Top Ten Albums of November
1. Bertrand Chamayou- Letter(s) to Erik Satie
Correspondence with John Cage.
2. Sullivan Fortner- Solo Game
Two sides of the pianist.
3. 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne- Welcome 2 Collegrove
Duffle bag boys.
4. Yuhan Su- Liberated Gesture
Good vibes.
5. DJ Manny- Hypnotized
Superior footwork.
6. Viktor Orri Árnason and Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir- Poems
Icy.
7. Thandi Ntuli and Carlos Niño- Rainbow Revisited
Sunshine.
8. Nitai Hershkovits- Call On the Old Wise
Wisdom of the elders.
9. Blockhead- The Aux
Underground all-stars.
10. Sarah Davachi and Quatuor Bozzini- Long Gradus
Deceptive drones.
Top Ten Songs of November
1.Tokischa- "Candy"
Not so sweet.
2. Danny Brown featuring Kassa Overall- "Jenn's Terrific Vacation"
An unexpected update of 2011’s “Fields”.
3. Rico Nasty, NCognita, Simon Said. and Raedio- "Lackin"
Complete.
4. Björk featuring Rosalía- "Oral"
“I just don’t know.”
5. Atmosphere- “Traveling Forever”
Never-ending tour.
6. 070 Shake featuring Ken Carson- "Natural Habitat"
Uncaged.
7. Larry June, Cardo and the Alchemist- "The Great Escape"
Free.
8. Majid Jordan- "Eyes Closed"
Smooth operator.
9. Yahritza Y Su Esencia and El Yaki- "Nos Equivocamos"
We were wrong.
10. Willi Carlisle- “When the Pills Wear Off”
Reckoning.
Top Ten Performances of November
1. András Schiff at Helzberg Hall
My review.
2. Juan Diego Flórez at the Folly Theater
My review.
3. Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s Listening Forest at Crystal Bridges Museum (Bentonville)
My Instagram clip.
4. The Danielle Nicole Band and Katy Guillen and the Drive at the Uptown Theater
My Instagram snapshot.
5. DJ Lucas, Papo2oo4, Subjxct 5, Paris Williams, Lil Heavn and N1n4 Freakquency at Farewell
My review.
6. Kelly Hall Tompkins at the Folly Theater
My review.
7. UMKC Opera’s “The Magic Flute” at White Recital Hall
My review.
8. Jackie Myers, Rich Wheeler and Sebastian Arias at the Market at Meadowbrook
My Instagram snapshot.
9. The Extemporaneous Music and Arts Society’s “Intersect & Interdependence” at Charlotte Street Foundation
My Instagram clip.
10. East Hill Singers at Rolling Hills Presbyterian Church
My Instagram snapshot.
The previous monthly survey is here.