The Transglobal World Music Chart unveils the best world music albums of 2019
Erin P. Hernandez
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The Transglobal World Music Chart has revealed the list of the best world music albums of 2019. Malian musician. Malians Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba top the list with the album Miri.
Best album of 2019
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba – Miri – Outhere Records
Best of Sub-Saharan Africa 2019
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba – Miri – Outhere Records
Best Of North Africa & Middle East 2019
The Joubran Trio – The long walk – Kitchen vinyl
Best Cross-Regional Album 2019
Kronos Quartet, Mahsa & Marjan Vahdat – Without place – Kirkelig Kulturverksted
Best of Asia (Central and East) and the Pacific 2019
Minyo Crusaders – Echoes of Japan – But Um Records
Best of Europe 2019
Mara Aranda – Sefarad in el Corazón de Turquía – Mara Aranda
Best of South America 2019
Cimarron- Orinoco – Cimarron Music
Best of North and Central America 2019
Leyla McCalla- The capitalist blues – Jazz Village / PIAS
Best Compilation 2019
Various Artists – Nostalgic Puerto Rico: Plenas, guarachas, boleros and jíbaras songs, 1940-1960 – Buda Music
TWMC Top 100 2019
- Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba Miri Outhere
- Kronos Quartet, Mahsa & Marjan Vahdat Without seat Kirkelig Kulturverksted
- Refugees for Refugees · Amina · Muziekpublique
- Minyo Crusaders · Echoes of Japan · Mais Um
- Mara Aranda · Sefarad en el Corazón de Turquía · Mara Aranda
- The Joubran Trio The Long March Kitchen vinyl
- Urna Chahar-Tugchi with Kroke Ser Urna Chahar-Tugchi / UCT
- AKA Trio Joy Bendigedig
- Vardan Hovanissian & Emre Gültekin · Karin · Muziekpublique
- Dhafer Youssef · Noises of mirrors · Anteprima
- Angelique Kidjo Célia Verve / Universal Music France
- Cimarrón · Orinoco · Cimarrón Music
- Oratnitza Alter Ethno Fusion Embassy
- The Gloaming 3 Real World
- Janusz Prusinowski Kompania · Po śladach / In the Footsteps · Słuchaj Uchem / Buda Music
- Salif Keita · Another White · Naive
- Alim Qasimov and Michel Godard Awakening Buda Music
- Altın Gün · Gece · Glitterbeat
- Tartit · Amankor / The Exile · Riverboat / World Music Network
- Kel Assouf Black Tenere Glitterbeat
- Rodopi Ensemble Thraki: Thrace, the Paths of Dionysus ARC Music
- Dona Onete · Rebujo · AmpliDiversão / Mais Um
- Waed Bouhassoun · Safar: Found Souls · Buda Music
- Belonoga · Through Earth’s Eyes · Narrator
- Ukandanz · Yeketelale · Buda Music
- Leyla McCalla · The Capitalist Blues · Jazz Village / PIAS
- Las Hermanas Caronni · Santa Plástica · The Great Rivers
- Mísia · Pura Vida (Banda Sonora) · Galileo Music Communication
- Söndörgö · Nyolc 8 Nyolc · SNDRG Music
- Our Native Girls Our Native Girls Songs Smithsonian Folkways
- Afro Celtic Sound System Vol ECC
- Aziz Sahmaoui & Gnawa University · Poetic trance · PIAS
- Oumar Konaté · I love you Inna · Clermont
- Boban Marković Orkestar · Mrak · Fonó
- Moonlight Benjamin Siltane Ma Case
- Gaye Su Akyol · İstikrarlı Hayal Hakikattir · Glitterbeat
- Black Flower Future Flora Sdban Ultra
- Dizzy Mandjeku & Alé Kumá · From Palenque to Matongé · Zephyrus
- Alfredo Rodríguez & Pedrito Martínez Duologue Mack Avenue
- Lajkó Félix & Vołosi · Lajkó Félix & Vołosi · Fonó
- Debashish Bhattacharya, Hubert Zemler & Wojtek Traczyk · Joy!Guru · Unzipped Fly
- Kanazoé Orkestra · Tolonso · Buda Music
- Gaiteiros de Lisboa · Bestiário · Uguru
- Park Jiha Philos Tak:Til / Glitterbeat
- Dobranotch Mercedes Kolo CPL-Music
- Shooglenifty & Dhun Dhora Written in Water Shoogle
- Ali Hassan Kuban · From Nubia to Cairo · Piranha
- Hama Sankaré · Niafunké · Clermont Music
- Xiomara Fortuna · Son Verdad · Ileakwa Producciones
- Ifriqiyya Electric · Laylat el Booree · Glitterbeat
- Manou Gallo · Afro Groove Queen · Contre-Jour
- Tuuletar Rajatila/Borderline Bafe Factory
- Bokanté + Metropole Orkest · What Heat · Real World
- Zulya · Six Days of Love / Alty Tön Yaratu · Zulya Kamalova
- Afrique Express · Egoli · Afrique Express
- Olcay Bayır · Rüya: Dream of Anatolia · ARC Music
- SANS · Kulku · Cloud Valley
- Rhiannon Giddens featuring Francesco Turrisi · There Is No Other · Nonesuch
- Damily Valimbilo Bongo Joe Records
- Equus Tailwind Home Equus
- Coşkun Karademir Quartet · Öz / Essence · Kalan
- Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan Times of Maharajas ARC Music
- Kitka · Evening Star · Diaphonica
- Yapunto Yapunto Yapunto
- Santana Africa Speaks Concord
- Kelly Thoma · Ama Kopasoun oi Kairoi (As the winds die) · Kelly Thoma
- Adir Jan · Layla · Trikont / BGST
- The Garifuna Collective · Aban · Stonetree
- Constantinople & Ablaye Cissoko Crossings Ma Case
- The North Wind · Territories · Borealis
- Vigüela A Tiempo Real ARC Musique
- Idan Raichel · What If You Came To Me · Cumbancha
- Tinariwen · Amadjar · Anti-/Wedge/PIAS
- Danças Ocultas · Dentro desse Mar · Danças Ocultas
- Áššu Áššu Bafe Factory
- VA Nostalgic Puerto Rico: Plenas, guarachas, boleros and jíbaras songs, 1940-1960 Buda Music
- Yolla Khalife · On the road · Nagam
- Yann Fañch Kemener · Roudennoù / Traces · Buda Music
- Voces de Bullerengue · Anónimas & Resilientes · Chaco World Music
- Oum · Daba · Lof Music / MDC
- Rachele Andrioli and Rocco Nigro · Maletiempu · Dodicilune
- Arifa Secret Poetry Mundus Productions
- Umut Adan · Bahar · Riverboat / World Music Network
- Mimmo Epifani Putiferio Finisterre
- Vassvik · Gákti · Heilo / Grappa Musikkforlag
- Moulay Ahmed El Hassani · Atlas Electric · Esprit Ruche
- Abdesselam Damoussi and Nour Eddine · Jedba: spiritual music from Morocco · ARC Music
- Parno Graszt · Már Nem Szédülök / Flashback · Fonó
- Massa Dembélé · Alumaye · Izniz
- Kayhan Kalhor, Rembrandt Frerichs, Tony Overwater, Vinsent Planjer It’s Always Autumn Kepera
- Amira Kheir Mystical Dance Sterns Music
- Tautumeitas · Tautumeitas · CPL-Music
- Lemme · Lemme · Buda Music
- Hope Masike The Exorcism of a Bachelorette Riverboat / World Music Network
- Tristan Driessens The Journey of a Folk Dancer Seyir Muzik
- Mary Ann Kennedy Glaschu: Hometown Love Song ARC Music
- Duo Bottasso & Simon Sims Longo · Biserta e Altre Storie · Visage Music
- Kaumaakonga Taoba Wantok Music
- Bixiga 70 · Quebra Cabeça · Glitterbeat
- Kongo Dia Ntotila 360° Pussy Foot
Author: World Music Central News Department
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