Charts and Lists
ZAVVI ROOTS 20
June’s sales from the Zavvi chain of stores and online sales.- EMMYLOU HARRIS All I Intended To Be (Nonesuch)
- SETH LAKEMAN Poor Man’s Heaven (Relentless)
- RY COODER I, Flathead (Nonesuch)
- ELIZA CARTHY Dreams Of Breathing Underwater (Topic)
- ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS Raising Sand (Rounder)
- VARIOUS ARTISTS The Very Best Of Éthiopiques (Manteca)
- VAMPIRE WEEKEND Vampire Weekend (XL)
- SHARON SHANNON Galway Girl (IRL)
- NATACHA ATLAS Ana Hina (World Village)
- MADDY PRIOR Seven For Old England (Park)
- FAIRPORT CONVENTION Best Of The BBC Recordings (Universal)
- SEASICK STEVE Dog House Music (Bronzerat)
- BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB Buena Vista Social Club (World Circuit)
- VARIOUS ARTISTS Nigeria Disco Funk Special (Soundway)
- SETH LAKEMAN Kitty Jay (Relentless)
- MANU CHAO La Radiolina (Because)
- DR JOHN City That Care Forgot (Cooking Vinyl)
- SPIERS & BODEN Vagabond (Navigator)
- DENGUE FEVER Venus On Earth (Realworld)
- RACHEL UNTHANK & THE WINTERSET The Bairns (EMI)
STERN'S AFRICAN RECORD SHOP 15
June best sellers at Stern's African Record Shop,74/75 Warren Street, London W1P 5PA (Shop entrance 293 Euston Rd)
- BALLA ET SES BALLADINS The Syliphone Years (Stern’s)
- LES AMAZONES DE GUINÉE Wamato (Stern’s)
- PAMELO MOUNK’A l’Essentiel (Syllart)
- PAMELO MOUNK’A l’Incontournable (Syllart)
- MADILU SYSTEM Dernière Volonté (Syllart)
- RAIL BAND Belle Epoque Vol. 2: Mansa (Stern’s)
- PAMELO MOUNK’A l’Indispensable (Syllart)
- THE GARIFUNA WOMEN’S PROJECT Umalali (Cumbancha)
- MADILU SYSTEM La Bonne Humeur (Stern’s)
- TABU LEY ROCHEREAU The Voice Of Lightness (Stern’s)
- VARIOUS ARTISTS The Very Best Of Éthiopiques (Manteca)
- PAPA WEMBA / VIVA LA MUSICA Kaka Yo (Diego Music)
- ORCHESTRA BAOBAB Made In Dakar (World Circuit)
- SECKOU KEITA / SKQ The Silombo Passage (World Adventures)
- BUIKA Niña De Fuego (Casa Limon)
WORLD MUSIC EUROPEAN AIRPLAY 10
July’s most played world music albums, compiled from returns from radio DJs all over Europe World Music Charts Europe- NIYAZ Nine Heavens (USA/Iran) (Six Degrees)
- ROKIA TRAORE Tchamantche (Mali) (Universal)
- PROJET 3MA: RAJERY/ BALLAKE SISSOKO/ DRISS EL MALOUMI 3MA (Mali/Morocco/Madagascar) (Contre-Jour)
- RUPA & THE APRIL FISHES Extraordinary Rendition (USA) (Cumbancha)
- WARSAW VILLAGE BAND Upmixing (Poland) (Jaro)
- THE RAIL BAND Belle Epoque Vol2: Mansa (Mali) (Stern's)
- SEUN KUTI & FELA'S EGYPT 80 Many Things (Nigeria) (Tot ou Tard)
- MELINGO Maldito Tango (Argentina) (Naive)
- BLUE BLOKES 3 Stubble (England) (Fledg'ling)
- YUSA Haiku (Cuba) (Tumi)
BBC RADIO 3 WORLD/ROOTS
This month’s BBC Radio 3 selection compiled by Mary Ann Kennedy, presenting World On 3, Monday nights at 23.15.- KASAI ALLSTARS Congotronics 3 (Crammed)
- GABI LUNCA Sounds Of A Bygone Age Volume 5 (Asphalt Tango)
- FRASER FIFIELD BAND & NEDYALKO NEDYALKOV, GEORGI PETROV Traces Of Thrace (Tanar)
- THE GARIFUNA WOMEN’S PROJECT Umalali (Cumbancha)
- KRAJA Under Himmelens Fäste (Drone)
- VÄSEN Linnaeus Väsen (Northside)
- INDIA ALBA Reels & Ragas (Phat Controller)
- PROJET 3MA: RAJERY, BALLAKE SISSOKO, DRISS EL MALOUMI 3MA (Contre-Jour)
- BLAIR DOUGLAS Stay Strong / Bithibh Laidir (Ridge)
- FAUSTUS Faustus (Navigator)
Each issue of fRoots carries a wider list of charts from dealers and radio DJs.