Top 15 World Music Albums, April 2025

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  1. Alune Wade – New African Orleans – Enja
  2. Thanos Stavridis & Drom – fygame – Thanos Stavridis & Drom
  3. Zar Electrik – Koyo – Jarring Effects Label & Lamastrock
  4. Raul Paz – Guajiro Chic – Coloma Production
  5. Awa Khiwe – African Women Arise – Outhere Records
  6. Nidia Góngora – Pacifico Maravilla – Positivo Records
  7. Luis Gimenez Amoros – Bahia-Levant – KRB
  8. Kankou Kouyate – N’Darila – One World Records
  9. Kin’Gongolo Kiniata – Kiniata – Hélico
  10. Päivi Hirvonen – Maa Palaa – Nordic Notes / CPL-Musicgroup
  11. Shahab Tolouie Trio – Oxymoron – Shahab Tolouie
  12. Rodrigo Rodrigo Leão – O Rapaz da Montanha – Galileo Music Communication
  13. Elana Sasson – In Between – PKMusik
  14. Kazdoura – Ghoyoum: Syrian & Lebanese Psychedelia – August 4 Records
  15. Etienne de la Sayette & the Wild Horses Orchestra – Etienne de la Sayette & the Wild Horses Orchestra – Muju Records

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(Artist – Album – Label)

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