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World music encompasses traditional and contemporary styles from diverse global cultures, particularly from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Celtic regions. The genre blends indigenous instruments, folk melodies, and rhythmic patterns with modern production techniques. It celebrates cultural heritage while often fusing different traditions to create cross-cultural musical dialogues.
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1970 | Various Artists | Music from Saharan Cellphones, Vol. 1 |
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1975 | Los Incas | El Condor Pasa |
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1978 | Dalton | Alech / Soul Brother |
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| 97 |
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1982 | Sister Nancy | One Two | ||
| 57 |
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1983-11 | The Birthday Party | Mutiny |
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| 58 |
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1987-05 | Zakir Hussain | Making Music | ||
| 10 | 1990 | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | Mustt Mustt | |||
| 48 | 1990 | Geoffrey Oryema | Exile |
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| 40 |
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1992 | Strunz & Farah | Americas |
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| 43 |
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1992 | Anouar Brahem | Conte De L'Incroyable Amour | ||
| 44 | 1992-06-15 | Ali Farka Touré | The Source |
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| 70 |
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1992-06-15 | Ali Farka Touré | Talking Timbuktu | ||
| 68 | 1992-12-07 | Deep Forest | Sweet Lullaby |
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| 51 |
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1993 | Hariprasad Chaurasia | Flute |
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| 60 | 1993 | Timbalada | Timbalada |
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| 38 | 1994 | Los Tigres Del Norte | Los Dos Plebes | |||
| 85 | 1994 | Ali Farka Touré and Ry Cooder | Talking Timbuktu |
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| 25 | 1995 | Habib Koité & Bamada | Muso Ko |
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| 37 | 1995 | Strunz & Farah | Heat of the Sun |
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| 84 | 1995-06-08 | Deep Forest | Boheme | |||
| 56 |
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1996 | Laura Pausini | Le cose che vivi |
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| 3 | 1996-11-08 | Khaled | Sahra |
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1997 | Yat-Kha | dalai beldiri |
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| 41 | 1997-04-08 | Vas | Sunyata |
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| 67 |
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1998 | Various Artists | 20 Ways to Float Through Walls |
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| 76 | 1998-01-14 | Deep Forest | Comparsa |
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| 23 | 1998-07-14 | Baaba Maal | Nomad Soul |
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| 66 |
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1998-11-17 | Femi Kuti | Shoki Shoki | ||
| 19 | 1999-06-15 | Flanger | Templates |
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| 33 | 1999-06-21 | Ali Farka Touré | Niafunke | |||
| 34 | 2000-05-09 | Vas | In The Garden Of Souls | |||
| 47 | 2001 | 1 Giant Leap | 1 Giant Leap |
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| 73 |
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2001 | Orchestra Baobab | Pirates Choice |
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| 24 |
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2001-07-24 | Habib Koité & Bamada | Baro | ||
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2002 | Salif Keita | Moffou | ||
| 26 |
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2002 | Hagalaz' Runedance | Frigga's Web |
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| 46 |
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2002 | Anouar Brahem | Conte de l'Incroyable | ||
| 9 | 2002 | Prem Joshua & Manish Vyas | Water Down the Ganges |
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| 2 | 2002-05-03 | Candan Erçetin | Neden |
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| 20 | 2002-05-20 | Issa Bagayogo | Timbuktu | |||
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2002-09-10 | 1 Giant Leap | One Giant Leap |
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2002-12-17 | Tribalistas | Tribalistas | ||
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2003 | Souad Massi | Deb (Heart Broken) |
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| 45 |
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2003 | Zucchero | Greatest Hits |
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| 13 |
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2003-06-24 | Susheela Raman | Love Trap |
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| 91 |
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2003-09-29 | Oi Va Voi | Laughter Through Tears | ||
| 81 | 2003-10-21 | Lhasa | The Living Road |
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| 12 |
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2004 | Transglobal Underground | Impossible Broadcasting |
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| 31 | 2004 | Besh O Drom | Gyí! |
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| 62 | 2004-05-18 | Vas | Feast Of Silence |
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| 32 | 2004-05-21 | Athena | Us |
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| 89 | 2004-08-02 | Amadou & Mariam | Dimanche à Bamako | |||
| 4 | 2004-12 | Omnia | Live Religion |
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| 52 |
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2005 | Salif Keita | M'Bemba | ||
| 80 | 2005-04-19 | Niyaz | Niyaz |
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2006 | Niyaz | Niyaz Remixed |
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| 29 | 2006 | Voo Voo | 21 |
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| 86 |
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2006 | Tinariwen | Aman Iman: Water Is Life |
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| 55 |
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2006-04-04 | Amadou & Mariam | Sou Ni Tile |
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2006-04-21 | Lena Chamamyan | Hal Asmar Ellon |
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| 7 | 2006-07-17 | Ali Farka Touré | Savane | |||
| 92 | 2006-07-25 | Azam Ali | Elysium For The Brave | |||
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2007 | Habib Koité & Bamada | Africi | ||
| 15 | 2007 | Habib Koité & Bamada | Afriki | |||
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2007 | Azam Ali | Elysium Remixes EP 2 |
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| 22 | 2007 | Azam Ali | Elysium Remixes EP 1 |
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| 90 |
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2007-01-30 | Beirut | Lon Gisland EP | ||
| 64 |
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2007-04-22 | Balkan Beat Box | Nu Med | ||
| 100 | 2007-06-25 | Beirut | Elephant Gun |
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2007-07-16 | Beirut | Elephant Gun EP |
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| 74 |
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2007-10-15 | Orchestra Baobab | Made in Dakar |
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| 79 |
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2008 | Amadou & Mariam | Dimanche a Bamako | ||
| 78 | 2008 | Onda Vaga | Fuerte y Caliente |
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| 42 |
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2008-04-04 | Firewater | The Golden Hour | ||
| 65 | 2008-10-21 | Bomba Estéreo | Estalla |
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| 35 | 2008-10-21 | Bomba Estéreo | Blow Up |
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| 54 | 2009-04-28 | Playing For Change | Songs Around The World |
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2009-05-08 | Oi Va Voi | Travelling the Face of the Globe |
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| 75 |
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2009-10-01 | Christopher Tin | Calling All Dawns |
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| 99 | 2009-11-13 | Justin Bieber | My World |
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2011 | Cornershop | Cornershop & The Double 'O' Groove Of |
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| 69 | 2011 | Ancient Astronauts | Into Bass and Time |
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| 59 | 2011-08-26 | Globus | Break From This World |
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2012-04-10 | Kishi Bashi | 151a |
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| 82 | 2012-07-09 | Khaled | C'Est La Vie |
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| 27 | 2012-08-09 | Dead Can Dance | Anastasis |
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| 63 |
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2013-01-23 | Luiz Bonfá | Amor! Fabulous Guitar Of Luiz Bonfa |
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| 87 |
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2013-04-02 | Bombino | Nomad |
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| 36 |
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2013-10-29 | Sky Ferreira | Sky Ferreira |
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| 93 | 2014-07-22 | Jason Aldean | Burnin' It Down |
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2015-07 | Hunee | Hunch Music |
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| 72 |
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2017 | Manu Chao | Esperanza |
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| 88 |
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2017-12-07 | Coma Cinema | Loss Memory |
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2018 | Loreena McKennitt | Lost Souls |
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2018-11-02 | Dead Can Dance | Dionysus |
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2020 | Hailu Mergia | Wede Harer Guzo | ||
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2020-10-09 | Ustad Saami | Pakistan Is for the Peaceful |
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| 53 |
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2022-04-15 | Jerry Paper | Toon Time Raw! |
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| 28 | Afro Celts | Seed |
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| 71 | Various Artists | Samba Rock Vol.1 |
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