Aziza Brahim - Mawja cover artwork. a beautiful photo of the Sahara desert.

World Music Charts Europe Reveal the Best of The Year 2024

World Music Charts Europe has released the list of top 250 albums for the year 2024. This year there were
887 nominated releases.

World Music Charts Europe: Best of 2024

1 MAWJA – Aziza Brahim – Western Sahara – Glitterbeat
2 FADO CAMOES – Lina – Portugal – Galileo
3 BUZZ´ AYAZ – Buzz´ Ayaz – Cyprus – Glitterbeat
4 DJUDJON – Bassekou Kouyaté & Amy Sacko – Mali – One World
5 ONDE – Maria Mazzotta – Italy – Zero Nove Nove
6 L’BNAT – Asmaa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou – Morocco – Ajabu!
7 DETAILS – Driss El Maloumi Trio & Watar Quintet – Morocco/Belgium – ContreJour
8 ZOUZOU – Dobet Gnahoré – Ivory Coast – Cumbancha
9 TU GULI – Olcay Bayir – Turkey (Kurdish) – ARC Music
10 VOU FICAR NESTE QUADRADO – Ana Lua Caiano – Portugal – Glitterbeat
11 RABE – Aynur – Turkey (Kurdish) – Dreyer Gaido
12 GENTE – Nancy Vieira – Cape Verde – Galileo
13 LÚIREACH – Landless – Ireland – Glitterbeat
14 GYEZZ – Söndörgö ft. Chris Potter – Hungary/USA – GroundUP Music
15 NOWRUZ – Aga Khan Master Musicians – Switzerland/various – Smithsonian Folkways
16 DIEUF-DIEUL DE THIES – Dieuf-Dieul de Thies – Senegal – Buda Musique
17 CONGO FUNK! – SOUND MADNESS FROM THE SHORES OF THE MIGHTY CONGO RIVER – various artists – Congo/DR Congo – Analog Africa
18 DENS – Lenhart Tapes – Serbia – Glitterbeat
19 GORDAN – Gordan – Serbia/Germany/Austria – Glitterbeat
20 SA.LI.VA – Ayom – various – self released
21 SONGDREAMING – Sam Lee – UK – Cooking Vinyl
22 TECELA – A Cantadeira – Portugal – Repasseado
23 KEYEYI – Ali Dogan Gönültas – Turkey (Kurdish) – Mapamundi Música
24 ACOUSTIC – Tiken Jah Fakoly – Ivory Coast – Chapter Two
25 MAQEDA – Atse Tewodros Project – Ethiopia/Italy – Galileo
26 MUTE – El Khat – Israel/Yemen/Germany – Glitterbeat
27 CHAIN OF LIGHT – Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – Pakistan – Real World
28 COMFORT FOOD – Kiran Ahluwalia – India/Canada – self released
29 CULLA E TEMPESTA – Faraualla – Italy – Zero Nove Nove
30 LIVE – Mama Sissoko – Mali – Mieruba
31 CACADA NOTURNA – Tiganá Santana – Brazil – Ajabu!
32 OUR SORROW – Maliheh Moradi & Ehsan Matoori – Iran – ARC Music
33 SPEV – Building Bridges – Slovakia/Norway – Konvergencie
34 CANTARERAS – Carola Ortiz – Spain – Segell Microscopi
35 WE – Vigüela – Spain – Mapamundi Música
36 LEVANTAR DO CHAO – Retimbrar – Portugal – Revoluçao d’Alegria
37 SWEET RELEASE – Justin Adams & Mauro Durante – UK/Italy – Ponderosa
38 CABRA, VOL. 1 – Cabra – Spain – Segell Microscopi
39 VAPOR – Bixiga 70 – Brazil – Glitterbeat
40 PORT´INGLES – Carmen Souza – Portugal/Cape Verde – Galileo
41 PERSEPHONE – Luigi Cinque, Stefano Saletti & Urna Chahar-Tugchi – Italy/China – Materiali Sonori
42 SWAKEN – Bab L’Bluz – Morocco – Real World
43 VOICES & MOUNTAINS – Russudan Meipariani ft. Ensemble Anchiskhati – Georgia – Timezone
44 PLASTIC MAN – Touki – Senegal/France – Captain Pouch Records
45 ČO MI JE, TO MI JE – Hrdza – Slovakia – self released
46 HYSTERRAE – Hysterrae – Italy – Linfa Records
47 FAMILY BEYOND BLOOD – Almir Meskovic & Daniel Lazar – Serbia/Bosnia – ALDA
48 CAPE VERDEAN BLUES – Kavita Shah – USA – Folkalist Records
49 ORIGINS – Negarit Band – Ethiopia – Buda Musique
50 RIBATEJO E ESTREMADURA VOL. II – ABRANTES E ALCOBACA – Omiri – Portugal – Repasseado
51 AIE – Luizga & Edgar Valente – Portugal/Brazil – Ajabu!
52 AL-BAHR – Wishamalii – Finland/Palestine – Nordic Notes
53 THE EAGLE OF MY HEART – Marjan Vahdat – Iran – KKV
54 HIDDO DHAWR – Sahra Halgan – Somaliland – Danaya
55 WHERE THE RIVER BENDS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING – Saramaccan Sound – Surinam – Glitterbeat
56 DIRÉ – Idrissa Soumaoro – Mali – Mieruba
57 KANZAFULA – Ahmed Moneka – Iraq – Lulaworld Records
58 CARNATIC NOMAD – Jyotsna Srikanth – India/UK – Naxos World
59 PASSEPORT – Lass – Senegal – Wagram Music
60 LAS FORMAS DEL AGUA – Blanca Altable – Spain – Segell Microscopi
61 DOTZE TEMPS – Lluís Gómez – Spain – Segell Microscopi
62 VERTIGO – Jaune Toujours – Belgium – Choux de Bruxelles
63 HAZ – La Yegros – Argentina – X-Ray Production
64 NUN V’ANNAMMURATE – Suonno d’Ajere – Italy – Italian World Beat
65 ISTANBUL SOKAKLARI – Baba Zula – Turkey – Glitterbeat
66 SUTTOG A SZÉL – Parno Graszt – Hungary – Podium Shows
67 3 – Saagara – India/Poland – Glitterbeat
68 KORA WORLD – Maher Cissoko – Senegal – Ajabu!
69 BLEU – Ann O’aro – France (Réunion) – Buda Musique
70 MOUNT MATSU – Yin Yin – Netherlands – Glitterbeat
71 HOVA LESZ A SETA? – Besh O Drom – Hungary – Fonó
72 ELOS – Sole – Slovakia – CPL Music
73 MEMORIA DE LOS CANTOS FLAMENCOS VOL. I – Paco el Lobo & Sangitananda – France – Buda Musique
74 FOOD – Paolo Fresu & Omar Sosa – Italy/Cuba – Tuk Music
75 TALITAKUM – Avalanche Kaito – Burkina Faso/Belgium – Glitterbeat
76 DOUBLE YOU – Catrin Finch & Aoife Ni Bhriain – UK (Wales)/Ireland – Bendigedig
77 LES BELGICAINS – NA TANGO YA COVADIA 1964–1970 – various artists – Belgium/Congo – Covadia
78 BANZO – Os do fondo da barra – Spain – Mare
79 CHRONIKA – Frank London Klezmer Brass Allstars – USA – Borscht Beat
80 FIGURA DZIKS – Fifidroki – Poland – Gusstaff Records
81 DON’T TAKE MY SOUL – K. O. G. – Ghana – Heavenly Sweetness
82 AXÚDAME A SENTIR – Xabier Díaz & Adufeiras do Salitre – Spain – self released
83 BASTA! – Giuliano Gabriele – Italy – Coming MusicArt
84 VALE DAS FLORES – Isabel Rato – Portugal – Nischo
85 20 – Korrontzi – Spain – Elkar
86 PENDULUM – Sara Salvérius – Belgium – Homerecords.be
87 ALVA – Mari Boine – Norway (Sápmi) – By Norse Music
88 CUCKOO – Lemon Bucket Orchestra – Canada – self released
89 CLOUD HORIZONS – Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening – UK – Resilient Records
90 HEAVIER YET (LAYS THE CROWNLESS HEAD) – Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 – Nigeria – Record Kicks
91 LIVE – Naragonia & guests – Belgium – Trad Records
92 UDOLC – Alba Careta i Henrio – Spain – Segell Microscopi
93 TALASSA – Dario Muci – Italy – Zero Nove Nove
94 SUAVE BRUTA – Ëda Diaz – Colombia – Airfono
95 1325 IBN BATTUTAH – Syriana – various – Grand Duc Records
96 SHOTNS/SHADOWS – Zisl Slepovitch Ensemble & Sasha Lurje – USA – Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
97 MAISHA – The Zawose Queens – Tanzania – Real World
98 SANKOFA – Thandiswa – South Africa – King tha Music
99 JOLIFANTO – Za! + Perrate – Spain – Lovemonk
100 RODA – Eleonora Bordonaro – Italy – Finisterre
101 BU BIR DEMDIR – Aylin’s Soulgraden – Germany/Turkey – CPL-Music
102 BÁLVVOSBÁIKI – Ánnámáret – Finland (Sápmi) – Supersounds Music Oy
103 HISTORIAS DE AMOR Y OTRAS MIERDAS – Eskorzo – Spain – Calaverita Records + Maracuyeah!
104 COEXISTENCE – Dal:um – South Korea – Glitterbeat
105 SONGS OF MY LAND – Chiyomi Yamada & Baobab – Japan – Indigo Road
106 SHTETL NESHUME – Lea Kalisch & Der Šenster Gob – Switzerland/Czech Republic – self released
107 SEVEN – Muddy Gurdy – France – Buda Musique
108 BEEHIVE – Jono Heyes – New Zealand – Asphalt Tango Records
109 SVÄNGO NUEVO – Sväng – Finland – Galileo
110 NOVELA – Céu – Brazil – Urban Jungle
111 THE MUSICAL THREADS OF THE SILK ROADS – Ibantuta + various – Spain + various – Homerecords.be
112 MISTÄ MIHIN – Vilma Talvitie – Finland – self released
113 TIGRE QUI PLEURE – El Gato Negro – France – X-Ray Production
114 YOUR FACE IS LIKE THE MOON, YOUR EYES ARE STARS – Bhutan Balladeers – Bhutan – Glitterbeat
115 UN DELTA FRÁGIL – Lia Sampai – Spain – Segell Microscopi
116 AFRO.FOLK.JAZZ COLLECTION VOL. 2. – Super Biton de Segou – Mali – Mieruba
117 VANDER IKH MIR LUSTIK – Dobranotch – Russia – CPL Music
118 PIRI PIRI – Dva – Czech Republic – Bumbum Satori
119 SOLÓWA – Jolanta Kossakowska – Poland – CM Records
120 LOUD AND CLEAR – Otava Yo – Russia – ARC Music
121 DEN STORE SOMMER – Helene Blum & Harald Haugaard Band – Denmark – Galileo
122 HAJDA! – Hajda Banda – Poland/Belarus – Karrot Kommando
123 WEST WIND, BLOW FROM YOUR PRAIRIE NEST – Katja Šulc – Slovenia – Škuc
124 PUSTE ULICE – Tuleje – Poland – Gusstaff Records
125 JINÁ – Silent Stream of Godless Elegy – Czech Republic – Osamělí Records
126 WHEN MOUNTAINS MEET – Anne Wood – UK (Scotland) – self released
127 KYIV SOUL – Nastasia Y – Ukraine – Lulaworld Records
128 BAGEDAI – Bagedai – China – Sea of Wood
129 MAGMA – BabelNova Orchestra – Italy – Ipe Ipe Music
130 AL RITMO DELLA LUNA – Clara Graziano – Italy – Finisterre
131 CAL Y CEMENTO – Radizi – Spain – Liburia Records
132 TRANSYLVANIAN DANCES – Alma Pannonia – Slovakia/Hungary/Bulgaria – Bebe Rebe
133 FUNERAL FOR JUSTICE – Mdou Moctar – Niger – Matador
134 CABANA – Lau Ro – Brazil – Far Out Recordings
135 TIDET – Amaka Jaji – Tunisia – Bloc C
136 GILGUL – Dorůžka/Fischmann/Novák – Czech republic – Animal Music
137 KOSTO – Vilma Jää – Finland – Jäähile Records
138 KÄKI – Ilkka Heinonen – Finland – Rockadillo
139 BIRDS – Vedan Kolod – Russia – CPL Music
140 NADELOSE O – Phonix – Denmark – GO´ Danish Folk Music
141 NEVRAK – Venla Ilona Blom – Finland – Nordic Notes
142 ALONDRA – Gao Hong & Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde – China/Argentina – ARC Music
143 VIVA TU – Manu Chao – France – Because Music
144 SAGT – Viik – Norway/Sweden/Denmark – Nordic Notes
145 MUSOW DANCE – Les Amazones d’Afrique – various – Real World
146 LITTLE BUNDLES OF JOY – Bipolar Bows – Belgium/France – Homerecords.be
147 TOISJALKAINEN – Emilia Lajunen & Suvi Oskala – Finland – Nordic Notes
148 QIRIM – Jamala – Ukraine – self released
149 VANDAAG EN ALLE DAGEN – Spilar – Belgium – Trad Records
150 VISION OF THREE – Northern Resonance – Sweden – Trad Records
151 ARAXES – A.G.A: Trio – Turkey/Georgia/Armenia – World Music Network
152 QUITAR O AIRE – Caamaño & Ameixeiras – Spain – Raso
153 THE SALMON – The Salmon – Jamaica/France – X-Ray Production
154 A BRIGHTER FUTURE – Johanna Juhola – Finland – Nordic Notes
155 SUN WITHOUT THE HEAT – Leyla McCalla – USA – Anti-
156 OMONILE – SON OF THE SOIL – Atanda – Nigeria – One World
157 THE JOY – The Joy – South Africa – Transgressive
158 HUNTER FOLK VOL. 1: TRIBUTE TO TOUMANI KONÉ – Nfaly Diakité – Mali – Mieruba
159 SUPER DISCO PIRATA – various artists – Mexico – Analog Africa
160 AJDAD, ANCESTORS – Amir Amiri Ensemble – Iran/Canada – Fifth House
161 KAIRO – Momi Maiga – Senegal/Spain – Segell Microscopi
162 GHANA SPECIAL 2: ELECTRONIC HIGHLIFE & AFRO SOUNDS IN THE DIASPORA, 1980–93 – various artists – Ghana – Soundways
163 SYNTHETIC HEARTS PART II – Msaki x Tubatsi – South Africa – No Format
164 JEDINÝ NA SVĚTĚ – Bára Zmeková – Czech Republic – Tranzistor
165 WHERE THE GOOD SHIP LANDS – Alastair Savage & Alice Allen – UK (Scotland) – Woodland Records
166 OTHER WORLD – Maya Al Khaldi – Palestine – self released
167 FLEXÜS – La Viu Viu – Spain – Segell Microscopi
168 NIGHT REIGN – Arroj Aftab – Pakistan/USA – Verve
169 ÄYSKÄRI – Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha – Finland – Playground Music
170 NEW STORIES – Eve Crazy & Mar Yo – Senegal/Finland – Marjo Smolander
171 LA VIE EST BELLE – Amadou & Mariam – Mali – Because Music
172 NAMASTE BOMBAY – Kuljit Bhamra + various – UK/India – ARC Music
173 THE WHEEL OF LIFE – A Moving Sound & Ethel – Taiwan/USA – ARC Music
174 8 SONNEURS POUR PHILIPP GLASS – Erwan Keravec – France – Buda Musique
175 TOWERS – Clarinet Factory – Czech Republic – Supraphon
176 MRA – Emel – Tunisia/USA – Little Human
177 VOX ORGANI – Katta – Czech republic – Emika Records
178 LAND OF MY OTHER – The Breath – UK – Real World
179 SOMETIME BETWEEN NOW AND NEVER – Dumai Dunai – Canada/various – self released
180 LATEM – Wowakin – Poland – self released
181 MUSAFIR – Halva – Belgium/Germany/Israel – Zephyrus
182 IF ONLY I COULD HIBERNATE – Johanni Curtet – France – Buda Musique
183 YIEH – Pamela Badjogo – Gabon/France – Rafia
184 AGUIDAVI DO JEJE – Aguidavi do Jeje – Brazil – Rocinante
185 ALWAYS CAN’T GO ON FOREVER – Don Kipper – UK/Greece – World Music Network
186 MODA ANTIGA – Lucibela – Cape Verde – Lusafrica
187 AMOR FATI – Fatima Szalay – Hungary – Music Hungary
188 SPIRITUAL HEALING: BWA KAYIMAN FREDOM SUITE – Jowee Omicil – Haiti/Canada – BasH! Village Records
189 AMAME – Mari Boine & Bugge Wesseltoft – Norway – ByNorse
190 SYNTHESIZING THE SILK ROADS: UZBEK DISCO, TAJIK FOLKTRONICA, UYGHUR ROCK & TATAR JAZZ FROM 1980S SOVIET CENTRAL ASIA – various – Uzbekistan/Tajikistan/various – Ostinato Records
191 ISLAS – Flo – Belgium – Trad Records
192 MBURU – Paamath & Jean-Paul Raffit – Senegal/France – Homerecords.be
193 GOGO HIP – SinaUbi Zawose & Pamoja Zanzibar – Tanzania/Poland – Gig Ant
194 VALKOINEN HEVONEN – Minsku Tammela – Finland – self released
195 FLAMENCO MEDITERRANEO – Carlos Coronado – Spain – Microscopi
196 PROMIS LE CIEL – Delgres – France (Guadeloupe) – PIAS
197 MI LATINOAMERICA SUFRÉ – Meridian Brothers – Colombia – Bongo Joe
198 NOUSKAA SISARET – Sinimuso – Finland/Mali – self released
199 EN KÖTÜ IYI OLUR – Lalalar – Turkey – Bongo Joe
200 DE BERLIN A BUENOS AIRES – Nora Buschmann – Germany – Segell Microscopi
201 SOMBRAS – Marta Topferova – Czech Republic – self released
202 A TABLANAUT’S JOURNEY – Kuljit Bhamra – UK – Keda Music
203 NORMAL – Nikolaj Nikitin – Slovakia – Hlava XXII.
204 I KOBARIKA FOLI – Noví kumpáni – Czech Republic – Ears & Wind Records
205 ÁTJÁRÁSOK – Esszencia – Hungary – Fonó
206 96 MILES FROM BETHLEHEM – Belly – Canada/Palestine – Universal Arab Music
207 IN C / 20 SONNEURS – Terry Riley & Erwan Keravec – USA/France – Buda Musique
208 DINAMARCA – Raphael Gimenes – Brazil – One World
209 OKANTOMI – Okan – Cuba/Canada – Lulaworld Records
210 BLUDIČKA – Tempus – Czech Republic – Ravenna Music
211 VICE VERSA – Barbara Bortolini – Slovakia – LP Studio
212 SUOMIKLEZMER 2 – EAST HELSINKI SUITE – Sampo Lassila Narinkka – Finland – Narinkaattori Records
213 HAPPY DELUXE – Quadro Nuevo – Germany – GLM
214 GINGA – Flavia Coelho – Brazil – PIAS
215 SEALLADH – Rachel Newton – UK – Scotland – Hudson Records
216 TENSION – Mulatu Astatke & Hoodna Orchestra – Israel/Ethiopia – Batov Records
217 AUTOPOIETICA – Mon Laferte – Chile/Mexico – Universal
218 LIVE AT CAFÉ OTO – Sanam – Lebanon – Mais Um
219 ZARTIR – Gurdjieff Ensemble – Armenia – ECM
220 SAHEL – Bombino – Niger – Partisan Records
221 CRACHER LE FEU – various artists – Canada + various – MTL Sauce Piquante
222 PASAPORT CONTROL – Fanfara Complexa – Hungary – Fonó
223 PARLOUR BALLADS – Jon Boden & The Remnant Kings – UK – Hudson Records
224 LANDING – Maja Kjaer si Orkester – Denmark – GO’ Danish Folk Music
225 UN BALLO LISCIO VOL. II – Riccardo Tesi & Claudio Carboni – Italy –
226 GRIETAS – Newen Afrobeat – Chile – Lichens Family
227 PINK – Cserepes – Hungary – Fonó
228 CHILDREN’S CORNER – Danae Olano Trio – Cuba/Canada – Lulaworld Records
229 CHORBA – ShazaLaKazoo – Serbia – Asphalt Tango
230 CARIBE – Ana Carla Maza – Cuba – self released
231 SACRED HARMONY – Seikilo Music – Seikilo Music – Greece
232 ÖGBELERIM, MUSIC FOR MY ANCESTORS – Batsükh Dorj – Mongolia – Buda Musique
233 PAISAJES – Taitamuki – various – Homerecords.be
234 JARAK QARIBAK – Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood – Israel/UK – World Circuit
235 AKAL – Tarwa N-Tiniri – Morocco – Atty
236 MURMURES D’HIMALAYA – Kyab Yul-Sa – Tibet/France – Nangma Prod
237 SOME BALLADS OF ANNA GORDON – MRS. BROWN OF FALKLAND – Alison McMorland – UK (Scotland) – Ruth Perry
238 JOUHIKKO – Lassi Logrén – Finland – SibA Records
239 FAZ TEMPO – Alvorada – UK – ARC Music
240 NO REINO DOS AFETOS 2 – Bruno Berle – Brazil – Far Out Recordings
241 ROSHAMBO – Barbora Botošová – Slovakia – Ornament
242 BEIRUT AND BEYOND – 10 YEARS COMPILATION – various – various – Balcoon
243 MAESTRO ESPADA – Maestro Espada – Spain – Sony Music
244 CYCLES – Mirza Redzepagic – Bosnia – Rekord
245 BADOQUE – Dossel – Brazil – self released
246 RELOVED – Capercaillie – UK – Scotland – Vertical Records
247 KASVU – Kasvu – Finland – self released
248 TINTU – Rema – Italy – Alfa Music
249 A TIME TO GROW – The Henry Girls – Ireland – CPL-Music
250 YE ANKASA – Jembaa Groove – Germany/Ghana – Agogo Records

Compiled by Milan Tesar

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