Top 15 World Music Albums, July 2025

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Mahotella Queens – Buya Buya: Come Back – Umsakazo Records
V. A. – Roots Rocking Zimbabwe – The Modern Sound of Harare’ Townships 1975-1980 – Analog Africa
Kadialy Kouyate – Toña – ARC Music
Majid Bekkas, Nguyên Lê, Hamid Drake · Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVII: Gnawa World Blues · ACT Music
Adrian Raso & Fanfare Ciocarlia – The Devil Rides Again – Asphalt Tango Records
V. A. – Afro-Portuguesa by Putumayo – Putumayo
Alune Wade · New African Orleans · Enja / Yellowbird
Kanazoé Orkestra – Balabeatz – Kanazoé Orkestra
Peyoti for President – Your Comfort Zone – Sordid Soup records
Maëla Raoult – The Hen House – Azkaban Records
Haris Pilton & The Balkan Voodoo Orchestra – Soon in Your Village – Asphalt Tango Records
Mandé Sila Featuring Habib Koite, Aly Keïta & Lamine Cissokho – Mandé Sila Live @ Levon Helm – Contre Jour
Zar Electrik – Koyo – Jarring Effects / Lamastrock
Puman – Spring – Sea of Wood Records
Igor Božanić – Žega – POP Depression

Top 15 World Music Albums, March 2023Top 15 World Music Albums, March 2023

(Rank – Artist – Album – Label)

1 – Babelnova Orchestra – Magma – MALADISCO / IPE IPE

2 – Lemon Bucket Orkestra – Cuckoo – Lemon Bucket Orkestra

3 – Dobet Gnahoré – Zouzou – Cumbancha

4 – Marta Topferova – Sombras – Moravia Publishing

5 – Viik – Sagt – Nordic Notes

6 – Sababa 5 & Yurika – KOKORO – こころ – Batov Records

7 – Yeisy Rojas – A Mis Ancestros – Yeisy Rojas

8 – Carmen Souza – Port’Inglês – Galileo MC

9 – Tio Chorinho – Tempestuoso – Lulaworld Records

10 – The Unknown Composer – KOVRЫ – Navigator records

11 – Africa Negra – Antologia Vol. 2 – Bongo Joe Records

12 – Yemen Blues – Only Love Remains – Kartel Music Group

13 – Martina Camargo – Canto y Rio – Chaco World Music

14 – Los Cumbia Stars – La Cumbia Une a Latinoamérica – Discos Fuentes

15 – Caro Wajnerman – Margenes – Agregadora de Música Argentina