Best World Music Albums of 2015

Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba – Ba Power
Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba – Ba Power

 

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.

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