Top 15 World Music Albums January 2025

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  1. Tamar Ilana & Ventanas – Azadi – Lulaworld Records
  2. Sauljaljui – Vaivaik – Wind Music International
  3. The Bongo Hop – La Pata Coja – Underdog Records
  4. Kanazoe, Clotilde Rullaud, Abdoulaye Traore, Boubacar Djiga, Achille Nacoulma – Kananayé – Tzig’Art
  5. PulciPerla – Tatekieto – Prado Records / Cie Pucinella
  6. Warsaw Village Band & Bassałyki – Sploty – Karrot Kommando
  7. DJAM! – DJAM – Guitar Globetrotter Recordings
  8. shunTA! – At the Kafana – Rakia Records
  9. Aboubakar Traoré & Balima – Sababu – Zephyrus
  10. Tio Chorinho – Tempestuoso – Lulaworld Records
  11. The Baltic Sisters – Värav / Vārti / Vartai – CPL-Music
  12. Esperanza Fernandez – Sevilla 40.0 – Karonte
  13. Kairos Collective – Ariadne – TouMilou
  14. André Siqueira – Aura – André Siqueira
  15. Wild Mushrooms – Under the Dragon Tree -Sea of Wood Records

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  2. Cimarrón – La Recia – Cimarrón
  3. Lucibela – Amdjer – Lusafrica
  4. Auļi – Sit, Jānīti! – Lauska
  5. Flo – Brave Ragazze – SoundFly
  6. Meïkhâneh – Chants du dedans, Chants du dehors – Buda Musique
  7. Kobo Town – Carnival of the Ghosts – Stonetree Records
  8. Oumou Sangare – Timbuktu – World Circuit
  9. Grupo Rebolu – Mi Herencia (My Heritage)– Smithsonian Folkways
  10. New Asia – Chorchok – CPL-Music
  11. Dendê & Band – Agô – Ropeadope Records
  12. Moktar Gania and Gnawa Soul – Masterisé – MusjoMusic / Nuits d’Afrique
  13. Claudia Colom – La Flor del Dimoni – Segell Microscopi
  14. Lenka Lichtenberg – Thieves for Dreams: Songs of Theresienstadt’s Secret Poetess – Six Degrees Records
  15. Vieux Farka Tour – Les Racines – World Circuit
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Top 15 World Music Albums, January 2023Top 15 World Music Albums, January 2023

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  1. Meral Polat Trio – Ez Kî Me – Meral Polat / AudioMaze
  2. Mwezi WaQ – Le Blues des Sourds-Muets – Buda Musique
  3. Debashish Bhattacharya – The Sound of the Soul – Abstract Logix
  4. Mawaca – Nama Pariret – Ethos Music
  5. Sona Jobarteh – Badinyaa Kumoo – Sona Jobarteh
  6. Vusi Mahlasela, Norman Zulu, Jive Connection – Face to Face – Strut
  7. Taraf Syriana – Taraf Syriana – Lula World Records
  8. Sonido Verde de Moyobamba – Sonido Verde de Moyobamba – Analog Africa
  9. Tanxugueiras – Diluvio – PlayPlan / Calaverita Records
  10. Didon – Tunesian Tale – Electrofone
  11. Nenia Ira – Nenia Ira – Vlad Productions / Absilone / Believe digital
  12. Payadora Tango Ensemble – Silent Tears: The Last Yiddish Tango – Six Degrees
  13. Tárkány Trió: A cimbalomprímás – Fonó Budai Zeneház
  14. Mahsa Vahdat & Skruk – Braids of Innocence – Kirkelig Kulturverksted
  15. Hamid El Kasri – Roots & Plugged – Metronome
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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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