The album Bagola by Malian group Trio da Kali has sailed to the top of the Transglobal World Music Chart (TWMC) for the month of April 2025. Read our review of the album: Trio Da Kali’s Bagola: A Stellar Recording Rooted in Manding Traditions.
TWMC for April 2025
- Trio Da Kali – Bagola – One World
- Samba Touré – Baarakelaw – Glitterbeat
- Songhoy Blues – Héritage – Transgressive/Remote Records
- Arat Kilo – Danama – Accords Croisés
- Park Jiha – All Living Things – Tak:til / Glitterbeat
- Rizwan Muazzam Qawwali – At the Feet of the Beloved – Real World
- Jupiter & Okwess – Ekoya – Airfono
- Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille Brotto – Djiyo – Ma Case Prod
- Ensemble Chakâm – Les Vents Brûlants – Ensemble Chakâm
- Kankou Kouyate – N’Darila – One World
- Santrofi – Making Moves – Outhere
- Flook – Sanju – Flatfish
- Frigg – Dreamscapes – Bafe’s Factory
- Novalima – La Danza (Deluxe Version) – Six Degrees
- Aïta Mon Amour – Abda – Shouka
- Al Andaluz Project – The Songs of Iman Kandoussi: Traditional Arabic Andalusian – Galileo Music Communication
- Alsarah & The Nubatones – Seasons Of The Road – Alsarah & The Nubatones
- Damily & Toliara Tsapiky Band – Fihisa – Damily
- Aboubakar Traoré & Balima – Sababu – Zephyrus
- Ukandanz – Evil Plan – Compagnie 4000
- Mulatu Astatke & Hoodna Orchestra – Tension – Batov
- L’Alba – Grilli – Buda Musique
- Ebo Taylor, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad – Ebo Taylor JID022 – Jazz Is Dead
- Fanoos Ensemble – Echoes of Afghanistan – Fanoos Ensemble
- Kapela ze Wsi Warszawa / Warsaw Village Band & Bassałyki – Sploty / Twines – Karrot Kommando
- Muslim Shaggan – Asar – Honiunhoni
- Anne-Mari Kivimäki – Kotiin – Rockadillo
- Christine Zayed – Kama Kuntu – T-Rec
- Rastak – Tales of Earth and Sun – Rastak
- Rita Donte – Ritual – Ansonia
- L. Shankar – Full Moon – X DOT 25 Music
- Tatros Együttes – Pillanat – Tatros Együttes
- Gnonnas Pedro & His Dadjes Band – Roi de l’Agbadja Moderne 1974-1983 – Analog Africa
- Áššu – Luohtenlegut – Nordic Notes / CPL-Musicgroup
- Mario Lucio – Independance – Maremusica
- De Mar y Río – Bailen y Gocen – Palenque
- Piers Faccini & Ballaké Sissoko – Our Calling – Nø Førmat!
- Sauljaljui – Vaivaik – Wind Music
- Ozan Baysal – Tel ve Ten – ARC Music
- Okwy Osadebe and Highlife SoundMakers International – Music for Igbo Masquerade – Odogwu Entertainment / Palenque
More about the Transglobal World Music Chart: www.transglobalwmc.com
Author: World Music Central News Room
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