Os 100* Melhores de 2021 (Que Na Verdade São 125)

Filippe Vasconcellos
4 min readFeb 6, 2022

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Ano três do Coronaceno. And counting.

Ai ai.

Como sempre, sem mais Delonges:

Os Singles do Ano

Alicia Keys, “Best Of Me (Originals)”
Emicida, “São Pixinguinha”
Filip Żółtowski Quartet (feat. Natalia Capelik-Muianga), “Dzień i noc”
Hwa Sa, “I’m a 빛”
Japanese Breakfast, “Posing For Cars”
Jessie Ware, “Please”
Laura Mvula, “Got Me”
Lost Horizons, “In Quiet Moments” (feat. Ural Thomas)
Lucy Dacus, “Brando”
Maria Maud, “Minha Vingança”
Marina Sena, “Por Supuesto”
Marisa Monte, “Calma”
Maxïmo Park, “All of Me”
Robohands, “Low Fidelity”
SAULT, “Bitter Streets”
Scrimshire, “Morning Affirmation”
Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen, “Like I Used To”
Sogranora, “Qualquer Impasse”
Sven Wunder, “En Plein Air”
Terrace Martin, “Leave Us Be”

Os Álbuns do Ano

Playlist no Spotify, no TIDAL, no Apple Music, no Deezer e no YouTube.

Como sempre, negrito indica o melhor álbum de cada categoria; a única imagem é a do Disco do Ano.

Now You Has Jazz

Amanda Whiting, After Dark
Archie Shepp & Jason Moran, Let My People Go
BADBADNOTGOOD, Talk Memory
Bheki Mseleku, Beyond the Stars
Bill Charlap Trio, Street of Dreams
Charles Lloyd & The Marvels, Tone Poem
Craig Taborn, Shadow Plays
Don’t Problem, LIMINALITY
Dr. Lonnie Smith, Breathe
Fergus McCreadie, Cairn
Florian Pellissier Quintet, Rio
Joe Chambers, Samba de Maracatu
Johnathan Blake, Homeward Bound
Jon Batiste, WE ARE
Kenny Garrett, Sounds from the Ancestors
Nala Sinephro, Space 1.8
Ryan El-Solh, Music of the Years Gone By
Roy Hargrove & Mulgrew Miller, In Harmony
Samara Joy, Samara Joy
Sean Khan, Supreme Love: A Journey Through Coltrane
Timo Lassy, Trio
Yoko Miwa Trio, Songs of Joy

The UK Scene

Arlo Parks, Collapsed In Sunbeams
Cleo Sol, Mother
Jelly Cleaver, Forever Presence
Jo Harrop, The Heart Wants
Jordan Rakei, What We Call Life
Little Simz, Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
Mozez, Lights On
Myele Manzanza, Crisis & Opportunity, Vol. 1: London
Rosie Frater-Taylor, Bloom
Scrimshire, Nothing Feels Like Everything
Secret Night Gang, Secret Night Gang
Sons Of Kemet, Black To The Future
STR4TA, Aspects
Work Money Death, The Space in Which the Uncontrollable Unknown Resides, Can Be the Place from Which Creation Arises

Pop Perfection

Adele, 30
Celeste, Not Your Muse
Clairo, Sling
Elbow, Flying Dream 1
Halsey, If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power
Japanese Breakfast, Jubilee
Kings Of Convenience, Peace Or Love
Self Esteem, Prioritise Pleasure
Snail Mail, Valentine

Red, White, and Blue

Adia Victoria, A Southern Gothic
Aoife O’Donovan, Aoife Plays Nebraska
Beta Radio, Year Of Love
Brandi Carlile, In These Silent Days
Daniel Bachman, Axacan
Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi, They’re Calling Me Home
Valerie June, The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers

Os Que Não Desistem Nunca

Amaro Freitas, Sankofa
Amilton Godoy, 80 Anos
Antonio Neves, A Pegada Agora É Essa
Caetano Veloso, Meu Coco
Liniker, Indigo Borboleta Anil
Lô Borges, Muito Além Do Fim
Marisa Monte, Portas
Jonathan Ferr, Cura
Juçara Marçal, Delta Estácio Blues
Toninho Ferragutti, De Sol A Sol

Os Clássicos

Art Deco Trio, Gershwinicity
Bell Orchestre, House Music
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & London Symphony Orchestra: Promises
Lise de la Salle, When Do We Dance?
Wild Up, Julius Eastman Vol. 1: Femenine

Compilações, Covers e Reissues

Gregory Porter, Still Rising: The Collection
Pastor T. L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir, I Shall Wear a Crown
Rebecca Vasmant, With Love, From Glasgow
Various Artists, Aldir Blanc Inédito
Various Artists, Colemine Records Presents: Brighter Days Ahead
Various Artists, Journeys In Modern Jazz: Britain
Various Artists, Kimbrough

Roquenrou

Black Country, New Road, For The First Time
black midi, Cavalcade
Caithlin De Marrais, What Will You Do Then?
Fondness, Western Approaches
John Mayer, Sob Rock
Mogwai, As The Love Continues
Nation of Language, A Way Forward
Parcels, Day/Night
St. Vincent, Daddy’s Home
The War On Drugs, I Don’t Live Here Anymore
The Killers, Pressure Machine (Abridged)

Get Up On The Dancefloor

DJ Format, Devil’s Workshop
Jungle, Loving In Stereo
Leo Almunia, Minor Circle
Nightmares On Wax, Shout Out! To Freedom
UNKLE, Rōnin I

Soul! Funk! Groove!

Conclave & Toribio, Conclave
Hiatus Kaiyote, Mood Valiant
Jerome Thomas, That Secret Sauce

Guima’s Album of the Year, 2021.

Lady Blackbird, Black Acid Soul

L’Impératrice, Tako Tsubo
Morcheeba, Blackest Blue
Nicola Conte & Gianluca Petrella, People Need People
Silk Sonic, An Evening With Silk Sonic
Terrace Martin, DRONES
The Afro Soul Prophecy, Heat in the City
Tom Jones, Surrounded By Time
Tyler, The Creator, Call Me If You Get Lost
Yola, Stand For Myself

Sindicato dos Bibliotecários

Eric Hilton, Ceremony
Gianni Brezzo, The Awakening
Glenn Fallows & Mark Treffel, The Globeflower Masters, Vol. 1
Hampshire & Foat, The Upturned Glass
Maston with L’Eclair, Souvenir
Rory More, Through The Dappled Dell
Sven Wunder, Natura Morta
The Pattern Forms, The Scenic Route

Os Inclassificáveis

Àbáse, Laroyê
Arooj Aftab, Vulture Prince
athletic progression, cloud high in dreams, but heavy in the air
Damon Albarn, The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows
Enzo Carniel & Filippo Vignato (as Silent Room), Aria
Jaubi, Nafs At Peace
Lingua Ignota, Sinner Get Ready
Lorde, Te Ao Marama
Lost Horizon, In Quiet Moments
Martina Topley-Bird, Forever I Wait
Mdou Moctar, Afrique Victime
Robohands, Reflections
Saint Etienne, I’ve Been Trying To Tell You
Yuta Orisaka, State Of Mind

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