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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