This was the second of two shows featuring my picks for Best Albums of 2025 by folk/roots/fusion artists from around the world. There were *so many* great albums released! *Please see below playlist for more program info and preferred contact details...*


SONG - ARTIST - ALBUM - YEAR - LABEL


"Maame" - Cheikh Lô - Maame - 2025 - World Circuit


"Ninna Nanna" - Piers Faccini & Ballaké Sissoko - Our Calling - 2025 - NØ FØRMAT!


"Kasse Dya" - Kasse Mady Diabate & Hawa Kasse Mady Diabaté - Toumaro - 2025 - One World Records


"Gráinne Mhaol aux cheveux de braise" - Grosse Isle - Homérique - 2025 - La Compagnie du Nord


"Circlesquare" - Frigg - Dreamscapes - 2025 - Bafe's Factory


"Une nuit dans les auberges" - Le Vent du Nord - Voisinages - 2025 - La Compagnie du Nord


"El Coconito" - Natalia Lafourcade - Cancionera - 2025 - Sony Music Entertainment México


"Brújula" - Pambelé - Dámelo - 2025 - Musicaviva / La Ruche & Le Label


"Direne Direne" - Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek - Yarın Yoksa - 2025 - Big Crown Records


"Gyae me how" - Santrofi - Making Moves - 2025 - out here records


"Hey 'Tite Fille" - Taj Mahal & Keith Frank - A Tribute to the King of Zydeco - 2025 - Valcour Records


"Yèkèrmo Sèw" - Mulatu Astatke - Mulatu Plays Mulatu - 2025 - Strut Records / K7 Music




The Rhythm Atlas is hosted/produced by Denis McGilvray through NPR affiliate station Public Radio Tulsa and also carried each week by KAMU Public Broadcasting at Texas A&M University. On this hour-long weekly program you'll hear an eclectic mix of music from around the world: African/Diaspora, Latin, Celtic, Québécois, Cajun, Zydeco, Indigenous, international folk/roots, genre-crossing global fusion, etc. (Please note that because there is an Americana/Folk/Roots program called Folk Salad that airs immediately after my show on Public Radio Tulsa, I do not play Americana on my show. Before sending anything, please look at my recent playlists and read my program info to see if your music might fit my specialized "world music" format. Thanks!)

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Broadcast times:

> Thursday, 8 pm - KAMU Public Broadcasting (College Station, Texas) - KAMU 90.9 FM

> Sunday, 6 pm - Public Radio Tulsa (Oklahoma) - KWGS 89.5 FM


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