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World Music Women: Europe (#1431)World Music Women: Europe (#1431)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Faraualla – Gasolina – Culle e Tempesta
Zaz – La Fée – Zaz
Sigrid Moldestad – Haustkveld ved havet – Brevet til kjærleiken
Ljiljana Buttler – Pilem, Pilem – Frozen Roses
Burlakat – Anni Neidoi – Magie
Solju – Eanan Čiega Mu – Ođđa Áigodat
Buika – New Afro Spanish Generation – Buika Colécción
Dagadana – Hej Leluja – Tobie
Deva Premal – Om Purnam, Pt. 2 – Dakshina
Chava Alberstein – The Dove of Love – Crazy Flower: A Collection
Eva Salina – Akaja Rat – Lema Lema: Eva Salina Sings Šaban Bajramović
Márta Sebestyén – If I Were a Rose (Ha En Roza Volnek) – Kismet
Alabina – Yo Te Ví (Ah Ya Zein) – Alabina, l’essentiel
Diana Rasina – Hija Mia – Romance

Hour 2:
Esma Redzepova – Ej, Sudbino – Gypsy Carpet
Karolina Cicha – Płacz Nad Młodością, Co Odchodzi (feat. Kayah) [Weeping Over Youth That Fades Away] – Tany
Kirsten Bråten Berg – Brurebøn – Syng du mi røst
Elena Ledda – Lantias (feat. Gabriele Mirabassi & Luigi Lai) – Lantias
Tara Fuki – Ty I Ja – The Best Of …
Teresa Salgueiro – O Mistério – O Mistério
Vera Bila & Kale – Dzal Pani – Rom-Pop
Vanessa Bissiri – Una forma distinta – Empatica
Beata Bocek – Tamti – Bílo
Maija Kauhanen – Sinisilmä (Blue Eyes) – Raivopyörä (The Whirl of Rage)
Catrin Finch – Together Again – Notes to Self
DakhaBrakha – Пані (Mrs.) (pronounced Pani) – Yahudky
Ulla Pirttijärvi – Uhca Niillas – Áššu
Ida Elina – Tule Kanssain – Under the Northern Skies
Päivi Hirvonen – Tie – Kallio
Värttinä – Valhe (the Lie) – Miero

Global Music of Animals & Nature (#1430)Global Music of Animals & Nature (#1430)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Shono – The praising of the twelve animal symbols of the year – Kolhozoy Traktor
Nômade Orquestra – Morning Birds – Nômade Orquestra
Malcura – Camel – Malcura II
Garifuna Boys – Garadu (Mouse) – Music From Guatemala, Vol. 2: Garifuna Music
Five Alarm Funk – Gorilla – Voodoo Hairdoo
Ondatrópica – Hummingbird – Baile Bucanero
Xavier Quijas Yxayotl – Ixtakcuautli (to the white eagle) – Aztec Dances
Ahoar – Bat – Between Rivers
Ozferti – Black Lion – Addis Aboumbap
Cocek! Brass Band – The Snake – Round Two
Go: Organic Orchestra, Brooklyn Raga Massive & Adam Rudolph – Glare of the Tiger – Ragmala
Mari Boine – Beaivelottás “Butterfly” – Eight Seasons – Gávcci Jahkejudgu
Sola – The Goose – Blues in the East

Hour 2:
Loga Ramin Torkian – The Wild Deer (Gavin) [feat. Khosro Ansari] – Mehraab
Old Blind Dogs – Goats – Four On the Floor
Svein Westad – The Wandering Bear – Munnharpas Verden
Sally Nyolo – A Lion In the Jungle – Zaione
Yma Sumac – Birds – The Complete Yma Sumac
Qwii – Bushman: Mambo – Ancient Civilisations of Southern Africa – Bushman, Zulu, Venda, Xhosa, Tswana …
Fluido Cósmico – 動かぬ亀 Unmoving Turtle (Tortuga Inmóvil) – Animals
The KutiMangoes – Call of the Bulbul Bird – Afrotropism
Dr. Didg – Sharks – Dust Devils
Graham Mushnik – Octopus Dance – Club Coco
Antibalas – Elephant (excerpt) – Who Is This America?
Khaled – La camel – Ya Taleb
The Afrodelic Stegosaurchestra – Baby Goat – The Afrodelic Stegosaurchestra
The Budos Band – King Cobra – The Budos Band II

Best new global music: April (#1429)Best new global music: April (#1429)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Super Panela – Despierta – Sangre Nueva
Suistamon Sähkö – 70-luvun muija – Lunta tupaan
Marta Elena – Yo Vengo A Ofrecer Mi Corazón – Por Amor
Aly Keita – Mandingo Galaxy (feat. Marcel van Cleef & Roberto Badoglio) – Balafon Evolution (feat. Marcel van Cleef & Roberto Badoglio)
Chicago Immigrant Orchestra – Suld – Sanctuary
Souad Massi – Samt – Zagate
Kareyce Fotso – Power – Gwa
Vaqo – Gogov Go Kartlis deda – Guguni Oda
Azuka Moweta and His Anioma Brothers Band of Africa – Izu Nwanne Ka (excerpt) – Kenechukwu
Cheikh Ibra Fam – Gondi – Adouna
Kasbah Rockers & Argan – Amdakel (Jedid Mix) – The Anouach Amdakel Tssilim Medley – EP
Mansfarroll – Afrobeat Guantanamero – ÁFRICA SÍ
BCUC – Matla a rona ke bophelo – The road is never easy

Hour 2:
Tomáš Kočko & Orchestr – Perunu – Perperuna
Atabasca – Kundela Mawedi – Atabasca
Baklava Express – A Very Narrow Bridge – Sabába
Antônio Carlos & Jocafi – Rala-Bucho – Antonio Carlos & Jocafi JID026
Balu – batu – Borumba
Nuevos Rios – Ojunjo – Nuevos Rios
Ireke – Aïshododo (feat. Nayel Hóxò) – Ayo Dele
Rihab Azar رحاب عازار – Indulgence – Dandelion
Troubleman – The Righteous Path (excerpt) – Time out of Mind
Kuljit Bhamra & Abira Shah – Channak Channak Chanakaawangi – Desi: The Soul of Punjab
Pixvae – Caminando – De Lado a Lado
Karyna Gomes – Dji Tu Ten – Kantigas di Liberdadi
Vasilis Kostas – Reaching for Hope – The Soul of Epirus
Louis Mhlanga – Mdara Wangu – Global Guitars 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

Artist Focus: Guy Nsangué (#1427)Artist Focus: Guy Nsangué (#1427)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Sia Tolno – African Police – African Woman
Ceuzany – Cabo Verde la Fora (feat. Kiddye Bonz) – Ilha d’Melodia
Alpha Blondy – Waïkiki rock (2010 Remastered Edition) – Elohim (2010 Remastered Edition)
Salif Keïta – Tu vas me manquer – M’Bemba
Awilo Longomba – Mupenzi – Mondongo
Oliver N’Goma – Adia (excerpt) – Best of Oliver n’Goma
Sally Nyolo – Shana – Tribu
Régis Gizavo – Toliara – Ilakake
Blick Bassy – SDF – Hongo Calling
Elida Almeida – Nlibra Di Bo – Kebrada
Erick Cosaque – Embawgo – Chinal Ka 1973 – 1995
Papa Wemba – Zero – Molokai (Real World Gold)
Jean-Luc Ponty – N’Fan Mot – Tchokola
Femi Kuti – Oyimbo – Day By Day

Hour 2:
Daby Touré & Souad Massi – Mânensa Asli (Miwawa) [Je n’oublierai pas mes origines] – Mesk Elil
Oumou Sangaré – Yala – Oumou
JMO – Bunia Ndolen – In Ia Yelle (Open Your Eyes)
Rastak – Azadi – Tales of Earth and Sun
L’Antidote – Dates, Figs and Nuts (feat. Bijan Chemirani, Redi Hasa & Rami Khalife) – L’Antidote (feat. Bijan Chemirani, Redi Hasa & Rami Khalife)
Trinka – Dois No Ilê – Ep – EP
Igor Bozanic – Snijeg pade na behar, na voće (Snow fell on the flowers, on the fruit) – Žega
Nana Benz du Togo – Recycle – SÉ NAM
Mangane – Sama Reni – Zoom Zemmatt
James Basdanis & Magda Varoucha – Avgerinos – Avgerinos – Single
Magic Drum Orchestra – Get Up – MDO
Mas Trio – Wala Yhemmak (feat. Tarek Charbel) – Doctrina
Noura Mint Seymali – Jraad – Yenbett

Best new global music – March 2026 (#1425)Best new global music – March 2026 (#1425)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Souad Massi – Congo Connection (feat. Youssoupha) – Zagate
Aly Keita – Balafon Evolution (feat. Marcel van Cleef & Roberto Badoglio) – Balafon Evolution (feat. Marcel van Cleef & Roberto Badoglio)
Ziggy Marley – Racism Is A Killa – Racism Is A Killa – Single
Doctor Nativo – La Kocina – BarrioKandela
Victoria Sur – Si Se Te Olvida el Camino – Café Feminina by Putumayo
Mariachi El Bronx – Fools Gold – Mariachi El Bronx (IV)
Nuevos Rios – Malvada – Nuevos Rios
Lucas Santtana – Liga (feat. Cocanha) – Brasiliano
ZHERAV – Naja – Naja / Bazaar – Single
Sababa 5 – Allô – Ça Va Ça Va
Balu – Tata Nimi – Borumba
AySay – Malala – Mal
Riccardo Tesi & Paolo Zampini – LIVING IN THE PAST / PRESENTE REMOTO – Camerock
Pixvae – Caminando – El Bacaneao
Psyché – Hurriya (We Must Resist) [feat. Ziad Trabelsi] – Hurriya (We Must Resist) [feat. Ziad Trabelsi] – Single

Hour 2:
Ida Elina – Pohjolan Kaiut – Under the Northern Skies
Tinariwen & Sulafa Elyas – Sagherat Assani (feat. Sulafa Elyas) – Hoggar
Ballaveu – Balh plan de Canejan | Ball pla de Sort (ball pla i corranda) – Arada
Cara de Espelho – Aldeia Fantasma – B
DakhaBrakha – vesilna – PTAKH / Bird
Saly Kouyaté – Ayan Deme – Mali Kelen
Massa Dembele – Tugan – Felatô
Pedro Pastor & Iseo – Sin Flor – 10 Locos Años Descalzos
Karyna Gomes – Tufulin (feat. Alana Sinkëy) – Kantigas di Liberdadi
Youthie – Lotus Dub – Wild Vibes
Ireke – Ta Logbe Jongo – Ayo Dele
Bamako Airlines – Continental Soukous – Volume III – EP
Crossing (Diabaté/Martella/Schiavone) – Bobo Sira – The Path Before Us
Tram des Balkans – Novoset – Alligator

Top 15 World Music Albums, March 2026Top 15 World Music Albums, March 2026

Ranking – Artist – Album – Label

Souad Massi – Zagate – BackingTrack Production
Saly Kouyate – Mali Kelen – Remote Records/Studio Mali
Aly Keita Trio – Balafon Evolution – One World
Tinariwen – Hoggar – Wedge
Doctor Nativo – BarrioKandela – Stonetree Records
Psyché – Psyché II – Four Flies Records
DakhaBrakha – Ptakh/Bird – DakhaBrakha
Karyna Gomes – Kantigas di Liberdadi – The Orchard
Crossing: Petit Solo Diabaté | Nino Martella | Marco Schiavone – The Path Before Us – Circular Music
Nuevos Rios – Nuevos Rios – ZZK
AySay – Mal – V2 Records
Bamako Airlines – Volume III – Bamako Airlines
Ireke – Ayo Dele – Underdog Records
Ida Elina – Under the Northern Skies – Hello World Records
Balu – Borumba – Vu Prod

World Music Women Asia (#1424)World Music Women Asia (#1424)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Azam Ali – Nami Nami – From Night to the Edge of Day
Nasiba – Yokasiz – Samarkand
autorickshaw – Horn Ok Please – Meter
Yulduz Usmanova – Jeli Jeli – The Selection Album
Sheila Chandra – Prema, Shanti, Dharma, Satya – Out On My Own
Ehsan Saadeh – If You Only Knew – HENNA – Young female voices from Palestine
Lata Mangeshkar – Tera Jana – Anari (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Gao Hong & Kadialy Kouyate – House of Friendship – Terri Kunda
Hong Nhung – Con Chim Sâu – Khu Vườn Yên Tĩnh
Zulya Kamalova – Sat bhayan ki ek behanadli – Rajasthan – Journey of Voice
Marjan Vahdat – Tantanan – Our Garden Is Alone
Nour Fretiekh – Jaffa – Everything Has Changed – HENNA – Young female voices from Palestine
Inka Mbing – Sharing – Ga-Ga
Tania Saleh – Bassara Barrajeh – The Fortune Teller – 10 A.D.
Victoria Alexanyan, Amin Al Aiedy & Vincent Forestier – Désordre Nouveau – VISHAP

Hour 2:
Wild Wild Women – Mulinchi Toli (feat. Saniya MQ, Mahi Ghane & D.Raashi) – Mulinchi Toli (feat. Saniya MQ, Mahi Ghane & D.Raashi) – Single
Nelia Safaie – I’m Another Nakisa – Songs from Lands of Silence
Elissa – La Trouh – A Aychalak
Meiko Kaji – Shitto – Ginchou Wataridori
Najma Akhtar – Dil Laga Ya Tha – Qareeb
Ofra Haza – Ya Ba Ye (Single Mix) – Galbi
Kiss Nuka ft. Ganga Devi – Raav Chali – Folksoul
Mamak Khadem – Mina – Say Her Name – EP
Susheela Raman – Mamavatu – Salt Rain
Anoushka Shankar – Sinister Grains – Rise
Sevara Nazarkhan – Kurgim Kelar piano version – Otajonimsiz
Peanuts – O-Edo Nihon Ba Shi – The Folk Songs
Tyva Kyzy – Teve-Khaya – Songs For Life

World Music Meets Rock (#1422)World Music Meets Rock (#1422)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Manooghi Hi – Om Baba – Silence
Ludom – As Coisas São – Ludom
Soapkills – Leh Zaalen – The Best of Soapkills
Yasak Helva – Kafalar Yeşil – Atamba
Bamba Wassoulou Groove – Dankélé – Dankélé
Gypsy Caravan – Soweto Mujibha – Roots Rocking Zimbabwe: The Modern Sound of Harare’ Townships 1975-1980 (Analog Africa No.41)
Liya Ag Ablil, Nadia Nid El Mourid, Abdallah Ag Ahmed, Mathias Vaguenez, Sanou Ag Ahmed, Yamina Nid El Mourid & Terakaft – Awa Adounia – Kel Tamasheq (Deluxe Edition)
Masala Soundsystem – Czego chcieć więcej? (What more could you want?) – Cały Ten Świat (This Whole World)
Barika – Remember – Remember
The Bombay Royale – Ankhiyan – The Island of Dr. Electrico
Maria Mazzotta – Sula nu puei stare (feat. Bombino) – Onde
Cambodian Space Project – Knyom Mun Sok Jet Te – I’m Unsatisfied – Cambodian Space Project EP
Deleon – Ben Seni Severim – Casata
Zdob și Zdub – Trece Vremea Omului – Basta Mafia!
Grand Baton – Toutlè Dépi Dé Jou – Le Grand Baton
WITCH – Kamusale – SOGOLO

Hour 2:
Sinn Sisamouth – Season of Bloom (Remastered) – Cambodian Rocks, Vol. 1- 4 (Remastered)
The Hu – Shoog Shoog – The Gereg (Deluxe Edition)
Elektro Hafiz – Belki Son Kez – Elektro Hafiz
Boom Pam – Sabalé – Alakazam
Dave Dale – Om Namah Shivaya – Mantra Rocks
The Zydepunks – Lowlands of Baghdad – …and the Streets Will Flow With Whiskey
Steele Beautttah – Africa – Afro-Rock, Vol. 1
The Magnificent Zenians – Ije Udo – Wake Up You! The Rise and Fall of Nigerian Rock, Vol. 1 (1972-1977)
Altın Gün – Leyla – Gece
Yat-Kha – Tuva.Rock – Tuva.Rock
Makas – Gül Deli Deli – Gergedan
Dara Puspita – Mabuk Laut – A Beginner’s Guide to Sublime Frequencies Vol 1&2
Moonlight Benjamin – Tchoule – Simido
Dengue Fever – Tip My Canoe – Escape from Dragon House (Deluxe Edition)
Kel Assouf – Amghar – Black Tenere
Ozomatli – Only Love – Place In the Sun

Top 15 World Music Albums, February 2026Top 15 World Music Albums, February 2026

Bamako Airlines – Volume III – Bamako Airlines
Crossing: Petit Solo Diabaté | Nino Martella | Marco Schiavone – The Path Before Us – Circular Music
Yinon Muallem – Aegina’s Secret – Yinon Muallem
Tram – Alligator – Les Entêtés
Adir Jan – Al Mast – Trikont – Unsere Stimme – Verlags GmbH
Monoswezi – Moyo – Parallell
Rahu – On the Dance Floor / Uz deju grīdas – CPL-Music
Nilza Costa – Cantigas – Brutture Moderne
Neba Solo & Benego Diakité – A Djinn and a Hunter Went Walking – Nonesuch
Hersi Matmuja, Jacopo Conoci – Lum – Maladisco
Yilian Cañizares – Vitamina Y – Planeta Y
Zenekar – Swirls – 4000 Records
Temenik Electrik – Habibi My Love – Le Nomad
Hami Hamoo – Siya – Accords Croisés / Pias
BashElán – Titkon – Fono