Soundcheck, WNYC Radio, December 22, 2011

This week’s year-in-review special continues with Siddhartha Mitter, a music journalist who contributes to the Boston Globe, MTV Iggy, MTV Desi and other outlets.

Siddhartha Mitter’s list:

Three Great Songs:

• Frank Ocean, “Novacane”
• Musiq Soulchild, “Yes”
• SBTRKT featuring Sampha, “Hold On”

World Music that Isn’t “World Music”:

• Chamber Music (album) – Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal
• Tirtha (album) – Vijay Iyer, Prasanna, Nitin Mitta
• Zuciya Daya (song) – Bez
• Karibu Ya Bintou (song) – Baloji

Music for Upheaval:

• Rayes Le Bled (song) – El Général
• Into the Fire (song) – The Bant Singh Project
• Obama Nation Pt 2 (song) – Lowkey ft. Lupe Fiasco, M-1, Black the Ripper

Rest in Peace:

• Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
• Cesaria Evora
• Gil Scott-Heron