11/12/2009

fRoots Critics Poll 2009 Albums Of The Year

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The 24th Annual fRoots Critics Poll is the definitive look at the best albums of the year in world folk & roots musics. And this year’s winners are… Staff Benda Bilili’s debut Très Très Fort and Topic Records’ 70th anniversary celebration Three Score & Ten.

Over the years it has grown in stature and winning the fRoots Critics Poll has become a treasured accolade for artists and their record labels. In 2001 it was incorporated into the BBC Radio 3 Awards For World Music and provided the Album Of The Year nominations for the next seven years.

New Albums Of 2009 winners

1. Staff Benda Bilili Très Très Fort (Crammed)
2. Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba I Speak Fula (OutHere)
3. Oumou Sangare Seya (World Circuit)
4. Martin Simpson True Stories (Topic)
5. The Unthanks Here’s The Tender Coming (EMI/Rabble Rouser)
6. Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara Tell No Lies (Real World)
7. Tinariwen Imidiwan (Independiente)
8. Jackie Oates Hyperboreans (Unearthed/One Little Indian)
9. Khaled Liberté (Wrasse)
10. Spiro Lightbox (Real World)
11. Jon Boden Songs From The Floodplain (Navigator)
12. Mohamed Ilyas Taarab (Chiku-Taku)
13. Baaba Maal Television (Palm Pictures)
14. Les Triaboliques Rivermudtwilight (World Village)
15. Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics Inspiration Information (Strut)
16. Tony Allen Secret Agent (World Circuit)
17. Ceu Vagarosa (Six Degrees)
18. Mamer Eagle (Real World)
19. Mawkin:Causley The Awkward Recruit (Navigator)
20. Loudon Wainwright III High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project

read all about it at www.frootsmag.com/content/critpoll/