Transglobal World Music Chart Reveals Best Albums of 2020-2021 Season

The Transglobal World Music Chart (TWMC) has unveiled the list of Best Albums of the 2020-2021 season. The results are based on the sum of the panelists’ votes in the period between September 2020 and August 2021.

Best Overall Album

Ballaké Sissoko – Djourou – Nø Førmat! More about Ballaké Sissoko.

Best of Sub-Saharan Africa

Ballaké Sissoko – Djourou – Nø Førmat!

Best of North Africa & Middle East

Antonis Antoniou – Kkismettin – Ajabu!

Best of Europe

Kapela ze Wsi Warszawa / Warsaw Village Band – Uwodzenie / Waterduction – Karrot Kommando

Best of North & Central America

Omar Sosa – An East African Journey – Otá

Best Transregional Album

Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience – To Know Without Knowing – Agogo

Best of Asia (Central & East) & Pacific

Khusugtun – Jangar – Buda Musique

Best Compilation

Various Artists – Zanzibara 10: First Modern, Taarab Vibes from Mombasa & Tanga, 1970-1990 – Buda Musique

Best of South America

Mateus Aleluia – Olorum – SESC

TWMC 2020-2021 Season Best 100 World Music Albums

1. Ballaké Sissoko · Djourou · Nø Førmat!
2. Afel Bocoum · Lindé · World Circuit
3. Antonis Antoniou · Kkismettin · Ajabu!
4. Kapela ze Wsi Warszawa / Warsaw Village Band · Uwodzenie / Waterduction · Karrot Kommando
5. Omar Sosa · An East African Journey · Otá
6. Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino (CGS) · Meridiana · Ponderosa Music
7. Mahsa Vahdat · Enlighten the Night · Kirkelig Kulturverksted
8. Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience · To Know Without Knowing · Agogo
9. Jupiter & Okwess · Na Kozonga · Zamora Label
10. Ammar 808 · Global Control / Invisible Invasion · Glitterbeat

11. Christine Salem · Mersi · Blue Fanal
12. Khusugtun · Jangar · Buda Musique
13. Bantu · Everybody Get Agenda · Soledad Productions
14. Hossein Alizadeh & Rembrandt Frerichs Trio · Same Self, Same Silence · Just Listen
15. San Salvador · La Grande Folie · La Grande Folie / Pagans / MDC
16. The Rheingans Sisters · Receiver · Bendigedig
17. V.A. · Zanzibara 10: First Modern, Taarab Vibes from Mombasa & Tanga, 1970-1990 · Buda Musique
18. Bab L’ Bluz · Nayda! · Real World
19. Femi Kuti & Made Kuti · Legacy + · Partisan
20. Harold López-Nussa · Te Lo Dije · Mack Avenue

21. Samba Touré · Binga · Glitterbeat
22. Toumani Diabaté and The London Symphony Orchestra · Kôrôlén · World Circuit
23. Oumou Sangaré · Acoustic · Nø Førmat!
24. David Walters, Vincent Ségal, Ballaké Sissoko, Roger Raspail · Nocturne · Heavenly Sweetness / Six Degrees
25. L’Alba · A Principiu · Buda Musique
26. Katerina Papadopoulou & Anastatica · Anástasis · Saphrane
27. Kronos Quartet · Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet & Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger · Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
28. Xabier Díaz & Adufeiras de Salitre · As Catedrais Silenciadas · Músicas de Salitre
29. Ben Aylon · Xalam · Riverboat / World Music Network
30. Liraz · Zan · Glitterbeat

31. Balkan Taksim · Disko Telegraf · Buda Musique
32. L’Attirail · Footsteps in the Snow · CSB Production
33. A.G.A. Trio · Meeting · Naxos World
34. Ghalia Benali & Romina Lischka · Call to Prayer · Fuga Libera
35. Sandeep Das & The HUM Ensemble · Delhi to Damascus · In a Circle
36. Elida Almeida · Gerasonobu · Lusafrica
37. Mateus Aleluia · Olorum · Sesc
38. Luís Peixoto · Geodesia · Groove Punch Studios
39. Mariza · Mariza Canta Amália · Taberna da Música / Warner Music Portugal
40. Wowakin · Wiązanka · Baba Studio

41. Kasai Allstars · Black Ants Always Fly Together, One Bangle Makes No Sound · Crammed Discs
42. Urban Village · Udondolo · Nø Førmat!
43. Las Áñez · Reflexión · Las Áñez
44. Stella Chiweshe · Ambuya! · Piranha
45. Matthieu Saglio · El Camino de los Vientos · ACT Music
46. V.A. · Henna: Young Female Voices from Palestine · Kirkelig Kulturverksted
47. Dobet Gnahoré · Couleur · Cumbancha
48. Derya Türkan & Sokratis Sinopoulos · Soundplaces · Seyir Muzik
49. 47Soul · Semitics · Cooking Viny
50. Altın Gün · Yol · Glitterbeat

51. Selma Uamusse · Liwoningo · Ao Sul do Mundo
52. Atine · Persiennes d’Iran · Accords Croisés
53. Trio Tekke · Strovilos · Riverboat / World Music Network
54. Coreyah · Clap & Applause · Plankton Music
55. Sara Vidal · Matriz · Sons Vadios
56. Anansy Cissé · Anoura · Riverboat / World Music Network
57. Mehmet Polat · The Promise · Aftab
58. Hamdi Benani, Mehdi Haddab & Speed Caravan · Nuba Nova · Buda Musique
59. Sofia Labropoulou · Sisyphus · Odradek
60. Vusi Mahlasela · Shebeen Queen · ATO

61. Sakili · Creole Sounds from the Indian Ocean · ARC Music
62. Sväng · In Trad We Trust · Galileo Music Communication
63. Arsen Petrosyan · Hokin Janapar: Music Performed on Armenian Duduk · ARC Music
64. Djely Tapa · Barokan · Label 440 / Disques Nuits d’Afrique / DT Productions
65. Dagadana · Tobie · Agora Muzyka
66. Sofía Rei · Umbral · Cascabelera
67. Azmari · Samā’ī · Sdban Ultra
68. Las Lloronas · Soaked · Muziekpublique
69. Star Feminine Band · Star Feminine Band · Born Bad
70. Natacha Atlas · The Inner & the Outer · Wise Music Publishing

71. Les Mamans du Congo et Rrobin · Les Mamans du Congo et Rrobin · Jarring Effects
72. Kady Diarra · Burkina Hakili · Lamastrock
73. Danyèl Waro · Tinn Tout · Cobalt / Buda Musique
74. Tao Ravao & Vincent Bucher · Piment Bleu · Buda Musique
75. Comorian · We Are an Island, but We’re Not Alone · Glitterbeat
76. BraAgas · Bestiále · Indies Scope
77. Transglobal Underground · A Gathering of Strangers 2021 · Mule 20
78. Markus & Shahzad · Janna Aana · Dionysiac Records
79. La Banda Morisca · Gitana Mora · La Banda Morisca
80. Brader Mûsikî · Herim Kuda · Terp

81. Hallelujah Chicken Run Band · Take One (1974-79) · Analog Africa
82. Nation Beat · The Royal Chase · Nation Beat Music / Avokado Artists
83. Zedashe · Silver Sanctuary · Electric Cowbell
84. Eliseo Parra · Cantar y Batir · Dalamix
85. V.A. · Edo Funk Explosion vol. 1 · Analog Africa
86. Modeste Hugues & Kilema · Ala Maintso / Green World: Songs from Madagascar · ARC Music
87. Namgar · Nayan Navaa · ARC Music
88. Esma Redžepova and Nune Brothers · My Last Song: A Tribute to Macedonia’s Gypsy Queen · ARC Music
89. Luedji Luna · Bom Mesmo É Estar Debaixo d’Água · Luedji Luna
90. David Krakauer & Kathleen Tagg · Breath & Hammer · Table Pounding

91. Shiran · Glsah Sanaanea with Shiran · Batov
92. Gájanas · Čihkkojuvvon · Bafe’s Factory
93. Sidi Bemol · Chouf! · CSB Productions
94. Songhoy Blues · Optimisme · Transgressive / Fat Possum
95. Kajsa Balto · Buot Ealla · DAT
96. Nakany Kante · De Conakry a Barcelone · Kasba Music
97. Witch Camp (Ghana) · I’ve Forgotten Who I Used to Be · Six Degrees
98. Tania Saleh · 10 A.D. · Kirkelig Kulturverksted
99. Merema · Kezeren Koiht · CPL-Music
100. Ikoqwe · The Beginning, the Medium, the End & the Infinite · Crammed Discs

More about the chart: www.transglobalwmc.com