Top Music For KGNU – 2003

Overall – World – Jazz – Hip-Hop/R&B – Electronica/Modern – Americana – Rock – Latin – Gospel - Classical
Top 100 Overall:
1 Yo La Tengo Summer Sun Matador
2 Bill Frisell The Intercontinentals Nonesuch Records
3 Evolution Control Committee Plagiarythm Nation Seeland Records
4 Various Artists Verve/Remixed2 Verve Records
5 Michael Franti & Spearhead Everyone Deserves Music Artist Direct
6 Devotchka Una Volta Cicero
7 Carla Kihlstedt 2 Foot Yard Tzadik
8 Tim O' Brien Traveler Sugar Hill Records
9 Les Nubians One Step Forward Omtown
10 Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban Mambo Sinuendo Nonesuch Records
11 Kid Koala Some Of My Best Friends Are DJs Ninja Tune
12 Cinematic Orchestra Man With A Movie Camera Ninja Tune
13 Tony Allen Home Cooking Shakti
14 Gillian Welch Soul Journey Acony
15 Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys It's Time Yep Roc Records
16 DJ Cheb I Sabbah As Far As… A DJ Mix Six Degrees
17 Bonobo Dial M For Monkey Ninja Tune
18 Black Keys Thickfreakness Fat Possum
19 Gaby Kerpel Carnabailito Nonesuch Records
20 Juana Molina Segundo Domino
21 Mamani Keita & Marc Minelli Electro Bamako Palm Pictures
22 Four Tet Rounds Domino
23 Various Artists Global Soul Putumayo
24 Sly & The Family Stone The Essential Sly & The Family Stone Legacy
25 Amadou Et Mariam Wati Circular Moves
26 Gerry Hemingway Songs Between The Lines
27 Various Artists African Groove Putumayo
28 Toufic Farroukh Drab: Zeen Le Chant Du Monde
29 DuOud Wild Serenade Label Bleu
30 Funki Porcini Fast Asleep Ninja Tune
31 Massive Attack 100th Window Virgin Records
32 Halden Wofford & The Hi-Beams Cd Self Produced
33 William Parker Violin Trio Scrapbook Thirsty Ear Communication
34 Roswell Rudd/Toumani Diabate Malicool Sunnyside
35 Cat Power You Are Free Matador
36 Calexico Feast Of Wire Quarterstick Records
37 Various Artists Festival In The Desert World Village
38 Antipop Consortium Antipop Vs. Matthew Shipp Thirsty Ear Communication
39 Various Artists Euro Lounge Putumayo
40 Various Artists Mali Lolo! Stars Of Mali Smithsonian Folkways
41 Loop Guru Bathtime With Loop Guru Hypnotic
42 DJ Spooky Dubtometry Thirsty Ear Communication
43 Ron Miles Quartet Laughing Barrel Sterling Circle Records
44 Pig In A Can You Can't Poison A Pig Fedora
45 Robert Mirabal Indians Indians Silver Wave Records
46 Ugly Duckling Taste The Secret Emperor Norton
47 Various Artists Den Of Thieves Eighteenth Street Lounge Music
48 Bruce Cockburn You've Never Seen Anything Rounder
49 Solomon & Socalled Hiphopkhasene Piranha
50 Ween Quebec Sanctuary
51 Nina Simone Anthology Heritage Records
52 Charlie Parker Remix Project Bird Up Savoy Jazz
53 Sex Mob Dime Grind Palace Ropeadope
54 Rob Burger Lost Photograph Tzadik
55 Talib Kweli Quality Rawkus
56 Cyro Baptista Beat The Donkey Tzadik
57 Various Artists Blues On Blonde On Blonde Telarc Blues
58 Senor Coconut Fiesta Songs Emperor Norton
59 Brokeback Looks At The Bird Thrill Jockey
60 Dave Douglas Freak In Bluebird
61 Marcia Ball So Many Rivers Alligator Records
62 Various Artists Lonesome, On'ry And Mean Dualtone
63 Natacha Atlas Something Dangerous Mantra
64 Besh O Drom Can't Make Me! Asphalt Tango
65 Various Artists Arabian Travels 2 Six Degrees
66 Snuggles - Various Artists Free Speech For Sale Self Produced
67 Bob Dylan Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Review Legacy
68 Various Artists Desert Blues 2 Network Medien Gmbh
69 Ganga Giri Tribe Vibe Sammasati
70 Sidestepper 3am (In Beats We Trust) Palm Pictures
71 Django Reinhardt Crazy Rhythm Iris Music
72 African Head Charge Shrunken Head On U Sound
73 Various Artists Hookah Café Triloka Records
74 Nicola Conte Jet Sounds Revisited Eighteenth Street Lounge Music
75 Madlib Shades Of Blue Blue Note Records
76 Various Artists World 2003 Narada
77 Various Artists Flying Groove Bluebird
78 Various Artists Classic Blues Smithsonian Folkways
79 Hint Portakabin Fever Ninja Tune
80 Otis Taylor Truth Is Not Fiction Telarc Blues
81 Cibelle CD Six Degrees
82 Various Artists Drop The Debt World Village
83 Various Artists Frida Universal Music Group
84 Various Artists African Xpress Shakti
85 Laura Love Welcome To Pagan Place Koch
86 Lucinda Williams World Without Tears Lost Highway
87 John Zorn Filmworks XIII (That's A 13) Tzadik
88 Various Artists Traveler '03 Six Degrees
89 Various Artists Cash From Chaos Invisible
90 DJ Krush The Message At The Depth Red Ink
91 The Iguanas Plastic Silver 9 Volt Heart Yep Roc Records
92 Yerba Buena President Alien Razor & Tie
93 Paolo Conte Reveries Nonesuch Records
94 Various Artists Flowers In The Wildwood Trikont
95 The Blue Series Continuum Goodandevil Sessions Thirsty Ear Communication
96 Various Artists Rough Guide To South African Gospel World Music Network
97 Joe Henry Tiny Voices Anti/Epitaph
98 De La Guarda Villa Villa Self Produced
99 Ken Nordine Wink Asphodel
International, Celtic, Reggae
1 Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban Mambo Sinuendo Nonesuch Records
2 Tony Allen Home Cooking Shakti
3 Gaby Kerpel Carnabailito Nonesuch Records
4 Mamani Keita & Marc Minelli Electro Bamako Palm Pictures
5 Various Artists Global Soul Putumayo
6 Amadou Et Mariam Wati Circular Moves
7 Various Artists African Groove Putumayo
8 Roswell Rudd/Toumani Diabate Malicool Sunnyside
9 Various Artists Festival In The Desert World Village
10 Various Artists Mali Lolo! Stars Of Mali Smithsonian Folkways
11 DJ Spooky Dubtometry Thirsty Ear Communication
12 Robert Mirabal Indians Indians Silver Wave Records
13 Solomon & Socalled Hiphopkhasene Piranha
14 Natacha Atlas Something Dangerous Mantra
15 Besh O Drom Can't Make Me! Asphalt Tango
16 Various Artists Desert Blues 2 Network Medien Gmbh
17 Various Artists Hookah Café Triloka Records
18 Various Artists World 2003 Narada
19 Cibelle CD Six Degrees
20 Various Artists Drop The Debt World Village
Jazz
1 Bill Frisell The Intercontinentals Nonesuch Records
2 Gerry Hemingway Songs Between The Lines
3 Toufic Farroukh Drab : Zeen Le Chant Du Monde
4 William Parker Violin Trio Scrapbook Thirsty Ear Communication
5 Ron Miles Quartet Laughing Barrel Sterling Circle Records
6 Nina Simone Anthology Heritage Records
7 Charlie Parker Remix Project Bird Up Savoy Jazz
8 Sex Mob Dime Grind Palace Ropeadope
9 Rob Burger Lost Photograph Tzadik
10 Cyro Baptista Beat The Donkey Tzadik
11 Dave Douglas Freak In Bluebird
12 Django Reinhardt Crazy Rhythm Iris Music
13 Various Artists Flying Groove Bluebird
14 The Blue Series Continuum Goodandevil Sessions Thirsty Ear Communication
15 Matthew Shipp Equilibrium Thirsty Ear Communication
16 Frank London's Shekhina Big Band Scientist At Work Tzadik
17 Omar Sosa Ayaguna Ota
18 Various Artists 50 Years Of Jazz Delmark Records
19 Carla Bley Looking For America ECM Records
20 Erik Friedlander Quake Cryptogramaphone
Hip-Hop/R&B
1 Michael Franti & Spearhead Everyone Deserves Music Artist Direct
2 Les Nubians One Step Forward Omtown
3 Sly & The Family Stone The Essential Sly & The Family Stone Legacy
4 Massive Attack 100th Window Virgin Records
5 The Roots Phrenology Mca Records
6 Pig In A Can You Can't Poison A Pig Fedora
7 Ugly Duckling Taste The Secret Emperor Norton
8 Talib Kweli Quality Rawkus
9 Yerba Buena President Alien Razor & Tie
10 Various Artists Africa Raps Trikont
11 Robert Randolph & The Family Band Unclassified Warner Bros
12 Herbaliser Something Wicked This Way Comes Ninja Tune
13 Illy B Eats Drop The Needle Amulet
14 Various Artists Black & Proud, Vol 1 Trikont
15 Bill Withers Still Bill Legacy
16 The Detroit Experiment CD Ropeadope
17 Weevie Nighty Night: Deep Soul In Dub Stoic
18 TTC Ceci N'est Pas Un Disque Big Dada/Ninja
19 Push Button Objects Ghetto*Blaster Chocolate Industries
20 Tricky Vulnerable Sanctuary
Electronica/Modern
1 Evolution Control Committee Plagiarythm Nation Seeland Records
2 Various Artists Verve/Remixed2 Verve Records
3 DJ Cheb I Sabbah As Far As… A DJ Mix Six Degrees
4 Bonobo Dial M For Monkey Ninja Tune
5 Four Tet Rounds Domino
6 Duoud Wild Serenade Label Bleu
7 Funki Porcini Fast Asleep Ninja Tune
8 Loop Guru Bathtime With Loop Guru Hypnotic
9 Various Artists Den Of Thieves Eighteenth Street Lounge Music
10 Various Artists Arabian Travels 2 Six Degrees
11 Snuggles - Various Artists Free Speech For Sale Self Produced
12 Ganga Giri Tribe Vibe Sammasati
13 African Head Charge Shrunken Head On U Sound
14 Various Artists Trance Planet Triloka Records
15 Nicola Conte Jet Sounds Revisited Eighteenth Street Lounge Music
16 DJ Krush The Message At The Depth Red Ink
17 De La Guarda Villa Villa Self Produced
18 Yuka Honda Memories Are My Only Witnes Tzadik
19 DJ Wally Nothing Stays The Same Thirsty Ear Communication
20 Various Artists Astor Piazzolla Remixed Milan
Americana
1 Tim O' Brien Traveler Sugar Hill Records
2 Gillian Welch Soul Journey Acony
3 Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys It's Time Yep Roc Records
4 Eva Cassidy Imagine Blix Street
5 Tony Furtado American Gypsy What Are Records?
6 Halden Wofford & The Hi-Beams Cd Self Produced
7 Ruthie Foster Runaway Soul Blue Corn Music
8 Buddy Miller Midnight And Lonesome Hightone Records
9 Various Artists Dressed In Black Dualtone
10 Johnny Cash American Iv: The Man Comes Around American Recordings
11 Bruce Cockburn You've Never Seen Anything Rounder
12 Delbert Mcclinton Room To Breathe New West
13 Various Artists Blues On Blonde On Blonde Telarc Blues
14 The Hot Club Of Cowtown Ghost Town Hightone Records
15 Marcia Ball So Many Rivers Alligator Records
16 Various Artists Lonesome, On'ry And Mean Dualtone
17 Various Artists Classic Blues Smithsonian Folkways
18 Otis Taylor Truth Is Not Fiction Telarc Blues
19 Lucinda Williams World Without Tears Lost Highway
20 Various Artists Flowers In The Wildwood Trikont
Rock
1 Yo La Tengo Summer Sun Matador
2 Devotchka Una Volta Cicero
3 Carla Kihlstedt 2 Foot Yard Tzadik
4 Kid Koala Some Of My Best Friends Are Djs Ninja Tune
5 Cinematic Orchestra Man With A Movie Camera Ninja Tune
6 Black Keys Thickfreakness Fat Possum
7 Juana Molina Segundo Domino
8 Gerry Hemingway Songs Between The Lines
9 Cat Power You Are Free Matador
10 Calexico Feast Of Wire Quarterstick Records
11 Antipop Consortium Antipop Vs. Matthew Shipp Thirsty Ear Communication
12 Ween Quebec Sanctuary
13 Senor Coconut Fiesta Songs Emperor Norton
14 Brokeback Looks At The Bird Thrill Jockey
15 Bob Dylan Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Review Legacy
16 Sidestepper 3am (In Beats We Trust) Palm Pictures
17 Madlib Shades Of Blue Blue Note Records
18 Hint Portakabin Fever Ninja Tune
19 Laura Love Welcome To Pagan Place Koch
20 Various Artists Cash From Chaos Invisible
Latin
1 Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban Mambo Sinuendo Nonesuch Records
2 Gaby Kerpel Carnabailito Nonesuch Records
3 Juana Molina Segundo Domino
4 Sidestepper 3am (In Beats We Trust) Palm Pictures
5 Cibelle Cd Six Degrees
6 Yerba Buena President Alien Razor & Tie
7 The Iguanas Plastic Silver 9 Volt Heart Yep Roc Records
8 Zemog El Gallo Bueno Self Produced
9 Ibrahim Ferrer Buenos Hermanos World Circuit/Nonesuch
10 Various Artists Brazilian Groove Putumayo
11 Daude Neguinha Te Amo Real World
12 Bobi Cespedes Rezos Six Degrees
13 Various Artists The Now Sound Of Brazil Six Degrees
14 Celso Fonseca Natural Six Degrees
15 Yo-Yo Ma Obrigado Brazil Sony Classical
16 Various Artists Brazil Guitar Masters Iris Records
17 Tribalistas Tribalistas Metro Blue
18 Various Artists French Caribbean Putumayo
19 Cafe Tacuba Cuatro Caminos MCA Records
20 Radio Zumbido Los Ultimos Dias Del Am Palm Pictures
Gospel
1 Various Artists Gotta Serve Somebody Columbia Records
2 Vickie Winans Bringing It All Together Verity
3 Reverend Charlie Jackson God's Got It Casequarter
4 Sister Rosetta Tharpe Gospel Of The Blues Mca Nashville/Decca
5 Various Artists Wow Gospel 2003 Verity
6 Various Artists Church: Songs Of Soul & Inspiration Universal Records
7 The Dixie Hummingbirds Diamond Jubilation Rounder
8 Debra Killings Surrender Verity
9 The Jackson Southernaires Anniversary Melendo Records
10 Donnie McClurkin I'm Walking & Special Gift Verity
Classical
1 Lesley Dill/Thomas Edward Morgan I Heard A Voice New Art Recordings
2 Ensemble Renaissance Roots Of The Balkan CPO
3 Astor Piazolla Persecuta Iris Musique
4 Nessa Marquez Nessa Self Produced
5 Ethel CD Cantaloupe Music
6 Giuseppe Tartini The Devil's Sonata- Andrew Manze Harmonia Mundi
7 Kronos Quartet Alban Berg: Lyric Suite Nonesuch Records
8 Kronos Quartet Harry Partch: Us Highball Nonesuch Records
9 Steve Reich Three Tales Nonesuch Records
10 Igor Stravinsky The Essential Igor Stravinsky Legacy
11 Mauro Giuliani Guitar Music, Vol 1- Variations Naxos
12 Cello Trio Tango Brasileiro Piranha
13 Jussi Bjorling Collection Vol. 2: Songs In Swedish Naxos
14 Antonio Vivaldi Concert For The Prince Of Poland- Andrew Manze Harmonia Mundi
15 Johann Sebastian Bach Bach Partitas No.1, 3 & 6- Richard Goode Nonesuch Records
16 Arvo Part Passio (St John Passion) Naxos
17 Terje Rypdal Lux Aeterna ECM Records
18 John Cage/Herbert Henck Sonatas & Interludes/Festeburger Fantasien ECM Records
19 Arcangelo Corelli Violin Sonatas, Op 5 - Andrew Manze Harmonia Mundi
20 Akio Yashiro Piano Concerto - Symphony: Okada/Yuasa/Ulster Orchestra Naxos