The KEXP DJs hear thousands of albums every year, but in 2011, which ten really stood out for them? Find out as KEXP looks at each DJ’s list through the month of December, leading up to our 2011 Top 90.3 Countdown, as voted on by YOU, the KEXP listener! We’ve extended the voting, so it now ends TODAY Tuesday, December 20th at 5:00 PM PT, so let us know your favorites now, and tune in on Friday, December 30th to hear which albums made the list!
Tinariwen in the KEXP studios 7-19-11 // photo credit: Victoria VanBruinisse (more photos)
DJ Rhythma’s 2011 Top Ten Albums
| rank | album | artist | label |
| 10 | Blow Your Head 2: Dave Nada Presents Moombahton | Various Artists | Downtown |
| 9 | Pesebre | Axel Kygier | Crammed Discs |
| 8 | Komba | Buraka Som Sistema | Enchufada |
| 7 | Addis Through the Looking Glass Dub Colossus | Dub Colossus | PID |
| 6 | Atropolis | Atropolis | Dutty Artz |
| 5 | Agadez | Bombino | Cumbancha |
| 4 | Tassili | Tinariwen | Anti- |
| 3 | Latino & Proud | DJ Raff | Nacional |
| 2 | Karton City Boom | Shazalakazoo | Eastblok Music |
| 1 | Cookin Gumbo | Captain Planet | Bastard Jazz |
DJ Rhythma is a fill-in DJ for Wo’Pop, on the air Tuesday nights from 6-9PM.
