They made our year! Here is a shortlist of the albums chosen by Qwest TV's journalists amongst the best releases of 2018.
1/Makaya McCraven, Universal Beings (International Anthem)
Voted by: Reza Ackbaraly, Eric Delhaye, Floriane Esnault, Willy Kokolo, Phillip Mlynar, Michaël Patin, Florent Servia, Rowan Standish-Hayes.
2/Sons Of Kemet, My Queen Is a Reptile (Impulse!)
Voted by: Reza Ackbaraly, Eric Delhaye, Floriane Esnault, Mathieu Girod, Dan Ouellette, Rowan Standish-Hayes
3/Ambrose Akinmusire, Origami Harvest (Blue Note)
Voted by: Reza Ackbaraly, Eric Delhaye, Philippe Lesage, Dan Ouellette, Florent Servia.
4/Rejjie Snow, Dear Annie
Voted by: Eric Delhaye, Willy Kokolo, Jeanne Lacaille, Florent Servia.
5/Various Artists, We Out Here (Brownswood Recordings)
Voted by: Floriane Esnault, Mathieu Girod, Jeanne Lacaille, Rowan Standish-Hayes.
6/Rosalia, El Mal Querer
Voted by: Reza Ackbaraly, Eric Delhaye, Jeanne Lacaille, Rowan Standish-Hayes.
7/Fazer, Mara
Voted by: Reza Ackbaraly, Floriane Esnault, Rowan Standish-Hayes, Florent Servia.
8/ Thabang Tabane, Matjale (Mushroom Hour Half Hour)
Voted by: Reza Ackbaraly, Eric Delhaye, Michaël Patin, Florent Servia.
9/Refree, La Otra Mitad
Voted by: Reza Ackbaraly, Eric Delhaye, Jeanne Lacaille, Philippe Lesage
10/Noname, Room 25
Voted by: Reza Ackbaraly, Willy Kokolo, Rowan Standish-Hayes.
11/Kadhja Bonet, Childqueen
Voted by:Willy Kokolo, Michaël Patin, Rowan Standish-Hayes.
12/ Charles Bradley, Black Velvet (Daptone)
Voted by: Floriane Esnault, Hugues Marly, Michaël Patin.
13/Anthony Joseph, People of The Sun (Heavenly Sweetness)
Voted by: Jeanne Lacaille, Philippe Lesage, Mathieu Girod.
14/Maisha, There Is a Place
Voted by: Jeanne Lacaille, Phillip Mlynar, Michaël Patin.
15/ Blood Orange, Negro Swan
Voted by: Willy Kokolo, Hugues Marly, Florent Servia
16/John Coltrane, Both Directions at Once (Impulse!)
Voted by: Steve Futterman, Michaël Patin, Florent Servia
17/Henri Texier, Sand Woman (Label Bleu)
Voted by: Philippe Lesage, Florent Servia.
18/Onyx Collective, Lower East Side Suite Part Three (Big Dada)
Voted by: Eric Delhaye, Michaël Patin.
19/Lionel Loueke, The Journey (Aparte),
Voted by: Jeanne Lacaille, Dan Ouellette.
20/Danyel Waro, Aou Amwin (Buda Musique)
Voted by: Floriane Esnault, Rowan Standish-Hayes.
21/Sofiane Saidi & Mazalda, El Ndjoum
Voted by: Jeanne Lacaille, Michaël Patin.
22/Milo, Buddings Ornithologists Are Weary Of Tired Analogies
Voted by: Phillip Mlynar, Florent Servia.
23/Brad Mehldau/Charlie Haden, Long Ago And Far Away (Impulse!)
Voted by: Steve Futterman, Dan Ouellette.
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24/Prince : piano & microphone
Voted by: Reza Ackbaraly, Eric Delhaye.
25/Orquesta Akokan
Voted by: Jeanne Lacaille, Hugues Marly.
26/Bixiga 70, Quebra Cabeça
Voted by: Jeanne Lacaille, Mathieu Girod.
27/Cecile Mclorin Salvant, The Window (Mack Avenue)
Voted by: Floriane Esnault, Rowan Standish-Hayes.
28/Vaudou Game, Otodi (Hot Casa Records)
Voted by: Mathieu Girod, Hugues Marly.
29/Akua Naru, The Blackest Joy (The Urban Era)
Voted by: Mathieu Girod, Willy Kokolo.
