Best new global music – March 2026 (#1425)

Hour 1 (rank – artist – song – album):
#10 Celia Wa – Démounaj – Fasadé
#9 The Bongo Hop – Eko Eko (Feat. Moonlight Benjamin) – La Pata Coja
#8 Songhoy Blues – Gambary – Héritage
#7 Pauanne – Karjala – Karelia – Joku Raja Rakkaudesakin
#6 Vaudou Game – Ça ira – FINTOU
#5 Tamala – May Ma Sara – Diboli
#4 Raghu Dixit – Kudilikke Hatthidyanna – Shakkar
#3 Tamar Ilana & Ventanas – Elvissa – Azadi
#2 Trio Da Kali – Orpaillage – Bagola
#1 Sauljaljui – sapuy 火把 (Torch) – VAIVAIK
Anthony Joseph – Tony – Rowing up River to Get Our Names Back
Smoke & Mirrors – Mala Salud – Return of the Numbers
João Selva – Banho De Mar – Onda

Hour 2:
Adrian Younge – کنم – Farrar Konam (feat. Liraz) – Adrian Younge Presents Linear Labs: São Paulo
The Loire Valley Calypsos – Mon Gamin – Groove World by Putumayo
KUTU – Set – MARDA
Uusikuu – Elokuun illat – Piknik
Trinka – Dois No Ilê – Ep – EP
The Arab Blues – Maghroud – Saba
Jawa – Allamo Almahboba Hajri – Last Breaths from Aleppo
Fanoos Ensemble – Watan (Homeland) (feat. Ahmad Fanoos, Mehran Fanoos, Elham Fanoos & Sohail Karimi) – Echoes of Afghanistan (feat. Mehran Fanoos, Elham Fanoos, Ahmad Fanoos & Sohail Karimi)
L. Shankar – Dancing Beauty (feat. Abhijit Banerjee) – Full Moon
Meno Del Picchia – Retina – Maré Cheia
Kasiva Mutua – Twende Mbele – Desturi
Jason Carter – Hope and Waiting – In and out of Time
Hard Proof – Trash Talk – Code Noir
Áššu – Albbas / Lynx – Luoteniegut
Alsarah & The Nubatones – Habibi – Seasons of the Road
Pawa – Zaihraj Za Mnie Dudarocku – Folk and Great Tunes from Belarus
Jupiter & Okwess & Mare Advertencia Lirika – Orgullo – Ekoya