AMMAR 808 – Maghreb United (Glitterbeat)
Anandi Bhattacharya – Joys Abound (Riverboat)
Angélique Kidjo – Remain in Light (Kravenworks)
Jeremy Dutcher – Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa (Jeremy Dutcher/Fontana North)
Mariza – Mariza (Warner Music)
Mehdi Rostami & Adib Rostami – Melodic Circles: Urban Classical Music from Iran (ARC Music)
Pascuala Ilabaca y su Fauna – El Mito de la Pérgola (Petit Indie)
Small Island Big Song – Small Island Big Song (Small Island Big Song)
Various Artists – Yiddish Glory: Lost Songs of World War II (Six Degrees)
The selections were chosen by editors Jo Frost and Simon Broughton and will be featured in the Jan/Feb 2019 issue of Songlines (#144), available from December 7.
Catrin and Seckou’s debut album Clychau Dibon was also selected as one of Songlines Top Ten Album of 2014, and won Songlines Best Cross-Cultural Collaboration the same year.