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We have all new charts this week! All new number ones!

Jazz - Almost all new names, with a few familiar ones thrown in.



1. Catherine Russell - Bring It Back (Jazz Village)
2. Lalama Brothers - Erie Avenue (Lalama)
3. Fat Babies - 18th and Racine (Delmark)
4. David "Fathead" Newman - Cellar Groove (Cellar Live)
5. Triology - Triology (Cellar Live)
6. Regina Carter - Southern Comfort (Masterworks)
7. Mike Allen Quartet - Panorama (Cellar Live)
8. Roosevelt Dime - Full Head of Steam (Self)
9. Rebekah Bell - To Watch Over Me (Self)
10. Mark Egan - About Now (Wavetone)

World - Ziggy Marley can't Quick read more or view full article be stopped, but there are some titles catching up...


1. Ziggy Marley - Fly Rasta (Tuff Gong)
2. Pacifika - Amor Planeta (Six Degrees)
3. Caetano Veloso - Abracaco (Nonesuch)
4. Karol Conka - Batuk Freak (Mr. Bongo)
5. Palo! - Live (Rolling Pin)
6. Techung - Lam La Che-On the Road (Arc)
7. La Misa Negra - Misa De Medianoche (NAM)
8. Tinariwen - Emmaar (Anti-)
9. Thievery Corporation - Saudade (ESL)
10. Las Cafeteras - It's Time (Self)

College - A strong debut for our number one, and fora few other titles on the College Charts.



1. Nikki Lane - All or Nothin' (New West)
2. Beck - Morning Phase (Capitol)
3. Euforquestra - Fire (Self)
4. Nickel Creek - A Dotted Line (Nonesuch)
5. Sister Speak - Rise Up For Love (Self)
6. Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire For No Witness (Jagjaguwar)
7. Run River North - Run River North (Nettwerk)
8. Old 97s - Most Messed Up (ATO)
9. War On Drugs - Lost in the Dream (Secretly Canadian)
10. City of Glass - The Modern Age (Un-Famous)

Roots - A lot of new and big names up this week!



1. Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band - Goin' Home (Concord)
2. Big Head Todd & The Monsters - Black Beehive (Shout Factory)
3. Gregg Allman - All My Friends (Concord)
4. Little Mike and the Tornadoes - All te Right Moves (ELROB)
5. Red Molly - The Red Album (Self)
6. Honey Don't - Heart Likea Wheel (2DOLLA)
7. The Amigos - Diner in the Sky (Self)
8. Bob Corritore - Fifth (Delta Groove)
9. Ben Harper & Ellen Harper - Childhood Home (Concord)
10. Dolly Parton - Blue Smoke (Sony Masterworks)

Awesome charts this week! Keep listening to KAFM!
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Our new charts! Keep tuning in!

Jazz - Pretty similar to last week, Pete Mills is still on top!



1. Pete Mills - Sweet Shadow (Cellar Live)
2. Motet - The Motet (Motet)
3. Mike Ferro - Django By Ferro (Self)
4. Roosevelt Dime - Full Head of Steam (Self)
5. Catherine Russell - Bring It Back (Jazz Village)
6. Tim Warfield - Inspire Me! (Herb Harris)
7. Pat Metheny Unity Group - Kin (Nonesuch)
8. Monty Alexander - Harlem Kingston Express Vol. 2: The River Rolls On (Motema)
9. Lenny Marcus Trio - Second Set (Self)
10. Rebekah Bell - To Watch Over Me (Self)

World - Quick read more or view full article Ziggy Marley and Thievery Corporation still dominate the World Charts, but there are a few new names...



1. Ziggy Marley - Fly Rasta (Tuff Gong)
2. Thievery Corporation - Saudade (ESL)
3. Rodrigo y Gabriela - 9 Dead Alive (ATO)
4. Palo! - Live (Rolling Pin)
5. Pacifika - Amor Planeta (Six Degrees)
6. Caetano Veloso - Abracaco (Nonesuch)
7. Tinariwen - Emmaar (Anti)
8. Techung - Lam la che-On the Road (Arc)
9. La Misa Negra - Misa de Medianoche (NAM)
10. Trodrigo Costa Felix - Fados de Amor (Arc)

College - New number one, and new names coming up!



1. Euforquestra - Fire (Self)
2. Lake Street Dive - Bad Self Portraits (Signature Sounds)
3. Afghan Whigs - Do to the Beast (Sub Pop)
4. Temples - Sun Structures (Fat Possum)
5. Shook Twins - What We Do (Independent)
6. Hold Steady - Teeth Dreams (Razor and Tie)
7. Drive-By Truckers - English Oceans (ATO)
8. BadBadNotGood - III (Inovative Liesure)
9. Wye Oak - Shriek (Merge)
10. Trouble With Templeton - Rookie (Bella Union)

Roots - Gregg Allman's new one debuts at number one this week!



1. Gregg Allman - All My Friends (Rounder Records)
2. Candi Staton - Life Happens (Beracah Records)
3. String Cheese Incident - Song In My Head (Loud & Proud)
4. Bob Corritore - Taboo (Delta Groove Music)
5. Planet Full of Blues - Hard Landing (Self)
6. Tommy Malone - Poor Boy (MC Records)
7. Tweed Funk - First Name Lucky (Self)
8. Dave Mason - Future's Past (Something Music)
9. Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band - Goin' Home (Concord)
10. Red Molly - The Red Album (Self)

We have more new music coming in everyday! Keep listening for more!
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We're going to start showing our top ten here on our blog! Enjoy! This week has all new number ones, and a TON of new names!

Jazz - All new top ten, with Pete Mills moving up into the top spot!



1. Pete Mills - Sweet Shadow (Cellar Live)
2. Motet - The Motet (Motet)
3. Mike Ferro - Django By Ferro (Self)
4. Roosevelt Dime - Full Head of Steam (Self)
5. Catherine Russell - Bring It Back (Jazz Village)
6. Tim Warfield - Inspire Me! (Herb Harris)
7. Pat Metheny Unity Group - Kin (Nonesuch)
8. Monty Alexander - Harlem Kingston Express Vol. 2: The River Rolls Quick read more or view full article On (Motema)
9. Lenny Marcus Trio - Second Set (Self)
10. Rebekah Bell - To Watch Over Me (Self)

World - Ziggy Marley takes over the top spot while Thievery Corporation falls to 2...



1. Ziggy Marley - Fly Rasta (Tuff Gong)
2. Thievery Corporation - Saudade (ESL)
3. Rodrigo y Gabriela - 9 Dead Alive (ATO)
4. Caetano Veloso - Abracaco (Nonesuch)
5. Tinariwen - Emmaar (Anti-)
6. Bossacucanova - Our Kind of Bossa (Six Degrees)
7. Palo! - Live (Rolling Pin)
8. Pacifika - Amor Planeta (Six Degrees)
9. Karol Conka - Batuk Freak (Mr. Bongo)
10. Techung - Lam Le Che-On the Rod (Arc)

College- New Number one, and a few new names!



1. Ages and Ages - Divisionary (Partisan)
2. Lake Street Dive - Bad Self Portraits (Signature Sounds)
3. Nickel Creek - A Dotted Line (Nonesuch)
4. Cataldo - Gilded Oldies (Red Pepper)
5. Drive-By Truckers - English Oceans (ATO)
6. Run River North - Run River North (Nettwerk)
7. The Bamboos - Fever in the Road (Nettwerk)
8. Dum Dum Girls - Too True (Sub Pop)
9. New Mendicants - Into the Lime (Ashmont)
10. Tacocat - NVM (Hardly Art)

Roots - A lot of variation here this week...



1. Mark Hummel - The Hustle is Really On (Electro-Fi)
2. String Cheese Incident - Song In My Head (Loud & Proud)
3. Rip Lee Pryor - Nobody But Me (Electro-Fi)
4. Steve Dawson - Rattlesnake Cage (Black Hen Music)
5. John Gorka - Bright Side of Down (Blue Chalk Records)
6. Harpdog Brown - What It Is... (Dog Breath)
7. Wailin' Walker - No Regrets (Jitterbug)
8. Infamous Stringdusters - Let It Go (High Country Recordings)
9. Dudley Taft - Screamin' in the Wind (Taft)
10. Various Artists - Looking Into You: A Tribute to Jackson Browne (Music Road Records)


Keep it tuned here for the best new music!
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