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In addition to being recognized as one of the Top 5 World Music Record Labels by WMCE/WOMEX, Mercan Dede's "800" captured the 1 place in the TOP-15 WORLD MUSIC CDs OF THE YEAR.
Doublemoon also released 2 albums, Taksim Trio & Baba Zula "Roots", which placed into the Top 20 world music albums released this year!
WOMEX TOP LABEL LIST 2008
1) Cumbancha (USA)
Chart-topping CDs:
The Garifuna Women's Project: Umalali; Habib Koité: Afriki; Rupa & The April Fishes: Extraordinary Rendition
2) Sterns (UK)
Chart-topping CDs:
Les Amazones de Guinea : Wamato ; Tabu Ley Rochereau : The Voice of Lightness; Mbilia Bel: Bel Canto - Best of the Genidia Years
3) Crammed / Ziriguiboom (Belgium)
Chart-topping CDs:
Taraf de Haidouks: Maskarada ; DJ Dolores : 1 Real ; Kasai All Stars :
Congotronics 3: In the 7th Moon
4) Doublemoon (Turkey)
Mercan Dede: 800; Various Artists: Doublemoon Remixed
5) Naïve (France)
Melingo: Maldito Tango; Hadouk Trio: Baldamore
6) Riverboat / World Music Network (UK)
Debashish Bhattacharya: Calcutta Chronicles; Bob Brozman Orchestra: Lumiere
7) Network Medien (Germany)
Djivan Gasparyan: The Soul of Armenia; Various Artists: Desert Blues 3
8) World Circuit (UK)
Orchestra Baobad: Made in Dakar; Toumani Diabate: The Mande Variations
9) Six Degrees (USA)
Niyaz: Nine Heavens ; Issa Bagayogo: Mali Koura
10) Lusafrica (Cape Verde / France)
Tcheka: Lonji; Teofilo Chantre: Viaja
TOP-15 WORLD MUSIC CDs OF THE YEAR
1) Mercan Dede: 800 (Doublemoon, Turkey)
2) The Garifuna Women's Project: Umalili (Cumbancha - USA, Stonetree -Belize)
3) Project 3MA; Rajery/Ballake Sissoko/Driss El Maloumi : 3MA (Contre-Jour, Belgium)
4) Orchestra Baobab : Made in Dakar (World Circuit, UK)
5) Habib Koité: Afriki (Cumbancha, USA)
6) Huong Thanh & Nguyen Le: Fragile Beauty (The Act Company, Germany)
7) Djivan Gasparyan: The Soul of Armenia (Network Medien, Germany)
8) Shantel: Disko Partizani (Crammed - Belgium, Essay - Germany)
9) Youssou N'Dour: Rokku mi Rokka (Nonesuch, USA)
10) Sa Dingding: Alive (Wrasse, UK)
11) Toumani Diabate: The Mande Variations (World Circuit, UK)
12) Melingo: Maldito Tango (Naïve, France)
13) Manu Chao: La Radiolina (Because, France)
14) Taksim Trio: Taksim Trio (Doublemoon, Turkey)
15) Les Amazones de Guineé: Wamato (Sterns, UK)
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