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The Best World Music of 2025 Part 2 (#1411)The Best World Music of 2025 Part 2 (#1411)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Franck Biyong – Jela Kubwa Na Viboko – Radio Masoda
‘o Rom – Tutti Frutti – Radio Rom
Fanfare Ciocărlia & Adrian Raso – Transylvania Twist – The Devil Rides Again
Maëla Raoult – Nick & Raff’s towing – The Hen House
Samira’s Blues – Salam – Salam – EP
Eljuri – Fuerza – Así es el Mundo
hodíla ízba – Катись (Ride) – Where are you, Ivanka?
Tamar Ilana & Ventanas – Elvissa – Azadi
Femi Kuti – Work on Myself – Journey Through Life
Kadialy Kouyate – Jamba dongo – Toña
Damily & Tiliara Tsapiky Band – Tindrianay ze malemy – Fihisa
Majid Bekkas – Sidi Bouganga (with Hamid Drake) – Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVII: Gnawa World Blues (with Hamid Drake)
Hurja Halla – Tuonen Neito – Surma Hiihti
Etienne de la Sayette – Ibidi – Etienne de la Sayette & the Wild Horses Orchestra

Hour 2:
Jyotsna Srikanth – Manasa Sancharare – Carnatic Nomad
Jupiter & Okwess – Orgullo – Ekoya
Fanoos Ensemble – Watan (Homeland) (feat. Ahmad Fanoos, Mehran Fanoos, Elham Fanoos & Sohail Karimi) – Echoes of Afghanistan (feat. Mehran Fanoos, Elham Fanoos, Ahmad Fanoos & Sohail Karimi)
L Shankar – Dancing Beauty (feat. Abhijit Banerjee) – Full Moon
ODUCHU – Dugay Guys – Nostalgia
Hard Proof – Trash Talk – Code Noir
Freh Khodja – Ken Andi Habib – Ken Andi Habib
Sababa 5 – Nadir – Nadir
Zor – Байсын шулуун (Let’s be straight.) – Suuha-Hur
Balkan Taksim – Felinar – Acide Balkanique
Luiza – OXALÁ – Fantastik
Meklit – Ambassel – A Piece of Infinity
Ària Lua – Linda – Reconec
Divanhana – Rijekama – Radio Sevdah
Habib Koité, Aly Keita & Lamine Cissokho – Contrevent (feat. Mama Koné) [Live] – Mandé Sila Live @ Levon Helm Studios

Best World Music of 2025 Part 1 (#1410)Best World Music of 2025 Part 1 (#1410)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Sauljaljui – vaivaik (Searching for My Path) – VAIVAIK
Assu – Albbas / Lynx – Luohteniegut
Amira Kheir – Rabie Aljamal (Spring of Wonder) – Black Diamonds
Trio Da Kali – Nana Triban – Bagola
Grecia Albán – TODO PASA – NUBES SELVA
Jan Kadereit & Gamelan Salukat – Áshira – Sun and Fire – ÁSHIRA
Raúl Paz – Otra Vez – Guajiro Chic
Guitari Baro – Kolonkan – Guitari Baro
Alune Wade – Same Fufu – New African Orleans
Mahotella Queens – Uyeke Amanga – Buya Buya
Noura Mint Seymali – Ch’tib (Naha) – Yenbett
Loko Gasy – Vonjeo – Mifankatiava
Cumbia Chicharra – Lunática – Quinto Mundo
Bonbon Vodou – Gourmandises amoureuses – Épopée Métèque

Hour 2:
Värttinä – Traavalehevoi – Kyly
Tribeqa – Dembele – Sumu
Habib Koité, Aly Keita & Lamine Cissokho – Benkan (feat. Mama Koné) [Live] – Mandé Sila Live @ Levon Helm Studios
SENDUKI – Zingaròta (feat. Ettore Castagna, Peppe Costa, Mimmo Morello, Elisa Surace & Carmine Torchia) – Stranìa
Nusantara Beat – Tamat – Nusantara Beat
Anna Sato & Toshiyuki Sasaki – Santoyorojima – LIFE GOES ON
Awa Khiwe – NgeMbombela (with Mokoomba) – African Women Arise
Kin’Gongolo Kiniata – Fina Fina – Kiniata
Vaudou Game – Ça ira – FINTOU
Afrodream – Bamako – Guiss Guiss
Antibalas – La Ceiba (excerpt) – Hourglass
Aïta Mon Amour – Hajti fi grini – Abda
The Arab Blues – Maghroud (excerpt) – Saba
KANKOU – Blanko (feat. Sefoudi Kouyate) – N’Darila

2024 World Music Chart Highlights (#1362)2024 World Music Chart Highlights (#1362)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Seun Kuti – Move – Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head)
Franck Biyong – Jela Kubwa Na Viboko (excerpt) – Radio Masoda
Carlos Coronado – Lunolumínico – Flamenco Mediterráneo
Avra Banerjee – Silent Embrace – The Mind Voyager
Jyotsna Srikanth – Manasa Sancharare – Carnatic Nomad
Otava Yo – Tongue Twisters – Loud and Clear
Mauro Durante & Justin Adams – Santu Paulu – Sweet Release
Testo – Vanyusha Walked along the Street – Marya.Ivan
Voskresenie – Телега (Cart) – Телега (Telega)
Lucibela – Nhó Jom Seá Mi No/ Ta Pinga Txápu – Txápu – Moda Antiga
The Unknown Composer – Kalejaka Tu Man Shunesa – KOVRЫ
Afro Celt Sound System – Radio Ronza – Ova

Hour 2:
OYME – Vai, Mashura! – Mastorava vol. 1
Tyva Kyzy – Teve-Khaya – Songs For Life
Mario Poletti – Soul Freire – Drums & Bass… And Mandolin
Zor – Байсын шулуун (Let’s be straight.) – Suuha-Hur
BaBa ZuLa – Yok Haddi Yok Hesabı (No Limit No Calculation) [radio edit] – İstanbul Sokakları
Vedan Kolod – Peahen – Birds
Mari Boine – Lean dás – Alva
Kiran Ahluwalia – Tera Jugg – Comfort Food
Gotopo & Don Elektron – Piña pa la Niña – Sacúdete – EP
Lo’jo – Valse étrange – Feuilles fauves
Vereya – Kullervo – Soitua Maa
Zoloto – Алёшка (Alyoshka) – Метафора (Metaphora)
Dobet Gnahoré – Ayoka – Zouzou
Aziza Brahim – Ljaima likbira – Mawja
Buzz’ Ayaz – Buzzi Ayazi – Buzz’ Ayaz
Tarwa N-Tiniri – Rokba – Akal

STG’s Favorite Music of 2023, part 2 (#1309)STG’s Favorite Music of 2023, part 2 (#1309)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album)
Mïrändä – Rosinha dos Limoes – Uma Mulher Na Cidade
Bokanté – Illiminé – History
FARATUBEN – Jamu – Changement
Alpacas Collective – Movéfèzè – Big Words
OKAN – Okantomi – Okantomi
Mokoomba – Bakalubale – Tusona: Tracings in the Sand
Rahel Giger & Moussa Cissokho – Ñinindiroo – La Pluma
Vusi Mahlasela, Norman Zulu & Jive Connection – Anastacia – Face to Face
Bombay Rickey – Rupacman – Bombay Rickey
Rüüt – Jännupoig – Kiriküüt
Meral Polat Trio – Bile Bile (feat. Meral Polat, Chris Doyle & Frank Rosaly) – Ez Kî Me (feat. Meral Polat, Chris Doyle & Frank Rosaly)
Tanxugueiras – Arica – Diluvio
Idrissa Soumaoro – Yélé (feat. Amadou Bagayoko) – Diré
Faso Kan – Nin foli kadinye – Tungaladen

Hour 2:
Diepkloof United Voice – My Brother – Harmonizing Soweto: Golden City Gospel & Kasi Soul from the new South Africa
Rumbaristas – El Pez – Malavares
Samandar – Dam Hama Dam (Ali Ali) – Lost In Tajikistan
Balimaya Project – Anka Tulon – When The Dust Settles – Tamdit B’ Wass
Didon – Oh Maiden – يا للّا – Tunesian Tale
Galeet Dardashti – El Nora Alilah – Monajat
Taraf Syriana – Me Dukhhap tuke – Taraf Syriana
Mesudì – Scafuliandu (feat. Alessandro D’Alessandro) – Nodi
Mehmet Polat – Diotima – Embodied Poetry
Sona Jobarteh – Fondinkeeya – Badinyaa Kumoo
Shono – The praising of the twelve animal symbols of the year – Kolkhozoy Traktor
Yaràkä – Maletìmbe – Curannera
Salsa Celtica – Auld Lang Syne – El Agua de la Vida

Best Global Music of 2022 (#1255)Best Global Music of 2022 (#1255)

Hour 1
(artist – song – album)
Kyekyeku – To See the World – Funky Pangolin
Cumbiamuffin – La Cabezona – Cumbiamuffin
Susana Baca – Sorongo – Palabras Urgentes
Cimarron – Recia Como el Orinoco – La Recia
Taraf Syriana – Me Dukhhap tuke – Taraf Syriana
Khiyo – Shedin Aar Koto Durey – Bondona
Kayan Project – Ghesh – Dancing For No One
Leyla McCalla – Dodinin – Breaking the Thermometer
Lucibela – Justa Recordação – Amdjer
Tanxugueiras – Midas – Diluvio
BKO – BKO Kagni – Bamako
Ibrahim Maalouf & Angelique Kidjo – Ahan – Queen of Sheba
Lass – Mero Pertoulo – Bumayé
Shiran – Ya Rahali La Adan – Fadaytak
Oumou Sangaré – Sarama – Timbuktu

Hour 2
Mabel Flores – Mujer Incendio – Meraki
Okaidja Afroso – Srortoi (feat. George Spratz, Affreh Junior & Elipklim Amewode Kofi) – Jaku Mumor (Jákú Múmɔ)
Kobo Town – The Grass is Greener – Carnival of the Ghosts
Mirla Riomar – Canto do Mar – Afrobrasileira
Somi – Hapo Zamani – Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba
Minyeshu – Marewa – Netsa
Eneida Marta – Bissau Nando – Allan Guine
Te Vaka – Tete – Te Vaka Beats, Vol. 3
Folkatomik – Quant’ave (with Daniele Li Bassi, Valeria Quarta, Oreste Forestieri & Franco Montanaro) – Polaris
Sona Jobarteh – Kafaroo (feat. Ravid Kahalani) – Badinyaa Kumoo
Meral Polat Trio – Bile Bile – Ez Kî Me
Try Paradise – Funkhadeli – Try Paradise
Mitsune – Roku-Go – Hazama
hodíla ízba – Вы послушайте (WIll You LIsten) – Обряды (Rites)