World Music Network

Countdown May's best world music albums with WMN's audio chart

• 1. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou - Volume 3: The Skeletal Essences of Afro Funk
• 2. Debashish Bhattacharya - Beyond The Ragasphere
• 3. Kobo Town - Jumbie In The Jukebox
• 4. Various Artists - Kenya Special
• 5. Samba Touré - Albala
• 6. Peter King - Shango
• 7. Eskorzo Afrobeat Experience - Hypnotic Covers
• 8. Colomach - Colomach
• 9. Los Desterrados - Dos Amantes
• 10. Tony Allen & Abayomy Orchestra Feat. BNegão - Meus Filhos Afrobeat Rework
• 11. Solo Hit - Imoikeme
• 12. Rokia Traoré - Beautiful Africa
• 13. Various Artists - The Rough Guide To African Disco
• 14. Sunlightsquare - Ochosi
• 15. Various Artists - Movements 5
• 16. Various Artists - Overdose Of The Holy Ghost
• 17. Rachid Taha - Zoom
• 18. Sam Amidon - Bright Sunny South
• 19. Runaway Orchestra - Runaway Orchestra
• 20. Aero Manyelo - Kasi Vibes

Countdown the best world music albums with WMN's audio chart - voted for by you!

• 1. Los Pirañas - Toma Tu Jabón Kapax
• 2. Skazka Orchestra - Kalamburage
• 3. Afrik Bawantu - Noko Hewon
• 4. Blackbeard's Tea Party - Whip Jamboree
• 5. Rokia Traore: Beautiful Africa
• 6. Orchestra Super Mazembe - @45RPM VOL.1
• 7. Various Artists - The Rough Guide To Cumbia
• 8. Family Atlantica - Family Atlantica
• 9. Various artists - Teranga! Senegal, Vol.1
• 10. Nuru Kane - Exile
• 11. Billy Bragg - Tooth And Nail
• 12. Ebo Taylor & Uhuru Yenzu - Conflict
• 13. Various Artists - Latin Noir: Everything Happens On The Beach
• 14. Pierre Akendengue - Destinee
• 15. Zé Luis - Serenata
• 16. Omar Sosa - Eggun
• 17. Chico Mann - Same Old Clown
• 18. Various Artists - Rumpus: Super Quantum Compilation Of Doom Vol 1
• 19. Eamonn Coyne & Kris Drever - Storymap
• 20. Gavin Davenport - The Bone Orchard

Countdown the best world music albums with WMN's audio chart - voted for by you!

• 1. Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba - Jama Ko
• 2. Various Artists - Mali Music
• 3. Los Chinches - Fongo
• 4. Malick Pathé Sow & Bao Sissoko – Aduna
• 5. Nuru Kane - Exile
• 6. Mexican Institute Of Sound - Político
• 7. Bandadriatica – Arriva La Banda
• 8. Getatchew Mekuria & The Ex & Friends – Y'Anbessaw Tezeta
• 9. Vincente Amigo - Tierra
• 10. Siba - Avante
• 11. Soulfood Food & Music, Fat & Yummy
• 12. Richard Thompson - Electric
• 13. Bongos Ikuwe And Double X - Wulu Wulu
• 14. Vinicio Capossela - Rebetiko Gymnastas
• 15. Los Cenzontles - Regneration Los Cenzontles
• 16. Ariya Afrobeat Arkestra - Towards Other Worlds
• 17. Nicolas Repac - Black Box
• 18. Hiatus Kaiyote – Tawk Tomahawk
• 19. Goan Dogs – 20 Minutes From The Border
• 20. Mop Mop - Isle Of Magic

Countdown the best world music albums with WMN's audio chart - voted for by you!

• 1. Fanfara Tirana Meets Transglobal Underground - Kabatronics
• 2. Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba - Jama Ko
• 3. Monoswezi - The Village
• 4. The Creole Choir Of Cuba - Santima
• 5. Bomba Estéreo - Elegancia Tropical
• 6. Mory Kante - La Guinéenne
• 7. Clinton Fearon - Heart And Soul
• 8. Dur-Dur Band - Dur-Dur (Vol. 5)
• 9. London Klezmer Quartet - Butterfield Green N16
• 10. Cheb Khaled - C'est La Vie
• 11. The Crying Princess - 78 RPM Records From Burma
• 12. Sexy Fi - Nunca Te Vi De Boa
• 13. Fimber Bravo - Con Fusion
• 14. Heidi Talbot - Angels Without Wings
• 15. Anirban Bhattacharya - Impressions
• 16. Gurbinder Kaur - Dhan Dhan Mata Sahib Kaur Ji
• 17. Devendra Banhart - Mala
• 18. Emilia Amper - Trollfågeln/The Magic Bird (Swedish Folk Music)
• 19. Patrick Dawes - Raising Stone
• 20. Menagerie - They Shall Inherit

Countdown the best world music albums with WMN's audio chart - voted for by you!

• 1. Mulele Matondo Afrika - Prophecy
• 2. Insintesi - Fimmene In Dub
• 3. Congo Dia Ntotila - Seben Steps To Heaven
• 4. Sofia Rei - De Tierra Y Oro
• 5. Salif Keita - Talé
• 6. Kumbia Queers - Pecados Tropicales
• 7. Southern Tenant Folk Union - Hello Cold Goodbye Sun
• 8. Oki Meets Misake Oshiro - Kita To Minami (North And South)
• 9. The Shee - Murmurations
• 10. Elof & Wamberg - 12 Ornli' Syge Tracks For Ukulele Of Kontrabas
• 11. Rupa & The April Fishes - Build
• 12. Tunji Oyelana - A Nigerian Retrospective 1966-79
• 13. Robert Soko - Balkan Beats
• 14. Sister Pili + 2 - Moreno & L'Orch First Moja-One
• 15. Various Artists - Diablos Del Ritmo
• 16. Goat - World Music
• 17. Various Artists - Future Sounds Of Buenos Aires
• 18. Bella Hardy - Bright Morning Star
• 19. Sinkane - Mars
• 20. The Dust Busters - Old Man Below

Countdown the best world music albums with WMN's audio chart - voted for by you!

• 1. Drop On Down In Florida: Field Recordings Of African American Traditional Music 1977 - 1980
• 2. uKanDanZ - Yetchalal
• 3. Khartala 72 - Diable Du Feu
• 4. Janka Nabay & The Bubu Gang - En Yay Sah
• 5. Abdou Diop - Nootee
• 6. Sekouba Bambino - The Griot’s Craft
• 7. Sotho Sounds - Junk Funk
• 8. Watcha Clan - We Are One (Remixes EP)
• 9. Geomungo Factory - Metamorphosis
• 10. Skip&Die - Riots In The Jungle
• 11. Katy Carr - Paszport
• 12. Kiki Gyan - 24 Hours In A Disco
• 13. Tim Maia - The Existential Soul Of Tim Maia
• 14. Varttina - Utu
• 15. The Ballina Whalers - Lowlands
• 16. Bruno Morais - A Vontande Superstar
• 17. La Caravane Passe - Gypsy For One Day
• 18. Mavrika - Mavrika
• 19. C.K Mann & His Carousel 7 - Funky Highlife
• 20. Very Be Careful - ¿Remember Me From The Party?

Countdown the best world music albums with WMN's audio chart.

• 1. Bellowhead - Broadside
• 2. Varttina - Utu
• 3. Geomungo Factory - Metamorphosis
• 4. Rumi Ensemble & Salar Aghili - In The Footprints Of Rumi
• 5. Lau - Race The Loser
• 6. The Souljazz Orchestra - Solidarity
• 7. C.K Mann & His Carousel 7 - Funky Highlife
• 8. Sotho Sounds - Junk Funk
• 9. Lucas Santtana - O Deus Que Devasta Mas Tambem Cura
• 10. Amira Kheir - View From Somewhere
• 11. Oratnitza - Oratnitza
• 12. Kristi Stassinopoulou & Stathis Kalyviotis - Greekadelia
• 13. The Touré-Raichel Collective - The Tel Aviv Session
• 14. Sam Lee - Ground of it's own
• 15. Krar Collective - Ethiopia Super Krar
• 16. Jeannot Bel - Kuetumbari
• 17. Meridian Brothers - Desesperanza
• 18. Wilber Calver- Diaspora
• 19. Thonghuad Faited - Diew Sor Isan
• 20. Trio Garufa - El Rumor De Los Tangos

Countdown the best world music albums with WMN's audio chart.

• 1. Meridian Brothers - Desesperanza
• 2. Antibalas- Antibalas
• 3. The Toure-Raichel Collective
• 4. Krar Collective - Ethiopia Super Krar
• 5. Thonghuad Faited - Diew Sor Isan
• 6. Sam Lee - Ground of it's own
• 7. Kristi Stassinopoulou & Stathis Kalyviotis - Greekadelia
• 8. The Souljazz Orchestra - Solidarity
• 9. Carlinhos Brown - Mixturada Brasileira
• 10. Carlos Nunez - Discover
• 11. Staff Benda Bilili - Bouger Le Monde
• 12. Wilber Calver- Diaspora
• 13. Manuel Galban - Blue Cha Cha
• 14. Jeannot Bel - Kuetumbari
• 15. Sotho Sounds - Junk Funk
• 16. Stockholm Lisboa Project
• 17. Trio Garufa - El Rumor De Los Tangos
• 18. Tom Paley's Old-Time Moonshine Revue - Roll on, Roll On
• 19. Amadou & Mariam - Folila
• 20. Rodrigo y Gabriela & Cuba - Area 52

Countdown the best world music albums with WMN's audio chart. September's chart features Staff Benda Bilili, Tom Paley, Gurrumul and more.

• 1. Staff Benda Bilili - Bouger Le Monde
• 2. Tom Paley's Old-Time Moonshine Revue - Roll on, Roll On
• 3. Tinariwen - Tassili
• 4. Krar Collective - Ethiopia Super Krar
• 5. Ondatrópica - Ondatrópica
• 6. Lokkhi Terra - Che Guava's Rickshaw Diaries
• 7. Mahsa & Marjan Vahdat - Twinklings Of Hope
• 8. Stealing Sheep - Into The Diamond Sun
• 9. Gurrumul - Rrakala
• 10. Antibalas- Antibalas
• 11. Mokoomba - Rising Tide
• 12. Alhousseini Anivolla - Anewal/ The Walking Man
• 13. Amadou & Mariam - Folila
• 14. The Cambodian Space Project - Not Easy Rock N' Roll
• 15. Rodrigo y Gabriela & Cuba - Area 52
• 16. Raghu Dixit - Antarragni- The Fire Within
• 17. Criolo - Nó Na Orelha
• 18. Kristi Stassinopoulou & Stathis Kalyviotis - Greekadelia
• 19. Zani Diabaté & Les Héritiers - Tientalaw
• 20. Karine Polwart - Traces

Countdown the best world music albums with WMN's audio chart. August's charts features Sam Lee, Koo Nimo, Lokkhi Terra and more.

• 1. Sam Lee - Ground of it's own
• 2. Koo Nimo - Highlife Roots Revival
• 3. Lokkhi Terra - Che Guava's Rickshaw Diaries
• 4. Manuel Galban - Blue Cha Cha
• 5. Ondatrópica - Ondatrópica
• 6. Narasirato- Warato'o
• 7. Various Artists - Songs for Desert Refugees
• 8. Mahsa & Marjan Vahdat - Twinklings of Hope
• 9. Mokoomba - Rising Tide
• 10. MTMTMK - The Very Best