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Top 15 World Music Albums, March 2025Top 15 World Music Albums, March 2025

Kankou Kouyate – N’Darila – One World Records
Fågel Roc – Roc Guitar Refurbed Replayed Remixed – pbpRecords
Sauljaljui – Vaivaik – Wind Music International
Rastak – Tales of Earth and Sun – Rastak
Aïta Mon Amour – ABDA – Shouka
De Mar y Rio – Bailen y Gocen – Palenque Records
OMIRI – Modas novas e algumas velhas – Repasseado
Kasiva Mutua – Desturi – Delicious Tunes
Salin – Rammana – Take Aim
Songhoy Blues – Heritage – Transgressive Records
Raghu Dixit Project – Shakkar – Raghu Dixit Music
Şatellites – Aylar – Batov Records
Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille Brotto – Djiyo – Ma Case
Tiken Jah Fakoly – Live Salle Pleyel – Chapter Two Records / Wagram Music
Arat Kilo – Danama – Accords Croisés

World Music Women (#1371)World Music Women (#1371)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Rokia Traoré – Koronoko – Tchamantché
Mariem Hassan – Terwah – Shouka
Khadja Nin – Free (Sina Mali, Sina Deni) – Sambolera
Dobet Gnahoré – Kakou – Ano Neko
Christine Salem – Sakalav (feat. Moriarty) – Salem Tradition
Sister Fa – Sarabah – SARABAH: Tales From the Flipside of Paradise
Les Nubians – Tabou (Roots Remix) – Princesses Nubiennes
Letta Mbulu – Hareje – Naturally
Khiyo – Sharee Bondona – Bondona
Palya Bea – Beszív-Kifúj – Nő
Kavita Shah – Oju Oba (feat. Lionel Loueke) – Visions
Natacha Atlas – Kidda – Halim
Céline Banza – Zingo – Praefatio
Les Mamans du Congo & RRobin – Dia – Ya Mizolé

Hour 2:
Inka Mbing – Rangi na Tayal (Friends of the Mountain People) – Ga-Ga
Camille – Twix – OUÏ
Lala Njava – Voatse – Malagasy Blues Song
Yulduz Usmanova – Fergana – The Selection Album
Zoë Modiga – LENGOMA (feat. Tubatsi Mpho Moloi) – INGANEKWANE
Izaline Calister – Mi Sòpi – Krioyo
Mahwash – E zema porsan la racha – Radio Kaboul
Judy Teffera – Lalebola – Queen of the Nile
Marisa Monte – O Céu – Verde Anil Amarelo Cor de Rosa e Carvão
Flavia Coelho – De Paris À Rio – Bossa Muffin
Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita – Chaminuka – Echo
Tuuletar – Tuu Kerää – Tules Maas Vedes Taivaal
Buika – Jodida Pero Contenta – Buika Colécción
Yma Sumac – Taki Rari – Mambo! And More
Irka Mateo – Corazón (feat. La Tirindanga) – Vamo a Gozá (feat. La Tirindanga)

World Music Mix (#1370)World Music Mix (#1370)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Rokia Traoré – Kote Don – Bowmboi
Orchestra Maquis Original – Double Double – Zanzibara 11: Congo In Dar Dance No Sweat
shunTA! – Cudna Jada Od Mostara Grada – At the Kafana
Dowdelin – I Ka Woulé – Tchenbé !
Kathem Al Saher – Dhomni A’la Sadrak – Baad El Hob
Tako Toki – Colapso – Hirsutes Farfelus
Kanazoe, Clotilde Rullaud, Abdoulaye Traore, Boubacar Djiga, Achille Nacoulma – A Chauffer – Kananayé
Filippo Gambetta – Andorinhões – Choropo
Hoodna Afrobeat Orchestra – Alemitu – Let Go
Tupa Ruja – F-rammenti – Contrast
AyoZaad – Zansét – Sa Sezon La
Broes – Flora – Belgica
Schäl Sick Brass Band – African Market Place – Majnoun

Hour 2:
Cserepes – Nganga – The Beginning of the Beginning (African remix 2024)
Frigg – Game of Frigg – Dreamscapes
Calypso Rose – Wa Fu Dance (w/ Angelique Kidjo) – So Calypso !
OKWY OSADEBE and HIGHLIFE SOUNDMAKERS INTERNATIONAL – Olu Nwelu Amara – Egwu Mmanwu Igbo (Music Of Igbo Masquerade)
Miramar – Un Astro – Entre Tus Flores
Ammar El Sheraie – Eldonya Helwa – Music From the East 2
Lyon Hansen with Gudrid Hansdottir (Faroe Islands) – Leið 400 – Scandinavia
Gao Hong & Zhao Xiaoxia – Snow Like Jade – Prelude to the Divine Realm – Pipa and Guqin
Os Garotin – violão amarelo (feat. Anchietx, Cupertino & Leo Guima) – OS GAROTIN DE SÃO GONÇALO (feat. Anchietx, Cupertino & Leo Guima)
Aracan – Fogata al Mar – Shadows of Perception
El Pantorrillas – En un mundo tan injusto – Polomo Cojo
Santrofi – Amina – Making Moves

Top 10 World Music Albums February (#1369)Top 10 World Music Albums February (#1369)

Hour 1 (rank – artist – song – album):
#10 Celia Wa – Démounaj – Fasadé
#9 The Bongo Hop – Eko Eko (Feat. Moonlight Benjamin) – La Pata Coja
#8 Songhoy Blues – Gambary – Héritage
#7 Pauanne – Karjala – Karelia – Joku Raja Rakkaudesakin
#6 Vaudou Game – Ça ira – FINTOU
#5 Tamala – May Ma Sara – Diboli
#4 Raghu Dixit – Kudilikke Hatthidyanna – Shakkar
#3 Tamar Ilana & Ventanas – Elvissa – Azadi
#2 Trio Da Kali – Orpaillage – Bagola
#1 Sauljaljui – sapuy 火把 (Torch) – VAIVAIK
Anthony Joseph – Tony – Rowing up River to Get Our Names Back
Smoke & Mirrors – Mala Salud – Return of the Numbers
João Selva – Banho De Mar – Onda

Hour 2:
Adrian Younge – کنم – Farrar Konam (feat. Liraz) – Adrian Younge Presents Linear Labs: São Paulo
The Loire Valley Calypsos – Mon Gamin – Groove World by Putumayo
KUTU – Set – MARDA
Uusikuu – Elokuun illat – Piknik
Trinka – Dois No Ilê – Ep – EP
The Arab Blues – Maghroud – Saba
Jawa – Allamo Almahboba Hajri – Last Breaths from Aleppo
Fanoos Ensemble – Watan (Homeland) (feat. Ahmad Fanoos, Mehran Fanoos, Elham Fanoos & Sohail Karimi) – Echoes of Afghanistan (feat. Mehran Fanoos, Elham Fanoos, Ahmad Fanoos & Sohail Karimi)
L. Shankar – Dancing Beauty (feat. Abhijit Banerjee) – Full Moon
Meno Del Picchia – Retina – Maré Cheia
Kasiva Mutua – Twende Mbele – Desturi
Jason Carter – Hope and Waiting – In and out of Time
Hard Proof – Trash Talk – Code Noir
Áššu – Albbas / Lynx – Luoteniegut
Alsarah & The Nubatones – Habibi – Seasons of the Road
Pawa – Zaihraj Za Mnie Dudarocku – Folk and Great Tunes from Belarus
Jupiter & Okwess & Mare Advertencia Lirika – Orgullo – Ekoya

Global Songs of Resistance and Hope (#1366)Global Songs of Resistance and Hope (#1366)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra – Better Days Gonna Come – Wild Peace
Eljuri – Resiste – Resiste
Süperstar Orkestar – Hope – Hope
Chiwoniso – Rebel Woman – Rebel Woman
Nitin Sawhney & Natacha Atls – Hope – Flying Carpet
Tribeqa – Better Days – Tribeqa
Abdelli – Asiram (Hope) – Among Brothers
The Sachal Ensemble – Get Up, Stand Up / Shalamar (feat. Cibo Matto) – Song of Lahore
Dawtas of Aya – Perseverança e Resistência – Be My Voice
Wally Warning – Hope for Tomorrow – Mama Nature
L’Ham de Foc – Rebels – Cançó de Dona I Home
Peace Development Crew – Better Days – Better Days
Vusi Mahlasela – Hope – Wisdom of Forgiveness
Chiwoniso – Brilliant – A New Hope Has Been Kindled – Make Me a Channel of Your Peace

Hour 2:
Sia Tolno – Rebel Leader – African Woman
Los de Abajo – Resistencia – LDA V The Lunatics
J.P. Bimeni – Give Me Hope – Give Me Hope
Pernett – La Resistencia – Sounds and Colours: 10 Years Anniversary Compilation
Linas Rimsa & Folk Group Arinushka – About Hope – Old Faith
Elemotho – Better Days – My Africa
Ozomatli – Love and Hope – Street Signs
Peeni Waali – Beacon of Hope – Peeni Waali
Westmoreland – Something Hopeful – Cast Fire
Bester Quartet – Hope – Krakoff
Pamela Lynn – Abundance of Hope – Fearless and Feminine: A Voice of Intuitive Rhythms
Ojos de Brujo – Get up Stand Up – Backspin: A Six Degrees 10 Year Anniversary Project

New Tunes for a New Year (#1365)New Tunes for a New Year (#1365)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
JB Moundele – Kalabankora – Racines
Kosmo Sound – Hamouda – Makasima – EP
Tamala – May Ma Sara – Diboli
Lucia Pulido – El Vestido Nuevo – Colombia y México, Dos Pueblos Una Raíz
Augusto Martelli – Bom De De Bom Bom – Genovese Bossa – EP
Andres Belmonte – Al wahid (feat. Efrén López, Omran Adrah, Ales Cesarini & David Gadea) – Gharbí
Akram Abdulfattah – Ya Hbaieb – Abu Kenda
Xanthoula Dakovanou – Syrto at dawn (feat. Eugenia Toli Damavoliti) – Rizituals (Inspired from cretan vocal traditions of Rizitika)
Kit Sebastian – Ellerin Ellerimde – New Internationale
Luizinho do Jeje, Marcelo Galter & Sylvio Fraga – Mestre Besouro Mangangá (feat. Mocofaia) – Mocofaia (feat. Mocofaia)
Germà Negre – Fica-li noia – Puja aquí dalt i balla
Sahana Naresh – Naalu Peru (feat. JQueen) [Maati S1] – Naalu Peru (feat. JQueen) [Maati S1] – Single
Seun Kuti, Egypt 80′ & Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley – Dey – Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head)

Hour 2:
Peter Somuah – Chop Chop (feat. Gyedu-Blay Ambolley) – Highlife
Kanazoe, Clotilde Rullaud, Abdoulaye Traore, Boubacar Djiga, Achille Nacoulma – Garibou – Kananayé
Wild Mushrooms – Le Zuo – Under The Dragon Tree
Tenderete – África – En el AZUL
Pusaka Sunda – Degung Mangu (feat. Burhan Sukarma) – Degung Klasik, Vol. 1 (feat. Burhan Sukarma)
Didon – Malak – Malak
Nesrine – Selma Ya Salama – Kan Ya Makan (Once Upon a Time)
Nizar Rohana – Mufradat Nahawand – Safa
Christine Zayed – Al’an – Kama Kuntu
Erlend Viken Trio – Roadsterbassgangarhalling (feat. Erlend Viken, Marius Graff & Sondre Meisfjord) – Ville Veier (feat. Erlend Viken, Marius Graff & Sondre Meisfjord)
Remanindry – Ajajakouay – Blakaz Antandroy
Mostar Sevdah Reunion – CHAJE SHUKARIJE (feat. Pedro Heredia “El Granaíno”) – Bosa Mara
The Baltic Sisters – Dai Kas Padunda – Värav / Vārti / Vartai
Esperanza Fernández – De Triana al Mundo – Sevilla 40.0

Top 15 World Music Albums January 2025Top 15 World Music Albums January 2025

Tamar Ilana & Ventanas – Azadi – Lulaworld Records
Sauljaljui – Vaivaik – Wind Music International
The Bongo Hop – La Pata Coja – Underdog Records
Kanazoe, Clotilde Rullaud, Abdoulaye Traore, Boubacar Djiga, Achille Nacoulma – Kananayé – Tzig’Art
PulciPerla – Tatekieto – Prado Records / Cie Pucinella
Warsaw Village Band & Bassałyki – Sploty – Karrot Kommando
DJAM! – DJAM – Guitar Globetrotter Recordings
shunTA! – At the Kafana – Rakia Records
Aboubakar Traoré & Balima – Sababu – Zephyrus
Tio Chorinho – Tempestuoso – Lulaworld Records
The Baltic Sisters – Värav / Vārti / Vartai – CPL-Music
Esperanza Fernandez – Sevilla 40.0 – Karonte
Kairos Collective – Ariadne – TouMilou
André Siqueira – Aura – André Siqueira
Wild Mushrooms – Under the Dragon Tree -Sea of Wood Records

Top 10 World Music Albums January (#1363)Top 10 World Music Albums January (#1363)

Hour 1 (rank – artist – song – album):
#10 Tio Chorinho – Beija Flor (feat. Flavia Nascimento) – Tempestuoso
#9 Aboubakar Traoré & Balima – Djarabi – Sababu
#8 shunTA! – Kelushka – At the Kafana
#7 DJAM! – Lasaltery – DJAM!
#6 Warsaw Village Band – Czas Kosic – Sploty
#5 PulciPerla – Chicha – Tatekieto
#4 Kanazoe, Clotilde Rullaud, Abdoulaye Traore, Boubacar Djiga, Achille Nacoulma – Teri Djougou – Kananayé
#3 The Bongo Hop – Eko Eko (Feat. Moonlight Benjamin) – La Pata Coja
#2 Sauljaljui – vaivaik (Searching for My Path) – VAIVAIK
#1 Tamar Ilana & Ventanas – Elvissa – Azadi
Lo’Jo – La Kolèr – Feuilles fauves
Mi’gmafrica (Canada / Mali) – Sora Yé La (Putumayo Version) – Cultural Crossroads
Francis Mbappe – Peace – Peace is Freedom

Hour 2:
Samira’s Blues – Salam – Salam – EP
Beautiful Nubia and the Roots Renaissance Band – Ẹ̀gún Nlá – Ṣonṣo
Camilla Barbarito – Duj Duj – Cargo Sentimento Popolare d’Assalto
Domo Emigrantes – Leucade – Kolymbetra
Novalima – Mil Noches (feat. Pahua) – La Danza, Pt. 2 – EP
Kiki Valera – El Empanadillero – Vacilón Santiaguero
Värttinä – Hopeat (Silver) – Iki
Markku Lepistö – Euskadi Express (feat. Xabi Aburruzaga) – DUOS
Antibalas – Dirty Money (radio edit) – Antibalas
Farazi – Piromani (Instrumental) (excerpt) – Zaman Sinekleri (Instrumentals)
Koum Tara – Wach Aadabni (feat. Hamidou & La Camerata) – Baraaim El-louz (feat. Hamidou & La Camerata)
Lemon Bucket Orkestra – Cuckoo – Cuckoo
The KutiMangoes – Money Is the Curse – Afrotropism
Soba – Fantaya (feat. Vincent Bucher) – Fiman (feat. Vincent Bucher)

2024 World Music Chart Highlights (#1362)2024 World Music Chart Highlights (#1362)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Seun Kuti – Move – Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head)
Franck Biyong – Jela Kubwa Na Viboko (excerpt) – Radio Masoda
Carlos Coronado – Lunolumínico – Flamenco Mediterráneo
Avra Banerjee – Silent Embrace – The Mind Voyager
Jyotsna Srikanth – Manasa Sancharare – Carnatic Nomad
Otava Yo – Tongue Twisters – Loud and Clear
Mauro Durante & Justin Adams – Santu Paulu – Sweet Release
Testo – Vanyusha Walked along the Street – Marya.Ivan
Voskresenie – Телега (Cart) – Телега (Telega)
Lucibela – Nhó Jom Seá Mi No/ Ta Pinga Txápu – Txápu – Moda Antiga
The Unknown Composer – Kalejaka Tu Man Shunesa – KOVRЫ
Afro Celt Sound System – Radio Ronza – Ova

Hour 2:
OYME – Vai, Mashura! – Mastorava vol. 1
Tyva Kyzy – Teve-Khaya – Songs For Life
Mario Poletti – Soul Freire – Drums & Bass… And Mandolin
Zor – Байсын шулуун (Let’s be straight.) – Suuha-Hur
BaBa ZuLa – Yok Haddi Yok Hesabı (No Limit No Calculation) [radio edit] – İstanbul Sokakları
Vedan Kolod – Peahen – Birds
Mari Boine – Lean dás – Alva
Kiran Ahluwalia – Tera Jugg – Comfort Food
Gotopo & Don Elektron – Piña pa la Niña – Sacúdete – EP
Lo’jo – Valse étrange – Feuilles fauves
Vereya – Kullervo – Soitua Maa
Zoloto – Алёшка (Alyoshka) – Метафора (Metaphora)
Dobet Gnahoré – Ayoka – Zouzou
Aziza Brahim – Ljaima likbira – Mawja
Buzz’ Ayaz – Buzzi Ayazi – Buzz’ Ayaz
Tarwa N-Tiniri – Rokba – Akal

Top 15 World Music Albums, December 2024Top 15 World Music Albums, December 2024

(Rank – Artist – Album – Label)

The Bongo Hop – La Pata Coja – Underdog Records
Moana & The Tribe – Ono – Black Pearl Ltd.
Warsaw Village Band & Bassałyki – Sploty – Karrot Kommando
DJAM! – DJAM – Guitar Globetrotter Recordings
Kananayé – Kananayé – Tzig’Art
Esperanza Fernandez – Sevilla 40.0 – Karonte
Franck Biyong – Radio Masoda – Tangential Music
Tamar Ilana & Ventanas – Azadi – Lulaworld Records
Aboubakar Traoré & Balima – Sababu – Zephyrus
Momi Maiga – Kairo – Segell Microscopi
Peter Somuah – Highlife – ACT Music
Tio Chorinho – Tempestuoso – Lulaworld Records
Dogo Du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band – Avoudé – Dogo Du Togo
Tenderete – En el Azul – Zephyrus Records
Al Andaluz Project – The Songs of Iman Kandoussi – Traditional Arabic Andalusian – Galileo MC