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world

Last updated: Fri Oct 31 2025 09:16:19 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

Description

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.

100 chronological releases

Place	Cover	Date	Artist	Album	Tags	Other places
30		1970	Various Artists	Music from Saharan Cellphones, Vol. 1		arabic # 81
50		1975	Los Incas	El Condor Pasa	world
83		1978	Dalton	Alech / Soul Brother	world
97		1982	Sister Nancy	One Two	dancehall jamaica reggae world	reggae # 57 dancehall # 89 jamaica # 100
57		1983-11	The Birthday Party	Mutiny	ambient choral freak folk instrumental post-punk world	freak folk # 60 choral # 93
58		1987-05	Zakir Hussain	Making Music	world india indian	tabla # 79 india # 87 indian # 89
10		1990	Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	Mustt Mustt	world	pakistani # 90 punjabi # 92
48		1990	Geoffrey Oryema	Exile	world african	african # 42
40		1992	Strunz & Farah	Americas	flamenco flamenco guitar guitar virtuoso latin jazz world world fusion	latin jazz # 11 guitar virtuoso # 46 flamenco # 65 world fusion # 93 flamenco guitar # 100
43		1992	Anouar Brahem	Conte De L'Incroyable Amour	jazz world oriental	oud # 76 oriental # 98
44		1992-06-15	Ali Farka Touré	The Source	world	mali # 62
70		1992-06-15	Ali Farka Touré	Talking Timbuktu	africa world mali	mali # 88 africa # 93
68		1992-12-07	Deep Forest	Sweet Lullaby	electronic world ambient
51		1993	Hariprasad Chaurasia	Flute	world
60		1993	Timbalada	Timbalada	world
38		1994	Los Tigres Del Norte	Los Dos Plebes	espanol folk mexican world	mexican # 88 espanol # 96
85		1994	Ali Farka Touré and Ry Cooder	Talking Timbuktu	world african	african # 83
25		1995	Habib Koité & Bamada	Muso Ko	africa world	africa # 96
37		1995	Strunz & Farah	Heat of the Sun	flamenco flamenco guitar world world fusion	flamenco # 63 world fusion # 92 flamenco guitar # 99
84		1995-06-08	Deep Forest	Boheme	new age world	new age # 66 ethnic # 96
56		1996	Laura Pausini	Le cose che vivi	pop world
3		1996-11-08	Khaled	Sahra	arabic world	arabic # 97
16		1997	Yat-Kha	dalai beldiri	world
41		1997-04-08	Vas	Sunyata	world ethnic	ethnic # 89
67		1998	Various Artists	20 Ways to Float Through Walls	world
76		1998-01-14	Deep Forest	Comparsa	new age world electronic	new age # 4
23		1998-07-14	Baaba Maal	Nomad Soul	world african	african # 21
66		1998-11-17	Femi Kuti	Shoki Shoki	afrobeat world african	african # 65 afrobeat # 84
19		1999-06-15	Flanger	Templates	acid jazz downtempo electronic idm space age pop world	space age pop # 94
33		1999-06-21	Ali Farka Touré	Niafunke	african world	mali # 65 african # 81
34		2000-05-09	Vas	In The Garden Of Souls	female vocalists world	neoclassical darkwave # 27
47		2001	1 Giant Leap	1 Giant Leap	chillout trip-hop world
73		2001	Orchestra Baobab	Pirates Choice	world
24		2001-07-24	Habib Koité & Bamada	Baro	world africa african	african # 43 africa # 63
1		2002	Salif Keita	Moffou	africa	african # 28 mali # 42 africa # 97
26		2002	Hagalaz' Runedance	Frigga's Web	celtic new age world	celtic # 54
46		2002	Anouar Brahem	Conte de l'Incroyable	jazz world oriental	oud # 78 oriental # 99
9		2002	Prem Joshua & Manish Vyas	Water Down the Ganges	world
2		2002-05-03	Candan Erçetin	Neden	female vocalists pop turkish pop world	turkish pop # 85
20		2002-05-20	Issa Bagayogo	Timbuktu	mali world	africa # 24 mali # 89
49		2002-09-10	1 Giant Leap	One Giant Leap	chillout trip-hop world
18		2002-12-17	Tribalistas	Tribalistas	mpb	latin # 67 brazil # 80 mpb # 97
5		2003	Souad Massi	Deb (Heart Broken)	arabic world	arabic # 72
45		2003	Zucchero	Greatest Hits	italian pop rock world	italian # 62
13		2003-06-24	Susheela Raman	Love Trap	world
91		2003-09-29	Oi Va Voi	Laughter Through Tears	chillout world	jewish # 24 chillout # 31 ethno # 98
81		2003-10-21	Lhasa	The Living Road	world latin
12		2004	Transglobal Underground	Impossible Broadcasting	electronic world world fusion ambient ambient dub	ambient dub # 78 world fusion # 85
31		2004	Besh O Drom	Gyí!	balkan folk jazz world	balkan # 83
62		2004-05-18	Vas	Feast Of Silence	ethereal world	ethereal # 17 iran # 25 sufi # 40 neoclassical darkwave # 43
32		2004-05-21	Athena	Us	alternative ska turkish world	turkish # 66
89		2004-08-02	Amadou & Mariam	Dimanche à Bamako	african mali world	mali # 99 african # 99
4		2004-12	Omnia	Live Religion	celtic folk pagan world	pagan # 96
52		2005	Salif Keita	M'Bemba	mali world africa	africa # 71 mali # 94
80		2005-04-19	Niyaz	Niyaz	world persian	world fusion # 77 persian # 100
14		2006	Niyaz	Niyaz Remixed	world ambient dance	oriental # 70
29		2006	Voo Voo	21	alternative orchestral world	orchestral # 53
86		2006	Tinariwen	Aman Iman: Water Is Life	world african	north africa # 17 africa # 19 algeria # 79 african # 92
55		2006-04-04	Amadou & Mariam	Sou Ni Tile	african world	african # 79
6		2006-04-21	Lena Chamamyan	Hal Asmar Ellon	world
7		2006-07-17	Ali Farka Touré	Savane	african	africa # 1 mali # 81 african # 97
92		2006-07-25	Azam Ali	Elysium For The Brave	ethnic world ethereal	persian # 24 soprano # 32 iranian # 81 arabic # 85 ethnic # 100
8		2007	Habib Koité & Bamada	Africi	world mali	africa # 20 mali # 76
15		2007	Habib Koité & Bamada	Afriki	world mali	africa # 22 mali # 79
21		2007	Azam Ali	Elysium Remixes EP 2	world ethereal female vocalists ethnic	ethnic # 76
22		2007	Azam Ali	Elysium Remixes EP 1	world ethereal female vocalists ethnic	ethnic # 75
90		2007-01-30	Beirut	Lon Gisland EP	folk	folk # 35 balkan # 98 gypsy # 99
64		2007-04-22	Balkan Beat Box	Nu Med	balkan gypsy world	gypsy # 96 balkan # 99
100		2007-06-25	Beirut	Elephant Gun	world
98		2007-07-16	Beirut	Elephant Gun EP	world
74		2007-10-15	Orchestra Baobab	Made in Dakar	world african	african # 78
79		2008	Amadou & Mariam	Dimanche a Bamako	africa mali world	africa # 98 mali # 98
78		2008	Onda Vaga	Fuerte y Caliente	folk rock indie folk latin world
42		2008-04-04	Firewater	The Golden Hour	rock folk punk world	folk punk # 39 gypsy # 55
65		2008-10-21	Bomba Estéreo	Estalla	colombia reggae world	colombia # 88
35		2008-10-21	Bomba Estéreo	Blow Up	dub electro reggae world
54		2009-04-28	Playing For Change	Songs Around The World	world
77		2009-05-08	Oi Va Voi	Travelling the Face of the Globe	klezmer world	klezmer # 100
75		2009-10-01	Christopher Tin	Calling All Dawns	world ambient
99		2009-11-13	Justin Bieber	My World	pop black metal brutal death metal brutal deathcore deathcore deathgrind goregrind moshcore nsbm world	industrial metal # 38 symphonic metal # 50 english # 86 mathcore # 88 nsbm # 88 blackened death metal # 92 goregrind # 94 brutal death metal # 94 black metal # 95 deathcore # 97 deathgrind # 98 brutal deathcore # 99 moshcore # 99 gothic doom metal # 100
39		2011	Cornershop	Cornershop & The Double 'O' Groove Of	world
69		2011	Ancient Astronauts	Into Bass and Time	chillout trip-hop world
59		2011-08-26	Globus	Break From This World	classical instrumental new age symphonic metal world
96		2012-04-10	Kishi Bashi	151a	alternative electronic folk pop rock world
82		2012-07-09	Khaled	C'Est La Vie	world
27		2012-08-09	Dead Can Dance	Anastasis	darkwave ethereal ambient	world fusion # 45 ethereal # 62 darkwave # 93 neoclassical darkwave # 93
63		2013-01-23	Luiz Bonfá	Amor! Fabulous Guitar Of Luiz Bonfa	world
87		2013-04-02	Bombino	Nomad	african blues country blues nashville psychedelic rock takamba tishoumaren world	african # 98 country blues # 99 nashville # 99 tishoumaren # 99 takamba # 100
36		2013-10-29	Sky Ferreira	Sky Ferreira	chillout world
93		2014-07-22	Jason Aldean	Burnin' It Down	atmospheric black metal avant-garde metal black death metal black metal blackened crust blackened death metal brutal death metal brutal deathcore cybergrind death doom metal death metal deathcore deathgrind depressive black metal depressive suicidal black metal doom metal drone metal finnish black metal funeral doom metal goregrind gorenoise gothic metal grindcore groove metal harsh noise harsh noise wall hatecore heavy metal melodic black metal melodic death metal metal metalcore nerdcore nightcore norwegian black metal nsbm nu metal nwobhm old school death metal pagan black metal pagan metal phonk plugg porngrind post-grunge post-metal power electronics powerviolence progressive metal rac raw black metal russian black metal slamming brutal death metal suicidal black metal swedish death metal symphonic black metal technical death metal thrash metal true norwegian black metal usbm viking metal war metal world yacht rock	swedish death metal # 4 power electronics # 5 pagan metal # 6 drone metal # 7 gothic metal # 24 technical death metal # 25 doom metal # 36 groove metal # 46 post-grunge # 48 deathcore # 48 plugg # 57 post-metal # 66 nsbm # 72 atmospheric black metal # 75 brutal death metal # 80 viking metal # 83 goregrind # 83 phonk # 85 symphonic black metal # 85 grindcore # 86 rac # 87 blackened death metal # 90 old school death metal # 90 nwobhm # 91 depressive black metal # 91 gorenoise # 92 war metal # 92 avant-garde metal # 92 nightcore # 92 true norwegian black metal # 93 yacht rock # 93 brutal deathcore # 93 deathgrind # 94 melodic black metal # 94 harsh noise # 94 funeral doom metal # 95 powerviolence # 95 harsh noise wall # 95 blackened crust # 95 raw black metal # 95 pagan black metal # 96 death doom metal # 96 cybergrind # 96 hatecore # 96 death n roll # 96 porngrind # 96 usbm # 97 norwegian black metal # 97 slamming brutal death metal # 97 finnish black metal # 97 suicidal black metal # 97 black death metal # 97 nerdcore # 97 russian black metal # 97 depressive suicidal black metal # 97
61		2015-07	Hunee	Hunch Music	electronic house world
72		2017	Manu Chao	Esperanza	france latin world	france # 88
88		2017-12-07	Coma Cinema	Loss Memory	pop world north carolina	north carolina # 99
11		2018	Loreena McKennitt	Lost Souls	ethereal world
94		2018-11-02	Dead Can Dance	Dionysus	neoclassical darkwave world world fusion	folktronica # 10 dark folk # 57 nerdcore # 76 poetry # 77 new weird america # 77 poptron # 85 ethnic # 85 tribal # 88 eurobeat # 93 moscow # 94 neoclassical darkwave # 96 china # 98 neomedieval # 99 ethnic fusion # 99 world fusion # 100
95		2020	Hailu Mergia	Wede Harer Guzo	ethereal jazz-funk lo-fi world	lo-fi # 13 ethereal # 64 jazz-funk # 94
17		2020-10-09	Ustad Saami	Pakistan Is for the Peaceful	classical pakistani world	pakistani # 100
53		2022-04-15	Jerry Paper	Toon Time Raw!	hypnagogic pop los angeles world	hypnagogic pop # 33 los angeles # 87
28			Afro Celts	Seed	world world fusion celtic	world fusion # 90
71			Various Artists	Samba Rock Vol.1	world

Related genres

• folk
• traditional
• ambient
• instrumental
• jazz
• electronic
• punjabi
• bhangra
• desi
• ethno