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Best New Global Music – January (#1416)Best New Global Music – January (#1416)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Crossing – Diabatè / Martella / Schiavone – Ne Ma Lon – The Path Before Us
David Walters – Bon Voyage – Ti Love
Kunbe – Yayoroba – Fanga
Lamia Yared & Efren Lopez – Asbe Sangi – From Minho To Euphrates
Gangbé Brass Band – Ayé (feat. Angelique Kidjo) – FROM OUIDAH TO ANOTHER WORLD
WÖR & Kongero – Var är du? (Live) – Songbooks (Live)
Tuuletar – Etsimme toisesta itseämme (We seek ourselves in each other) – Maammo (Mother Earth)
Ylja (Iceland) – Hafsson – Nordic Nights by Putumayo
Hami Hamoo – Je ne fais que penser à toi – Siya
Ragna – Uventet bryllupsgæst – Ragna
Adir Jan – Leyla (Bonustrack) – Al Mast
ShAIkh Kev – O Malhão Malhão – Raízes Reimaginadas
Nusantara Beat – Kalangkang – Nusantara Beat
Yeko – Yalla – Miwe

Hour 2:
Lakhdar Hanou Ensemble – El Gafla Orchestra – L’Odyssée de Nour
Cumali Bulduk – Kanadının Altına – Bana Seni Gerek Seni
Jocelyn Mienniel – Takamba – Jocelyn Mienniel & Les Instruments Migrateurs
Mariama & Vieux – Karandirla – Ntèry
Teija Niku – Eteenpäin – Tovi
Rafael Carvalho – No Trilho – A Teia da Viola
Malvariche – Canto de Alabanza – Te Canto las 40
Teff – Suerte – Caribbean Cruise by Putumayo
Modern Sound Quartet – Oscar Rocchi – Mais – Italian Library Breaks
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino (CGS) – A Mmera A Lecce – Il Mito
Suna Alan – Ez Dilerzim – Ez Dilerzim (Live Session) – Single
Kaveh Mahmudiyan – Baran – Between Hands
Rosalia de Souza – Teco Teco – Rosàlia De Souza Quarteto 55°
Jérémy Rollando, Jean Luc Astemoy, Emmanuel Forster & Pascal Rollando – Desert bleu (feat. Guillaume Lopez) – ZEF
291out – Rekawa – CHENNÀPULE (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, from the Movie “Kwara – Una Storia d’amore e pallone”)

Top 15 World Music Albums, December 2025Top 15 World Music Albums, December 2025

(Rank – Artist – Album – Label):

Adir Jan – Al Mast – Trikont – Unsere Stimme – Verlags GmbH
Nusantara Beat – Nusantara Beat – Glitterbeat Records
Roël Calister – The Work of Songs – AudioMaze / Jiga Musica
Wesli – Makaya – WUP
Either/Orchestra & Ethiopian Guests – Ethiopiques 32: Nalbandian The Ethiopian – Heavenly Sweetness
Outlet Drift – Masonolay i Cepo’ – WIND MUSIC International Corporation
Noura Mint Seymali – Yenbett – Glitterbeat Records
Sarakina – Suspended in the Mist – Amadeus / SARAKINA
Gangbé Brass Band – From Ouidah To Another World – Salt’n Ginger
Sahad – African West Station – Stereo Africa 432
WaCharie & Shamwari DzeRwendo Band – Mazwienzara – WaCharie & Shamwari DzeRwendo Band
Ceuzany – No Txal te li – Harmonia
Muamma – Dereboyu Kavaklar – AudioMaze
The Klezmatics – Woody Guthrie’s Happy Joyous Hanukkah Remastered and Extended – The Klezmatics
Laura Camacho Tango Project – Todo Tiempo Pasado – Laura Camacho Tango Project

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

New Music from Around the World (#1407)New Music from Around the World (#1407)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Nusantara Beat – Tamat – Nusantara Beat
Loko Gasy – Mihavana – Mifankatiava
Tone Of Voice Orchestra, Trinelise Væring & Fredrik Lundin – Trommedans – Running from the Devil
Syran Mbenza – Germaine (feat. Malage De Lugendo, Wuta Mayi, Bahati la Douce & Luis Manresa) – Rumba Africa
Xabi Aburruzaga – Porrusamba (feat. Thaïs Morell & José Urrejola) – Bask
Putumayo & Sol Galarreta – Don Don Don – World Road Trip by Putumayo
Yalla Miku – Il Fait Trop Cuit ይፈትወኪ – 2
Josiel Konrad – Boca Nº 0 (Funk Carioca) – Tapioca
Tribeqa – Dembele – Sumu
Noura Mint Seymali – Ch’tib (Naha) – Yenbett
Suntou Susso – Jangfajang Kano – Jaliya Silokang – The Path of a Griot
Sufi Dub Brothers – Karrar (feat. Ashraf Sharif Khan & Viktor Marek) – Return of the Sufi Dub Brothers (feat. Ashraf Sharif Khan & Viktor Marek)
Spove, Nawara Alnaddaf, Silje Risdal Liahagen, Inger Hannisdal & Adrian Myhr – Mariam Mariamti – Spove

Hour 2:
Gilmar Gomes – Colorir – 11:11
Floating Sofa Quartet – Baghuset & Vraggodsvalsen – Tides
SENDUKI – Zingaròta (feat. Ettore Castagna, Peppe Costa, Mimmo Morello, Elisa Surace & Carmine Torchia) – Stranìa (feat. Ettore Castagna, Peppe Costa, Mimmo Morello, Elisa Surace & Carmine Torchia)
Mehrnam Rastegari – Let Me Be Happy – Dislocated Pulse
Antoine Villoutreix & Super Antena Tropical – Toi & Moi – Radio Liberté – EP
La Cumbia Chicharra – Lunática – Quinto Mundo
Bonbon Vodou – Gourmandises amoureuses – Épopée Métèque
Arnau Obiols – El món ha dit sí (feat. Pepino Pascual) – Ocelltambor
Guitari Baro – Hommage a La Rumba Congolaise – Guitari Baro
Tribeqa – Kouma – Sumu
‘o Rom – Radio Rom (feat. Shaone) – Radio Rom
Nancy Vieira – Saiko Dayo – Esperança
LISLIE – Menina Aguada – Fogo & Aguaceiro
Antibalas – La Ceiba – Hourglass

Global Songs of Darkness & Light (#1406)Global Songs of Darkness & Light (#1406)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Mynta – Dark Days – Meetings In India
Manika Kaur – Waheguru (Your Light) [feat. Talvin Singh] – Sacred Words
Dissidenten – Turn On the Light – Germanistan
Daisam Jalo – Light – Cycles (feat. Yasmin Hadisubrata)
Värttinä – Tumma (Dark) – Iki
J-San & the Analogue Sons – The Light – J-San & the Analogue Sons
Sipho Gumede – When Days Are Dark, Friends Are Few – Blues for My Mother
Roswell Rudd & The Mongolian Buryat Band – Gathering Light – Blue Mongol (Roswell Rudd And The Mongolian Buryat Band)
Shabaka and The Ancestors – Run, The Darkness Will Pass – We Are Sent Here By History
Asiko Afrobeat Ensemble – Shine Your Light – Winners Never Quit
Funkees – Slipping into Darkness – Wake Up You! The Rise and Fall of Nigerian Rock, Vol. 2 (1972-1977)
Rocky Dawuni – Shine a Light – Branches of the Same Tree
Tasa – Twilight – Urban Turban

Hour 2:
Hadag Nahash – Many Lights – 6
Nana Simopoulos – After Dark – After the Moon
KIN TAII – Nocturnal Light – DRAGON
David Walters – Light – Soul Tropical
Zulya and the Children of the Underground – The Night Is Dark – 3 Nights
Banning Eyre – First Light – Bare Songs (Vol. 1)
Marjan Vahdat – Heart of Darkness – Our Garden is Alone
Terje Isungset – A Glimpse of Light – Winter Songs
Foday Musa Suso – Morning Light – The Dreamtime
The Mighty Mocambos – In the Dark (with Nichola Richards) – Showdown
Kobo Town – When Jonas Saw the Light – Where the Galleon Sank
Solas – Darkness, Darkness – The Edge of Silence
47Soul – Mo Light – Balfron Promise

The Best New Global Music (#1403)The Best New Global Music (#1403)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
‘o Rom – Branko e la guerra (feat. Carolina Franco) – Radio Rom
Guitari Baro – Kolonkan – Guitari Baro
Burhan Öçal & Jamaaladeen Tacuma – Kısmet (feat. The Trakya All Stars) – Kısmet (feat. The Trakya All Stars) – Single
Pekko Käppi & K:H:H:L – Kaksi kynttilää (Two Candles) – Oli kerran ryytimaassa… (Once upon a time there was a village…)
Afrodream – Ma mère – Guiss Guiss
Amira Kheir – Rabie Aljamal (Spring of Wonder) – Black Diamonds
Meklit – Ambassel – A Piece of Infinity
Loko Gasy – Anjara – Mifankatiava
Zhenya Wind – Kolyadka – The Earth Is Moving
Meral Polat – Çenek – Meydan
L’Antidote – Dates, Figs and Nuts (feat. Bijan Chemirani, Redi Hasa & Rami Khalife) – L’Antidote (feat. Bijan Chemirani, Redi Hasa & Rami Khalife)
Tania Saleh – Hashara – Fragile
Kiala & Afroblaster – Mokili – One Race (Tribute To Hilaire Penda)

Hour 2:
Cheikh Lô – Baba Moussa BP 120 – Maame
Doudou Nganga – Congo Kinshasa – Tokororo
Saha Gnawa – Baba Mimoun (feat. Gilad Hekselman) – Saha Gnawa
Ravi Kulur & Barry Phillips – Raghu – Breath & Bow
Sharif & the Nomads – Ghasedak – Persian Jazz Rock
Melodic Intersect – Calcutta Funk (feat. Enayet Hossain, Hidayat Khan & Greg Hatza) – Beyond Borders (feat. Enayet Hossain, Greg Hatza & Hidayat Khan)
Sonny Singh & Qais Essar – Pavan Guru – Sangat
RAIA – Dakar Bamako – Uádi
Davide Ambrogio – III Sordi – Mater Nullius
Bill Brennan & Andy McNeill – Three Paths – Dreaming in Gamelan
Divanhana – Rijekama – Radio Sevdah
Lívia Mattos – História de uma Cabeça – Verve
Murmurosi – Liuli – Svitanok (Ukrainian Folk Reinvented)
Putumayo & Boogát – E.P.N.S.L.S. – Latin Chill by Putumayo
Le Vent du Nord – Le Pari de Jeanne – Voisinages

Top 15 World Music Albums, October 2025Top 15 World Music Albums, October 2025

‘O Rom – Radio Rom – Phototype Records
Afrodream – Guiss Guiss – Rubik Music
Meklit – Piece of Infinity – Smithsonian Folkways
Guitari Baro – Guitari Baro – Chrysalis Global
Meral Polat – Meydan – W.E.R.F. Records
Loko Gasy – Mifankatiava – AudioMaze
Cheikh Lo – Maame – World Circuit
Tania Saleh – Fragile – Tantune
Kiala & Afroblaster – One Race ‘A Tribute to Hilaire Penda’ – Tangential Music
Saha Gnawa – Saha Gnawa – Pique-Nique Recordings
Zhenya Wind – The Earth Is Moving – Zhenya Wind
Ravi Kulur & Barry Phillips – Breath & Bow – Ravi Kulur & Barry Phillips
Burhan Öçal, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, The Trakya All Stars – Trakya Funk – Gülbaba Records & Omni Sound
Amira Kheir – Black Diamonds – Stern’s
L’Antidote – L’Antidote – Ponderosa Music

New Global Music (#1398)New Global Music (#1398)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Yasak Helva – Kafalar Yeşil – Atamba
Balkan Taksim – Felinar – Acide Balkanique
Luisa Briguglio – Il Cacciatore – Truvatura
Justin Gray & Synthesis – River’s Edge – Immersed
Radio Tarifa – LA NIÑA DEL ALMENDRO VIEJO – La Noche
Ricardo Vignini – Polyando – Cristalino
Rumbo Tumba – De pecho al fuego – Cordillera Latiendo
Luc Moindranzé Karioudja – Yéba – Mon Balo
Loko Gasy – Vonjeo – Mifankatiava
Sidsel Walstad & Ibou Cissokho – Konkoo Ba – Tamoo
Mahotella Queens – Uyeke Amanga (Stop Your Lies) – Buya Buya: Come Back
Habib Koité, Aly Keita & Lamine Cissokho – Benkan (feat. Mama Koné) [Live] – Mandé Sila Live @ Levon Helm Studios
Eljuri – Fuerza – Así es el Mundo
Lengaïa Salsa Brava – Aco Aco (feat. Dj Ricky Campanelli) – Estética de un rumbero

Hour 2:
Rão Kyao (Portugal) – Misericórdia – Instrumental Odyssey by Putumayo
Vangelis Vrachnos – Metamorfosis (feat. Thomas Meleteas, James Wylie & George Klountzos) – Astrografia (feat. Thomas Meleteas, James Wylie & George Klountzos)
Anna Sato & Toshiyuki Sasaki – Santoyorojima – LIFE GOES ON
El Nido – Lo que siento ☼ – LA CONSTANCIA
Gidiki – Stixoi sto xoma – PLANINATA
Nadir Ben – BUTTERFLY (FARACHA) – Maturity
Cheikh Lô – Nilelefe – Maame
Alaa Zouiten – Purpur Kora (rumba) (feat. Rhani Krija) – AFICIONADO (Flamenco Moro)
La Chooma – Cookie Crumble Cumbia – Local Spirits
‘o Rom – Tutti Frutti – Radio Rom
Kyle Carey – Nach Muladach, Muladach Duine Leis Fhein – The Last Bough
Woodlands Bäckafall – Hanter dro – Traditional Colours
Ahmed Mukhtar, Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde & Demi Garcia Sabat – Caravan – Al-hambra
Adrian Quesada – Tu Poder – Boleros Psicodélicos II

Top 15 World Music Albums, September 2025Top 15 World Music Albums, September 2025

(artist – album – label)

Cheikh Lo – Maame – World Circuit
Mandé Sila – Live @ Levon Helm – Contre-Jour
Eljuri – Asi es el Mundo – Manovill Records
Rumbo Tumba – Cordillera Latiendo – Rumbo Tumba
Balkan Taksim – Acide Balkanique – Buda Musique
‘O Rom – Radio Rom – Phototype Records
Sidsel Walstad & Ibou Cissokho – Tamoo – Global Sonics
Vangelis Vrachnos Quartet – Astrografia – PKmusik
Radio Tarifa – La Noche – Buda Musique
Loko Gasy – Mifankatiava – AudioMaze
Mahotella Queens – Buya Buya: Come Back – Umsakazo Records
Nadir Ben – Maturity – Joussour
Anna Sato × Toshiyuki Sasaki – Life Goes On – Primitive Voice
Yasak Helva – Atamba – Gülbaba Records
Lengaïa Salsa Brava – Estética de un Rumbero – Lulaworld Records

World Music Mix (#1397)World Music Mix (#1397)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Bantu – We No Go Gree – What Is Your Breaking Point?
Nickodemus – No Puedo Parar (feat. Troy Simms & Jungle Fire Horns) – Soul & Science
Natascha Rogers – Move Etchéké – Onaida
Che Sudaka – Vida Maloka – Tudo É Possible
Roy Paci & Aretuska – Gastarbeiter – Parola d’Onore
Mestizo – Borrachero – Mestizo
Abdel Benaddi – Bouhala – A Dream In Essaouira
Sababa 5 – Baksheesh – Middle Eastern Grooves (Selected by DJ Kobayashi)
Ëda Diaz – Tiemblas – Suave Bruta
Nation Beat – A New Flow (feat. Christylez Bacon) – Archaic Humans
Gdzilla – Idan – Gdzilla (Alternate Cut) – EP
Ánnámáret – Čuoivvatáldu (Swimming Pool) – Bálvvosbáiki (Shelter)
Putumayo & Udi Fagundes – Petit Pays – Café Brazil by Putumayo
Meridian Brothers – Todo se me desvanece y debo mejorar – Mi Latinoamérica Sufre
Eskorzo – Mi Corazón – Historias de amor y otras mierdas
Quartabê – Eu cheguei lá – Repescagem

Hour 2:
Nusantara Beat – Borondong Garing (Edit) – Djanger / Borondong Garing – Single
Agustin Pereyra Lucena – Consolação – Agustin Pereyra Lucena
Amin Al Aiedy – Nabû – SHAMS
Ary Morais (Cabo Verde / Norway) – Sonho Caboverdiano – Global Celebration by Putumayo
WoWaKin – Polka Bednarzowa (feat. Marta Maślanka) – Latem
Aywa – Salama – Saadi
Claire Luzi – Ce Corta-jaca (feat. Abel Luiz) – Ce Corta-Jaca – EP
Sar Kamler – Funky Sar – Butterfly (Colors of Armenian Duduk)
Kolonel Djafaar – Kelmendi – Getaway
SOBA – Tounga (feat. Vincent Bucher) – Fiman (feat. Vincent Bucher)
A Cantadeira – Tecelã – Tecelã – Single
Mari Boine & Ella Marie – Lean dás – Alva
Saagara – Earth, Water and the Holy Groove – 3