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Top 10 World Music Albums, April 2023 (#1272)Top 10 World Music Albums, April 2023 (#1272)

Hour 1

(artist – song – album)
#10 Violons Barbares – Olelia – Monsters and Fantastic Creatures
#9 Boroa – Mariña – O’ Clásico Fol
#8 David Walters – Di Yo (feat. Flavia Coelho) – Soul Tropical
#7 Karkum Project – Yennega – Sahira, Stories of Heroic Women
#6 Tellefs – VossastRil [feat. Tellef Kvifte, Åsmund Reistad, Magnus Wiik _ Knut Kvifte Nesheim] – Reel Date
#5 Dobrila&Dorian Duo – More Pofali Se – Dobrila & Dorian Duo 2: Pile šareno
#4 Altin Gün – Leylim Ley – Aşk
#3 Keturah – Chimbalame – Keturah
#2 Gaisha – Ghalat – Ana Aïcha
#1 Trad.Attack! – Tere (feat. Martin Laksberg) – Bring It On
Fatoumata Diawara – An Ka bin – Maliba
Gao Hong & Kadialy Kouyate – Joyful World – Terri Kunda
Ustad Sultan Khan, Fazal Qureshi & Jonas Hellborg – Mystery Conquered – Friends (across Boundaries)

Hour 2
Tania Saleh – Reda (Reda) – A Few Images (Algumas Imagens)
Hiram Salsano – Otreviva – Bucolica
Guy Buttery & Derek Gripper – Duga (Live) – Live In Cape Town
Pops Mohamed – Exodus – How Far Have We Come?
Rajery – Tsy Mety Foana – Sofera
Moonlight Benjamin – Alé – Wayo
Yalla Miku – Tapis Volant – Yalla Miku
Adnan Joubran – Beat the Dream (feat. Jorge Pardo) – Borders Behind
Mahlathini & The Mahotella Queens – Jive Makgona – Music Inferno: The Indestructible Beat Tour 1988​-​89
Sunbörn – Beach Chase (feat. Caio Marcio Santos) – Sunbörn
Son Rompe Pera – Chata (feat. Macha) – Chimborazo
Umkulu – Takatoum – Didgeridoo Tribal Festif – Kungulu
Caju e Castanha – Purucutruco – Vindo Lá da Lagoa
Grup Yorum – Biz Olmasak – Yildizlar Kusandik

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Top 15 World Music Albums, April 2023Top 15 World Music Albums, April 2023

(artist – album – label)

  1. Trad.Attack! – Bring It On – Trad.Attack! Music
  2. Gaïsha – Ana Aïcha – Zephyrus Records
  3. Keturah – Keturah – Hen House Studios
  4. Altın Gün – Aşk – Glitterbeat
  5. Dobrila & Dorian Duo – Dobrila & Dorian Duo 2: Pile šareno – SJF Records
  6. Tellefs – Reel Date – Taragot Sounds
  7. Karkum Project – Sahira, Stories of Heroic Women – Karkum Project
  8. David Walters – Soul Tropical – Heavenly Sweetness
  9. Boroa – O Classico Fol – Boroa
  10. Violons Barbares – Monsters and Fantastic Creatures – Violons Barbares
  11. Son Rompe Pera – Chimborazo – AYA Records
  12. Gao Hong and Kadialy Kouyate – Terri Kunda – ARC Music
  13. Mahlathini & The Mahotella Queens – Music Inferno: The Indestructible Beat Tour 1988-89 – Umsakazo Records
  14. Hiram Salsano – Bucolica – Hiram Salsano
  15. Yalla Miku – Intergalactic Galactic – Bongo Joe Records

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Top 15 World Music Albums, March 2023Top 15 World Music Albums, March 2023

  1. Altın Gün – Aşk – Glitterbeat
  2. David Walters – Soul Tropical – Heavenly Sweetness
  3. Narechie – A iz pod goroda (From the town) – Sketis Music
  4. Entoto Band – Entoto Band – Guitar Globetrotter Recordings
  5. Ali Farka Toure – Voyageur – World Circuit
  6. Malika Zarra – RWA (The Essence) – Malika Zarra
  7. Light in Babylon – On Our Way – Light in Babylon
  8. Gao Hong and Kadialy Kouyate – Terri Kunda – ARC Music
  9. Lee Fry Music – Padma – Lee Fry Music
  10. Dur-Dur Band Int. – The Berlin Session – Outhere Records
  11. Luis de la Carrasca – Baro Drom – Andalouse Alhambra
  12. Ybira – Ybira – Ybira
  13. Moonlight Benjamin – Wayo – MA CASE Records
  14. Kimi Djabate – Dindin – Cumbancha
  15. Jasdeep Singh Degun – Anomaly – Real World Records

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Top 15 World Music Albums, February 2023Top 15 World Music Albums, February 2023

Ranking / Artist / Album / Label

  1. Malika Zarra – RWA (The Essence) – Malika Zarra
  2. Sona Jobarteh – Badinyaa Kumoo – Sona Jobarteh
  3. Light in Babylon – On Our Way – Light in Babylon
  4. Meral Polat Trio – Ez Kî Me – Meral Polat / AudioMaze
  5. Solomane Doumbia – Segou to Lagos – Mieruba
  6. Bassidi Kone – Kaira – Remote Records
  7. Narechie – A iz pod goroda (From the town) – Sketis Music
  8. Tsuumi Sound System – Concert in Stereo – Tsuumi Sound System
  9. Kimi Djabate – Dindin – Cumbancha
  10. Entoto Band – Entoto Band – Guitar Globetrotter Recordings
  11. Moonlight Benjamin – Wayo – MA CASE Records
  12. Aziz Sahmaoui & Eric Longsworth · Il fera beau demain matin jusqu’à midi · Passé Minuit En Accords
  13. Mwezi WaQ – Le Blues des Sourds-Muets – Buda Musique
  14. Nidi d’Arac – Nanti li 90’s – Nidi d’Arac
  15. Maraboto – Osla de Sacrificios – Multination

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Top 15 World Music Albums, January 2023Top 15 World Music Albums, January 2023

Ranking / Artist / Album / Label

  1. Meral Polat Trio – Ez Kî Me – Meral Polat / AudioMaze
  2. Mwezi WaQ – Le Blues des Sourds-Muets – Buda Musique
  3. Debashish Bhattacharya – The Sound of the Soul – Abstract Logix
  4. Mawaca – Nama Pariret – Ethos Music
  5. Sona Jobarteh – Badinyaa Kumoo – Sona Jobarteh
  6. Vusi Mahlasela, Norman Zulu, Jive Connection – Face to Face – Strut
  7. Taraf Syriana – Taraf Syriana – Lula World Records
  8. Sonido Verde de Moyobamba – Sonido Verde de Moyobamba – Analog Africa
  9. Tanxugueiras – Diluvio – PlayPlan / Calaverita Records
  10. Didon – Tunesian Tale – Electrofone
  11. Nenia Ira – Nenia Ira – Vlad Productions / Absilone / Believe digital
  12. Payadora Tango Ensemble – Silent Tears: The Last Yiddish Tango – Six Degrees
  13. Tárkány Trió: A cimbalomprímás – Fonó Budai Zeneház
  14. Mahsa Vahdat & Skruk – Braids of Innocence – Kirkelig Kulturverksted
  15. Hamid El Kasri – Roots & Plugged – Metronome

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Top 15 World Music Albums, December 2022Top 15 World Music Albums, December 2022

Note: STG did not air a show featuring the December chart; many of these artists were included in our year-end “best of 2022” episode, however.

  1. Sona Jobarteh – Badinyaa Kumoo – Sona Jobarteh
  2. Meral Polat Trio – Ez Kî Me – Meral Polat / AudioMaze
  3. Tanxugueiras – Diluvio – PlayPlan / Calaverita Records
  4. Kyekyeku & Super Opong Stars – Funky Pangolin – The Blue Hedgehog
  5. G Combo – El circo de la vida – G Combo
  6. Al-Qasar – Who Are We – Glitterbeat
  7. Te Vaka – Te Vaka Beats Vol. 3 – Spirit of Play Productions
  8. Marala – Jota de Morir – Propaganda Pel Fet!
  9. Majid Bekkas – Joudour – Igloo
  10. Taraf Syriana – Taraf Syriana – Lula World Records
  11. Try Paradise – Try Paradise – Buda Musique
  12. Uusikuu – Karuselli – Nordic Notes
  13. Mostar Sevdah Reunion – Lady Sings the Balkan Blues – Snail Records
  14. Elin Furubotn – Resirkulerte Rim og Regler – Elin Furubotn
  15. Inger Hannisdal – North South East West – Jazzland Recordings/OK World

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Top 15 World Music Albums, November 2022Top 15 World Music Albums, November 2022

(Artist – Album – Label)

  1. Majid Bekkas – Joudour – Igloo
  2. Uusikuu – Karuselli – Nordic Notes
  3. Al-Qasar – Who Are We – Glitterbeat
  4. Hodila Izba – Rites – Hodila Izba
  5. Guts – Estrellas – Heavenly Sweetness
  6. Eneida Marta – Allan Guine – Azziz Music
  7. Raz & Afla – Shall Prevail – Fossil
  8. Oligarkh – Kramola – Oligarkh
  9. Meïkhâneh – Chants du dedans, chants du dehors – Buda Musique
  10. Lorraine Klaasen and Mongezi Ntaka – Ukubonga (Gratitude) – Justin Time
  11. Souad Massi – Sequana – Wrasse Records
  12. Carmen Souza – Interconnectedness – Galileo
  13. Gaye Su Akyol – Anadolu Ejderi – Glitterbeat Records
  14. Maison Bélier – Las Cosas del Querer – Ventilador Music
  15. Tuultenpesä – Vindstilla – Ääniä Records

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Top 15 World Music Albums, October 2022Top 15 World Music Albums, October 2022

  1. Eneida Marta – Allan Guine – Azziz Music
  2. Raz & Afla – Shall Prevail – Fossil Sounds
  3. Okaidja Afroso – Jaku Mumor – Chechekule Records
  4. Meïkhâneh – Chants du dedans, chants du dehors – Buda Musique
  5. Al-Qasar – Who Are We – Glitterbeat
  6. Marmoucha Orchestra – Sahara Koyo – Marmoucha Orchestra
  7. Okra Playground – ITKU – Nordic Notes
  8. Souad Massi – Sequana – Wrasse Records
  9. Ibrahim Maalouf & Angélique Kidjo – Queen of Sheba – Mister Ibé
  10. Liraz – Roya – Glitterbeat
  11. Broes – Botanist – Broes
  12. Antonis Antoniou – Throisma – ajabu!
  13. Solju – Uvjamuohta / Powder Snow – Bafe’s Factory
  14. Flowk – Trobada – Segell Microscopi
  15. Dogo – Dogo du Togo – Dogo

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Top 15 World Music Albums, September 2022Top 15 World Music Albums, September 2022

(Artist – Album – Label)

  1. Al-Qasar – Who Are We – Glitterbeat
  2. Solju – Uvjamuohta / Powder Snow – Bafe’s Factory
  3. Lass – Bumayé – Chapter Two / Wagram Music
  4. Fungistanbul – Trash Oriental – ONErpm
  5. Ibrahim Maalouf & Angélique Kidjo – Queen of Sheba – Mister Ibé
  6. Maya Youssef – Finding Home – Seven Gates
  7. Marmoucha Orchestra – Sahara Koyo – Marmoucha Orchestra
  8. Cumbiamuffin – Cumbiamuffin – Hyperopia
  9. Okaidja Afroso – Jaku Mumor – Chechekule Records
  10. Livia Mattos – Apneia – YB Music
  11. Antonis Antoniou – Throisma – ajabu!
  12. Ruken Yilmaz – Sê Çiya – Ruken Yilmaz
  13. MAI (Mariana Baraj, Anna Sato, Irma Osno) – Bris con Tres Aromas – Beans Records
  14. Lidiop – Another Version – Soulbeats Music
  15. Optur – Nordic Free Folk – GO ́ Danish Folk Music

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Top 15 World Music Albums, August 2022Top 15 World Music Albums, August 2022

  1. Ibrahim Maalouf & Angélique Kidjo – Queen of Sheba – Mister Ibé
  2. Oriental Brothers International Band – Oku Ngwo Di Ochi – Palenque Records
  3. Shiran – Fadaytak – Batov Records
  4. Khiyo – Bondona – ARC Music
  5. Minyeshu – Netsa – ARC Music
  6. Balungan – Kudu Bisa Kudu – Cuneform Records
  7. V.A. – Gnawa Music Of Marrakesh – Zehra
  8. Lass – Bumayé – Wagram
  9. Cumbiamuffin – Cumbiamuffin – Hyperopia
  10. Marvash – Dar Amalga – Harmonic Tunes
  11. Folkatomik – Polaris – CalabriaSona
  12. Meridian Brothers & El Grupo Renacimiento – Meridian Brothers & El Grupo Renacimiento – Ansonia Records
  13. Pedro Lima – Recordar É Viver : Antologia Vol.1 – Bongo Joe Records
  14. EsRap – Mamafih – Springstoff
  15. BKO – Bamako – Bongo Joe Records

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