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Best New Global Music Sept. 2026 (#1449)Best New Global Music Sept. 2026 (#1449)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Alune Wade – Black Booty – Family Affair
Sir Victor Uwaifo & His Titibitis – Ayubele – Nigeria 80
Ibrahim Maalouf – ZAATAR & ZEIT – TRUMPETS OF MICHEL-ANGE, VOL. 2
Haifa Kamal – Ghanna El Hadi – Party Around the World by Putumayo
Antti Paalanen – Kirsikankukka (cherry blossom) – Haitarimarinadi
H:e:B – Taj (Crown) – Dystopia
Taftir – Ayara – Od Layla Ba Ayra
Nubras Ensemble – Riana Klab – Nubras
Firas Zreik – Sanasel – Tarabesque
Minyo Crusaders & Frente Cumbiero – Kokiriko Bushi – From Japan With Love
Sidi Bémol – Les Menottes – GUELLAL MONTREAL
Orchestra Mambo International – Mi Mambo – ¡Apúntalo!
Kay Slice – U Do V2 – I Take U Highlife
Hilal Kaya – Mavi Yıldız – Sümbül

Hour 2:
Meryem Koufi & Mehdi Haddab – Tahya Bikoum PART II – Nuba Nova Vol. 2
Agustín Carbonell “Bola” – Tangos de Rajastan – Dueño de la Nada
Metal Sound – Mwen inmin – Émile Omar présente Déclic, Kaz A Zouk : Zouk – Créole Rap & Ragga – Kompa – Gwo Ka Modern (1987 – 1998)
Marcos Coll & Jairo Zavala Ruiz – En la mar (Soledad) – Ronsel
Kerekes Band – Békés Expressz – Vadon
Mikko H. Haapoja – Havunneulasten tanssi (Dance of the Conifers) – Unheard Landscapes II
King Ayisoba – Memsoh – Pure Confusion
Tengerton – Khöömiin oron – Ilch
Andrey Bogdanov – Ganesh – Walking in Air
Barlast – Sen Vår – Live in Japan
LEENALCHI – Bird – Here Comes That Crow – EP
Rite of Strings – Xur – Dust and the Moon
Saulius Petreikis – Žalioj girelėj (In the green forest) – Ritualai
JariBu Afrobeat Arkestra – Invisible Line (excerpt) – M.T.T. (Money Talk Talk or Mad Tyrant T.)

The World Music of Canada (#1448)The World Music of Canada (#1448)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Ladysmith Black Mambazo fea. Dolly Parton – Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door – Heavenly
Fanfare Ciocărlia & Adrian Raso – Jolene – The Devil Rides Again
Mary Jane Lamond – Dòmhnall Mac ‘ic Lain – Suas e!
DobaCaracol – Maca E – Soley
Samba Squad – Forró Internacional – Batuque
Madrigaïa – Grain de mil – Viva Voce
Matapat – La vieille galope – Matapat 2 1/2
Jou Tou – Cruise À Pt. St. Charles (Voc) – Jou Tou
Gamelan Madu Sari – Lessons of the Garden: Path – New Nectar
Sasha Boychouk & From Both Ends Of The Earth – Xostropetz (Dance of the Wise Man) – Klezmer
Socalled – Baleboste – Ghettoblaster
Lenka Lichtenberg – Aleynu – Songs For the Breathing Walls
Kobo Town – The Grass is Greener – Carnival of the Ghosts
Autorickshaw – Mercy Street – Meter
Joanne Griffith – Talaté – YôYê

Hour 2:
Tasa – Tara’s Lullaby – Soma
Nathalie Cora – Objectif lune – Petite Terre
Toronto Tabla Ensemble – Faceoff – Bhumika
Tanya Tagaq – Force – Auk / Blood
Kiran Ahluwalia – Mustt Mustt (feat. Tinariwen) – Aam Zameen: Common Ground
Pierre Kwenders – Sahara – José Louis and The Paradox of Love
Jesse Cook – Surrender – Nomad
Joseph Pepe Danza – Waltzing With Shiva – Emerge
Alpha Yaya Diallo – Fatoumata Diallo – Aduna “The World”
Djely Tapa – Pachagon – Barokan
Leahy – Da (Stoney Lake and Juniper Island) – Lakefield
The Jerry Cans – Nirliit – Inuusiq
Wesli – Nago Elektro (feat. Afrotronix) – Makaya

Global Music Mix (#1447)Global Music Mix (#1447)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Hajda Banda – Od cymbalistów (feat. Jędrzej Weber & Iwona Pawlak) (From the dulcimer players) – Niepraudzivaya
Al-Qasar – Barbès Barbès (feat. Mehdi Haddab) – Who Are We?
Minyo Crusaders – Iyo Manzai – From Japan With Love
Transjoik – Atnje A – Uja Nami
Spove – Mariam Mariamti – Spove
Ibrahim Maalouf & Gonzalo Rubalcaba – OUI, JE LE VEUX – TRUMPETS OF MICHEL-ANGE, VOL. 2
Hilal Kaya – Harabe – Sümbül
Veera Kuisma – Kalliohyppijä – Rautavuo
Muito Kaballa – Palim – Everything Is Broke
Lila Downs – Tumba 7 – Cambias Mi Mundo
Freh Khodja – Habitek – Ken Andi Habib
Yayá Massemba – De Umbigo a Umbigo – De Umbigo a Umbigo – EP
LEENALCHI – Let’s Live for Today – Here Comes That Crow – EP
Ària Lua – Linda – Reconec

Hour 2:
Coco Mbassi – Lé Na Oa – EWEKEDI, Pt.1
Africa Express – Adios Amigos (feat. Baba Sissoko, Luisa Almaguer, Joan as Police Woman, Abou Diarra, Mélissa Hié, Ophélia Hié & Yendé Balamba) – Africa Express Presents… Bahidorá
Aco Takenaka – Oxum – Ancient Seeds
INA Stars Orchestra – Al Barka (With Musicians From Jackson State University School Of Music) – INA Denw
Yalla Miku – Asmazate – 2015 – 2025 Les Disques Bongo Joe: 10 Years of Sonic Explorations
Seun Kuti – Emi Aluta (feat. Sampa the Great) – Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head)
Amir Amiri, Sarah Pagé & Shawn Mativetsky – Yavaran – Metamorphose
Voskresenie Ensemble & Nikita Savostin – Telega (Cart) – Telega
Las Panteras – Apretaito – Hasta Cuando
SHIRAN – Ah Ya Layla Yumma – آه يا ليلاه يمّه – Electro Baghdad – اليكترو بغداد
Djamel Laroussi – Kifach Hilti – Acoustic Version – World Road Trip by Putumayo
Mi Linda Dama – Bailaba en Tetuan – Matesha
Bjonko – Merak – Merak – Single

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

(Rank – Artist – Album – Label)

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

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

Punjabi/Bhangra Music (#1444)Punjabi/Bhangra Music (#1444)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Panjabi MC – Mundian Di Kher – The Raj
Kuljit Bhamra – Too Much Ae – Desi: The Soul of Punjab
Shankar Mahadevan – Pretty Woman (From “Kal Ho Naa Ho”) – Shankar Mahadevan: Best of Me
Papa Di Great (Harbhajan Mann) – Husn Jawani Malamaal – 100 Bhangra Groove
Dr. Zeus Featuring Labh Janjua – Charak Chanen Da – Bombay Bhangra Club mixed by DJ Red Buddha
Soni – Doli – Bhangra Beatz
Malkit Singh – Punjabi Munde Pawe Bhangra (feat. Golden Star) – Fast Forward (Jind Mahi Dee) [feat. Golden Star]
Red Baraat – Chaal Baby (feat. Sunny Jain) – Chaal Baby (feat. Sunny Jain)
Surjit Khan – Dupatta Meri Pag Warga – Hanji
Balwinder Safri – Aaja Billo – Bhangra Beatz
Don Shiva – Dake Dake – Bollywood Lounge
Kuljit Bhamra & Abira Shah – Nachle Haan Deya – Desi: The Soul of Punjab
Dhol Foundation – TDF Meets DCS – Big Drum Small World

Hour 2:
Achanak – Lak Noo (Ravi Rai Remix) – Outsourced (Soundtrack)
Kaka Bhainiawala – Nachne Nu Dil Ta – Mystics, Martyrs & Maharajas
Kanwar – Son of a Sardar – Mystics, Martyrs & Maharajas
Juggy D – Nasheh – Juggy D
Panjabi by Nature – Nain Preeto De – Rough Guide to Bhangra Dance
Madan Bata Sindhu – Mehndi/Madhorama – Rough Guide to Bhangra Dance
Pritam & Sunidhi Chauhan – Ankhiyan Na Maar – Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Eshara – Bachke (feat. Meshi) – Sign Of The Times
H-Dhami – Har Gabroo – Sadke Java
BC Smith – Humming Along – Outsourced: Motion Picture Soundtrack
Sukshinder Shinda – Hardcore Folk – Dhol Beat
Jasbir Jassi – Nishani Pyar Di – Bhangra: Original Punjabi Pop
Kailash Kher & Kailasa – Bheeg Gaya Mera Maan (Cherrapunjee) – Yatra (Nomadic Souls)

Global Music Mix (#1443)Global Music Mix (#1443)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Pax Nicholas – Mind Your Business (Original Mix) – Mind Your Business EP
Super Panela – Consume, Produce, Trabaja, Obedece – Sangre Nueva
Neves E Silva – Fendas Vocais – Ladeiras De Santa Teresa – EP
Franck Biyong – Don’t Tell Me Nonsense (feat. Tunji Allen & Tony Allen) – Don’t Tell Me Nonsense (feat. Tunji Allen & Tony Allen) – Single
Saigon Soul Revival – Khúc Tình Yên Vui (Brian Bùi Remix) (“A Joyful Love Song”) – Khúc Tình Yên Vui (Brian Bùi Remix)
LEENALCHI – Look at Me Look at Me – Here Comes That Crow – EP
Amampondo – Vuyani – Vuyani
Luana Flores & Ramiro Galas – Coragem na fé – Cria do Sol Quente
Shye Ben-Tzur, Jonny Greenwood & The Rajasthan Express – Ranjha – Ranjha
Maya Youssef – The Sea – Syrian Dreams (Bonus Track Version)
Leo Middea – Sulamérica – Notícias de Puglia
Kay Slice – Adwuma – Adwuma – Single
Charles Kynard – Hot Sauce – Woga
Oua-Anou Diarra – Makide – Makide – Single
King Ayisoba – No Tradition, No Africa (feat. Rocky Dawuni) – No Tradition, No Africa – Single

Hour 2:
Songhoy Blues – Boroterey – Héritage
Massa Dembele – Tugan – Falatô
Banessa Litta – Chikondi – Sounds of Malawi, Vol. 1
Adrian Younge – Feel the High Life – Afro-Disco Makossa – EP
Christine Salem – Why War – Mersi
Izzy Gordon – Malandro (feat. Bia Ferreira) – Sementes da Tamarineira – Izzy Gordon Canta Jorge Aragão
Antonio Carlos e Jocafi, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad – Rala-Bucho – Antonio Carlos & Jocafi JID026
Lívia Mattos – História de uma Cabeça – Verve
Buena Vista Social Club – Chan Chan Live from Berlin – Una Noche en La Habana
ZHERAV – Naja – Naja / Bazaar – Single
Pixvae – Caminando – El Bacaneao
Karavan Sarai – Sufi Habibi – Mystics, Masters, Madmen (Eastern Devotional Music, Vol. 1)
Cocanha – Clam – Flame Folclòre

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

(Ranking – Artist – Album – Label)

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

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

Global Music to Welcome Summer (#1438)Global Music to Welcome Summer (#1438)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Farmers Market – Surfin’ USSR – Surfin’ USSR
Boom Pam – Surfing Tuba – Alakazam
Babayaga – Summer Ska – Heiss
Turlu Tursu – Balkan Surf – The All Weathers Country
Bolo – Sunshine – Bolo
Paulo Padilha – Summertime / Só Me Trai – Na Lojinha de um Real Eu Me Sinto Milionário
Bobi Céspedes – Lenu (Sounds Of Summer Remix) – Six Degrees 100
Umanji – Nkari Wahlobo (Summer Time) – Moloi (The Witch)
Eje Eje – Heat Flux (Summer) – Five Seasons
Finaz – In the Sunshine – Guitarevolution
Bossa Negra – Summer Samba (Samba de Verão) [Extended Mix] – Brazilian Essence – 巴西嘉年華
Israel Kamakawiwo’ole – White Sandy Beach of Hawai’i – Facing Future
Kamaka Camarillo with Anthony Pfluke – E Māmā – World Beach Party by Putumayo
Angélique Kidjo – Summertime (Live) – Spirit Rising (Live)
Al Jawala – Waves – Balkan Big Beatz Live

Hour 2:
Ba Balance – The Surfer – Around the Crocodile Pond
Ekaya & Abdullah Ibrahim – Chisa – The Enja Heritage Collection: African River
Aiwa – Gnawa Road Trip – Middle Eastern Journey (Parigo No. 18)
Putumayo, Evan Fraser, Eliyahu Sills & Surya Prakasha – Sunshine (Putumayo Version) – Lotus Lounge by Putumayo
Bombay Gold Orchestra – Goa Beach – NAMASTE BOMBAY – A musical tribute to Hindi Cinema
Djamel Laroussi – Kifach Hilti (Acoustic Version) – Acoustic 2 – EP
Flavia Coelho – Sunshine (Tom Fire Remix) – Bossa Muffin (Remixes & Ineditos)
Lajkó Félix – Nyár (summer) – Mező
Mynta – First Summer – First Summer
Ernest Ranglin – Surfin’ – Surfin’
Los Impagaos – A La Playa – No Lo Intenten En Casa
Kabir Sehgal, Amaan Ali Bangash & Ayaan Ali Bangash – Sand and Foam – Sand and Foam: Music Inspired by Kahlil Gibran
Timba MM – Fiesta en la Playa – Outstanding
Kristi Stassinopoulou – Waves – The Secretes of the Rocks
Hungry March Band – The Beach – Portable Soundtracks for Temporary Utopias