We will broadcast the January Transglobal World Music Chart on January 5, 2022 at 8pm.
Top albums January 2022:
1. Khöömei Beat · Changys Baglaash · ARC Music (2)
3. Susana Baca · Palabras Urgentes · Real World (2)
3. Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita · Suba · Bendigedig (1)
4. Justin Adams & Mauro Durante · Still Moving · Ponderosa Music (3)
5. Monsieur Doumani · Pissourin · Glitterbeat (4)
6. Xanthoula Dakovanou · Lamenta · Quart de Lune (13)
7. Orquestra Afrosinfônica · Orin, a Língua dos Anjos · Máquina de Louco (11)
8. Petrona Martínez · Ancestras · Chaco World Music (7)
9. Cumbia 20 de Enero & Leyendas Cañamilleras del Caribe · La Caña de Millo: Voz Histórica y Silenciada de la Cumbia · Chaco World Music (9)
10. Omar Péne · Climat · Contre-Jour (21)
11. Shujaat Husain Khan, Katayoun Goudarzi, Shaho Andalibi & Shariq Mustafa · This Pale · Lycopod (8)
12. Karolina Cicha & Spółka · Karaimska Mapa Muzyczna · Związek Karaimów Polskich (40)
13. Riccardo Tesi, Elena Ledda, Lucilla Galeazzi, Alessio Lega, Nando Citarella, Maurizio Geri, Gigi Biolcati, Claudio Carboni · A Sud di Bella Ciao · Visage Music (-)
14. Juçara Marçal · Delta Estácio Blues · Mais Um (-)
15. Puuluup · Viimane Suusataja · Õunaviks (19)
16. Fanfare Ciocărlia · It Wasn’t Hard to Love You · Asphalt Tango (6)
17. Monoswezi · Shanu · Riverboat / World Music Network (16)
18. Hoven Droven · Trad · Heilo / Grappa Musikkforlag (31)
19. Bixiga 70 · Bixiga 70 · Glitterbeat (15)
20. AySay · Su Akar · Nordic Notes (10)
21. Ogún Afrobeat · Unite · Ogún Afrobeat (12)
22. Baba Sissoko with Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Madou Sidiki Diabate, Lansiné Kouyaté · Griot Jazz · Caligola (14)
23. Youssou N’Dour · Mbalax · Universal Music Africa (-)
24. V.A. · Essiebons Special 1973-1984: Ghana Music Power House · Analog Africa (-)
25. Mec Yek · Taisa · Choux de Bruxelles (34)
26. Dafné Kritharas · Varka · Lior Éditions (35)
27. Nuru Kane · Mayam · Tchekchouka (29)
28. Tamala · Lumba · Muziekpublique (17)
29. Ruşan Filiztek · Sans Souci · Accords Croisés (-)
30. Beautiful Nubia and the Roots Renaissance Band · Huruhara · EniObanke (22)
31. Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino (CGS) · Meridiana · Ponderosa Music (23)
32. Kateřina Göttlichová · Zimnice · Indies Scope (-)
33. Assafir · Digressions / Parekvasis · Assafir (33)
34. Maria Moramarco · Stella Ariènte · Visage Music (-)
35. Gabriel Akhmad Marin · Ruminate: Improvisations for Fretless Guitar and Dutar · Worlds Within Worlds (28)
36. Rembrandt Trio · A Wind Invisible Sweeps Us Through the World · Just Listen (-)
37. V.A. · Mukambo presents Global Afrobeat Movement Vol 2 · NYP (24)
38. Aire · Danças de Porto de Mós · Sons Vadios (-)
39. Donné Roberts · Oya · Donné Roberts (38)
40. V.A. · Changüí: The Sound of Guantánamo · Petaluma (27)
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Best of 2021 World Music Charts Europe:
1 MERIDIANA • Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino • Italy • Ponderosa Records
2 UWODZENIE/WATERDUCTION • Warsaw Village Band • Poland • Karrot Kommando
3 PISSOURIN • Monsieur Doumani • Cyprus • Glitterbeat
4 KKISMETTIN • Antonis Antoniou • Cyprus • Ajabu!
5 ZAN • Liraz • Israel/Iran • Glitterbeat
6 A PRINCIPIU • L’Alba • France • Buda Musique
7 SISYPHUS • Sofia Labropoulou • Greece • Odradek
8 YOL • Altin Gün • Netherlands • Glitterbeat
9 BINGA • Samba Touré • Mali • Glitterbeat
10 MOTYLE • Tara Fuki • Czech Republic • Indies Scope
11 MEDITERRANEO OSTINATO • Stefano Saletti & Banda Ikona • Italy • Finisterre
12 IT WASN’T HARD TO LOVE YOU • Fanfare Ciocarlia • Romania • Asphalt Tango Records
13 ANOURA • Anansy Cissé • Mali • World Music Network
14 DJOUROU • Ballake Sissoko • Mali • No Format
15 NUBA NOVA • Speed Caravan & Hamdi Benani • France/Algeria • Buda Musique
16 COULEUR • Dobet Gnahoré • Ivory Coast • Cumbancha
17 SOAKED • Las Lloronas • Belgium/various • Muziekpublique
18 VIIMANE SUUSATAJA • Puuluup • Estonia • Ounaviks
19 XALAM • Ben Aylon • Israel • World Music Network
20 LA LOCURA DE MACHUCA • various • Colombia • Analog Africa
21 CHANGUI – THE SOUND OF GUANTANAMO • various • Cuba • Petaluma
22 WE WILL NEVER DIE • Yat-Kha • Russia (Tuva) • Lollipoppe Shoppe
23 ZAR • Mazaher • Egypt • Ajabu!
24 AMBUYA! • Stella Chiweshe • Zimbabwe • Piranha
25 10 A.D. • Tania Saleh • Lebanon • KKV
26 ABANTU/BEFORE HUMANS • BLK JKS • South Africa • Glitterbeat
27 SAMA’I • Azmari • Belgium • Sdban
28 GRIFONE • Pulcinella & Maria Mazzotta • France/Italy • Compagnie Pulcinella
29 BLACK ANTS ALWAYS FLY TOGETHER… • Kasai Allstars • DR Congo • Crammed
30 HENNA – YOUNG FEMALE VOICES FROM PALESTINE • various • Palestine • KKV
31 NOUARA • Kamel el Harrachi • Algeria • Kamiyad
32 START • Lajkó Félix Band • Hungary • Fonó
33 COSMOLOGIES • Marjo Smolander • Finland • self released
34 SHANU • Monoswezi • Mozambique/Norway/Sweden/Zimbabwe • World Music Network
35 MUSECA • Nando Citarella & Tamburi del Vesuvio • Italy • Alfa Music
36 ISLAND CATCH • Fade to Blue (David Chen & Chung Yufeng) • Taiwan • Trees Music
37 AN EAST AFRICAN JOURNEY • Omar Sosa • Cuba/various • Ota Records
38 PALABRAS URGENTES • Susana Baca • Peru • Real World
39 22 • Hrdza • Slovakia • self released
40 KHAIRA ARBY IN NEW YORK • Khaira Arby • Mali • Clermont Music
41 WE ARE AN ISLAND, BUT WE’RE NOT ALONE • Comorian • Comoros • Glitterbeat
42 SONGS OF EXILE • Abdelli • Algeria • ARC
43 DABA • Saucejas • Latvia • CPL Music
44 MINKA • Eva Quartet • Bulgaria • World Music Network
45 BURKINA HAKILI • Kady Diarra • Burkina Faso • Lamastrock
46 HANGSZÍN • Mónika Lakatos & The Gipsy Voices • Hungary • Folk Európa
47 HARPS OVER THE OSLAVA RIVER • Castaneda/Finch/Keita + Suranska • Colombia/UK/Senegal/Czech republic • MeKs Namest nad Oslavou
48 SUBA • Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita • Cuba/Senegal • Bendigedig
49 CAMEROON GARAGE FUNK • various artists • Cameroon • Analog Africa
50 VILLOI VARSA • Celenka • Finland • Nordic Notes
51 NAYAN NAVAA • Namgar • Russia (Buryatia) • Naxos
52 STAR FEMININE BAND • Star Feminine Band • Benin • Born Bad
53 THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ESPETACULAR • A Espetacular Charanga do França • Brazil • Mais Um
54 NDUGGU • Rafiki Jazz • UK • Koni Music
55 GEODESIA • Luis Peixoto • Portugal • Groove Punch Studios
56 STILL MOVING • Justin Adams & Mauro Durante • Italy/UK • Ponderosa
57 BOULA • Bonga Jean-Baptiste • Haiti • Buda Musique
58 KOLOGO • Alostmen • Ghana • Strut
59 CIHKKOJUVVON • Gajanas • Finland • Bafe’s Factory/Nordic Notes
60 RASTILHO • Kiko Dinucci • Brazil • Mais um Discos
61 AN ECLECTIC SELECTION OF MUSIC FROM THE ARAB WORLD, PT. 2 • various artists • various • Habibi Funk
62 UMBRAL • Sofia Rei • Argentina • Cascabelera
63 AYOM • Ayom • Brazil/Angola/Italy • Amplifica Records
64 EDO FUNK EXPLOSION VOL. 1 • various artists • Nigeria • Analog Africa
65 GANDHI • Rao Kyao • Portugal • Galileo
66 FINE ANYWAY • Roger Fakhr • Lebanon • Habibi Funk
67 NESRINE • Nesrine • France • ACT
68 JAK SE MACE? • Ludova hudba Stana Balaza • Slovakia • self released
69 MY LAST SONG • Esma Redzepova & Nune Brothers • North Macedonia • ARC
70 CHANGYS BAGLAASH • Khöömei Beat • Russia (Tuva) • ARC Music
71 ONE MORNING IN GURGAON • Guy Buttery, Mohd. Amjan Khan, Mudassir Khan • South Africa/India • World Music Network
72 LASTENKERÄÄJÄ • Akkajee • Finland • self released
73 BEYOND THE BLUE • Brain Damage meets Big Youth • France / Jamaica • Jarring Effects
74 EXCAVATED SHELLAC: AN ALTERNATE HISTORY… • various • various • Dust to Digital
75 DE CONAKRY A BARCELONE • Nakany Kante • Guinea/Spain • Kasba Music
76 DISKO TELEGRAF • Balkan Taksim • Romania • Buda Musique
77 HELSINKI-COTONOU ENSEMBLE • Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble • Finland/Benin • No Problem!/Flowfish
78 XOGO • Radio Tutti & Barilla Sisters • France • Lamastrock
79 HORIZONTE 2 • Charis Alexiou • Greece • Monopol Records
80 KLYUKVA • Staritsa • Russia • CPL Music
81 PRO RADOST • Iva Bittová • Czech Republic • Indies Scope
82 THE BIG SLALOM • Cserepes Károly • Hungary • Fonó
83 HORUCA SLZA • Miriam Kaiser • Slovakia • Kaiser husliarsky dom
84 UNBOUNDED • Purbayan Chatterjee • India • Sufiscore
85 PECATA BEATA • Carola Ortiz • Spain (Catalonia) • Microscopi
86 RIVER OF HAPPY SOULS • Bapi Das Baul • India • ARC
87 REKA • Lenka Dusilová • Czech republic • Animal Music
88 2021 • Zuros Banda • Hungary • Fonó
89 TRETZE VARES • Cati Plana & Pau Puig • Spain (Catalonia) • Microscopi
90 IN TRAD WE TRUST • Sväng • Finland • Galileo MC
91 AO VIVO NA CASINHA • Celina da Piedade • Portugal • Sons Vadios
92 L’INFINIT • Francesc Sans • Spain (Catalonia) • Microscopi
93 LIVE AT TOU • Angrusori • Slovakia/Norway/Czech Rep. • Hudson
94 NE REJTSD EL • Ötödik Évszak • Hungary • Fonó
95 MOPEPE MAMA • Syssi Mananga • Belgium/Congo • self released
96 NAVEGAR • Joao Selva • Brazil • Underdog
97 GERASONOBU • Elida Almeida • Cape Verde • Lusafrica
98 LA MAR • La Cantiga de la Serena • Italy • Fonosfere
99 SLUTTE OG BYNE • Valkyrien Allstars • Norway • Grappa Musikkforlag
100 KÜLA • LaTaty • Chile • self released
101 ABOUT TOWERS • Wör • Belgium • ARC
102 MERSI • Christine Salem • France (Reunion) • Blue Fanal
103 CISSOKO HERITAGE • Maher Cissoko • Senegal • Ajabu!
104 REPUBLICAFROBEAT VOL. 5 MUJERES 2 • various • various • Kasba Music
105 SALE CARACTERE • Massilia Sound System • France • Manivette Records
106 LEGACY+ • Femi Kuti & Made Kuti • Nigeria • Partisan
107 LUMBA • Tamala • Senegal/Belgium • Muziekpublique
108 GAUDEAMUS OMNES • Alexandrae • Spain (Catalonia) • Segell Microscopi
109 KUZNE PESMI • Katalena • Slovenia • Zalozba Pivec
110 TAISA • Mec Yek • Belgium/Slovakia • Choux de Bruxelles
111 LA GRANDE FOLIE • San Salvador • France • Pagans/Pias
112 MOTHER NATURE • Angelique Kidjo • Benin • Universal
113 OLIN ENNEN • Barbora Xu • Czech Republic • Nordic Notes
114 THE GUESTHOUSE SESSIONS • Naragonia • Belgium • Trad Records
115 MUJ MILY • Nivnička • Czech republic • Indies Happy Trails
116 THE BIRTH OF A SCENE • various • Serbia • WMAS
117 BOLO SABA • Bará • Belgium/Mali/Iran • Homerecords.be
118 ESSIEBONS SPECIAL 1973–84/GHANA MUSIC POWER HOUSE • various • Ghana • Analog Africa
119 AIRE! • Caamano & Ameixeiras • Spain (Galicia) • Microscopi
120 LEAVE THE BONES • Lakou Mizik & Joseph Ray • Haiti/UK • Anjunabeat
121 NOCTURNE • David Walters • France • Heavenly Sweetness
122 FÖRBUNDET • Garmarna • Sweden • Season of Mist
123 MISST.EU • Misst • Belgium • I-C-UB4-T
124 PRAYER’S TALE • Joji Hirota • Japan • ARC
125 AAMUNKOI • Pekko Käppi & KHHL • Finland • Svart Records
126 ANIMAL REPUBLIC • Besarabia • Spain (Valencia) • Microscopi
127 GREAT TUNES FROM THE WMCE • various • various • CPL
128 1902 • Kata • Faroe Islands • Tutl
129 SPICY MARGARITA • Thanos Stavridis • Greece • Artway
130 OPTIMISME • Songhoy Blues • Mali • Transgressive Records
131 VAROKAA! • Suistamon Sähko • Finland • Nordic Notes
132 GUSLE – THE EPIC TRADITION OF SETBIA • various • Serbia • WMAS
133 UDONDOLO • Urban Village • South Africa • No Format
134 EARTH • Ivana Mer • Slovakia • Slnko Records
135 RESILIENCE • Rachel Magoola • Uganda • ARC
136 HOKIN JANAPAR • Arsen Petrosyan • Armenia • ARC
137 SOUNDPLACES • Derya Turkan & Sokratis Sinopoulos • Turkey/Greece • Seyir Muzik
138 VOCES DEL DESARRAIGO • Tundra • Spain • Nada Producciones
139 NA KOZONGA • Jupiter & Okwess • DR Congo • Rough Trade
140 ISYAN MANIFESTOSU • Gaye Su Akyol • Turkey • Glittebeat
141 NEXT GENERATION GYPSY DANCE • Esma’s Band • North Macedonia • ARC
142 THE SOUND OF TELEMARK • Sigmund Groven & Knut Buen • Norway • Grappa Musikkforlag
143 NIEGUID DUOVDAGAT • Annamaret • Finland • Uksi Oy
144 STORMWEERE • Spilar • Belgium • Trad Rec
145 THE MAGIC OF VLACH MUSIC • various • Serbia • Gergina
146 EVERYBODY GET AGENDA • Bantu • Nigeria • Soledad Productions
147 THE BEGINNING, THE MEDIUM, THE END AND THE INFINITE • IKOQWE • Angola • Crammed Discs
148 LIVE IN LONGUEUIL • Kongero • Sweden • Nordic Notes
149 DA SVIDANIYA MADAME • Dan Gharibian Trio • France • Lamastrock
150 ENCORE: UNHEARD RECORDINGS OF BAHAMIAN GUITAR & SINGING • Joseph Spence • Bahamas • Smithsonian Folkways
151 RISPLEDNENTI, RIVERSI • Nataša Mirkovic & Michel Godard • Italy/Serbia • Dreyer Gaido
152 STOPY • Michal Noga Band • Slovakia • Nogaband
153 UNTIL WHEN • Jaffa Road • Canada • self released
154 TAPES OF UTOPIA • Onipa • UK/Ghana • Boomerang Records
155 HUNGER OF THE SKIN • Brian Finnegan • Ireland • Singing Tree Music
156 MAMANS DU CONGO & RROBIN • Mamans du Congo & Rrobin • DR Congo • Jarring Effects
157 LA LOBA • La Chica • France/Venezuela • Zamora
158 ZANZIBARA 10. FIRST MODERN: TAARAB VIBES • various • Kenya / Tanzania • Buda Musique
159 SHOOLDYRAK • ShooDJa ChooDJa • Russia • CPL Music
160 LUBAMBA • Sam Mangwana • DR Congo • MDC
161 MERAKI • Mabel Flores • Spain (Catalonia) • Kasba Music
162 BELESIA • Ignacio Maria Gomez • Argentina • Helico music
163 GROOVE OF THE NILE • Nasser Kilada • Egypt • BSC Music
164 BENNESBEH LABOKRA… CHOU? • Ziad Rahbani • Lebanon • Wewantsounds
165 DRAMA • Rodrigo Amarante • Brazil • Polyvinyl
166 ASSOLIST • Efruze • Turkey • Dogan Music
167 BOM MESMO É ESTAR DEBAIXO D´ÁGUA • Luedji Luna • Brazil • Bandcamp
168 PANCADA MOTOR – TRANSFORMACAO E CURA • DJ Tudo e Sua Gente de Todo Lugar • Brazil • Mundo Melhor
169 TERRA • MuOM Overtone Singing Choir • Spain (Catalonia) • Microscopi
170 RECEIVER • The Rheingans Sisters • UK • ARC
171 KVITRAVN • Wardruna • Norway • Music for Nations
172 PRADO… VIVE! • Raul Gutierrez & his Cuban Big Band • Cuba • Clasicos Latinos
173 IN THE WAKE OF MEMORIES • Mukdad/Rothenberg/Lankow • Syria/US/Germany • Clermont Music
174 AADO – SENEGALESE KORA • Kadialy Kouyate • Senegal • Naxos
175 ATLAS • Efrén López & Christos Barbas • Spain/Greece • Seyir Muzik
176 MI TUMBAO • Jose Alberto El Ruisenor • Cuba • Tumi Music
177 LITTLE UNIVERSE • A Moving Sound • Taiwan • ARC
178 NOTES FOR A MAIDEN WARRIOR • Dani Larkin • Ireland • Larkin Records
179 STILL AS YOUR SLEEPING • Karine Polwart & Dave Milligam • UK (Scotland) • Hudson Records
180 NONINO • Aigua • Spain (Valencia) • Segell Microscopi
181 BICHOS • Raúl Monsalve y los Forajidos • Venezuela • Olindo Records
182 LINDE • Afel Bocoum • Mali • World Circuit
183 ÉLET • Palya Bea • Hungary • Palya Bea Produkció
184 RUKY NA DUDÁCH • Vlastimil Bjaček • Czech republic • Indies Scope
185 CANTA AMALIA • Mariza • Portugal • Warner Music
186 STARAN • Staran • UK (Scotland) • Staran Music
187 TERE TERE • Trio Lumi • Austria/Estonia/Slovenia • Playground Estonia
188 SU AKAR • AySay • Denmark • Nordic Notes
189 TRANSE DE PAPIER • Lo’ Jo • France • Yotanka
190 VIA DE LA PLATA • Daniel Garcia Trio • Spain/Cuba • ACT
191 PAJAVASARA • Perttula • Finland • Bafe’s Factory
192 TIRANA 100 • Tirana All Stars • Albania • Tirana Municipality
193 SIROMAHI I LAZARI • Ivan Grobenski • Croatia • Intek Music
194 FLORE • Gabriel Rios • Puerto Rico • Angelhead
195 KAPKA KE KAPCE • Flair Ensemble • Czech republic • Indies Happy Trails
196 IRUN • Nuri • Tunisia/Denmark • Shouka
197 CARICIAS • Katja Šulc • Slovenia • Casete
198 ENJOY • Claudio Prima & Seme • Italy • Ipe Ipe Records
199 LIFELINES • Balder ten Cate & friends • Netherlands/various • self released
200 AFRIQUE VICTIME • Mdou Moctar • Niger • Matador Records