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Top 15 World Music Albums, September 2025Top 15 World Music Albums, September 2025

(artist – album – label)

Cheikh Lo – Maame – World Circuit
Mandé Sila – Live @ Levon Helm – Contre-Jour
Eljuri – Asi es el Mundo – Manovill Records
Rumbo Tumba – Cordillera Latiendo – Rumbo Tumba
Balkan Taksim – Acide Balkanique – Buda Musique
‘O Rom – Radio Rom – Phototype Records
Sidsel Walstad & Ibou Cissokho – Tamoo – Global Sonics
Vangelis Vrachnos Quartet – Astrografia – PKmusik
Radio Tarifa – La Noche – Buda Musique
Loko Gasy – Mifankatiava – AudioMaze
Mahotella Queens – Buya Buya: Come Back – Umsakazo Records
Nadir Ben – Maturity – Joussour
Anna Sato × Toshiyuki Sasaki – Life Goes On – Primitive Voice
Yasak Helva – Atamba – Gülbaba Records
Lengaïa Salsa Brava – Estética de un Rumbero – Lulaworld Records

World Music Mix (#1397)World Music Mix (#1397)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Bantu – We No Go Gree – What Is Your Breaking Point?
Nickodemus – No Puedo Parar (feat. Troy Simms & Jungle Fire Horns) – Soul & Science
Natascha Rogers – Move Etchéké – Onaida
Che Sudaka – Vida Maloka – Tudo É Possible
Roy Paci & Aretuska – Gastarbeiter – Parola d’Onore
Mestizo – Borrachero – Mestizo
Abdel Benaddi – Bouhala – A Dream In Essaouira
Sababa 5 – Baksheesh – Middle Eastern Grooves (Selected by DJ Kobayashi)
Ëda Diaz – Tiemblas – Suave Bruta
Nation Beat – A New Flow (feat. Christylez Bacon) – Archaic Humans
Gdzilla – Idan – Gdzilla (Alternate Cut) – EP
Ánnámáret – Čuoivvatáldu (Swimming Pool) – Bálvvosbáiki (Shelter)
Putumayo & Udi Fagundes – Petit Pays – Café Brazil by Putumayo
Meridian Brothers – Todo se me desvanece y debo mejorar – Mi Latinoamérica Sufre
Eskorzo – Mi Corazón – Historias de amor y otras mierdas
Quartabê – Eu cheguei lá – Repescagem

Hour 2:
Nusantara Beat – Borondong Garing (Edit) – Djanger / Borondong Garing – Single
Agustin Pereyra Lucena – Consolação – Agustin Pereyra Lucena
Amin Al Aiedy – Nabû – SHAMS
Ary Morais (Cabo Verde / Norway) – Sonho Caboverdiano – Global Celebration by Putumayo
WoWaKin – Polka Bednarzowa (feat. Marta Maślanka) – Latem
Aywa – Salama – Saadi
Claire Luzi – Ce Corta-jaca (feat. Abel Luiz) – Ce Corta-Jaca – EP
Sar Kamler – Funky Sar – Butterfly (Colors of Armenian Duduk)
Kolonel Djafaar – Kelmendi – Getaway
SOBA – Tounga (feat. Vincent Bucher) – Fiman (feat. Vincent Bucher)
A Cantadeira – Tecelã – Tecelã – Single
Mari Boine & Ella Marie – Lean dás – Alva
Saagara – Earth, Water and the Holy Groove – 3

New Global Sounds (#1394)New Global Sounds (#1394)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Yasak Helva – At Arabası – Atamba
Yaniss Odua – Ghetto – Mon frère
Maëla Raoult – Nick & Raff’s towing – The Hen House
Ahmed Mukhtar, Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde & Demi Garcia Sabat – Al – Hambra – Al – Hambra (feat. Demi Garcia Sabat)
Mádé Kuti – Oya – Chapter 1: Where Does Happiness Come From?
Peyoti for President – Palestinian Children – Your Comfort Zone
Habib Koité, Aly Keita & Lamine Cissokho – Benkan (feat. Mama Koné) [Live] – Mandé Sila Live @ Levon Helm Studios
Congadar – Senhor Xaxará – Aprendi Com Meus Antepassados
Chettini and the Turkish Trio – Cobra Shake – Oriental Soul
Lindal – Calús – Gris Cenre – EP
Les Collectif Tango Negro Caceres – Tocá Tango – Tribute to Juan Carlos Cáceres
ODUCHU – Dugay Guys – Nostalgia
Africa Express – Dorhan Oullhin (What the Heart Desires) [feat. Imarhan & Damon Albarn] – Africa Express Presents… Bahidorá
Kanazoé Orkestra – Dabara – Balabeatz
Bim Bam Orchestra – Kidege – Wadoo Island

Hour 2:
Putumayo & Rocky Dawuni – Shine a Light – World Beach Party by Putumayo
Nizar Rohana Trio, Tony Overwater, Nizar Rohana & Ruven Ruppik – Maria – The Mco Session – EP
Holly Holden – Leona – al andar
Payadora Tango Ensemble – Gaucho de las Pampas – Legend of Carau
Désiré François & CASSIYA – Fam – Nou Zistwar / Back in the Days
Adrian Quesada – Bravo – Boleros Psicodélicos II
Igor Bozanic – Snijeg pade na behar, na voće (Snow fell on the flowers, on the fruit) – Žega
Nasibo Mutize – Stop Over – Stop Over – EP
Ekowmania & The Rhythmers – Rasta Fo – Ekowmania & The Rhythmers – EP
Althea SullyCole – Edou (excerpt) – Due West
Maria Mazzotta – Canto e sogno (feat. Volker Goetze) – Onde
Haris Pilton – TROUBLE, TROUBLE, RAKIJA (feat. The Balkan Voodoo Orchestra) – Soon In Your Village (feat. The Balkan Voodoo Orchestra)
Mahotella Queens – Mpho Ke Lehlohonolo (Take Care Of Your Gift) – Buya Buya: Come Back

Top 15 World Music Albums, August 2025Top 15 World Music Albums, August 2025

(Artist – Album – Label)
1. Mandé Sila Featuring Habib Koite, Aly Keïta & Lamine Cissokho – Mandé Sila Live @ Levon Helm – Contre Jour
2. Yasak Helva – Atamba – Gülbaba Records
3. Kanazoé Orkestra – Balabeatz – Antipodes Music
4. Peyoti for President – Your Comfort Zone – Sordid Soup records
5. Mahotella Queens – Buya Buya: Come Back – Umsakazo Records
6. Mandé Sila – Live @ Levon Helm – Contre-Jour
7. Africa Express – Africa Express Presents…Bahidorá – World Circuit Records
8. Igor Božanić – Žega – POP Depression
9. Adrian Raso & Fanfare Ciocarlia – The Devil Rides Again – Asphalt Tango Records
10. Desiré Francois & Cassiya – Back in the Days – Desiré Francois Production
11. Les Collectif Tango Negro Ensemble – Tribute to Juan Carlos Caceres – Felmay
12. Alune Wade · New African Orleans · Enja / Yellowbird
13. Haris Pilton & The Balkan Voodoo Orchestra – Soon in Your Village – Asphalt Tango Records
14. Maëla Raoult – The Hen House – Azkaban Records
15. Althea SullyCole – Due West – Chaco World Music

Top 15 World Music Albums, July 2025Top 15 World Music Albums, July 2025

Mahotella Queens – Buya Buya: Come Back – Umsakazo Records
V. A. – Roots Rocking Zimbabwe – The Modern Sound of Harare’ Townships 1975-1980 – Analog Africa
Kadialy Kouyate – Toña – ARC Music
Majid Bekkas, Nguyên Lê, Hamid Drake · Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVII: Gnawa World Blues · ACT Music
Adrian Raso & Fanfare Ciocarlia – The Devil Rides Again – Asphalt Tango Records
V. A. – Afro-Portuguesa by Putumayo – Putumayo
Alune Wade · New African Orleans · Enja / Yellowbird
Kanazoé Orkestra – Balabeatz – Kanazoé Orkestra
Peyoti for President – Your Comfort Zone – Sordid Soup records
Maëla Raoult – The Hen House – Azkaban Records
Haris Pilton & The Balkan Voodoo Orchestra – Soon in Your Village – Asphalt Tango Records
Mandé Sila Featuring Habib Koite, Aly Keïta & Lamine Cissokho – Mandé Sila Live @ Levon Helm – Contre Jour
Zar Electrik – Koyo – Jarring Effects / Lamastrock
Puman – Spring – Sea of Wood Records
Igor Božanić – Žega – POP Depression

New World Music Releases (#1390)New World Music Releases (#1390)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Bim Bam Orchestra – Kidege – Wadoo Island
Haris Pilton – SHAKE THAT BALKAN THING (feat. Stereo Partizan & The Balkan Voodoo Orchestra) [Balkan Voodoo Mix] – Soon In Your Village (feat. The Balkan Voodoo Orchestra)
Fanfare Ciocărlia & Adrian Raso – Transylvania Twist – The Devil Rides Again
Igor Bozanic – Snijeg pade na behar, na voće (Snow fell on the flowers, on the fruit) – Žega
Peyoti for President – Resist, Push Back – Your Comfort Zone
Maëla Raoult – The Precious Impressions – The Hen House
Zar Electrik – Bala dima – Koyo
Freh Khodja – Ken Andi Habib – Ken Andi Habib
Mahotella Queens – Uyeke Amanga (Stop Your Lies) – Buya Buya: Come Back
Melody & Bybit – Kwakaenda Imbwa – Roots Rocking Zimbabwe – The Modern Sound of Harare’ Townships 1975-1980 (Analog Africa No.41)
Habib Koité, Aly Keita & Lamine Cissokho – Contrevent (feat. Mama Koné) [Live] – Mandé Sila Live @ Levon Helm Studios
Denis Mota (Cabo Verde) – Kem Mi É – Afro-Portuguesa
Alune Wade – Three Baobabs – New African Orleans

Hour 2:
Sababa 5 – Nadir – Nadir
Majid Bekkas – Sidi Bouganga (with Hamid Drake) – Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVII: Gnawa World Blues (with Hamid Drake)
Kanazoé Orkestra – Dambé – Balabeatz
Puman – March Sixth – Spring
SHIRAN – Ah Ya Layla Yumma – آه يا ليلاه يمّه – Electro Baghdad – اليكترو بغداد
Nasibo Mutize – Ndinewe – Stop Over – EP
ODUCHU – My Way – Nostalgia
Zafarán – Sciure D’Arance – Zafarán
Kadialy Kouyate – Jamba dongo – Toña
Cocoa Thrill – Kuku paka (excerpt) – Subtropical
Marcos Valle – Valeu – Contrasts
Grecia Albán – TODO PASA – NUBES SELVA
The Rebel – A Shiny Bossa – World of No Nation
Eljoee & Chaama (Algeria / Morocco) – Yames – Café Nomadica by Putumayo

Global Songs of Independence and Revolution (#1388)Global Songs of Independence and Revolution (#1388)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Kiala & Afroblaster – Freedom – Freedom – Single
Kokolo – Democrazy – More Consideration
Ozan Ata Canani – Die Demokratie – Die Demokratie
DAM – انقلاب Inkilab – Revolution – Dedication
Clash of Civilizations – Declaration of Independence (feat. Hip Son, Nikola Radan, Joanne Memnon, Tamar St. Julien, Chee & Blake Newman) – Counter Propaganda (feat. Hip Son & Nikola Radan) [Remastered]
Peyoti for President – Freedom – Freedom – Single
Vavamuffin – Equal Rights – Inadibusu
Vaudou Game – Revolution – Kidayo
Todo Mundo – Freedom – Conexion
Alune Wade – Independance Cha Cha – Havana Paris Dakar
La Celestina – Fight For Revolution – Tener O No Razón
Bako Dagnon – Le guide de la révolution – Sidiba
Ziggy Marley – World Revolution (feat. Samuill Kalonji) – Rebellion Rises
Jon Batiste – FREEDOM – WE ARE
Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band – Freedom Dance – Chopteeth Live

Hour 2:
Mario Lùcio – Independance – Independance
O-Maya – Nothing Less Than Freedom – O-Maya
Children Of The Revolution – Eleftheria (Freedom) – Children of the Revolution
Mounira Mitchala – Independance (Chili Houritki) – Chili Houritki
TriXstar – زن، زندگی، آزادی (Freedom for Iran) – زن، زندگی، آزادی (Freedom for Iran) – Single
Khanyo Maphumulo – Freedom Is Coming – South Africa (Celebrating 20 Years of Freedom)
Baba Salah – Démocratie – Gao
Abdelkader Saadoun – Freedom – Freedom
Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird – Freedom Is a Verb – The Butcher’s Share
Skatalites – Freedom Sounds – From Paris With Love
Seun Kuti – Love & Revolution – Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head)
Blind Boys of Alabama & Eskendrella – Freedom/A New Beginning – Songs From a Stolen Spring
Femi Koya – Human Rights (feat. Lisa Combrinck & Pitika Ntuli) – IBA (Homage)

2000 vs 2025 Global Music (#1387)2000 vs 2025 Global Music (#1387)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Vusi Mahlasela – A Prayer for Our Time – Miyela Afrika
Songhoy Blues – Norou – Héritage
Miriam Makeba – Liwawechi – Homeland
Trio Da Kali – Celasigi – Bagola
Ali Khan Band – Mast Kalandar – Zindagi
Schäl Sick Brass Band – Kasbah – Maza Meze
Kazem Al-Saher – Waleede Al tayib – Al Hob Al Moustaheel
Şatellites – Beş Kardeş – Aylar
Red Baraat – Bhangale (feat. Delicate Steve) – Bhangra Rangeela
Third Planet – Baghdad Rai – The Third Planet
Arat Kilo – Eternity – Danama
Jaipur Junction – Naina Na – Sambhav
Boban Marković Orkestar – Igra Andela – Millennium
Pambele – Agua – Dámelo
Alune Wade – Boogie and Juju – New African Orleans

Hour 2:
Wai – Ngā Hau E Wha (feat. Brannigan Kaa) – Wai 100%
Vilddas – Jiekŋaáhpi – Vilddas
Busi Mhlongo – We Baba Omncane (If You Don’t Obey Your Parents) [Remastered] – Urbanzulu
Khadja Nin – Afrika Obota – Ya…
Femi Kuti – Politics Don Expose Them – Journey Through Life
Mabulu – Ngole Ngole – Karimbo
KANKOU – Nganou Balla (feat. Bassekou Kouyate) – N’Darila
Alsarah & The Nubatones – Habibi – Seasons of the Road
Apichat Pakwan – Nam Ton Tad (Dub) – Nam Ton Tad Dub – Single
Sabah Habas Mustapha & The Jugala All Stars – Bubi chen – So La Li
Salsa Celtica – Yo Me Voy – The Great Scottish Latin Adventure
Vaudou Game – Retard (delay) – FINTOU
Värttinä – KUKKILINTU – Kyly
Tamala – May Ma Sara – Diboli

Hot & Steamy Summer Songs (#1386)Hot & Steamy Summer Songs (#1386)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Fatal Mambo – Magot Tcheri (In The Summertime) – Rumbagitation
Tacheles Klezmer Company – Sommerhit (Galizianer Chusidl) – Balkan Reggae
Cuban Collective – Sol Sol (Sunscreen Dub) – 100 Beats: Latino
various artists – Thunder in the Dry Summer – Gong Hoi Fat Choi
Constantinople & Benedicte Maurseth – Summer Solstice – Nordic Lights in Persian Sky
Karen + Helene – Danmark, Nu Blunder Den Lyse Nat (Denmark Dreams through Light Summer Evenings) – Solen
Asgeir – Sommarflørt (Summer Flirt) [feat. Asgeir Aarøen, Bjarte Mo, Gabriel Chicaiza & Magnus Rød Haugland] – Danza De Andalucía (feat. Asgeir Aarøen)
Gankino Circus – Summer (feat. Sandhja) – Summer (feat. Sandhja) – Single
Babayaga – Summer Ska – Heiss
Meshugga Beach Party – Ose Shalom – Twenty Songs of the Chosen Surfer
Stefano Saletti and the Piccola Banda Ikona – Gaza Beach – Soundcity: Suoni dalle città di frontiera (Sounds from border towns)
Manhu – Spring and Summer – Manhu: Voices of the Sani
Umanji – Nkari Wahlobo (Summer Time) – Moloi (The Witch)
Marcos Valle Kostenbaden & Norman Gimbie – Samba De Verao – Sachal Studios Orchestra Presents-Sachal Jazz
Rainbow Arabia – Holiday in Congo – Kabukimono

Hour 2:
Bizarorama – Summerorama – Bizarorama
New Orleans Nightcrawlers – Pontchartrain Beach – Slither Slice
Locos por Juana – Summertime (feat. Chad Stokes) – Caribe
Mynta – First Summer – First Summer
Paulo Padilha – Summertime / Só Me Trai – Na Lojinha de um Real Eu Me Sinto Milionário
El Barrio – El Viejo Verano – Todo Tiene Su Fin
Lajkó Félix – Nyár (summer) – Mező
Toronto Tabla Ensemble – Summer 2020 – For the Love of Tabla
Foday Musa Suso – Summer Time (excerpt) – The Two Worlds
Aleks Di Roma – Summer Stops at the Door – Alma del Sur
Timba MM – Fiesta en la Playa – Outstanding
Oro Solido – Verano Sólido – The Rough Guide To Merengue
Aayaam – Summer smiles (feat. Mohit Dobhal, Joan Peiró Aznar, Prabhat Das & Shafeeq Alsadi) – Summer smiles (feat. Mohit Dobhal, Joan Peiró Aznar, Prabhat Das & Shafeeq Alsadi) – Single
Fanfare Ciocărlia – Summertime – 20
Sultans of String – Summer in Tehranto (feat. Demetrios Petsalakis & Naghmeh Farahmand) – Refuge

Top 15 World Music Albums, June 2025Top 15 World Music Albums, June 2025

Adrian Raso & Fanfare Ciocarlia – The Devil Rides Again – Asphalt Tango Records
Selcuk Suna – The Space Between – Lulaworld Records
Zingarua – Serotonin – Maninalto!
Pambele – Damelo – Believe Digital
Alune Wade – New African Orleans – Enja
Ozan Ata Canani – Die Demokratie – Fun In The Church / Bertus
Femi Kuti – Journey Through Life – Partisan Records
The Knocks & Sofi Tukker – butter – Sofi Tukker
Dunja Knebl & Roko Margeta – Fauna – Geenger Records
Jonni Wind – The Earth Is Moving – Jonni Wind
Hekate – Evigheten forestår – Helio
Francis Bebey – Trésor Magnétique – Africa Seven
Eishan Ensemble – Northern Rhapsody – ACEL Production
Dani Jané – Vida – Segell Microscopi
Ouzo Bazooka – Kapaim – Batov Records