THE WORLD'S BEST NEW MUSIC

Transglobal World Music Chart brings us a monthly digest of music from all over the globe. Each month we publish our reviews of their selections - a cross section of the worlds top selling folk artists.​​

​

1. BaBa ZuLa · XXX · Glitterbeat [5]

2. Stella Papalamprou · Protanixin · Stella Papalamprou [1]
3. Minyo Crusaders · From Japan with Love · Blue Note [2]
4. Mahsa Vahdat & Marjan Vahdat · Heart’s Endless Garden: Woven Verses · Valley Entertainment / Kirkelig Kulturverksted [-]
5. Meryem Koufi & Mehdi Haddab · Nuba Nova 2 · Buda Musique [23]
6. King Ayisoba · Pure Confusion · Mais Um [-]
7. Orquesta Akokán · América! · Daptone [3]
8. Dur-Dur Band · Volume 3 (1988) & Volume 4 (1989) · Analog Africa [10]
9. Alune Wade · Family Affair · Crescendo Sunu Production [9]
10. Leenalchi · Sugungga · Luaka Bop [-]

​

11. Kay Slice · I Take U Highlife · Agogo [4]
12. Belamba · Vahoaka · homerecords.be [-]
13. Seffarine · Abaraz · Seffarine Music [25]
14. Officina Zoè · Mari e Marenne · Linfa [15]
15. Fatoumata Diawara · Massa · Nø Førmat! [7]
16. JariBu Afrobeat Arkestra · M.T.T. (Money Talk Talk or Mad Tyrant T.) · Soul Garden [17]
17. Sheila Chandra · Echo · Real World [-]
18. Lamia Yared · Zalzalian Crossings · Seyir Muzik [21]
19. Omar Sosa Quarteto Americanos · We Are Not the Headliner · Otá [11]
20. Baka Beyond · Sing the World Awake · March Hare Music [-]

​

21. V.A. · Nigeria 80 · Strut [18]
22. Orchestra Mambo International · ¡Apúntalo! · Loft Recordings [6]
23. Zerzura · Zerzura · Airfono [-]
24. Mexican Institute of Sound & Meridian Brothers · Ruido Tovar · Ansonia [8]
25. Söndörgő · In Residence at Müpa · GroundUP Music [-]
26. Siân Pottok · Animal · Underdog [-]
27. Mulato Bantú · Canto Cimarrón · Palenque [31]
28. Ibrahim Maalouf · Trumpets of Michel-Ange, Vol. 2 · Mister Ibé [13]
29. Beyrouth-Express · Meanwhile / Fi Hin Anna · VDE-Gallo [19]
30. Allan Carvalho e Parceiros · 111 · Strank ‘n’ Chedd [39]

​

31. Constantinople, Kiya Tabassian, A Filetta · Clair-obscur · Constantinople [-]
32. Elkhan Mansurov · Bayati-Isfahan Dastgah · Felmay [30]
33. La Cantiga de la Serena · Sta Strada · RadiciMusic [-]
34. Hilal Kaya · Sümbül · CPL-Music / CPL-Musicgroup [16]
35. Mehrnavaa · The Song of the Phoenix · Zephyrus [-]
36. Lourenço Rebetez · Língua Geral · Risco / Jazzybelle / Think! [-]
37. Seu Jorge · The Other Side · Amor in Sound [20]
39. CCCC · CCCC · Quarter Moon [-]
40. El Flecha Negra · Mucho Picante Caliente · El Flecha Negra [-]

​​

About TWMC

Transglobal World Music Chart (TWMC) was conceived in the Spring of 2015 by Ángel Romero (WorldMusicCentral.org, USA), Araceli Tzigane and Juan Antonio Vázquez (Mundofonías, Spain) with the objective to create a network of music critics, who are working on a regular basis, spreading world, roots, traditional music… in any kind of media. It has a real global approach, including representatives from most regions, with a very inclusive point of view. TWMC produces a list of albums, a chart,  each month and also at the end of the year, selected according to quality. The panel is envisioned to include any good quality production, recorded in any country, including self-productions and small label releases.​​