WORLD MUSIC CHARTS EUROPE
Year 2024
887 nominated releases

1 MAWJA • Aziza Brahim • Western Sahara • Glitterbeat
2 FADO CAMOES • Lina • Portugal • Galileo
3 BUZZ´ AYAZ • Buzz´ Ayaz • Cyprus • Glitterbeat
4 DJUDJON • Bassekou Kouyaté & Amy Sacko • Mali • One World
5 ONDE • Maria Mazzotta • Italy • Zero Nove Nove
6 L’BNAT • Asmaa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou • Morocco • Ajabu!
7 DETAILS • Driss El Maloumi Trio & Watar Quintet • Morocco/Belgium • ContreJour
8 ZOUZOU • Dobet Gnahoré • Ivory Coast • Cumbancha
9 TU GULI • Olcay Bayir • Turkey (Kurdish) • ARC Music
10 VOU FICAR NESTE QUADRADO • Ana Lua Caiano • Portugal • Glitterbeat
11 RABE • Aynur • Turkey (Kurdish) • Dreyer Gaido
12 GENTE • Nancy Vieira • Cape Verde • Galileo
13 LÚIREACH • Landless • Ireland • Glitterbeat
14 GYEZZ • Söndörgö ft. Chris Potter • Hungary/USA • GroundUP Music
15 NOWRUZ • Aga Khan Master Musicians • Switzerland/various • Smithsonian Folkways
16 DIEUF-DIEUL DE THIES • Dieuf-Dieul de Thies • Senegal • Buda Musique
17 CONGO FUNK! – SOUND MADNESS FROM THE SHORES OF THE MIGHTY CONGO RIVER • various artists • Congo/DR Congo • Analog Africa
18 DENS • Lenhart Tapes • Serbia • Glitterbeat
19 GORDAN • Gordan • Serbia/Germany/Austria • Glitterbeat
20 SA.LI.VA • Ayom • various • self released
21 SONGDREAMING • Sam Lee • UK • Cooking Vinyl
22 TECELA • A Cantadeira • Portugal • Repasseado
23 KEYEYI • Ali Dogan Gönültas • Turkey (Kurdish) • Mapamundi Música
24 ACOUSTIC • Tiken Jah Fakoly • Ivory Coast • Chapter Two
25 MAQEDA • Atse Tewodros Project • Ethiopia/Italy • Galileo
26 MUTE • El Khat • Israel/Yemen/Germany • Glitterbeat
27 CHAIN OF LIGHT • Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan • Pakistan • Real World
28 COMFORT FOOD • Kiran Ahluwalia • India/Canada • self released
29 CULLA E TEMPESTA • Faraualla • Italy • Zero Nove Nove
30 LIVE • Mama Sissoko • Mali • Mieruba
31 CACADA NOTURNA • Tiganá Santana • Brazil • Ajabu!
32 OUR SORROW • Maliheh Moradi & Ehsan Matoori • Iran • ARC Music
33 SPEV • Building Bridges • Slovakia/Norway • Konvergencie
34 CANTARERAS • Carola Ortiz • Spain (Catalonia) • Segell Microscopi
35 WE • Vigüela • Spain • Mapamundi Música
36 LEVANTAR DO CHAO • Retimbrar • Portugal • Revoluçao d’Alegria
37 SWEET RELEASE • Justin Adams & Mauro Durante • UK/Italy • Ponderosa
38 CABRA, VOL. 1 • Cabra • Spain • Segell Microscopi
39 VAPOR • Bixiga 70 • Brazil • Glitterbeat
40 PORT´INGLES • Carmen Souza • Portugal/Cape Verde • Galileo
41 PERSEPHONE • Luigi Cinque, Stefano Saletti & Urna Chahar-Tugchi • Italy/China • Materiali Sonori
42 SWAKEN • Bab L’Bluz • Morocco • Real World
43 VOICES & MOUNTAINS • Russudan Meipariani ft. Ensemble Anchiskhati • Georgia • Timezone
44 PLASTIC MAN • Touki • Senegal/France • Captain Pouch Records
45 ČO MI JE, TO MI JE • Hrdza • Slovakia • self released
46 HYSTERRAE • Hysterrae • Italy • Linfa Records
47 FAMILY BEYOND BLOOD • Almir Meskovic & Daniel Lazar • Serbia/Bosnia • ALDA
48 CAPE VERDEAN BLUES • Kavita Shah • USA • Folkalist Records
49 ORIGINS • Negarit Band • Ethiopia • Buda Musique
50 RIBATEJO E ESTREMADURA VOL. II – ABRANTES E ALCOBACA • Omiri • Portugal • Repasseado
51 AIE • Luizga & Edgar Valente • Portugal/Brazil • Ajabu!
52 AL-BAHR • Wishamalii • Finland/Palestine • Nordic Notes
53 THE EAGLE OF MY HEART • Marjan Vahdat • Iran • KKV
54 HIDDO DHAWR • Sahra Halgan • Somaliland • Danaya
55 WHERE THE RIVER BENDS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING • Saramaccan Sound • Surinam • Glitterbeat
56 DIRÉ • Idrissa Soumaoro • Mali • Mieruba
57 KANZAFULA • Ahmed Moneka • Iraq • Lulaworld Records
58 CARNATIC NOMAD • Jyotsna Srikanth • India/UK • Naxos World
59 PASSEPORT • Lass • Senegal • Wagram Music
60 LAS FORMAS DEL AGUA • Blanca Altable • Spain • Segell Microscopi
61 DOTZE TEMPS • Lluís Gómez • Spain (Catalonia) • Segell Microscopi
62 VERTIGO • Jaune Toujours • Belgium • Choux de Bruxelles
63 HAZ • La Yegros • Argentina • X-Ray Production
64 NUN V’ANNAMMURATE • Suonno d’Ajere • Italy • Italian World Beat
65 ISTANBUL SOKAKLARI • Baba Zula • Turkey • Glitterbeat
66 SUTTOG A SZÉL • Parno Graszt • Hungary • Podium Shows
67 3 • Saagara • India/Poland • Glitterbeat
68 KORA WORLD • Maher Cissoko • Senegal • Ajabu!
69 BLEU • Ann O’aro • France (Réunion) • Buda Musique
70 MOUNT MATSU • Yin Yin • Netherlands • Glitterbeat
71 HOVA LESZ A SETA? • Besh O Drom • Hungary • Fonó
72 ELOS • Sole • Slovakia • CPL Music
73 MEMORIA DE LOS CANTOS FLAMENCOS VOL. I • Paco el Lobo & Sangitananda • France • Buda Musique
74 FOOD • Paolo Fresu & Omar Sosa • Italy/Cuba • Tuk Music
75 TALITAKUM • Avalanche Kaito • Burkina Faso/Belgium • Glitterbeat
76 DOUBLE YOU • Catrin Finch & Aoife Ni Bhriain • UK (Wales)/Ireland • Bendigedig
77 LES BELGICAINS – NA TANGO YA COVADIA 1964–1970 • various artists • Belgium/Congo • Covadia
78 BANZO • Os do fondo da barra • Spain (Galicia) • Mare
79 CHRONIKA • Frank London Klezmer Brass Allstars • USA • Borscht Beat
80 FIGURA DZIKS • Fifidroki • Poland • Gusstaff Records
81 DON’T TAKE MY SOUL • K. O. G. • Ghana • Heavenly Sweetness
82 AXÚDAME A SENTIR • Xabier Díaz & Adufeiras do Salitre • Spain (Galicia) • self released
83 BASTA! • Giuliano Gabriele • Italy • Coming MusicArt
84 VALE DAS FLORES • Isabel Rato • Portugal • Nischo
85 20 • Korrontzi • Spain (Basque Country) • Elkar
86 PENDULUM • Sara Salvérius • Belgium • Homerecords.be
87 ALVA • Mari Boine • Norway (Sápmi) • By Norse Music
88 CUCKOO • Lemon Bucket Orchestra • Canada • self released
89 CLOUD HORIZONS • Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening • UK • Resilient Records
90 HEAVIER YET (LAYS THE CROWNLESS HEAD) • Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 • Nigeria • Record Kicks
91 LIVE • Naragonia & guests • Belgium • Trad Records
92 UDOLC • Alba Careta i Henrio • Spain (Catalonia) • Segell Microscopi
93 TALASSA • Dario Muci • Italy • Zero Nove Nove
94 SUAVE BRUTA • Ëda Diaz • Colombia • Airfono
95 1325 IBN BATTUTAH • Syriana • various • Grand Duc Records
96 SHOTNS/SHADOWS • Zisl Slepovitch Ensemble & Sasha Lurje • USA • Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
97 MAISHA • The Zawose Queens • Tanzania • Real World
98 SANKOFA • Thandiswa • South Africa • King tha Music
99 JOLIFANTO • Za! + Perrate • Spain • Lovemonk
100 RODA • Eleonora Bordonaro • Italy • Finisterre
101 BU BIR DEMDIR • Aylin’s Soulgraden • Germany/Turkey • CPL-Music
102 BÁLVVOSBÁIKI • Ánnámáret • Finland (Sápmi) • Supersounds Music Oy
103 HISTORIAS DE AMOR Y OTRAS MIERDAS • Eskorzo • Spain • Calaverita Records + Maracuyeah!
104 COEXISTENCE • Dal:um • South Korea • Glitterbeat
105 SONGS OF MY LAND • Chiyomi Yamada & Baobab • Japan • Indigo Road
106 SHTETL NESHUME • Lea Kalisch & Der Šenster Gob • Switzerland/Czech Republic • self released
107 SEVEN • Muddy Gurdy • France • Buda Musique
108 BEEHIVE • Jono Heyes • New Zealand • Asphalt Tango Records
109 SVÄNGO NUEVO • Sväng • Finland • Galileo
110 NOVELA • Céu • Brazil • Urban Jungle
111 THE MUSICAL THREADS OF THE SILK ROADS • Ibantuta + various • Spain (Basque Country) + various • Homerecords.be
112 MISTÄ MIHIN • Vilma Talvitie • Finland • self released
113 TIGRE QUI PLEURE • El Gato Negro • France • X-Ray Production
114 YOUR FACE IS LIKE THE MOON, YOUR EYES ARE STARS • Bhutan Balladeers • Bhutan • Glitterbeat
115 UN DELTA FRÁGIL • Lia Sampai • Spain (Catalonia) • Segell Microscopi
116 AFRO.FOLK.JAZZ COLLECTION VOL. 2. • Super Biton de Segou • Mali • Mieruba
117 VANDER IKH MIR LUSTIK • Dobranotch • Russia • CPL Music
118 PIRI PIRI • Dva • Czech Republic • Bumbum Satori
119 SOLÓWA • Jolanta Kossakowska • Poland • CM Records
120 LOUD AND CLEAR • Otava Yo • Russia • ARC Music
121 DEN STORE SOMMER • Helene Blum & Harald Haugaard Band • Denmark • Galileo
122 HAJDA! • Hajda Banda • Poland/Belarus • Karrot Kommando
123 WEST WIND, BLOW FROM YOUR PRAIRIE NEST • Katja Šulc • Slovenia • Škuc
124 PUSTE ULICE • Tuleje • Poland • Gusstaff Records
125 JINÁ • Silent Stream of Godless Elegy • Czech Republic • Osamělí Records
126 WHEN MOUNTAINS MEET • Anne Wood • UK (Scotland) • self released
127 KYIV SOUL • Nastasia Y • Ukraine • Lulaworld Records
128 BAGEDAI • Bagedai • China • Sea of Wood
129 MAGMA • BabelNova Orchestra • Italy • Ipe Ipe Music
130 AL RITMO DELLA LUNA • Clara Graziano • Italy • Finisterre
131 CAL Y CEMENTO • Radizi • Spain (Catalonia) • Liburia Records
132 TRANSYLVANIAN DANCES • Alma Pannonia • Slovakia/Hungary/Bulgaria • Bebe Rebe
133 FUNERAL FOR JUSTICE • Mdou Moctar • Niger • Matador
134 CABANA • Lau Ro • Brazil • Far Out Recordings
135 TIDET • Amaka Jaji • Tunisia • Bloc C
136 GILGUL • Dorůžka/Fischmann/Novák • Czech republic • Animal Music
137 KOSTO • Vilma Jää • Finland • Jäähile Records
138 KÄKI • Ilkka Heinonen • Finland • Rockadillo
139 BIRDS • Vedan Kolod • Russia • CPL Music
140 NADELOSE O • Phonix • Denmark • GO´ Danish Folk Music
141 NEVRAK • Venla Ilona Blom • Finland • Nordic Notes
142 ALONDRA • Gao Hong & Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde • China/Argentina • ARC Music
143 VIVA TU • Manu Chao • France • Because Music
144 SAGT • Viik • Norway/Sweden/Denmark • Nordic Notes
145 MUSOW DANCE • Les Amazones d’Afrique • various • Real World
146 LITTLE BUNDLES OF JOY • Bipolar Bows • Belgium/France • Homerecords.be
147 TOISJALKAINEN • Emilia Lajunen & Suvi Oskala • Finland • Nordic Notes
148 QIRIM • Jamala • Ukraine • self released
149 VANDAAG EN ALLE DAGEN • Spilar • Belgium • Trad Records
150 VISION OF THREE • Northern Resonance • Sweden • Trad Records
151 ARAXES • A.G.A: Trio • Turkey/Georgia/Armenia • World Music Network
152 QUITAR O AIRE • Caamano & Ameixeiras • Spain (Galicia) • Raso
153 THE SALMON • The Salmon • Jamaica/France • X-Ray Production
154 A BRIGHTER FUTURE • Johanna Juhola • Finland • Nordic Notes
155 SUN WITHOUT THE HEAT • Leyla McCalla • USA • Anti-
156 OMONILE – SON OF THE SOIL • Atanda • Nigeria • One World
157 THE JOY • The Joy • South Africa • Transgressive
158 HUNTER FOLK VOL. 1: TRIBUTE TO TOUMANI KONÉ • Nfaly Diakité • Mali • Mieruba
159 SUPER DISCO PIRATA • various artists • Mexico • Analog Africa
160 AJDAD, ANCESTORS • Amir Amiri Ensemble • Iran/Canada • Fifth House
161 KAIRO • Momi Maiga • Senegal/Spain • Segell Microscopi
162 GHANA SPECIAL 2: ELECTRONIC HIGHLIFE & AFRO SOUNDS IN THE DIASPORA, 1980–93 • various artists • Ghana • Soundways
163 SYNTHETIC HEARTS PART II • Msaki x Tubatsi • South Africa • No Format
164 JEDINÝ NA SVĚTĚ • Bára Zmeková • Czech Republic • Tranzistor
165 WHERE THE GOOD SHIP LANDS • Alastair Savage & Alice Allen • UK (Scotland) • Woodland Records
166 OTHER WORLD • Maya Al Khaldi • Palestine • self released
167 FLEXÜS • La Viu Viu • Spain (Catalonia) • Segell Microscopi
168 NIGHT REIGN • Arroj Aftab • Pakistan/USA • Verve
169 ÄYSKÄRI • Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha • Finland • Playground Music
170 NEW STORIES • Eve Crazy & Mar Yo • Senegal/Finland • Marjo Smolander
171 LA VIE EST BELLE • Amadou & Mariam • Mali • Because Music
172 NAMASTE BOMBAY • Kuljit Bhamra + various • UK/India • ARC Music
173 THE WHEEL OF LIFE • A Moving Sound & Ethel • Taiwan/USA • ARC Music
174 8 SONNEURS POUR PHILIPP GLASS • Erwan Keravec • France • Buda Musique
175 TOWERS • Clarinet Factory • Czech Republic • Supraphon
176 MRA • Emel • Tunisia/USA • Little Human
177 VOX ORGANI • Katta • Czech republic • Emika Records
178 LAND OF MY OTHER • The Breath • UK • Real World
179 SOMETIME BETWEEN NOW AND NEVER • Dumai Dunai • Canada/various • self released
180 LATEM • Wowakin • Poland • self released
181 MUSAFIR • Halva • Belgium/Germany/Israel • Zephyrus
182 IF ONLY I COULD HIBERNATE • Johanni Curtet • France • Buda Musique
183 YIEH • Pamela Badjogo • Gabon/France • Rafia
184 AGUIDAVI DO JEJE • Aguidavi do Jeje • Brazil • Rocinante
185 ALWAYS CAN’T GO ON FOREVER • Don Kipper • UK/Greece • World Music Network
186 MODA ANTIGA • Lucibela • Cape Verde • Lusafrica
187 AMOR FATI • Fatima Szalay • Hungary • Music Hungary
188 SPIRITUAL HEALING: BWA KAYIMAN FREDOM SUITE • Jowee Omicil • Haiti/Canada • BasH! Village Records
189 AMAME • Mari Boine & Bugge Wesseltoft • Norway • ByNorse
190 SYNTHESIZING THE SILK ROADS: UZBEK DISCO, TAJIK FOLKTRONICA, UYGHUR ROCK & TATAR JAZZ FROM 1980S SOVIET CENTRAL ASIA • various • Uzbekistan/Tajikistan/various • Ostinato Records
191 ISLAS • Flo • Belgium • Trad Records
192 MBURU • Paamath & Jean-Paul Raffit • Senegal/France • Homerecords.be
193 GOGO HIP • SinaUbi Zawose & Pamoja Zanzibar • Tanzania/Poland • Gig Ant
194 VALKOINEN HEVONEN • Minsku Tammela • Finland • self released
195 FLAMENCO MEDITERRANEO • Carlos Coronado • Spain (Catalonia) • Microscopi
196 PROMIS LE CIEL • Delgres • France (Guadeloupe) • PIAS
197 MI LATINOAMERICA SUFRÉ • Meridian Brothers • Colombia • Bongo Joe
198 NOUSKAA SISARET • Sinimuso • Finland/Mali • self released
199 EN KÖTÜ IYI OLUR • Lalalar • Turkey • Bongo Joe
200 DE BERLIN A BUENOS AIRES • Nora Buschmann • Germany • Segell Microscopi
201 SOMBRAS • Marta Topferova • Czech Republic • self released
202 A TABLANAUT’S JOURNEY • Kuljit Bhamra • UK • Keda Music
203 NORMAL • Nikolaj Nikitin • Slovakia • Hlava XXII.
204 I KOBARIKA FOLI • Noví kumpáni • Czech Republic • Ears & Wind Records
205 ÁTJÁRÁSOK • Esszencia • Hungary • Fonó
206 96 MILES FROM BETHLEHEM • Belly • Canada/Palestine • Universal Arab Music
207 IN C / 20 SONNEURS • Terry Riley & Erwan Keravec • USA/France • Buda Musique
208 DINAMARCA • Raphael Gimenes • Brazil • One World
209 OKANTOMI • Okan • Cuba/Canada • Lulaworld Records
210 BLUDIČKA • Tempus • Czech Republic • Ravenna Music
211 VICE VERSA • Barbara Bortolini • Slovakia • LP Studio
212 SUOMIKLEZMER 2 – EAST HELSINKI SUITE • Sampo Lassila Narinkka • Finland • Narinkaattori Records
213 HAPPY DELUXE • Quadro Nuevo • Germany • GLM
214 GINGA • Flavia Coelho • Brazil • PIAS
215 SEALLADH • Rachel Newton • UK – Scotland • Hudson Records
216 TENSION • Mulatu Astatke & Hoodna Orchestra • Israel/Ethiopia • Batov Records
217 AUTOPOIETICA • Mon Laferte • Chile/Mexico • Universal
218 LIVE AT CAFÉ OTO • Sanam • Lebanon • Mais Um
219 ZARTIR • Gurdjieff Ensemble • Armenia • ECM
220 SAHEL • Bombino • Niger • Partisan Records
221 CRACHER LE FEU • various artists • Canada + various • MTL Sauce Piquante
222 PASAPORT CONTROL • Fanfara Complexa • Hungary • Fonó
223 PARLOUR BALLADS • Jon Boden & The Remnant Kings • UK • Hudson Records
224 LANDING • Maja Kjaer si Orkester • Denmark • GO’ Danish Folk Music
225 UN BALLO LISCIO VOL. II • Riccardo Tesi & Claudio Carboni • Italy •
226 GRIETAS • Newen Afrobeat • Chile • Lichens Family
227 PINK • Cserepes • Hungary • Fonó
228 CHILDREN’S CORNER • Danae Olano Trio • Cuba/Canada • Lulaworld Records
229 CHORBA • ShazaLaKazoo • Serbia • Asphalt Tango
230 CARIBE • Ana Carla Maza • Cuba • self released
231 SACRED HARMONY • Seikilo Music • Seikilo Music • Greece
232 ÖGBELERIM, MUSIC FOR MY ANCESTORS • Batsükh Dorj • Mongolia • Buda Musique
233 PAISAJES • Taitamuki • various • Homerecords.be
234 JARAK QARIBAK • Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood • Israel/UK • World Circuit
235 AKAL • Tarwa N-Tiniri • Morocco • Atty
236 MURMURES D’HIMALAYA • Kyab Yul-Sa • Tibet/France • Nangma Prod
237 SOME BALLADS OF ANNA GORDON – MRS. BROWN OF FALKLAND • Alison McMorland • UK (Scotland) • Ruth Perry
238 JOUHIKKO • Lassi Logrén • Finland • SibA Records
239 FAZ TEMPO • Alvorada • UK • ARC Music
240 NO REINO DOS AFETOS 2 • Bruno Berle • Brazil • Far Out Recordings
241 ROSHAMBO • Barbora Botošová • Slovakia • Ornament
242 BEIRUT AND BEYOND – 10 YEARS COMPILATION • various • various • Balcoon
243 MAESTRO ESPADA • Maestro Espada • Spain • Sony Music
244 CYCLES • Mirza Redzepagic • Bosnia • Rekord
245 BADOQUE • Dossel • Brazil • self released
246 RELOVED • Capercaillie • UK – Scotland • Vertical Records
247 KASVU • Kasvu • Finland • self released
248 TINTU • Rema • Italy • Alfa Music
249 A TIME TO GROW • The Henry Girls • Ireland • CPL-Music
250 YE ANKASA • Jembaa Groove • Germany/Ghana • Agogo Records