Category: Top 15

Top 15 World Music Albums, July 2026Top 15 World Music Albums, July 2026

(Ranking – Artist – Album – Label)

  1. Ibrahim Maalouf – Trumpets of Michel-Ange Vol. 2 –
    Mister I.B.E.
  2. Naked & Lakatos Mónika FolkTrió – Neked – Adriatica Records
  3. Las Panteras – Hasta Cuando – KaRu Prod
  4. Coco Mbassi – Ewekedi Part 1 – Coco Mbassi
  5. INA Stars Orchestra – INA Denw – Remote Records/Studio Mali
  6. Antti Paalanen – Haitarimarinadi – Rockadillo Records
  7. Lovana – Jiro – Jaspir
  8. Leenalchi – Here Comes That Crow – Luaka Bop
  9. Angelique Kidjo – Hope – Parlophone / Warner
  10. Moussa T – Tartite – Mixto Records
  11. Fatoumata Diawara – Massa – Nø Førmat!
  12. Les Mamans du Congo & Rrobin – Wa Sangi – Jarring Effects
  13. La Coixinera – Quanta Ballera! – Segell Microscopi
  14. Kon-Fusion – Arriba de su Muro – MTL Sauce Piquante
  15. Fågel Roc – Cantata – pbpRecords

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Top 15 World Music Albums, June 2026Top 15 World Music Albums, June 2026

Rank – Artist – Album – Label

  1. Coco Mbassi – Ewekedi Part 1 – Coco Mbassi
  2. Moussa T – Tartite – Mixto Records
  3. Trio Tico – Pensaments – Segell Microscopi
  4. Brazzmatazz – Crank Up the Pressure – Den Hoed Music Records
  5. Rézeleje Fanfárosok – Fúgamadár – Rézeleje Fanfárosok
  6. Angelique Kidjo – Hope – Parlophone / Warner
  7. Trèvol – Folk d’Extraradi – Segell Microscopi
  8. Fatoumata Diawara – Massa – Nø Førmat!
  9. Tako Toki – Un dimanche à Monaco – Muju Records
  10. Cocanha – Flame Folclòre – Bongo Joe
  11. Spok – Raizes – YB Music
  12. Nu Genea – People of the Moon – NG Records
  13. Momo – Tum Tum Tum – Agogo
  14. Marta Elena – Por Amor – Lulaworld Records
  15. Vasilis Kostas – Léna – Artsyndesis

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Top 15 World Music Albums, May 2026Top 15 World Music Albums, May 2026

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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Top 15 World Music Albums, April 2026Top 15 World Music Albums, April 2026

Ranking – Artist – Album – Label

  1. Super Panela – Sangre Nueva – Maaula Records
  2. Aly Keita Trio – Balafon Evolution – One World
  3. Mansfarroll – África sí – M. Percuson
  4. Ireke – Ayo Dele – Underdog Records
  5. Kuljit Bhamra – DESI – The Soul of Punjab – ARC Music Productions International Ltd.
  6. Rihab Azar – Dandelion – Rihab Azar
  7. Suistamon Sähkö – Lunta tupaan – Playground Music Oy
  8. Souad Massi – Zagate – BackingTrack Production
  9. Pixvae – De Lado a Lado – Compagnie 4000
  10. Karyna Gomes – Kantigas di Liberdadi – The Orchard
  11. Kareyce Fotso – Gwà – CONTRE-JOUR
  12. Vasilis Kostas – Léna – Artsyndesis
  13. VAQO – Guguni Oda – GMI
  14. V. A. – Global Guitars – Putumayo
  15. Baklava Express – Sababa – Baklava Express

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Top 15 World Music Albums, March 2026Top 15 World Music Albums, March 2026

Ranking – Artist – Album – Label

  1. Souad Massi – Zagate – BackingTrack Production
  2. Saly Kouyate – Mali Kelen – Remote Records/Studio Mali
  3. Aly Keita Trio – Balafon Evolution – One World
  4. Tinariwen – Hoggar – Wedge
  5. Doctor Nativo – BarrioKandela – Stonetree Records
  6. Psyché – Psyché II – Four Flies Records
  7. DakhaBrakha – Ptakh/Bird – DakhaBrakha
  8. Karyna Gomes – Kantigas di Liberdadi – The Orchard
  9. Crossing: Petit Solo Diabaté | Nino Martella | Marco Schiavone – The Path Before Us – Circular Music
  10. Nuevos Rios – Nuevos Rios – ZZK
  11. AySay – Mal – V2 Records
  12. Bamako Airlines – Volume III – Bamako Airlines
  13. Ireke – Ayo Dele – Underdog Records
  14. Ida Elina – Under the Northern Skies – Hello World Records
  15. Balu – Borumba – Vu Prod

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Top 15 World Music Albums, February 2026Top 15 World Music Albums, February 2026

  1. Bamako Airlines – Volume III – Bamako Airlines
  2. Crossing: Petit Solo Diabaté | Nino Martella | Marco Schiavone – The Path Before Us – Circular Music
  3. Yinon Muallem – Aegina’s Secret – Yinon Muallem
  4. Tram – Alligator – Les Entêtés
  5. Adir Jan – Al Mast – Trikont – Unsere Stimme – Verlags GmbH
  6. Monoswezi – Moyo – Parallell
  7. Rahu – On the Dance Floor / Uz deju grīdas – CPL-Music
  8. Nilza Costa – Cantigas – Brutture Moderne
  9. Neba Solo & Benego Diakité – A Djinn and a Hunter Went Walking – Nonesuch
  10. Hersi Matmuja, Jacopo Conoci – Lum – Maladisco
  11. Yilian Cañizares – Vitamina Y – Planeta Y
  12. Zenekar – Swirls – 4000 Records
  13. Temenik Electrik – Habibi My Love – Le Nomad
  14. Hami Hamoo – Siya – Accords Croisés / Pias
  15. BashElán – Titkon – Fono

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Top 15 World Music Albums, January 2026Top 15 World Music Albums, January 2026

(Rank – artist – album – label)

  1. CROSSING (Diabaté/ Martella/ Schiavone) – The Path Before Us – Circular Music Records
  2. Hami Hamoo – Siya – Accords Croisés / Pias
  3. Adir Jan – Al Mast – Trikont – Unsere Stimme – Verlags GmbH
  4. Tuuletar – Maammo – Nordic Notes
  5. Nusantara Beat – Nusantara Beat – Glitterbeat Records
  6. Yeko – Miwe – Back2Bam Production
  7. Gangbé Brass Band – From Ouidah To Another World – Salt’n Ginger
  8. Ragna – Ragna – GO Danish Folk Music
  9. Lakhdar Nahou Ensemble – L’Odyssée de Noūr – Lakhdar Nahou Ensemble
  10. Kunbe – Fanga – Adjololo Records
  11. David Walters – Ti Love – Heavenly Sweetness
  12. Cumali Bulduk – Bana Seni Gerek Seni – Saz Ground Music
  13. Mariama & Vieux – Ntèry – Korafola production
  14. Lamia Yared & Efrén Lopez – From Minho to Euphrates – Worlds Within Worlds
  15. V.A. – Caribbean Cruise – Putumayo

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Top 15 World Music Albums, December 2025Top 15 World Music Albums, December 2025

(Rank – Artist – Album – Label):

  1. Adir Jan – Al Mast – Trikont – Unsere Stimme – Verlags GmbH
  2. Nusantara Beat – Nusantara Beat – Glitterbeat Records
  3. Roël Calister – The Work of Songs – AudioMaze / Jiga Musica
  4. Wesli – Makaya – WUP
  5. Either/Orchestra & Ethiopian Guests – Ethiopiques 32: Nalbandian The Ethiopian – Heavenly Sweetness
  6. Outlet Drift – Masonolay i Cepo’ – WIND MUSIC International Corporation
  7. Noura Mint Seymali – Yenbett – Glitterbeat Records
  8. Sarakina – Suspended in the Mist – Amadeus / SARAKINA
  9. Gangbé Brass Band – From Ouidah To Another World – Salt’n Ginger
  10. Sahad – African West Station – Stereo Africa 432
  11. WaCharie & Shamwari DzeRwendo Band – Mazwienzara – WaCharie & Shamwari DzeRwendo Band
  12. Ceuzany – No Txal te li – Harmonia
  13. Muamma – Dereboyu Kavaklar – AudioMaze
  14. The Klezmatics – Woody Guthrie’s Happy Joyous Hanukkah Remastered and Extended – The Klezmatics
  15. Laura Camacho Tango Project – Todo Tiempo Pasado – Laura Camacho Tango Project

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Top 15 World Music Albums, November 2025Top 15 World Music Albums, November 2025

  1. Noura Mint Seymali – Yenbett – Glitterbeat Records
  2. Loko Gasy – Mifankatiava – AudioMaze
  3. Tribeqa – Sumu – Underdog
  4. Nusantara Beat – Nusantara Beat – Glitterbeat Records
  5. ‘O Rom – Radio Rom – Phototype Records
  6. Antibalas – Hourglass – Daptone
  7. Guitari Baro – Guitari Baro – Chrysalis Global
  8. Nancy Vieira & Fred Martins – Esperança – Galileo Music
  9. Bonbon Vodou – Épopée Métèque – Heavenly Sweetness
  10. La Cumbia Chicharra – Quinto Mundo – Music Box Publishing
  11. Mehrnam Rastegari – Dislocated Pulse – Merhnam Rastegari
  12. Senduki – Strania – AlfaMusic
  13. Suntou Susso – Jaliya Silokang – The Path of a Griot – Independent
  14. Gilmar Gomes – 11:11 – Music Avenue
  15. Syran Mbenza – Rumba Africa – Hysa Productions

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Top 15 World Music Albums, October 2025Top 15 World Music Albums, October 2025

  1. ‘O Rom – Radio Rom – Phototype Records
  2. Afrodream – Guiss Guiss – Rubik Music
  3. Meklit – Piece of Infinity – Smithsonian Folkways
  4. Guitari Baro – Guitari Baro – Chrysalis Global
  5. Meral Polat – Meydan – W.E.R.F. Records
  6. Loko Gasy – Mifankatiava – AudioMaze
  7. Cheikh Lo – Maame – World Circuit
  8. Tania Saleh – Fragile – Tantune
  9. Kiala & Afroblaster – One Race ‘A Tribute to Hilaire Penda’ – Tangential Music
  10. Saha Gnawa – Saha Gnawa – Pique-Nique Recordings
  11. Zhenya Wind – The Earth Is Moving – Zhenya Wind
  12. Ravi Kulur & Barry Phillips – Breath & Bow – Ravi Kulur & Barry Phillips
  13. Burhan Öçal, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, The Trakya All Stars – Trakya Funk – Gülbaba Records & Omni Sound
  14. Amira Kheir – Black Diamonds – Stern’s
  15. L’Antidote – L’Antidote – Ponderosa Music

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