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Top 15 World Music Albums, August 2026Top 15 World Music Albums, August 2026

(Rank – Artist – Album – Label)

  1. Leenalchi – Here Comes That Crow – Luaka Bop
  2. Minyo Crusaders – From Japan with Love – Blue Note Records
  3. Ibrahim Maalouf – Trumpets of Michel-Ange Vol. 2 – Mister I.B.E.
  4. Hilal Kaya – Sümbül – CPL-Music
  5. Sosyete ’25 – Yaygara – Tru Thoughts
  6. Lila Downs – Cambias Mi Mundo – Sony Music Entertainment México
  7. Coco Mbassi – Ewekedi Part 1 – Coco Mbassi
  8. Biribá Union – Passing Go – Bright Shiny Things
  9. Rite of Strings – Dust and the Moon – Bright Shiny Things
  10. Naked & Lakatos Mónika FolkTrió – Neked – Adriatica Records
  11. Antti Paalanen – Haitarimarinadi – Rockadillo Records
  12. Medusa Quartet – Weaving Gold in Broken Places – Medusa Quartet
  13. East of West – Velella – 4000 Records
  14. Cabezas de Cera – Metaensamble – Cabezas de Cera
  15. Leslie Cartaya – Spanglish – Leslie Cartaya

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Best New Global Music August 2026 (#1445)Best New Global Music August 2026 (#1445)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Coco Mbassi – Bhafrika ’25 Edit – EWEKEDI, Pt.1
Medusa Quartet – Vulgar Bulgar (feat. Naghmeh Farahmand) – Weaving Gold in Broken Places
Pharaoh’s Daughter – De Noche – Songs Of Desire
Halme Prospekt & Queen Djenny Djella – Bon Bon Bon – Music Is My Truth
Adrian Younge – Afro-Disco Makossa – Afro-Disco Makossa – EP
Lokkhi Terra (Bangladesh / UK) – Bhromor – Cuban Connections – From Havana to the World by Putumayo
Las Panteras – Baba Asojuano – Hasta Cuando
Omar Sosa – African Ball – We Are Not The Headliner
East of West – East of West – Velella
Hilal Kaya – Harabe – Sümbül
Sosyete ’25 – Sevgi – Yaygara
Rite of Strings – Qeshm (Arr. for Santoor, Violin, Bass, Drums, and Clarinet by Ehsan Matoori) [feat. Ismail Lumanovski] – Dust and the Moon
Leslie Cartaya – Mi Cuba – Spanglish

Hour 2:
Lila Downs – Tu Falso Amor – Cambias Mi Mundo
Lovana – Damany – Jiro – EP
Minyo Crusaders – Hokkai Bon Uta – From Japan With Love
Cabezas De Cera – Metalfonía – Cabezas de Cera Metaensamble
Angélique Kidjo, Fally Ipupa & The Cavemen. – Nadi Balance (feat. Sheila Maurice-Grey) – HOPE!!
Natacha Atlas & Samy Bishai – H.Z.K. (Haga Zay Kidda) – Parallel Universe, Vol. 1
Biribá Union – Pompano – Passing Go
Ibrahim Maalouf & Jon Batiste – BRING THE LIGHT (feat. Trombone Shorty, Anthony Evans, Weedie Braimah, Pedrito Martinez & MonoNeon) – TRUMPETS OF MICHEL-ANGE, VOL. 2
Naked & Lakatos Mónika FolkTrió – Botoló – NEKED
LEENALCHI – Here Comes That Crow – Here Comes That Crow – EP
Herrimin – Elgeta – Herrimin
Kon-Fusion – Arriba de Su Muro – Arriba de su muro
Les Mamans du Congo & RRobin – Mamba Kani – Wa Sangi
Fågel Roc – De Väntande – Cantata
Fatoumata Diawara – Tati Bakary – Massa

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Top 15 World Music Albums, July 2026Top 15 World Music Albums, July 2026

(Ranking – Artist – Album – Label)

  1. Ibrahim Maalouf – Trumpets of Michel-Ange Vol. 2 –
    Mister I.B.E.
  2. Naked & Lakatos Mónika FolkTrió – Neked – Adriatica Records
  3. Las Panteras – Hasta Cuando – KaRu Prod
  4. Coco Mbassi – Ewekedi Part 1 – Coco Mbassi
  5. INA Stars Orchestra – INA Denw – Remote Records/Studio Mali
  6. Antti Paalanen – Haitarimarinadi – Rockadillo Records
  7. Lovana – Jiro – Jaspir
  8. Leenalchi – Here Comes That Crow – Luaka Bop
  9. Angelique Kidjo – Hope – Parlophone / Warner
  10. Moussa T – Tartite – Mixto Records
  11. Fatoumata Diawara – Massa – Nø Førmat!
  12. Les Mamans du Congo & Rrobin – Wa Sangi – Jarring Effects
  13. La Coixinera – Quanta Ballera! – Segell Microscopi
  14. Kon-Fusion – Arriba de su Muro – MTL Sauce Piquante
  15. Fågel Roc – Cantata – pbpRecords

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Best New Global Music – July 2026 (#1440)Best New Global Music – July 2026 (#1440)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Moussa T – Tidawte – Tartite
Odd Okoddo & Ogoya Nengo – Yore Yore – Palagoma
Keturah – Nsanje – Selections from Sounds of Malawi, Vol. 1 – Single
INA Stars Orchestra – Ina Denw (With Musicians from Jackson State University School of Music) – Ina Denw (With Musicians from Jackson State University School of Music) – Single
Zocco Baia – La Strega – L’ORA D’ORO
Las Panteras – Yiri Yiri Bon – Hasta Cuando
LEENALCHI – Bird – Here Comes That Crow – EP
Zuco 103 – Zanja – Mais Além
Sika Rlion – Pas Toucher – Endemik
Les Mamans du Congo & RRobin – Nlembo Ntila (feat. Dobet Gnahoré) – Wa Sangi
Esney Morales – Control – Club Putumayo by Putumayo
Angélique Kidjo – No Stopping Us – HOPE!!
Nana Osei – Moni – Twum Barina
Ibrahim Maalouf – Layla’s Wedding – TRUMPETS OF MICHEL-ANGE, VOL. 2
Kon-Fusion – Calle – Arriba de su Muro
Los Orientales de Paramonga – Viajando Con Un Loco – Los Orientales de Paramonga 1972-1976 (Analog Africa No.45)

Hour 2:
Naked & Lakatos Mónika FolkTrió – Zavežljaj – NEKED
Lovana – Pitiky – Jiro – EP
Kitka – Oj Ty Misjacju (Ukranian) – Kolo
Fatoumata Diawara – Sigui – Massa
AÏTAWA – Que el miedo se acabe – Pasaje
Baklava Express – A Very Narrow Bridge – Sabába
Pharaoh’s Daughter – De Noche – Songs Of Desire
Coco Mbassi – Freedom (Radio Edit) – EWEKEDI, Pt.1
Brain Damage x Sir Jean – Propaganda – Light pon Dark
Brazzmatazz – Crank Up The Pressure – Crank Up The Pressure
Gitkin – Alter Ego (excerpt) – Where the South Winds Wail
Sosyete ’25 – Hayal – Yaygara
La Coixinera – 21 de febrer – Quanta ballera!
Fågel Roc – Berget Floden Sjön (Anatolia – Södermanland) – Cantata
Antti Paalanen – Aijaijai – Haitarimarinadi

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Top 15 World Music Albums, June 2026Top 15 World Music Albums, June 2026

Rank – Artist – Album – Label

  1. Coco Mbassi – Ewekedi Part 1 – Coco Mbassi
  2. Moussa T – Tartite – Mixto Records
  3. Trio Tico – Pensaments – Segell Microscopi
  4. Brazzmatazz – Crank Up the Pressure – Den Hoed Music Records
  5. Rézeleje Fanfárosok – Fúgamadár – Rézeleje Fanfárosok
  6. Angelique Kidjo – Hope – Parlophone / Warner
  7. Trèvol – Folk d’Extraradi – Segell Microscopi
  8. Fatoumata Diawara – Massa – Nø Førmat!
  9. Tako Toki – Un dimanche à Monaco – Muju Records
  10. Cocanha – Flame Folclòre – Bongo Joe
  11. Spok – Raizes – YB Music
  12. Nu Genea – People of the Moon – NG Records
  13. Momo – Tum Tum Tum – Agogo
  14. Marta Elena – Por Amor – Lulaworld Records
  15. Vasilis Kostas – Léna – Artsyndesis

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Best New Global Music: June 2026 (#1436)Best New Global Music: June 2026 (#1436)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Coco Mbassi – Lé Na Oa – EWEKEDI, Pt.1
Fatoumata Diawara – Denko – Massa
Masabao (Madagascar) – Rombaho – African Sojourn
Tako Toki – Ambiguidade – Un dimanche à Monaco
Seu Jorge & Marisa Monte – Quando Chego – The Other Side
Maurinho de Jesus – Remador de Todas as Marés – Remador de Todas as Marés – Single
Laura Camacho Tango Project – Tóxico (feat. Emiliano Messiez, Shinjoo Cho, Sergio R. Reyes & Laura Camacho) – Todo Tiempo Pasado (feat. Laura Camacho)
Px3Kauppila – Arkkiveisu sterilisaatiolaista Vilho Itkosen muistolle / Ballad of The Sterilization Law in Memory of Vilho Itkonen – KEN TÄSTÄ KÄY…/ ALL YE WHO ENTER HERE…
Natacha Atlas & Samy Bishai – Zar 12 – Parallel Universe, Vol. 1
Mélisande – Francos d’Amérique (feat. Jacobus) – Sur la même longueur d’onde
Basya Schechter – Sameach – Songs of Desire
Hannah Peel & Beibei Wang – Awaken The Insects – The Endless Dance
Rézeleje Fanfárosok – Sistem Japanesc – Fúgamadár
Brazzmatazz – Barrage – Crank Up The Pressure

Hour 2:
Nu Genea – Ma Tu Che Bbuò – People of the Moon
Brooklyn Funk Essentials – Life During Wartime – Black Butterfly
Ashèblasta – Fuci Fuci – Apulian Unpopular Music
Vilma Jää – Myrskymimmi – Loitsui ja taikoi
Kommuna Lux – Pan – Pan – Single
Trio Tico – Passió – Pensaments
Moussa T – Tartite N’afriqhya – Tartite
Angélique Kidjo & Diamond Platnumz – Kakua – HOPE!!
Mexican Institute of Sound & Meridian Brothers – Cumbia Beckiana (feat. Beck) – Ruido Tovar
Trèvol – Es Caulets – Folk d’Extraradi
Captain Yossarian – Zombie in Dub (feat. Prince Tempopolice) (excerpt) – Fela in Dub
Cocanha – Flame Folclòre – Flame Folclòre
Vasilis Kostas – Reaching for Hope – Léna
MOMO. – Egum Eô – Tum Tum Tum
Marta Elena – Mi Café Con Leche – Por Amor
Spok – Exê Babá – Raízes

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Top 15 World Music Albums, May 2026Top 15 World Music Albums, May 2026

1. Angelique Kidjo – Hope – Parlophone / Warner
2. Coco Mbassi – Ewekedi Part 1 – Coco Mbassi
3. Gaoussou ‘Sobra’ Kouyate – Sobra Dance – One World Records
4. Amrita – Amrita – Amrita
5. Berima Amo – Rhythms of Love – ARC Music
6. Zocco Baia – L’Ora d’oro – Zocco
7. Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood – Ranjha – World Circuit (BMG)
8. Mah Damba – Taabolo Koura – One World Records
9. Altın Gün – Garip – Glitterbeat
10. Moussa T – Tartite – Mixto Records
11. Tamikrest – Assikel – Glitterbeat Records
12. Tarwa N-Tiniri – Zaman – Atty Records
13. The Klezmatics – We Were Made for These Times – Asphalt Tango Records
14. Antonio Carlos & Jocafi, Adrian Younge, & Ali Shaheed Muhammad – Antonio Carlos & Jocafi JID026 – Jazz Is Dead
15. New Era Quartet – Bridge to Sevdah – Snail Records

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Best New Global Music, May 2026 (#1433)Best New Global Music, May 2026 (#1433)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Angélique Kidjo & The Cavemen. – I’m On Fire – HOPE!!
Coco Mbassi – Bhafrika ’25 Edit – EWEKEDI, Pt.1
Girma Woldemichael – Nafqoté – Nafqóté
Azuka Moweta and His Anioma Brothers Band of Africa – Odogwu Ahaba – Kenechukwu
Gaoussou ‘Sobra’ Kouyate – FADIALAH – Sobra Dance
Tamikrest – Imanin – Assikel
Moussa T – Askamdikte – Tartite
Berima Amo – Vuelve a Casa – Rhythms of Love
Mimika Orchestra – Dišpet / Defiance – Medzotermina
AMRITA – Elephant Promenade II (feat. Jonathan Kay & Zaynab Wilson) – AMRITA
Zocco Baia – LA STREGA – L’ORA D’ORO
Altın Gün – Benim Yarim – Garip
fabric – Fight! – Until We Are Free
Ancient Future – East of the Sun (feat. Matthew Montfort, Mariah Parker, Benjy Wertheimer & Paul McCandless) [Studio Version with Paul McCandless, Oboe] – Purple Spirits (feat. Matthew Montfort)

Hour 2:
The Klezmatics – Di tsukunft (El Futuro) [feat. La Manga] – We Were Made for These Times
Shye Ben-Tzur, Jonny Greenwood & The Rajasthan Express – Ranjha – Ranjha
Antônio Carlos & Jocafi – Rala-Bucho – Antonio Carlos & Jocafi JID026
G combo & Owem-G – Al Son del Boogaloo – De la Rama a la Raíz
Thomas Noel & The City’s Song – L’ubriacone (feat. Mimmo Maglionico) – The Napoli Sessions
Tako Toki – Ambiguidade – Un dimanche à Monaco
New Era Quartet – Moj Dilbere – Bridge to Sevdah
BALTHVS – Flesh and Soul (Alchemized) (excerpt) – Transmutations
Cocanha – Fòrabanda – Flame Folclòre
Mah Damba – Anga Bara – Taabolo Koura
Tarwa N-Tiniri – Nbina – Zaman
Paulo Netto (Brazil) – Manhã Geral de Amor (feat. Martins) – Afro-Brazil by Putumayo

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Best new global music: April (#1429)Best new global music: April (#1429)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Super Panela – Despierta – Sangre Nueva
Suistamon Sähkö – 70-luvun muija – Lunta tupaan
Marta Elena – Yo Vengo A Ofrecer Mi Corazón – Por Amor
Aly Keita – Mandingo Galaxy (feat. Marcel van Cleef & Roberto Badoglio) – Balafon Evolution (feat. Marcel van Cleef & Roberto Badoglio)
Chicago Immigrant Orchestra – Suld – Sanctuary
Souad Massi – Samt – Zagate
Kareyce Fotso – Power – Gwa
Vaqo – Gogov Go Kartlis deda – Guguni Oda
Azuka Moweta and His Anioma Brothers Band of Africa – Izu Nwanne Ka (excerpt) – Kenechukwu
Cheikh Ibra Fam – Gondi – Adouna
Kasbah Rockers & Argan – Amdakel (Jedid Mix) – The Anouach Amdakel Tssilim Medley – EP
Mansfarroll – Afrobeat Guantanamero – ÁFRICA SÍ
BCUC – Matla a rona ke bophelo – The road is never easy

Hour 2:
Tomáš Kočko & Orchestr – Perunu – Perperuna
Atabasca – Kundela Mawedi – Atabasca
Baklava Express – A Very Narrow Bridge – Sabába
Antônio Carlos & Jocafi – Rala-Bucho – Antonio Carlos & Jocafi JID026
Balu – batu – Borumba
Nuevos Rios – Ojunjo – Nuevos Rios
Ireke – Aïshododo (feat. Nayel Hóxò) – Ayo Dele
Rihab Azar رحاب عازار – Indulgence – Dandelion
Troubleman – The Righteous Path (excerpt) – Time out of Mind
Kuljit Bhamra & Abira Shah – Channak Channak Chanakaawangi – Desi: The Soul of Punjab
Pixvae – Caminando – De Lado a Lado
Karyna Gomes – Dji Tu Ten – Kantigas di Liberdadi
Vasilis Kostas – Reaching for Hope – The Soul of Epirus
Louis Mhlanga – Mdara Wangu – Global Guitars by Putumayo

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

Ranking – Artist – Album – Label

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

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