Top 15 World Music Albums, September 2026

(Rank – Artist – Album – Label)

1. Alune Wade – Family Affair – Crescendo Sunu Production
2. JariBu Afrobeat Arkestra – M.T.T. (Money Talk Talk or Mad Tyrant T.) – Soul Garden Records
3. Taftir – Od Layla Ba Ayara – Batov Records
4. Antti Paalanen – Haitarimarinadi – Rockadillo Records
5. Leenalchi – Here Comes That Crow – Luaka Bop
6. Ibrahim Maalouf – Trumpets of Michel-Ange Vol. 2 – Mister I.B.E.
7. Minyo Crusaders – From Japan with Love – Blue Note Records
8. Hilal Kaya – Sümbül – CPL-Music
9. Seffarine – Abaraz – Seffarine Music
10. King Ayisoba – Pure Confusion – Mais Um
11. Meryem Koufi & Mehdi Haddab – Nuba Nova Vol. 2 – Buda Musique
12. Kay Slice – I Take U Highlife – Agogo Records
13. Saulius Petreikis – Ritualai – Saulės muzika
14. V. A. – Émile Omar présente Déclic, Kaz A Zouk : Zouk – Créole Rap & Ragga – Kompa – Gwo Ka Modern (1987 – 1998) – Heavenly Sweetness
15. Nubras Ensemble – Nubras – LIBURIA RECORDS