The greatest World Music CDs in European radio, compiled during 25 years by changing juries of 11-53 members in up to 26 European countries.
The top-3 of the annual World Music Charts Europe, year per year:
1991
|
1 |
BAYO |
Baaba Maal |
Mango |
Senegal |
|
2 |
AMEN |
Salif Keita |
Mango |
Mali |
|
3 |
THE WASSOULOU SOUND |
Women of Wassoulou |
Sterns-Africa |
Mali |
1992
|
1 |
WALK LIKE A NUBIAN |
Ali Hassan Kuban |
Piranha |
Nubia/Egypt |
|
2 |
LAM TORO |
Baaba Maal |
Mango |
Senegal |
|
3 |
KHALED |
Cheb Khaled |
Barclay |
Algeria |
1993
|
1 |
KO SIRA |
Oumou Sangare |
World Circuit |
Mali |
|
2 |
THE JUNGLE BOOK |
Dissidenten |
Exil |
Germany/India |
|
3 |
SELENIKO |
Värttinä |
Sonet |
Finland |
1994
|
1 |
TALKING TIMBUKTU |
Ali Farka Toure & Ry Cooder |
World Circuit |
Mali/USA |
|
2 |
SIDI MANSOUR |
Rimitti |
Absolute |
Algeria |
|
3 |
AYE |
Angelique Kidjo |
Mango |
Benin |
1995
|
1 |
CESARIA |
Cesaria Evora |
BMG |
Cape Verde |
|
2 |
URBAN TURBAN |
Urban Turban |
MNW |
Sweden |
|
3 |
MUSO KO |
Habib Koite |
Contre jour |
Mali |
1996
|
1 |
WOROTAN |
Oumou Sangare |
World Circuit |
Mali |
|
2 |
KISMET |
Marta Sebestyen |
Hannibal/Ryko |
Hungary |
|
3 |
FOLON - ...THE PAST |
Salif Keita |
Mango |
Mali |
1997
|
1 |
SAHRA |
Khaled |
Barclay |
Algeria |
|
2 |
BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB |
Ry Cooder and Friends |
World Circuit |
Cuba/USA |
|
3 |
SON EGAL |
Tarika |
Green Linnet/Xenophile |
Madagascar |
1998
|
1 |
NOMAD SOUL |
Baaba Maal |
Palm Pictures |
Senegal |
|
2 |
MA YA |
Habib Koite |
Contrejour |
Mali |
|
3 |
BALOBA |
Africando |
Stern's |
Senegal/USA |
1999
|
1 |
Buena Vista Sozial Club presents: |
Ibrahim Ferrer |
World Circuit |
Cuba |
|
2 |
NIAFUNKE |
Ali Farka Touré |
World Circuit |
Mali |
|
3 |
BAMBAY GUEEJ |
Cheikh Lo |
World Circuit |
Senegal |
2000
|
1 |
SPIRIT |
Geoffrey Oryema |
Sono |
Uganda |
|
2 |
NOUAR |
Cheikha Rimitti |
Sono |
Algeria |
|
3 |
KENZA |
Khaled |
Barclay |
Algeria |
2001
|
1 |
PROXIMA ESTACION ESPERANZA |
Manu Chao |
Virgin |
France/Spain |
|
2 |
BETECE/MANDALI |
Africando All Stars |
Musisoft/Stern's |
Various |
|
3 |
BARO |
Habib Koite |
Putumayo |
Mali |
2002
|
1 |
SPECIALIST IN ALL STYLES |
Orchestra Baobab |
World Circuit |
Senegal |
|
2 |
MOFFOU |
Salif Keita |
Universal |
Mali |
|
3 |
TIMBUKTU |
Issa Bagayogo |
Six Degrees |
Mali |
2003
|
1 |
BUENOS HERMANOS |
Ibrahim Ferrer |
World Circuit |
Cuba |
|
2 |
LAUGHTER THROUGH TEARS |
Oi Va Voi |
Outcaste |
UK |
|
3 |
MAMBO SINUENDO |
Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban |
Nonesuch |
Cuba/USA |
2004
|
1 |
AMASSAKOUL |
Tinariwen |
Triban Union/Emma |
Mali |
|
2 |
THE LIVING ROAD |
Lhasa |
Warner Jazz |
Canada |
|
3 |
EGYPT |
Youssou N'Dour |
Nonesuch |
Senegal |
2005
|
1 |
DIMANCHE A BAMAKO |
Amadou et Mariam |
Because Records |
Mali |
|
2 |
IN THE HEART OF THE MOON |
Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate |
World Circuit |
Mali |
|
3 |
CEASEFIRE |
Emmanuel Jal & Abdel Gadir Salim |
Riverboat |
Sudan |
2006
|
1 |
SAVANE |
Ali Farka Toure |
World Circuit |
Mali |
|
2 |
BREATH |
Mercan Dede |
Doublemoon |
Turkey/Canada |
|
3 |
KAL |
Kal |
Asphalt Tango |
Serbia |
2007
|
1 |
WATINA |
Andy Palacio and the Garifuna Collective |
Cumbancha |
Belize |
|
2 |
AMAN IMAN |
Tinariwen |
Independiente |
Mali |
|
3 |
SEGU BLUE |
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba |
Outhere |
Mali |
2008
|
1 |
3MA |
Projet 3MA; Rajery/Ballake Sissoko/Driss El Maloumi |
Contre-Jour |
Mali/Morocco/ Madagascar |
|
2 |
800 |
Mercan Dede |
Doublemoon |
Turkey/Canada |
|
3 |
UMALALI |
The Garifuna Women's Project |
Cumbancha |
Belize/Guatemala |
2009
|
1 |
SEYA |
Oumou Sangare |
World Circuit |
Mali |
|
2 |
TRES TRES FORT |
Staff Benda Bilili |
Crammed |
DR Congo |
|
3 |
TELL NO LIES |
Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara |
Real World |
Gambia/UK |
2010
|
1 |
RISE AND SHINE |
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars |
Cumbancha |
Sierra Leone |
|
2 |
HANDMADE |
Hindi Zahra |
Blue Note |
Morocco/Franc |
|
3 |
ALI & TOUMANI |
Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate |
World Circuit |
Mali |
2011
|
1 |
FATOU |
Fatoumata Diawara |
World Circuit |
Mali |
|
2 |
CICADA |
Hazmat Modine |
Jaro |
USA |
|
3 |
UNIKO |
Kronos Quartet, Kimmo Pohjonen, Samuli Kosminen |
Ondine |
Finland/US |
2012
|
1 |
BOUGER LE MONDE |
Staff Benda Bilili |
Crammed |
DR Congo |
|
2 |
EL AAIUN AGDAT |
Mariem Hassan |
Nubenegra |
Western Sahara/Spain |
|
3 |
BROTHERS IN BAMAKO |
Habib Koite - Eric Bibb |
Contre-Jour |
Mali/USA |
2013
|
1 |
JAMA KO |
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba |
Outhere records |
Mali |
|
2 |
ZOOM |
Rachid Taha |
Naive |
France |
|
3 |
AYO |
The Garifuna Collective |
Cumbancha/Stonetree |
Belize |
2014
|
1 |
SOUTAK |
Aziza Brahim |
Glitterbeat |
Western Sahara/Spain |
|
2 |
TOUMANI & SIDIKI |
Toumani Diabate & Sidiki Diabate |
World Circuit |
Mali |
|
3 |
TAMBUROCKET HUNGARIAN FIREWORKS |
Söndörgö |
Riverboat |
Hungary |
2015
|
1 |
OF LOVERS, GAMBLERS AND PARACHUTE SKIRTS |
Taraf de Haidouks |
Crammed |
Romania |
|
2 |
BA POWER |
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba |
Glitterbeat |
Mali |
|
3 |
AKÖ |
Blick Bassy |
No Format! |
Cameroon |
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