Soundcheck, WNYC, December 19, 2006
Siddhartha Mitter, WNYC's culture reporter and a contributor to the Boston Globe, reviews the year in World Music.
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Siddhartha Mitter's 2006 Picks:
* Ali Farka Touré, "Savane"
* Kekele, "Kinavana"
* Refugee All Stars, "Living like a Refugee"
* Chicago Classical Oriental Ensemble, "The Songs of Sheikh Sayyed Darwish - Soul of a People"
* (various artists), "From Bakabush: The First 10 Years of Stonetree Records"
* Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra, "Boulevard de l'Independance"
* (various artists), "Roots of Rumba Rock"
* Nuru Kane, "Sigil"
* (various artists), "The Rough Guide to the Music of Malaysia"
* Tartit, "Abacabok"
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