Category: Top 15

Top 15 World Music Albums, June 2025Top 15 World Music Albums, June 2025

  1. Adrian Raso & Fanfare Ciocarlia – The Devil Rides Again – Asphalt Tango Records
  2. Selcuk Suna – The Space Between – Lulaworld Records
  3. Zingarua – Serotonin – Maninalto!
  4. Pambele – Damelo – Believe Digital
  5. Alune Wade – New African Orleans – Enja
  6. Ozan Ata Canani – Die Demokratie – Fun In The Church / Bertus
  7. Femi Kuti – Journey Through Life – Partisan Records
  8. The Knocks & Sofi Tukker – butter – Sofi Tukker
  9. Dunja Knebl & Roko Margeta – Fauna – Geenger Records
  10. Jonni Wind – The Earth Is Moving – Jonni Wind
  11. Hekate – Evigheten forestår – Helio
  12. Francis Bebey – Trésor Magnétique – Africa Seven
  13. Eishan Ensemble – Northern Rhapsody – ACEL Production
  14. Dani Jané – Vida – Segell Microscopi
  15. Ouzo Bazooka – Kapaim – Batov Records

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Top 15 World Music Albums, May 2025Top 15 World Music Albums, May 2025

  1. Francis Bebey – Trésor Magnétique – Africa Seven
  2. Alune Wade – New African Orleans – Enja
  3. Värttinä – Kyly – Rocadillo Records
  4. Adrian Raso & Fanfare Ciocarlia – The Devil Rides Again – Asphalt Tango Records
  5. Efrén López, Ciro Montanari & Jordi Prats – MEL – Worlds Within Worlds
  6. Red Baraat – Bhangra Rangeela – Sinj Records
  7. Thanos Stavridis & Drom – fygame – Thanos Stavridis & Drom
  8. Mandeng Groove – Conakry – Mandeng Groove
  9. Kin’Gongolo Kiniata – Kiniata – Hélico
  10. Raul Paz – Guajiro Chic – Coloma Production
  11. Vesevo – Tien’ a ment’ – Liburia Records
  12. Oktopus – Brahms, Balkans & Bagels – Oktopus
  13. Warsaw Afrobeat Orchestra – Nagana – Soliton
  14. Päivi Hirvonen – Maa Palaa – Nordic Notes / CPL-Musicgroup
  15. Elana Sasson – In Between – PKMusik

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Top 15 World Music Albums, April 2025Top 15 World Music Albums, April 2025

  1. Alune Wade – New African Orleans – Enja
  2. Thanos Stavridis & Drom – fygame – Thanos Stavridis & Drom
  3. Zar Electrik – Koyo – Jarring Effects Label & Lamastrock
  4. Raul Paz – Guajiro Chic – Coloma Production
  5. Awa Khiwe – African Women Arise – Outhere Records
  6. Nidia Góngora – Pacifico Maravilla – Positivo Records
  7. Luis Gimenez Amoros – Bahia-Levant – KRB
  8. Kankou Kouyate – N’Darila – One World Records
  9. Kin’Gongolo Kiniata – Kiniata – Hélico
  10. Päivi Hirvonen – Maa Palaa – Nordic Notes / CPL-Musicgroup
  11. Shahab Tolouie Trio – Oxymoron – Shahab Tolouie
  12. Rodrigo Rodrigo Leão – O Rapaz da Montanha – Galileo Music Communication
  13. Elana Sasson – In Between – PKMusik
  14. Kazdoura – Ghoyoum: Syrian & Lebanese Psychedelia – August 4 Records
  15. Etienne de la Sayette & the Wild Horses Orchestra – Etienne de la Sayette & the Wild Horses Orchestra – Muju Records

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Top 15 World Music Albums, March 2025Top 15 World Music Albums, March 2025

  1. Kankou Kouyate – N’Darila – One World Records
  2. Fågel Roc – Roc Guitar Refurbed Replayed Remixed – pbpRecords
  3. Sauljaljui – Vaivaik – Wind Music International
  4. Rastak – Tales of Earth and Sun – Rastak
  5. Aïta Mon Amour – ABDA – Shouka
  6. De Mar y Rio – Bailen y Gocen – Palenque Records
  7. OMIRI – Modas novas e algumas velhas – Repasseado
  8. Kasiva Mutua – Desturi – Delicious Tunes
  9. Salin – Rammana – Take Aim
  10. Songhoy Blues – Heritage – Transgressive Records
  11. Raghu Dixit Project – Shakkar – Raghu Dixit Music
  12. Şatellites – Aylar – Batov Records
  13. Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille Brotto – Djiyo – Ma Case
  14. Tiken Jah Fakoly – Live Salle Pleyel – Chapter Two Records / Wagram Music
  15. Arat Kilo – Danama – Accords Croisés

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Top 15 World Music Albums January 2025Top 15 World Music Albums January 2025

  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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Top 15 World Music Albums, December 2024Top 15 World Music Albums, December 2024

(Rank – Artist – Album – Label)

  1. The Bongo Hop – La Pata Coja – Underdog Records
  2. Moana & The Tribe – Ono – Black Pearl Ltd.
  3. Warsaw Village Band & Bassałyki – Sploty – Karrot Kommando
  4. DJAM! – DJAM – Guitar Globetrotter Recordings
  5. Kananayé – Kananayé – Tzig’Art
  6. Esperanza Fernandez – Sevilla 40.0 – Karonte
  7. Franck Biyong – Radio Masoda – Tangential Music
  8. Tamar Ilana & Ventanas – Azadi – Lulaworld Records
  9. Aboubakar Traoré & Balima – Sababu – Zephyrus
  10. Momi Maiga – Kairo – Segell Microscopi
  11. Peter Somuah – Highlife – ACT Music
  12. Tio Chorinho – Tempestuoso – Lulaworld Records
  13. Dogo Du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band – Avoudé – Dogo Du Togo
  14. Tenderete – En el Azul – Zephyrus Records
  15. Al Andaluz Project – The Songs of Iman Kandoussi – Traditional Arabic Andalusian – Galileo MC


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Top 15 World Music Albums, November 2024Top 15 World Music Albums, November 2024

(Rank – Artist – Album – Label)

  1. Franck Biyong – Radio Masoda – Tangential Music
  2. Tamar Ilana & Ventanas – Azadi – Lulaworld Records
  3. Momi Maiga – Kairo – Segell Microscopi
  4. Moana & The Tribe – Ono – Black Pearl Ltd.
  5. Nomade Orquestra – Terceiro Mundo – Nublu Records
  6. WaCharie – Chidzorogodo – WaCharie & Shamwari DzeRwendo
  7. Mulatu Astatke & Hoodna Orchestra – Tension – Batov Records
  8. Lucibela – Moda Antiga – Lusafrica
  9. Dogo Du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band – Avoudé – Dogo Du Togo
  10. Nizar Rohana – Safa – Worlds Within Worlds
  11. Sonic Interventions – Do You Remember – Agogo Records
  12. Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha – Äyskäri – Playground Music
  13. Choduraa Tumat – Yrlyg Bulak (Singing River) – Pan Records
  14. Banning Eyre – Bare Songs, Vol. 1 – Lion Songs Records
  15. Ezra Collective – Dance, No One’s Watching – Partisan Records

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Top 15 World Music Albums, October 2024Top 15 World Music Albums, October 2024

(Rank – artist – album – label)

  1. Momi Maiga – Kairo – Segell Microscopi
  2. WaCharie – Chidzorogodo – WaCharie & Shamwari DzeRwendo
  3. Manu Chao – Viva Tu – Because Music
  4. Choduraa Tumat – Yrlyg Bulak (Singing River) – Pan Records
  5. Seun Kuti – Heavier Yet (Lays the Crownless head) – Record Kicks
  6. Franck Biyong – Radio Masoda – Tangential Music
  7. Oriental Brothers International Band – Onye Rie Ibe Ya Erie – Palenque Records
  8. Seckou Keita – Homeland (Chapter 1) – Hudson Records
  9. Qais Essar – Echoes of the Unseen – Worlds Within Worlds
  10. Basama Jabr – Furat – Basama Jabr
  11. Jaune Toujours – Vertigo – Choux de Bruxelles
  12. V.A. – Global Party – Putumayo
  13. Lo’Jo – Feuilles Fauves – Yotanka/Integral
  14. Soba – Filman – MDH
  15. Sinimuso – Nouskaa Sisaret – Sinimuso

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Top 15 World Music Albums, September 2024Top 15 World Music Albums, September 2024

(Rank – Artist – Album – Label)

  1. Arun Ramamurthy Trio – New Moon – Greenleaf Music
  2. Süperstar Orkestar – Guča Revisited – Hajde Records
  3. Driss El Maloumi Trio & Watar Quintet – Details – Contre Jour / Zig Zag World
  4. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party – Chain of Light – Real World
  5. El Khat – Mute – Glitterbeat
  6. Babelnova Orchestra – Magma – MALADISCO / IPE IPE
  7. Dobet Gnahoré – Zouzou – Cumbancha
  8. Chutney – Ajar – Chutney
  9. Ayom – Sa.Li.Va. – Ayom/Believe
  10. Laíz & The New Love Experience – Ela Partíu – Agogo Records
  11. Marta Topferova – Sombras – Moravia Publishing
  12. LA LOM – The Los Angeles League of Musicians – Verve Records
  13. Larry & Joe – Manos Panamericanos – Larry & Joe
  14. V.A. – Cafe Africa – Putumayo
  15. Rusan Filiztek – Exils – Accords Croisés

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Top 15 World Music Albums, August 2024Top 15 World Music Albums, August 2024

(Rank – Artist – Album – Label)


1 – Babelnova Orchestra – Magma – MALADISCO / IPE IPE

2 – Lemon Bucket Orkestra – Cuckoo – Lemon Bucket Orkestra

3 – Dobet Gnahoré – Zouzou – Cumbancha

4 – Marta Topferova – Sombras – Moravia Publishing

5 – Viik – Sagt – Nordic Notes

6 – Sababa 5 & Yurika – KOKORO – こ こ ろ – Batov Records

7 – Yeisy Rojas – A Mis Ancestros – Yeisy Rojas

8 – Carmen Souza – Port’Inglês – Galileo MC

9 – Tio Chorinho – Tempestuoso – Lulaworld Records

10 – The Unknown Composer – KOVRЫ – Navigator records

11 – Africa Negra – Antologia Vol. 2 – Bongo Joe Records

12 – Yemen Blues – Only Love Remains – Kartel Music Group

13 – Martina Camargo – Canto y Rio – Chaco World Music

14 – Los Cumbia Stars – La Cumbia Une a Latinoamérica – Discos Fuentes

15 – Caro Wajnerman – Margenes – Agregadora de Música Argentina

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