Best of 2025 – John Bates
By Folk Department
John Bates co-hosts World Turning, heard each Friday afternoon from 12-2 (eastern).
Artist(s)/Album/Label
The Good Ones/Rawanda Sings with Strings/Glitterbeat
Divanhana/Radio Sevdah/CPL-Music
Noura Mint Seymali/Yenbett/Glitterbeat
Meklit/A Piece of Infinity/Smithsonian Folkways
Brighde Chaimbeul/Sunwise/Glitterbeat
Trio Da Kali/Bagola/One World
Estrellas de Buena Vista/Live in Havana/One World
Orchestra Gold/Dakan/Orchestra Gold
WITCH/Sogolo/Partisan
Tidiane Thiam/Africa Yontii/Sahel Sounds
Ute Lemper/Pirate Jenny/The Audiophile Society
Songhoy Blues/Heritage/Transgressive
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan/Chain of Light/Real World
6hunesseq/Ma olen maa peel v66ras/Nordic Notes Zawose Queens/Maisha/Real World
