KAFM Music Blog

(Almost) All new charts!

Jazz - our Jazz Charts this month feature a few familiar names, but a few new ones as well - including a Colorado based band!



1. Ahmad Jamal - "Saturday Morning" (Jazz Village)
2. Pete Mills - "Sweet Shadow" (Cellar Live)
3. 7 on 7 - "Back When It Was Fun" (Artist Alliance)
4. Rene Marie - "I Wanna Be Evil: With Love to Eartha Kitt" (Motema)
5. B.D. Lenz - "Ready Or Not" (Jade Buddah)

World - Generally, we have a lot of Reggae in our Top 5, but this week, there's only a few... Our top spots are from Algeria and Sudan, Quick read more or view full article respectively.



1. Tinariwen - "Emmaar" (Anti)
2. Debruit and Alsarah - "Aljawal" (Soundway)
3. P-Nuckle - "The System" (Self)
4. Eek-a-Mouse - "Eek-ology: Reggae Anthology" (VP)
5. Spiritual Rez - "Apocalypse Whenever" (Self)

College - The Avett Brothers aren't number one anymore! But don't worry, they're still in the Top 10.



1. Hurray For the Riff Raff - "Small Town Heroes" (ATO)
2. Andrew Bird - "I Want to See Pulaski At Night" (Grimsey)
3. Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - "Give the People What They Want" (Daptone Records)
4. Neil Young - "Live At the Cellar Door" (Reprise)
5. Beck - "Morning Phase" (Capitol)

Roots - A lot of new names on the Roots charts again this week, including a highly anticipated compilation of Jackson Browne tunes - keep an ear out for this one.



1. Linsey Alexander - "Been There Done That" (Delmark)
2. Various - "Looking Into You: A Tribute to Jackson Browne" (Music Road Records)
3. Jim Suhler - "Panther Burn" (Underworld Indie Records)
4. Jamestown Revival - "Utah" (Wild Bunch)
5. Kim Simmonds and Savoy Brown - "Goin' to the Delta" (RUF Records)


Keep it tuned for more!
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