World Music Central presents the list of Best World Music albums of 2015 in alphabetical order.
Ana Alcaide – Tales of Pangea (ARC Music), Spain/Indonesia
Bachar Mar-Khalifé – Ya Balad (InFine), Lebanon
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba – Ba Power (Glitterbeat), Mali
BKO Quintet – Bamako Today (Buda Musique), Mali
Dizu Plaatjies and Friends Ubuntu – The Common String (Mountain Records), South Africa
Esko Järvelä Epic Male Band – Rye Groove (Esko Järvelä), Finland
Giuliano Gabriele – Madre (iworld), Italy
Griselda Sanderson – Radial (Waulk Records), Scotland
Kelly Thoma – 7Fish (Kelly Thoma), Greece
Ludovico Einaudi – Taranta Project (Ponderosa Music & Art), Italy
Mamak Khadem – The Road (Innova), Iran/USA
Niyaz – Fourth Light (Six Degrees Records), Iran/USA
Ola Fresca – Elixir (Pipiki Records), USA
Pepe Luis Carmona Habichuela – La Vida Llega (Nuevos Medios), Spain
Sekou Kouyate – Sabaru (One World Records), Guinea
Shooglenifty – The Untied Know (Shoogle), Scotland
Taraf de Haïdouks – Of Lovers, Gamblers and Parachute Skirts (Crammed Discs), Romania
Terakaft – Alone (OutHere Records), Mali
Te Vaka – Amataga (Warm Earth Records), Polynesia
Vilma Timonen Quartet – Drops (Bafe’s Factory), Finland
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
