Album: Arthur Verocai (1972, Continental)
Artist: Arthur Verocai
Vibe: Politically active album from Brazilian composer that is emblematic of music in Brazil in 1972 and all of the western influences up until that point.
Album: Missing You (Mi Yeewnii) (2001, Palm Pictures)
Artist: Baaba Maal
Vibe: Senegalese master ambassador Baaba Maal brings the sunlight through on this album recorded in a small village near Dakar.
Album: Ethiopiques 28: Great Oromo Music (2013, Buda Musique)
Artist: Ali Mohammad Birra
Vibe: 28th installment of the essential Ethiopiques series featuring underrepresented wonders of the Oromo tradition of Ethiopian music.
Album: Northern Light Gambian Night (Stern's Africa, 2011)
Artist: Dawda Jobarteh
Vibe: Very chill mood music from Gambian kora master. Lovely lovely.
Album: Blind Note (Muziek Publique, 2011)
Artist: Blind Note
Vibe: An ever-changing array of compelling and calm folk music from a Belgium-based band made up of members from Armenia, Turkey, Mexico, Senegal, and Madagascar. Wonderment!
Album: Talking Timbuktu (1994, Hannibal Records)
Artist: Ali Farka Touré w/ Ry Cooder
Vibe: Legendary collaboration between legendary guitarists from Mali and America. Timeless good vibes music!
Album: Laru Beya (Sub Pop, 2011)
Artist: Aurelio
Vibe: Wonderfully enjoyable Afro-Latin vibes from Garifuna's top cultural ambassador.