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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

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

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

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