Top 10 Global Albums - May 2012

Here's your SoundRoots / Spin The Globe Top 10 for May.

1. The Bombay Royale: You Me Bullets Love
2. Maga Bo: Quilombo do Futuro
   
3. Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze: Amanke Dionti
4. Sarazino: Everyday Salama
   
5. Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar: Golden Horns
6. The Spy From Cairo: Arabadub
   
7. Ana Tijoux: La Bala
8. Ibrahim Maalouf: Diagnostic
9. Enzo Avitabile: Black Tarantella
10. Caramelo: Ride

Be sure to catch Spin The Globe this Friday for tracks from all of these albums, and more. Listen live, or catch the show archive later.

The attentive reader will notice a heap of brand-new entries this month, from Chilean rap diva Ana Tijoux and Lebanese trumpeter (and batucada leader) Ibrahim Maalouf to some feisty modern Brazilian music by Maga Bo and flamenco funk by NYC-based Caramelo. I'll write more about some of these album soon, but click the links now for more info and song samples.

Did I miss a new release that's found a spot in your heart? Let me know...