor Uwaifo Nigeria
129 DEHESARIO Galileo MC
Acetre Spain
130 TUMI SESSIONS Tumi
Chucho Valdez Cuba
131 SONGS ACROSS WALLS OF SEPARATION Kirkelik Kulturverksted
V.A. various
132 ADIEU LES COMPLEXES Naive
Beata Palya Hungary
133 LA RADIOLINA Because
Manu Chao France
134 AFREECANOS Skip Records
Omar Sosa Cuba
135 JARRUTA Aito
Svng Finland
136 DESERT CROSSROADS Riverboat
Etran Finatawa Niger
137 FEZ CLUB Eastblok
Figli di Madre Ignota Italy
138 AFRIKI Cumbancha
Habib Koite & Bamada Mali
139 FLAVOUR No Fridge
DJ Click France
140 RADIO RETALIATION ESL Music
Thievery Corporation USA
141 SUR O NO SUR Sony
Kevin Johansen Argentina
142 DAY BY DAY Wrasse
Femi Kuti Nigeria
143 LET YOUR XS BE YS Soul Jazz
Tetine Brazil/UK
144 DIPITA CTR
Muna Mingole Cameroon/Canada
145 ITALIAN ROOTS: ITALIAN FOLK MUSIC Radici Music
V.A. Italy
146 KALI SULTANA Naive
Titi Robin France
147 MUSIC HOLE EMI
CAMILLE France
148 STARA MUZYKA/NOWA MUZYKA Ferment
St. Nicolaus Orchestra Poland
149 THE ROUGH GUIDE TO CONGO GOLD World Music Network
V.A. Congo
150 BEYOND THE HORIZON, comp. by C.GILLETT Warner Classic and Jazz
V.A. various
Compiled by Johannes Theurer on behalf of the
World Music Workshop of the EBU. Supported by RBB RADIOmultikulti and
WDR Funkhaus Europa
For more information contact All About Jazz.