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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

The World Cup of World Music (#1437)The World Cup of World Music (#1437)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Gipsy Kings – Oh Eh Oh Eh – !Volaré! The Very Best of the Gipsy Kings
Tamba – Mas Que Nada – Mr Bongo Presents Ginga: The Sound of Brazilian Football (Special Edition)
Dubioza Kolektiv – I Am From Bosnia – Take Me To America – I Am From Bosnia – Take Me To America – Single
Ebo Taylor – Victory (Instrumental) – Love & Death
Eumir Deodato – O Jogo – Os Catedráticos 73
Los Teen Agers – Pachanga del Futbol – Se Armó la Pachanga Con
Wilson Simonal – Obrigado, Pele – Singles, Lados B & Raridades
Electro Dub Tango – El Fútbol Y El Tango – Electro Dub Tango Meets the World Cup
La Mosca – Yo Te Quiero Dar – Visperas de Carnaval
Fatboy Slim – Soul Surfing – You’ve Come a Long Way Baby
Jamaica United – Rise Up – Music of the World Cup – Allez! Ola! Olé!
AKA Trio – The Beautiful Game – Joy
Andra Generationen – Heja Sverige – 25
Deutschland Sind Wir – Jцrg & Dragan & Remmi Demmi Boys – Finale 2014 – Deine Fußball Sommer Hits
The Cool Crooners of Bulawayo – Bafana Bafana – Isatilo
Youssou N’Dour & Axelle Red – La Cour Des Grands (Do You Mind If I Play) – Music of the World Cup – Allez! Ola! Olé!
João Nogueira – Samba Rubro-Negro (O Mais Querido) – Clube Do Samba
Ricky Martin – La Copa de la Vída (La Canción Oficial de la Copa Mundíal, Francia ’98) – Esencial Ricky Martin

Hour 2:
Dom Um E Jadir De Castro – Repimar – Batucada: The Sound of the Favelas (Mr Bongo presents)
Arlindo Cruz – Tatu Bom de Bola (The Official 2014 FIFA World Cup Mascot Song) – One Love, One Rhythm – The Official 2014 FIFA World Cup Album
Pepe Kalle – Roger milla – Gérant
Macka B – Kick Racism Out of Football – Kick Racism Out of Football – Single
Shakira – Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) [The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup (TM) Song] [feat. Freshlyground] [Single] – Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album
Ebo Taylor & Uhuru-Yenzu – Victory – Life Stories
Super Eagles – Viva Super Eagles – Senegambian Sensation
Grupo Batuque – Umbabaraumba – Far Out Futebol Brasil
Angélique Kidjo & John Legend – Move On Up – Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album
Ablaye Cissoko – Champion – Mes Racines
Yaniss Odua – Like a Champion – Mon frère
Masti Band – Tinga-Linga England – Tinga-Linga England – Single
Asiko Afrobeat Ensemble – Winners Never Quit – Winners Never Quit

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

Rank – Artist – Album – Label

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

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

The Music of Water (#1435)The Music of Water (#1435)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
M.A.K.U SoundSystem – Agua – Mezcla
Small Island Big Song – Festival of the Living Ocean (feat. Emlyn & Airileke) – Our Island
Gilad Ephrat Ensemble – The River Flows (feat. NK Orchestra) [Live] – Gilad Ephrat Ensemble & NK Orchestra (feat. NK Orchestra) [Live]
Femi Kuti – Water No Get Enemy – Live at the Shrine
Bindendela Group – Bindendela: Water Drums 1 (Zaire) – The Arthur S. Alberts Collection – More Tribal, Folk, and Café Music of West Africa
Jai Uttal & The Pagan Love Orchestra – Malkouns Night on the Ganges – Shiva Station (Bonus Edition)
Jacco Muller and Victor Ghannam – River Darro – Alhambra by Night
Roksonaki – Lake Akbayan – Nauryz
Armenian Navy Band – Ocean – Sound of Our Life, Pt. 1: Natural Seeds
Li Xing Infants – Crescent Lake – Grandmother’s Penghu Bay
Monsoon feat Sheila Chandra – Sunset Over The Ganges – Third Eye
Totó La Momposina – Agua – Carmelina
Fungistanbul – Tears of the River – Phenology

Hour 2:
Dengue Fever – Lake Dolores – Escape from Dragon House (Deluxe Edition)
Altan Urag – Shiree Nuur (Shiree Lake) – Made in Altan Urag
Nadav Haber – Lake Tana Blues – Summer Song
GAM – Lake in the Forest – DJ Notoya Presents Tokyo Pulse
Bomba Estéreo – Agua – Deja
Terra Livre – Water – Seeds, Roots, Flowers and Fruits
Emilia Amper – Galatea Creek – Trollfågeln
Nasu Luoben – To Green Lake – Forwards
Tunde Jegede & Derek Gripper – Where Rivers Meet – Mali in Oak
Vajas – Sparkling Creek – Sacred Stone
Guo Yue & Joji Hirota – Misty Lake – Red Ribbon
Manzanita & Su Conjunto – Agua – Roots of Chicha 2: Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru
Ravi – Monsoon Rain (excerpt) – Afro-Indian Project
Calypso Rose – Rivers of Babylon – So Calypso !

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

World Music Women: Oceania (#1432)World Music Women: Oceania (#1432)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Te Vaka – Siva Mamalu – Amataga
Hinemoana Baker – Talk You Up – puāwai
Moana & The Tribe – Tōku Reo (feat. Inka Mbing) – Tōku Reo (feat. Inka Mbing) – Single
Amy Hanaiali’i – Ku’u Lei Hoku – Pride of Punahele II
Outback – Desert Rain – Putumayo Presents Australia
The Mamaku Project – Plastic Castle – Mal De Terre
Samoa Sisters – The Tide Is High – Alofa Fa’avelea
Barefoot Divas – Wahine Whakairo feat. Whirimako Black – Walk A Mile In My Shoes
Small Island Big Song – Listwar Zanset (feat. Emlyn & Putad) – Our Island
Morgana Watson – Anahera – Reo
Raiatea Helm – Ku’u Wa Li’ili’i – Sweet & Lovely
Camille And Stuie – Te Rina – Camille Te Nahu
Tangiwai feat. Kathy Bristowe – Marangai – Tangiwai Volume One
Moana & The Tribe – Hine-Te-Iwaiwa – Toru
Barefoot Divas – Within These Walls (feat. Whirimako Black) – Walk A Mile In My Shoes

Hour 2:
Brittni Paiva – Inspiration – Hear…
Oceania – Hautoa (Warrior) – Oceania
Wvvlc (Waitahanui Vivala Crew) – Waitahanui – Waitahanui
Robi Kahakalau – Keiki O Ka Aina – Aloha from Paradise
Keri Hadfield – Tenei Ahau – Iwi hit disc. 10
Jacqui Keelan – Katia Au Whatu – Wahine
Maia3 – Saturday, Sunday, Monday – Iwi hit disc. 9
Moana & the Tribe feat. Shellie Morris – Haukirangi – ONO
Hiringa – Aroha – Iwi Hit Disc 11
Te Vaka – Te Malu – Te Vaka Beats, Vol. 2
Small Island Big Song – Sarbon (feat. Emlyn) – Our Island
Toni Huata – Mauri To (radio remix) – – Everlasting Force
Ariana Tikao & Bob Bickerton – Whakamihia – Muriwai
Wai – Ka Karanga Te Tinana (feat. Koro Henare Kingi & Te Punawai Hotu) – Wai 100%
Olivia Foa’i – Hau La – Hau La – Single