Charts and Lists
ZAVVI ROOTS 20
April’s sales from the Zavvi chain of stores and online sales.- ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS Raising Sand (Rounder)
- VAMPIRE WEEKEND Vampire Weekend (XL)
- SANDY DENNY Music Weaver (Universal)
- TOUMANI DIABATE The Mandé Variations (World Circuit)
- KATE RUSBY Awkward Annie (Pure)
- SA DINGDING Alive (Wrasse)
- CAPERCAILLIE Roses And Tears (Vertical)
- BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB Buena Vista Social Club (World Circuit)
- ERIC BIBB Get On Board (Telarc)
- TINARIWEN Aman Iman (Independiente)
- MAYRA ANDRADE Navega (Stern’s)
- VARIOUS ARTISTS The Very Best Of Éthiopiques (Manteca)
- KAREN DALTON Green Rocky Road (Megaphone)
- VARIOUS ARTISTS Nigeria Disco Funk Special (Soundway)
- LAU Live (Navigator)
- RACHEL UNTHANK & THE WINTERSET The Bairns (EMI)
- ETRAN FINATAWA Desert Crossroads (Riverboat)
- THE GARIFUNA WOMEN’S PROJECT Umalali (Cumbancha)
- OTIS TAYLOR Recapturing The Banjo (Telarc)
- JACKIE OATES The Violet Hour (Chudleigh Roots)
STERN'S AFRICAN RECORD SHOP 15
April best sellers at Stern's African Record Shop,74/75 Warren Street, London W1P 5PA (Shop entrance 293 Euston Rd)
- MADILU SYSTEM Dernière Volonté (Syllart)
- LES AMAZONES DE GUINÉE Wamato (Stern’s)
- MBILIA BEL Bel Canto (Stern’s)
- PEPE KALLE Gerant (Syllart)
- MADILU SYSTEM La Bonne Humeur (Stern’s)
- MAYRA ANDRADE Navega (Stern’s)
- TABU LEY ROCHEREAU The Voice Of Lightness (Stern’s)
- VARIOUS ARTISTS Nigeria Special (SoundWay)
- TOUMANI DIABATE The Mandé Variations (World Circuit)
- THE GARIFUNA WOMEN’S PROJECT Umalali (Cumbancha)
- VARIOUS ARTISTS Very Best Of Congolese Rumba (Marabi)
- MPONGO LOVE Souvenirs Souvenirs (Syllart)
- LES MANGELEPA Golden Voices/Millennium (Sound Africa)
- SUPER MAZEMBE Greatest Hits Remix (Sound Africa)
- VARIOUS ARTISTS The Very Best Of Éthiopiques (Manteca)
WORLD MUSIC EUROPEAN AIRPLAY 10
April’s most played world music albums, compiled from returns from radio DJs all over Europe World Music Charts Europe- MERCAN DEDE 800 (Turkey/ Canada) (Doublemoon)
- PROJET 3MA: RAJERY/ BALLAKE SISSOKO/ DRISS EL MALOUMI 3MA (Mali/Morocco/Madagascar) (Contre Jour)
- THE GARIFUNA WOMEN’S PROJECT Umalali (Belize/Guatemala) (Cumbancha)
- HUONG THANH & NGUYEN LE Fragile Beauty (Vietnam/ France) (ACT)
- NECO NOVELLAS New Dawn – Ku Khata (Mozambique) (World Connection)
- VARIOUS ARTISTS Balkan Beats Vol. 3 (various) (Eastblok)
- TOUMANI DIABATE The Mande Variations (Mali) (World Circuit)
- VARIOUS ARTISTS Desert Blues 3 (various) (Network)
- HADOUK TRIO Baldamore (France) (Naive)
- GABI LUNCA Sounds From A Bygone Age Vol. 5 (Romania) (Asphalt Tango)
BBC RADIO 3 WORLD/ROOTS
This month’s BBC Radio 3 selection compiled by Lucy Duran, presenter of World Routes, Saturdays at 15.00.- VINICIUS CANTUARIA Cymbals (Naive)
- TOUMANI DIABATE The Mandé Variations (World Circuit)
- THE GARIFUNA WOMEN’S PROJECT Umalali (Cumbancha)
- ZEGAR ZIVI Zegar Zivi (Cloud Valley Music)
- MAYRA ANDRADE Navega (Stern’s)
- HUONG THANH & NGUYEN LE Fragile Beauty (ACT)
- TABU LEY ROCHEREAU The Voice Of Lightness (Stern’s)
- DIELY MOUSSA KOUYATE Le Temps (Universal)
- CHANO POZO & ARSENIO RODRIGUEZ The Legendary Sessions With Machito & His Orchestra (Tumbao)
- VARIOUS ARTISTS African Pearls Vol. 3: One Day On Radio Mali (Syllart)
Each issue of fRoots carries a wider list of charts from dealers and radio DJs.