Half-Year Half-List? 20 Fantastic Albums of 2020

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20 isn’t half of 2020, but here are 20 fantastic albums of 2020:

In Alphabetical Order:

  • Rejoice by Tony Allen + Hugh Masekela 

  • Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple 

  • Rough and Rowdy Ways by Bob Dylan

  • Joshua Massad & Dylan Aycock by Joshua Massad & Dylan Aycock

  • Circles by Mac Miller

  • Annual by Modern Nature

  • Snapshot Of A Beginner by Nap Eyes

  • Three by The Necks 

  • Jams From The Sun by Oregon Space Trail of Jazz 

  • Suite For Max Brown by Jeff Parker

  • Summerlong by Rose City Band

  • RTJ4 by Run The Jewels 

  • Acoustic by Oumou Sangaré

  • We Are Sent Here By History by Shabaka & The Ancestors 

  • Ocean Bridges by Archie Shepp, Raw Poetic & Damu the Fudgemunk

  • Companion Rises by Six Organs Of Admittance 

  • Oh Yeah? by Sunwatchers

  • Tamotait by Tamikrest

  • The Great Mountain by Waterless Hills

  • Strange To Explain by Woods

What am I missing?

What’s been some of your favorite music of the year?

Tamikrest Live In Japan with Oki

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Wowee Zowee! Musical worlds colliding!

Just the other day I featured three songs from Japan’s Oki Ainu Dub Band.

Then, back in March 2020, I featured a live version Tuareg rock group’s Tamikrest song “Itous” as the lead-off track to an introductory mix of Tuareg guitar music.

Now, here is Oki sitting in with Tamikrest in Japan!

The Facebook post by Sahara Eliki simply says:

“Tamikrest live in Japan with Oki　　　＠月見ル君想フ


"Pan kudasai" , en japonais, du pain s'il vous plait”

If you know further context or are aware of other videos, please let me know.

  • Visit my previous post about Oki Ainu Dub Band

  • Listen to or download my Tuareg guitar mix



  • Visit the official website.

  • Follow Oki Dub Ainu Band at Facebook.

  • Purchase Oki Dub Ainu Band’s music at Amazon.

  • Hear "マナウレラ - Matnaw Rera" by Oki Dub Ainu Band on Episode 06 of the Global Elite Music Radio Podcast Supershow.



  • Visit Tamikrest’s official website

  • Follow Tamikrest on Facebook

  • Purchase Tamikrest’s music at Bandcamp

  • Purchase Tamikrest’s music at Amazon

Tuareg Guitar: Welcome To Saharan Desert Rock

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I have made my love of Tuareg Guitar music known to you, dear friends. So the following mix should come as no surprise. As if any of you are waiting around to be surprised by the music mixes I post. But, hey, you go have your own weird daydreams, alright?!

The Sahel Sounds Records Tuareg Guitar page says:

“Tuareg guitar has become one of the most popular folk music in the contemporary Sahara. Originally political ballads, created in exile in Libya, today the sound has expanded to encompass everything from introspective love songs, blistering psychedelic rock, and synthesizer and drum machine. At its core, the music still relies on poetry to transmit a message, carried by the pentatonic solos of a guitar.”

Here is a mix of songs from some of my current favorite Tuareg albums.

Tracklisting:

  1. “Itous” (Live) by Tamikrest

  2. “Nar djenetbouba” by Tinariwen

  3. “Wiwasharnine” by Mdou Moctar

  4. “Idrach” by Timasniwen

  5. “Afous Dafous” by Tartit

  6. “Ici Bas” by Songhoy Blues

  7. “ASCO” by Ali Farka Touré

  8. “Chebiba” by Tallawit Timbouctou

  9. “Imigradan” by Les Filles de Illighadad

  10. “Alemin” by Group Inerane

  11. “Tenere” by Afous d'Afous

  12. “Tekana” by Etran Finatawa

  13. “Dounia” by Toumast

  14. "Amidinin Senta Aneflas” by Terakaft

  15. “Tamudre” by Imarhan

  16. “Ameji (douleur)” by Imaran

  17. Tumastin by Amanar

  • Browse other Holiday at the Sea playlists.