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Best World Music 2018

By Cumbancha

Curated by Jacob Edgar of Cumbancha and Putumayo, here are the 100 best songs from around the world released in 2018 (as well as a few from 2017 that we didn't know about until 2018). If you like what you hear, discover more exceptional music at www.cumbancha.com and www.putumayo.com.

100 songs

  1. 1.
    Qué vendráZaz • Effet miroir
    2:580:30
  2. 2.
    AfetoMayra Andrade • Afeto
    4:260:30
  3. 3.
    Lanmou nouWesli • Rapadou kreyôl
    4:300:30
  4. 4.
    NaturaEto • Eto
    4:150:30
  5. 5.
    Pié touniJann Beaudry • Pié touni
    3:110:30
  6. 6.
    ReynirinnSnorri Helgason • Margt býr í þokunni
    3:200:30
  7. 7.
    OrokoEme Alfonso • Oroko
    3:060:30
  8. 8.
    Angeli-koMelissa Laveaux • Radyo siwèl
    3:380:30
  9. 9.
    Me Quedo Con MI AmorSandra Bernardo • Trópico Ideal
    4:300:30
  10. 10.
    La CaínaRubén Blades, Roberto Delgado & Orquesta • Medoro Madera
    4:390:30
  11. 11.
    Ragga LibreYisi Calibre, Devi Reed • Ragga Libre
    3:460:30
  12. 12.
    WarriorsSoom T • Born Again
    2:360:30
  13. 13.
    MukokoAmmara Brown, Tytan • Ammartia
    4:010:30
  14. 14.
    MaralitjaDhapanbal Yunupingu • Deadly Hearts
    3:340:30
  15. 15.
    Wolves Don't Live by the Rules (feat Joe Grass)Elisapie, Joe Grass • The Ballad of the Runaway Girl
    2:380:30
  16. 16.
    Danza de Gardenias (feat. Los Macorinos)Natalia Lafourcade, Los Macorinos • Musas (Un Homenaje al Folclore Latinoamericano en Manos de Los Macorinos), Vol. 2
    4:230:30
  17. 17.
    Guajiro en la HabanaArturo Jorge • Finca Santa Elena
    3:560:30
  18. 18.
    El RitualDeela • La Ceremonia
    3:060:30
  19. 19.
    E Ye YeQuantic, Nidia Gongora • E Ye Ye
    3:400:30
  20. 20.
    L'amour à la plage (with Alice on the roof)Suarez, Alice on the roof • Sur tes lèvres
    2:490:30
  21. 21.
    NteriniFatoumata Diawara • Fenfo (Something To Say)
    3:430:30
  22. 22.
    Aboa KyirbinEbo Taylor • Yen Ara
    5:090:30
  23. 23.
    Pra você amigoRoge • Nômade
    3:250:30
  24. 24.
    Tanm TanmKreyol La • Domination
    3:240:30
  25. 25.
    Aðeins eitt kynHjálmar • Aðeins eitt kyn
    4:470:30
  26. 26.
    Bir Göl OlurYeni Nostalji • Yeni Nostalji
    2:510:30
  27. 27.
    Si PudieraAfrican Salsa Orchestra • African Salsa Orchestra
    5:010:30
  28. 28.
    Bríd Óg Ní MháilleMuireann Nic Amhlaoibh • Foxglove & Fuschia
    5:030:30
  29. 29.
    Voa o AireXabier Díaz • Noró (algunhas músicas do Norte)
    5:250:30
  30. 30.
    Sunha DorNancy Vieira • Manhã Florida
    3:170:30

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