Category: Top 15

Top 15 World Music Albums, October 2023Top 15 World Music Albums, October 2023


1. Faratuben – Changement – Gülbaba Records
2. Rüüt – Kiriküüt – Nordic Notes
3. Kultur Shock – Acoustic Live – Old Age Recording Co.
4. Galeet Dardashti – Manajat – Galeet Dardashti
5. Santrofi – Deep into Highlife – Outhere Records
6. Mokoomba – Tusona: Tracings in the Sand – Outhere
7. Idrissa Soumaoro – Diré – Mieruba
8. Abdo/Buda/Marconi – Oltremura – Felmay
9. Les Mamans du Congo & Rrobin – Ya Mizolé – Jarring Effects
10. Bombay Rickey – Bombay Rickey – Cowboys and Indian
11. AySay – KÖY – No Bounds Music / Believe Digital
12. La Riippa Group – Awake – La Riippa Group
13. Catrin Finch & Aoife Ní Bhriain – Double You – Bendigedig
14. Yungchen Lhamo – One Drop of Kindness – Real World
15. dadá Joãozinho – tds bem Global – Innovative Leisure
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Top 15 World Music Albums, September 2023Top 15 World Music Albums, September 2023

  1. Galeet Dardashti – Manajat – Galeet Dardashti
  2. Mokoomba – Tusona (Tracings in the Sand) – Outhere Records
  3. Idrissa Soumaoro – Diré – Mieruba
  4. Faso Kan – Tungaladen – Global Music Centre
  5. TRAM des Balkans & Melissa Zantman – En Cavale – Les Entêtés
  6. Daisam Jalo – Cycles – Daisam Jalo
  7. Miranda – Uma Mulher na Cicade – JARO Medien
  8. Lame da Barba – Qafiz – Radici MusicRecords
  9. Bholoja – Imphilo – One World Records
  10. Valeria Matzner – Tamborilero – Valeria Matzner
  11. Matjé – Sur Mon Dos – Label d’À côté
  12. Yungchen Lhamo – One Drop of Kindness – Real World Records
  13. Dimitris Papageorgiou – Greek Bouzouki Classics – ARC Music
  14. Verónica Codesal, Didier Laloy & Damien Chierici – 100 Voltas – asbl SceneOff vzw
  15. Tarek Ghriri – Refugee in the Sea – Tarek Ghriri

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Top 15 World Music Albums, August 2023Top 15 World Music Albums, August 2023

(artist – album – label)

  1. Faso Kan – Tungaladen – Global Music Centre
  2. VA – Lost in Tajikistan – Riverboat Records
  3. Bilja Krstic & Bistrik Orchestra – Biljur – Jugoton Croatia Records
  4. Lame da Barba – Qafiz – Radici MusicRecords
  5. Mokoomba – Tusona (Tracings in the Sand) – Outhere Records
  6. Tony Allen & Adrian Younge – Tony Allen JID018 – Jazz Is Dead
  7. Balimaya Project – When the Dust Settles – New Soil x Jazz re:freshed
  8. Gafieira Rio Miami – Bring Back Samba – DBB Productions
  9. Eje Eje – Five Seasons – Batov Records
  10. Bokante – History – Real World Records
  11. Shono – Kolkhozoy Traktor – CPL-Music
  12. Kaveh Sarvarian & Kames Bitar – When the Sun Rises – Kaveh Sarvarian & Kames Bitar
  13. Fatoumata Diawara – London Ko – Wagram Music
  14. Alfredo Rodriguez – Coral Way – Mack Avenue Records
  15. Saîdê Goyî – Jinê – Saîdê Goyî

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Top 15 World Music Albums, July 2023Top 15 World Music Albums, July 2023

  1. Lame da Barba – Qafiz – Radici MusicRecords
  2. Tony Allen & Adrian Younge – Tony Allen JID018 – Jazz Is Dead
  3. Wilson das Neves – Senzala e Favela – FundiSom
  4. Faso Kan – Tungaladen – Global Music Centre
  5. Bokante – History – Real World Records
  6. Mehmet Polat – Embodied Poetry – Aftab Records
  7. Shono – Kolkhozoy Traktor – CPL-Music
  8. Cantares del Pacifico – Aguajes de Mar 7 Manglar – Chaco World Music
  9. Fatoumata Diawara – London Ko – Wagram Music
  10. Marta Gómez & Andrés Rotmistrovsky – Bajo y Voz – Marta Gómez
  11. Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi – The Wolf and the Lamb-Live at the Shakh – ARC Music
  12. Tinariwen – Amatssou – Wedge
  13. Balimaya Project – When the Dust Settles – New Soil x Jazz re:freshed
  14. VA – Acoustic Latino – Putumayo World Music
  15. Spruce Ritual – The Way the Evening Speaks – Ansonica Records

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Top 15 World Music Albums, June 2023Top 15 World Music Albums, June 2023

(Artist – Album Title – Label)

  1. Bokante – History – Real World Records
  2. Shono – Kolkhozoy Traktor – CPL-Music
  3. Fatoumata Diawara – London Ko – Wagram Music
  4. Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood – Jarak Qaribak – World Circuit
  5. Tinariwen – Amatssou – Wedge
  6. Okwy Osabede & Highlife Sound Makers – Igbo Amaka – Palenque Records
  7. Baaba Maal – Being – Marathon Artists
  8. Yaràkä – Curannera – Zero Nove Nove
  9. Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi – The Wolf and the Lamb-Live at the Shakh – ARC Music
  10. Bantu – What Is Your Breaking Point? – Soledad Productions
  11. Kayhan Kalhor and Toumani Diabate – The Sky Is the Same Colour Everywhere – Real World Records
  12. Faso Kan – Tungaladen – Global Music Centre
  13. Keturah – Keturah – Hen House Studios
  14. Alogte Oho & His Sounds of Joy – O Yinne! – Philophon
  15. Tabaco y sus Metales – Tabaco – El Palmas Music

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Top 15 World Music Albums, May 2023Top 15 World Music Albums, May 2023

(Artist – Album – Label)

  1. Fatoumata Diawara – London Ko – Wagram Music
  2. Hialøsa – Scanian Very Old Pop – GO’ Danish Folk Music
  3. Yaràkä – Curannera – Zero Nove Nove
  4. Keturah – Keturah – Hen House Studios
  5. Sophie Lukacs – Bamako – Disques Nuits d’Afrique
  6. Les Abranis – Amazigh Freedom Rock 1973-1983 – Bongo Joe
  7. Trad.Attack! – Bring It On – Trad.Attack! Music
  8. Baaba Maal – Being – Marathon Artists
  9. Rumbaristas – Malavares – Via Lactea
  10. Gaïsha – Ana Aïcha – Zephyrus Records
  11. Guillem Ballaz – Substrat – Segell Microscopi
  12. Riccardo Tesi – La Guista Distanza – Visage Music SAS
  13. Faizal Mostrixx – Mutations – Glitterbeat Records
  14. Kayhan Kalhor and Toumani Diabate – The Sky Is the Same Colour Everywhere – Real World Records
  15. Teun Creemers – Naamu – Zennez Records / One World Records

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Top 15 World Music Albums, April 2023Top 15 World Music Albums, April 2023

(artist – album – label)

  1. Trad.Attack! – Bring It On – Trad.Attack! Music
  2. Gaïsha – Ana Aïcha – Zephyrus Records
  3. Keturah – Keturah – Hen House Studios
  4. Altın Gün – Aşk – Glitterbeat
  5. Dobrila & Dorian Duo – Dobrila & Dorian Duo 2: Pile šareno – SJF Records
  6. Tellefs – Reel Date – Taragot Sounds
  7. Karkum Project – Sahira, Stories of Heroic Women – Karkum Project
  8. David Walters – Soul Tropical – Heavenly Sweetness
  9. Boroa – O Classico Fol – Boroa
  10. Violons Barbares – Monsters and Fantastic Creatures – Violons Barbares
  11. Son Rompe Pera – Chimborazo – AYA Records
  12. Gao Hong and Kadialy Kouyate – Terri Kunda – ARC Music
  13. Mahlathini & The Mahotella Queens – Music Inferno: The Indestructible Beat Tour 1988-89 – Umsakazo Records
  14. Hiram Salsano – Bucolica – Hiram Salsano
  15. Yalla Miku – Intergalactic Galactic – Bongo Joe Records

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Top 15 World Music Albums, March 2023Top 15 World Music Albums, March 2023

  1. Altın Gün – Aşk – Glitterbeat
  2. David Walters – Soul Tropical – Heavenly Sweetness
  3. Narechie – A iz pod goroda (From the town) – Sketis Music
  4. Entoto Band – Entoto Band – Guitar Globetrotter Recordings
  5. Ali Farka Toure – Voyageur – World Circuit
  6. Malika Zarra – RWA (The Essence) – Malika Zarra
  7. Light in Babylon – On Our Way – Light in Babylon
  8. Gao Hong and Kadialy Kouyate – Terri Kunda – ARC Music
  9. Lee Fry Music – Padma – Lee Fry Music
  10. Dur-Dur Band Int. – The Berlin Session – Outhere Records
  11. Luis de la Carrasca – Baro Drom – Andalouse Alhambra
  12. Ybira – Ybira – Ybira
  13. Moonlight Benjamin – Wayo – MA CASE Records
  14. Kimi Djabate – Dindin – Cumbancha
  15. Jasdeep Singh Degun – Anomaly – Real World Records

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Top 15 World Music Albums, February 2023Top 15 World Music Albums, February 2023

Ranking / Artist / Album / Label

  1. Malika Zarra – RWA (The Essence) – Malika Zarra
  2. Sona Jobarteh – Badinyaa Kumoo – Sona Jobarteh
  3. Light in Babylon – On Our Way – Light in Babylon
  4. Meral Polat Trio – Ez Kî Me – Meral Polat / AudioMaze
  5. Solomane Doumbia – Segou to Lagos – Mieruba
  6. Bassidi Kone – Kaira – Remote Records
  7. Narechie – A iz pod goroda (From the town) – Sketis Music
  8. Tsuumi Sound System – Concert in Stereo – Tsuumi Sound System
  9. Kimi Djabate – Dindin – Cumbancha
  10. Entoto Band – Entoto Band – Guitar Globetrotter Recordings
  11. Moonlight Benjamin – Wayo – MA CASE Records
  12. Aziz Sahmaoui & Eric Longsworth · Il fera beau demain matin jusqu’à midi · Passé Minuit En Accords
  13. Mwezi WaQ – Le Blues des Sourds-Muets – Buda Musique
  14. Nidi d’Arac – Nanti li 90’s – Nidi d’Arac
  15. Maraboto – Osla de Sacrificios – Multination

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Top 15 World Music Albums, January 2023Top 15 World Music Albums, January 2023

Ranking / Artist / Album / Label

  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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