Top 15 World Music Albums, May 2026

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1. Angelique Kidjo – Hope – Parlophone / Warner
2. Coco Mbassi – Ewekedi Part 1 – Coco Mbassi
3. Gaoussou ‘Sobra’ Kouyate – Sobra Dance – One World Records
4. Amrita – Amrita – Amrita
5. Berima Amo – Rhythms of Love – ARC Music
6. Zocco Baia – L’Ora d’oro – Zocco
7. Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood – Ranjha – World Circuit (BMG)
8. Mah Damba – Taabolo Koura – One World Records
9. Altın Gün – Garip – Glitterbeat
10. Moussa T – Tartite – Mixto Records
11. Tamikrest – Assikel – Glitterbeat Records
12. Tarwa N-Tiniri – Zaman – Atty Records
13. The Klezmatics – We Were Made for These Times – Asphalt Tango Records
14. Antonio Carlos & Jocafi, Adrian Younge, & Ali Shaheed Muhammad – Antonio Carlos & Jocafi JID026 – Jazz Is Dead
15. New Era Quartet – Bridge to Sevdah – Snail Records

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  3. Roël Calister – The Work of Songs – AudioMaze / Jiga Musica
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  10. Sahad – African West Station – Stereo Africa 432
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  12. Ceuzany – No Txal te li – Harmonia
  13. Muamma – Dereboyu Kavaklar – AudioMaze
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  1. Aziza Brahim – Mawja – Glitterbeat Records
  2. London Afrobeat Collective – Esengo – Canopy Records
  3. Sahra Halgan – Hiddo Dhawr – Danaya Music
  4. Mohammed Syfkhan – I Am Kurdish – Nyahh Records
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  10. Touki – Plastic Man – Captain Pouch Records
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  1. Kobo Town – Carnival of the Ghosts – Stonetree Records
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  3. New Asia – Chorchok – CPL-Music
  4. Maga Bo – Amor (É Revolução) – Kaxambu Records
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  7. Yungchen Lhamo – Awakening – Six Degrees Records
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