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Wu Fei's "A Distant Youth" Ranked 88th out of 913 on World Music Chart Europe 2008 Critics Pick!

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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
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