Category: Top 15

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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Top 15 World Music Albums, July 2024Top 15 World Music Albums, July 2024

(Artist – Album – Label)

  1. Dobet Gnahoré – Zouzou – Cumbancha
  2. Sababa 5 & Yurika – KOKORO – こ​こ​ろ – Batov Records
  3. LuA – The Elephant – LuA
  4. The Zawose Queens – Maisha – Real World
  5. Varijashree Venugopal – Vari – GroundUP Music LLC
  6. Nation Beat – Archaic Humans – Ropeadope
  7. Saigon Soul Revival – Mối Lương Duyên – Saigon Supersound
  8. Paula Maya – Rio De Janeiro – Scholz Productions
  9. Russudan Meipariani featuring Ensemble Anchiskhati – Voices & Mountains – Timezone Records
  10. Tiganá Santana – Caçada Noturna – ajabu!
  11. Marta Topferova – Sombras – Moravia Publishing
  12. Combo Daguerre – Fracassines – Barbès
  13. Okwy Osadebe and Highlife SoundMakers – Ifunanya – Palenque Records
  14. Whisky Por Favor – Whisky Por Favor – Whisky Por Favor
  15. Bhutan Balladeers – Your Face Is Like the Moon, Your Eyes Are Stars – Glitterbeat Records

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Top 15 World Music Albums, June 2024Top 15 World Music Albums, June 2024

  1. The Zawose Queens – Maisha – Real World
  2. Nation Beat – Archaic Humans – Ropeadope
  3. Ruca Rebordão – Mestiço Atlântico – RUMA Records
  4. Saigon Soul Revival – Mối Lương Duyên – Saigon Supersound
  5. Natasia Y – Kyiv Soul – Lulaworld Records
  6. Besh o droM – Hova lesz a séta? [Let’s go for a walk] – Fonó
  7. Bedouin Burger – Ma Li Beit – PopArabia
  8. V.A. – Namaste Bombay – A musical tribute to Hindi Cinema – ARC Music
  9. Atse Tewodros Project – Maqeda – Galileo Music
  10. Bassekou Kouyate – Djudjon – One World Records
  11. Fenya Rai – Una ronda més – Segell Microscopi
  12. Dario Muci – Talassa – Zero Nove Nove
  13. Beautiful Nubia and the Roots Renaissance Band – Ṣonṣo – EniObanke
  14. Xabier Díaz – Axúdame A Sentir – Nuba Records
  15. Dobranotch – Vander Ikh Mir Lustik – CPL-Music

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Top 15 World Music Albums, May 2024Top 15 World Music Albums, May 2024

  1. Besh o droM – Hova lesz a séta? [Let’s go for a walk] – Fonó
  2. Tabaiba – Mestizo – KZoo Music
  3. Saigon Soul Revival – Mối Lương Duyên – Saigon Supersound
  4. Kyab Sul-Sa – Murmures d’Himalaya – Nangma Prod
  5. Kiran Ahluwalia – Comfort Food – Six Degrees Records
  6. Ceu – Novela – Urban Jungle/ONErpm
  7. Asmaa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou – L´Bnat – Ajabu
  8. Aziza Brahim – Mawja – Glitterbeat Records
  9. Olcay Bayir – Tu Gulî – ARC Music
  10. AC BC Project – CultureRize / Bamako All Stars, Vol.I – Roadmusic Prod.
  11. VAEV – Sløjfen – GO Danish Folk Music
  12. Las Karamba – Te Lo Digo Cantando – Guspira Records
  13. Adama Yalomba – Tanou – Remote Records/Studio Mali
  14. Bab L’Bluz – Swaken – Real World Records
  15. Chiaré – Chiaré – Four Flies Records

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Top 15 World Music Albums, April 2024Top 15 World Music Albums, April 2024

  1. Kiran Ahluwalia – Comfort Food – Six Degrees Records
  2. Aziza Brahim – Mawja – Glitterbeat Records
  3. Besh o droM – Hova lesz a séta? [Let’s go for a walk] – Fonó
  4. Shakti – This Moment – Abstract Logix
  5. Okavango African Orchestra – Migration – Okavango African Orchestra
  6. Sahra Halgan – Hiddo Dhawr – Danaya Music
  7. The New Orleans Klezmer All Stars – Tipish – The New Orleans Klezmer All Stars
  8. Newen Afrobeat – Grietas – Lichens Family
  9. Marthe x Pilani Bubu – Nay’indaba – L’oreille en friche
  10. Elana Sasson & Golestan Ensemble – Golestan – Elana Sasson
  11. Faraualla – Culla e Tempesta – Zero Nove Nove
  12. Lass – Passeport – Chapter Two records
  13. Amsterdam Klezmer Band – Bomba Pop – Vetnasj Records
  14. Konkolo Orchestra – Future Pasts – Rocafort
  15. Svängo – Svängo Nuevo – Galileo Music Communication

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Top 15 World Music Albums, March 2024Top 15 World Music Albums, March 2024

  1. Amsterdam Klezmer Band – Bomba Pop – Vetnasj Records
  2. Aziza Brahim – Mawja – Glitterbeat Records
  3. Sahra Halgan – Hiddo Dhawr – Danaya Music
  4. Kavita Shah – Cape Verdean Blues – Folkalist Records
  5. Touki – Plastic Man – Captain Pouch Records
  6. Aynur – Rabe – Aynur
  7. Hulbækmo & Jacobsen familieorkester – Rundsnurrknurr – Heilo
  8. Sutari – #kołysankidlaświata #lullabiesfortheworld – Audio Cave
  9. Tiken Jah Fakoly – Acoustic – Chapter Two Records
  10. Otava Yo – Loud and Clear – ARC Music
  11. V.A. – Women of the World – Putumayo
  12. Shay Hazan – Wusul وصول‘ – Batov Records
  13. Tunto – Huoleton – Aani records
  14. Núria Rovira Salat – Amor de Flores – TCHAÏ
  15. Pamela Badjogo – YIEH – Raphia / Believe / Inouïe

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Top 15 World Music Albums, February 2024Top 15 World Music Albums, February 2024

  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
  5. Muriel Mwamba – Lesa Alomfwa – Bassline Live
  6. Bombino – Sahel – Partisan
  7. Otava Yo – Loud and Clear – ARC Music
  8. Omiri – Ribatejo e Estremadura Vol.II: Abrantes e Alcobaça – Repasseado
  9. Hajda Banda – Hajda! – Karrot Kommando
  10. Touki – Plastic Man – Captain Pouch Records
  11. Abdallah Oumbadougou – Amghar-The Godfather of Tuareg Music – VOL. 1 – Petaluma Records
  12. Eskorzo – Historias de Amor y Otras Mierd – Calaverita Records + Maracuyeah!
  13. V. A. – World Love Songs – Putumayo
  14. Gao Hong and Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde – Alondra – ARC Music
  15. Sidiki Camara – Return to the Traditions – Global Sonics

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