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

Ranking – Artist – Album – Label

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

World Music Women: Americas (#1428)World Music Women: Americas (#1428)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Irka Mateo – Corazón (feat. La Tirindanga) – Vamo a Gozá (feat. La Tirindanga)
Cecílio Nena (Brazil) – Moleque Caiçara – World Beach Party by Putumayo
La Lupe – Busamba – Too Much
Virginia Rodrigues – Adeus Batucada – Sol Negro
Célia Cruz – Químbara – Salsa Sabrosa
Telmary – Ves (feat. Kumar) – Libre
Totó La Momposina – Acompanala – Pacantó
Xiomara Fortuna – Baisabi – Kumbajei
Umalali – Mérua – Umalali: The Garifuna Women’s Project
Carmen Souza – Ivanira – Kachupada
Lenka Lichtenberg – Es Khlipen Di Malokhim/weeping Angels – Fray
Cibelle – No Prego – Cibelle
Bebel Gilberto – Os Novos Yorkinos – Momento
Irene Farrera – El Pajarillo – Alma Latina
Moonlight Benjamin – Lilè – Wayo

Hour 2:
Céu – Lenda – Céu
Susana Baca – Takiti Taki – Afrodiáspora
Badi Assad – Rhythms – Rhythms
Celia Wa – Yo Méné Nou La (Vocal) – Wastral
Calypso Rose – Wah Fu Dance feat. Angelique Kidjo – So Calypso!
Christine Salem – Yala – Mersi
Yusa – Chiqui-chaca – Yusa
Albita – Muriendo de Amor – Hecho a Mano
Daniela Mercury – A Rainha do Axé (Rainha Má) – Virtual Vinyl
Althea SullyCole – Edou – Due West
Gringa – A Bicicleta – Letters from A. Broad – EP
Las Panteras – Apretaito – Hasta Cuando
Actitud María Marta – Quimeras – Con Perfume Revolución
Ulali – All My Relations – Smoke Signals (Soundtrack)
Flavia Coelho – O Que Sou – Bossa Muffin

Artist Focus: Guy Nsangué (#1427)Artist Focus: Guy Nsangué (#1427)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Sia Tolno – African Police – African Woman
Ceuzany – Cabo Verde la Fora (feat. Kiddye Bonz) – Ilha d’Melodia
Alpha Blondy – Waïkiki rock (2010 Remastered Edition) – Elohim (2010 Remastered Edition)
Salif Keïta – Tu vas me manquer – M’Bemba
Awilo Longomba – Mupenzi – Mondongo
Oliver N’Goma – Adia (excerpt) – Best of Oliver n’Goma
Sally Nyolo – Shana – Tribu
Régis Gizavo – Toliara – Ilakake
Blick Bassy – SDF – Hongo Calling
Elida Almeida – Nlibra Di Bo – Kebrada
Erick Cosaque – Embawgo – Chinal Ka 1973 – 1995
Papa Wemba – Zero – Molokai (Real World Gold)
Jean-Luc Ponty – N’Fan Mot – Tchokola
Femi Kuti – Oyimbo – Day By Day

Hour 2:
Daby Touré & Souad Massi – Mânensa Asli (Miwawa) [Je n’oublierai pas mes origines] – Mesk Elil
Oumou Sangaré – Yala – Oumou
JMO – Bunia Ndolen – In Ia Yelle (Open Your Eyes)
Rastak – Azadi – Tales of Earth and Sun
L’Antidote – Dates, Figs and Nuts (feat. Bijan Chemirani, Redi Hasa & Rami Khalife) – L’Antidote (feat. Bijan Chemirani, Redi Hasa & Rami Khalife)
Trinka – Dois No Ilê – Ep – EP
Igor Bozanic – Snijeg pade na behar, na voće (Snow fell on the flowers, on the fruit) – Žega
Nana Benz du Togo – Recycle – SÉ NAM
Mangane – Sama Reni – Zoom Zemmatt
James Basdanis & Magda Varoucha – Avgerinos – Avgerinos – Single
Magic Drum Orchestra – Get Up – MDO
Mas Trio – Wala Yhemmak (feat. Tarek Charbel) – Doctrina
Noura Mint Seymali – Jraad – Yenbett

World Music Women: Africa (#1426)World Music Women: Africa (#1426)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Mounira Mitchala – Adinna – Talou Lena
Syssi Mananga – Nsamina – Mopepe Mama
Dark City Sisters – Bina O Kata-Kata – Bina O Kata-Kata / Lerato Larona
Sayat Demissie – Ayasasbegnem – Kihe 3, Vol. 1
Cheikha Rimitti – Serrer à droite et stationner – Sidi Mansour
Les Mamans du Congo & RRobin – Mpemba – Ya Mizolé
Amira Kheir – Rabie Aljamal (Spring of Wonder) – Black Diamonds
Achieng Abura – Oyiengo Na Yo – Spirit Of A Warrior
Suthukazi Arosi – Abelungu Abamnyama – uBuntu
Salma El Assal – Salam – El Wadaa
Seheno – Omeko Anao – Ka
Meklit – Hagere Ethiopia – Ethio Blue – EP
Manou Gallo – Iniyi (Long version) – Dida

Hour 2:
Les Amazones De Guinée – Zawi – Wamato
Elida Almeida – Nta Fasi Kusa – Kebrada
Lala Njava – Soa Gnanay – Malagasy Blues Song
Yegna – Gobez – Best of Yegna
Nahawa Doumbia – Nteriwe – Didadi – EP
Maryam Mursal – Lei Lei – The Journey (Real World Gold)
Mamani Keita – Djalal Kibali – Kanou
Akofa Akoussah – Tango – Mothers Garden (The Funky Sounds of Female Africa 1975 – 1984)
Les Amazones d’Afrique – Anisokoma (feat. Rokia Koné & Kandia Kouyate) – Republique Amazone
Khaira Arby – Delya – Timbuktu Tarab
Sona Jobarteh – Ballaké Sissoko (feat. Ballaké Sissoko) – Badinyaa Kumoo
S’Modern Girls – Uzojabula – Unina Kavusi
Dorothy Masuka – Usemncane – Mzilikazi
Afrika Mamas – Lapha KwaZulu (Things are Happening) – Iphupho
Amina – Ya baba – Nomad – Best Of Amina

Best new global music – March 2026 (#1425)Best new global music – March 2026 (#1425)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Souad Massi – Congo Connection (feat. Youssoupha) – Zagate
Aly Keita – Balafon Evolution (feat. Marcel van Cleef & Roberto Badoglio) – Balafon Evolution (feat. Marcel van Cleef & Roberto Badoglio)
Ziggy Marley – Racism Is A Killa – Racism Is A Killa – Single
Doctor Nativo – La Kocina – BarrioKandela
Victoria Sur – Si Se Te Olvida el Camino – Café Feminina by Putumayo
Mariachi El Bronx – Fools Gold – Mariachi El Bronx (IV)
Nuevos Rios – Malvada – Nuevos Rios
Lucas Santtana – Liga (feat. Cocanha) – Brasiliano
ZHERAV – Naja – Naja / Bazaar – Single
Sababa 5 – Allô – Ça Va Ça Va
Balu – Tata Nimi – Borumba
AySay – Malala – Mal
Riccardo Tesi & Paolo Zampini – LIVING IN THE PAST / PRESENTE REMOTO – Camerock
Pixvae – Caminando – El Bacaneao
Psyché – Hurriya (We Must Resist) [feat. Ziad Trabelsi] – Hurriya (We Must Resist) [feat. Ziad Trabelsi] – Single

Hour 2:
Ida Elina – Pohjolan Kaiut – Under the Northern Skies
Tinariwen & Sulafa Elyas – Sagherat Assani (feat. Sulafa Elyas) – Hoggar
Ballaveu – Balh plan de Canejan | Ball pla de Sort (ball pla i corranda) – Arada
Cara de Espelho – Aldeia Fantasma – B
DakhaBrakha – vesilna – PTAKH / Bird
Saly Kouyaté – Ayan Deme – Mali Kelen
Massa Dembele – Tugan – Felatô
Pedro Pastor & Iseo – Sin Flor – 10 Locos Años Descalzos
Karyna Gomes – Tufulin (feat. Alana Sinkëy) – Kantigas di Liberdadi
Youthie – Lotus Dub – Wild Vibes
Ireke – Ta Logbe Jongo – Ayo Dele
Bamako Airlines – Continental Soukous – Volume III – EP
Crossing (Diabaté/Martella/Schiavone) – Bobo Sira – The Path Before Us
Tram des Balkans – Novoset – Alligator

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

Ranking – Artist – Album – Label

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

World Music Women Asia (#1424)World Music Women Asia (#1424)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Azam Ali – Nami Nami – From Night to the Edge of Day
Nasiba – Yokasiz – Samarkand
autorickshaw – Horn Ok Please – Meter
Yulduz Usmanova – Jeli Jeli – The Selection Album
Sheila Chandra – Prema, Shanti, Dharma, Satya – Out On My Own
Ehsan Saadeh – If You Only Knew – HENNA – Young female voices from Palestine
Lata Mangeshkar – Tera Jana – Anari (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Gao Hong & Kadialy Kouyate – House of Friendship – Terri Kunda
Hong Nhung – Con Chim Sâu – Khu Vườn Yên Tĩnh
Zulya Kamalova – Sat bhayan ki ek behanadli – Rajasthan – Journey of Voice
Marjan Vahdat – Tantanan – Our Garden Is Alone
Nour Fretiekh – Jaffa – Everything Has Changed – HENNA – Young female voices from Palestine
Inka Mbing – Sharing – Ga-Ga
Tania Saleh – Bassara Barrajeh – The Fortune Teller – 10 A.D.
Victoria Alexanyan, Amin Al Aiedy & Vincent Forestier – Désordre Nouveau – VISHAP

Hour 2:
Wild Wild Women – Mulinchi Toli (feat. Saniya MQ, Mahi Ghane & D.Raashi) – Mulinchi Toli (feat. Saniya MQ, Mahi Ghane & D.Raashi) – Single
Nelia Safaie – I’m Another Nakisa – Songs from Lands of Silence
Elissa – La Trouh – A Aychalak
Meiko Kaji – Shitto – Ginchou Wataridori
Najma Akhtar – Dil Laga Ya Tha – Qareeb
Ofra Haza – Ya Ba Ye (Single Mix) – Galbi
Kiss Nuka ft. Ganga Devi – Raav Chali – Folksoul
Mamak Khadem – Mina – Say Her Name – EP
Susheela Raman – Mamavatu – Salt Rain
Anoushka Shankar – Sinister Grains – Rise
Sevara Nazarkhan – Kurgim Kelar piano version – Otajonimsiz
Peanuts – O-Edo Nihon Ba Shi – The Folk Songs
Tyva Kyzy – Teve-Khaya – Songs For Life

Women of World Music (#1423)Women of World Music (#1423)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Mahotella Queens – Thoko – Women of the World
Cesária Évora – Barbincor – Miss Perfumado
Zap Mama – Furahi – Sabsylma
Rokia Traoré – Obikè – Né So
Anoushka Shankar, Sandra Carrasco, Piraña & Pirashanna Thevarajah – Kanya – Traveller
Zulya – Late Again – Elusive (Expanded Edition)
Minyeshu – Mizan – Black Ink
Palya Bea – Egész Nap – Nő
Vereya – Kullervo – Soitua Maa
Annbjørg Lien – Natten – Khoom Loy
Zuzana Navarova – Vřelé Díky Z Pupku – Jako Šántidéví
Razia Said – Tsy Lany – The Road
Samira Said – قال ايه = Aal Eah (What did he say?) – Aweeny Beek
Sauljaljui – Tjualayu Mountain – VAIVAIK
Vivalda Dula – Henda Mua Ngola – Africa

Hour 2:
Pauliina Lerche – Vot i Kaalina – Katrilli
Värttinä – Maamo – Aitara
Rim Banna – The Carmel of My Soul – The Mirrors of My Soul
Yasmin Levy – Porque – Sentir
Ibrahim Maalouf & Angélique Kidjo – Obinrin – Queen of Sheba
Nawal – For a Dignified Humanity – Embrace the Spirit
Oana Catalina Chitu – Trenule masina Mică – Divine
Ana Tijoux – Antipatriarca – Vengo
Olivia Foa’i – Mai Anumua – Mai Anumua (single)
Suphala – Seventeen Birds Outside My Window – Blueprint
Aziza Brahim – Ard el Salam – Mabruk
Ani Cordero – Casi Casi – El Machete
Sabrina Malheiros – Vam’bora – Clareia
Soha – Le café bleu – D’ici et d’ailleurs
Seheno – Falyfaly – Ka

World Music Meets Rock (#1422)World Music Meets Rock (#1422)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Manooghi Hi – Om Baba – Silence
Ludom – As Coisas São – Ludom
Soapkills – Leh Zaalen – The Best of Soapkills
Yasak Helva – Kafalar Yeşil – Atamba
Bamba Wassoulou Groove – Dankélé – Dankélé
Gypsy Caravan – Soweto Mujibha – Roots Rocking Zimbabwe: The Modern Sound of Harare’ Townships 1975-1980 (Analog Africa No.41)
Liya Ag Ablil, Nadia Nid El Mourid, Abdallah Ag Ahmed, Mathias Vaguenez, Sanou Ag Ahmed, Yamina Nid El Mourid & Terakaft – Awa Adounia – Kel Tamasheq (Deluxe Edition)
Masala Soundsystem – Czego chcieć więcej? (What more could you want?) – Cały Ten Świat (This Whole World)
Barika – Remember – Remember
The Bombay Royale – Ankhiyan – The Island of Dr. Electrico
Maria Mazzotta – Sula nu puei stare (feat. Bombino) – Onde
Cambodian Space Project – Knyom Mun Sok Jet Te – I’m Unsatisfied – Cambodian Space Project EP
Deleon – Ben Seni Severim – Casata
Zdob și Zdub – Trece Vremea Omului – Basta Mafia!
Grand Baton – Toutlè Dépi Dé Jou – Le Grand Baton
WITCH – Kamusale – SOGOLO

Hour 2:
Sinn Sisamouth – Season of Bloom (Remastered) – Cambodian Rocks, Vol. 1- 4 (Remastered)
The Hu – Shoog Shoog – The Gereg (Deluxe Edition)
Elektro Hafiz – Belki Son Kez – Elektro Hafiz
Boom Pam – Sabalé – Alakazam
Dave Dale – Om Namah Shivaya – Mantra Rocks
The Zydepunks – Lowlands of Baghdad – …and the Streets Will Flow With Whiskey
Steele Beautttah – Africa – Afro-Rock, Vol. 1
The Magnificent Zenians – Ije Udo – Wake Up You! The Rise and Fall of Nigerian Rock, Vol. 1 (1972-1977)
Altın Gün – Leyla – Gece
Yat-Kha – Tuva.Rock – Tuva.Rock
Makas – Gül Deli Deli – Gergedan
Dara Puspita – Mabuk Laut – A Beginner’s Guide to Sublime Frequencies Vol 1&2
Moonlight Benjamin – Tchoule – Simido
Dengue Fever – Tip My Canoe – Escape from Dragon House (Deluxe Edition)
Kel Assouf – Amghar – Black Tenere
Ozomatli – Only Love – Place In the Sun

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

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