TWMC Best Albums and Labels of the Season are the result of the sum of the panelists’ votes in the period between September of the previous year and August of the current year. In addition to the list of the 100 best albums, as well as the best albums by regions of the world, this year we also launch the list of the best labels. Enjoy!

BEST OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Ballaké Sissoko · Djourou · Nø Førmat!

BEST OF NORTH AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST
Antonis Antoniou · Kkismettin · Ajabu!

BEST OF EUROPE
Kapela ze Wsi Warszawa / Warsaw Village Band · Uwodzenie / Waterduction · Karrot Kommando

BEST OF NORTH & CENTRAL AMERICA
Omar Sosa · An East African Journey · Otá

BEST TRANSREGIONAL ALBUM
Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience · To Know Without Knowing · Agogo

BEST OF ASIA (CENTRAL & EAST) & PACIFIC
Khusugtun · Jangar · Buda Musique

BEST COMPILATION
V.A. · Zanzibara 10: First Modern, Taarab Vibes from Mombasa & Tanga, 1970-1990 · Buda Musique

BEST OF SOUTH AMERICA
Mateus Aleluia · Olorum · Sesc

TWMC 2020-2021 SEASON BEST 100 ALBUMS

1. 1. Ballaké Sissoko· Djourou · Nø Førmat!
   2. Afel Bocoum · Lindé · World Circuit
   3. Antonis Antoniou · Kkismettin · Ajabu!
   4. Kapela ze Wsi Warszawa / Warsaw Village Band · Uwodzenie / Waterduction · Karrot Kommando
   5. Omar Sosa · An East African Journey · Otá
   6. Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino (CGS) · Meridiana · Ponderosa Music
   7. Mahsa Vahdat · Enlighten the Night · Kirkelig Kulturverksted
   8. Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience · To Know Without Knowing · Agogo
   9. Jupiter & Okwess · Na Kozonga · Zamora Label
   10. Ammar 808 · Global Control / Invisible Invasion · Glitterbeat
   11. Christine Salem· Mersi · Blue Fanal
   12. Khusugtun · Jangar · Buda Musique
   13. Bantu · Everybody Get Agenda · Soledad Productions
   14. Hossein Alizadeh & Rembrandt Frerichs Trio · Same Self, Same Silence · Just Listen
   15. San Salvador · La Grande Folie · La Grande Folie / Pagans / MDC
   16. The Rheingans Sisters · Receiver · Bendigedig
   17. V.A. · Zanzibara 10: First Modern, Taarab Vibes from Mombasa & Tanga, 1970-1990 · Buda Musique
   18. Bab L’ Bluz · Nayda! · Real World
   19. Femi Kuti & Made Kuti · Legacy + · Partisan
   20. Harold López-Nussa · Te Lo Dije · Mack Avenue
   21. Samba Touré· Binga · Glitterbeat
   22. Toumani Diabaté and The London Symphony Orchestra · Kôrôlén · World Circuit
   23. Oumou Sangaré · Acoustic · Nø Førmat!
   24. David Walters, Vincent Ségal, Ballaké Sissoko, Roger Raspail · Nocturne · Heavenly Sweetness / Six Degrees
   25. L’Alba · A Principiu · Buda Musique
   26. Katerina Papadopoulou & Anastatica · Anástasis · Saphrane
   27. Kronos Quartet · Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet & Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger · Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
   28. Xabier Díaz & Adufeiras de Salitre · As Catedrais Silenciadas · Músicas de Salitre
   29. Ben Aylon · Xalam · Riverboat / World Music Network
   30. Liraz · Zan · Glitterbeat
   31. Balkan Taksim· Disko Telegraf · Buda Musique
   32. L’Attirail · Footsteps in the Snow · CSB Production
   33. A.G.A. Trio · Meeting · Naxos World
   34. Ghalia Benali & Romina Lischka · Call to Prayer · Fuga Libera
   35. Sandeep Das & The HUM Ensemble · Delhi to Damascus · In a Circle
   36. Elida Almeida · Gerasonobu · Lusafrica
   37. Mateus Aleluia · Olorum · Sesc
   38. Luís Peixoto · Geodesia · Groove Punch Studios
   39. Mariza · Mariza Canta Amália · Taberna da Música / Warner Music Portugal
   40. Wowakin · Wiązanka · Baba Studio
   41. Kasai Allstars· Black Ants Always Fly Together, One Bangle Makes No Sound · Crammed Discs
   42. Urban Village · Udondolo · Nø Førmat!
   43. Las Áñez · Reflexión · Las Áñez
   44. Stella Chiweshe · Ambuya! · Piranha
   45. Matthieu Saglio · El Camino de los Vientos · ACT Music
   46. V.A. · Henna: Young Female Voices from Palestine · Kirkelig Kulturverksted
   47. Dobet Gnahoré · Couleur · Cumbancha
   48. Derya Türkan & Sokratis Sinopoulos · Soundplaces · Seyir Muzik
   49. 47Soul · Semitics · Cooking Viny
   50. Altın Gün · Yol · Glitterbeat
   51. Selma Uamusse· Liwoningo · Ao Sul do Mundo
   52. Atine · Persiennes d’Iran · Accords Croisés
   53. Trio Tekke · Strovilos · Riverboat / World Music Network
   54. Coreyah · Clap & Applause · Plankton Music
   55. Sara Vidal · Matriz · Sons Vadios
   56. Anansy Cissé · Anoura · Riverboat / World Music Network
   57. Mehmet Polat · The Promise · Aftab
   58. Hamdi Benani, Mehdi Haddab & Speed Caravan · Nuba Nova · Buda Musique
   59. Sofia Labropoulou · Sisyphus · Odradek
   60. Vusi Mahlasela · Shebeen Queen · ATO
   61. Sakili· Creole Sounds from the Indian Ocean · ARC Music
   62. Sväng · In Trad We Trust · Galileo Music Communication
   63. Arsen Petrosyan · Hokin Janapar: Music Performed on Armenian Duduk · ARC Music
   64. Djely Tapa · Barokan · Label 440 / Disques Nuits d’Afrique / DT Productions
   65. Dagadana · Tobie · Agora Muzyka
   66. Sofía Rei · Umbral · Cascabelera
   67. Azmari · Samā’ī · Sdban Ultra
   68. Las Lloronas · Soaked · Muziekpublique
   69. Star Feminine Band · Star Feminine Band · Born Bad
   70. Natacha Atlas · The Inner & the Outer · Wise Music Publishing
   71. Les Mamans du Congo et Rrobin· Les Mamans du Congo et Rrobin · Jarring Effects
   72. Kady Diarra · Burkina Hakili · Lamastrock
   73. Danyèl Waro · Tinn Tout · Cobalt / Buda Musique
   74. Tao Ravao & Vincent Bucher · Piment Bleu · Buda Musique
   75. Comorian · We Are an Island, but We’re Not Alone · Glitterbeat
   76. BraAgas · Bestiále · Indies Scope
   77. Transglobal Underground · A Gathering of Strangers 2021 · Mule 20
   78. Markus & Shahzad · Janna Aana · Dionysiac Records
   79. La Banda Morisca · Gitana Mora · La Banda Morisca
   80. Brader Mûsikî · Herim Kuda · Terp
   81. Hallelujah Chicken Run Band· Take One (1974-79) · Analog Africa
   82. Nation Beat · The Royal Chase · Nation Beat Music / Avokado Artists
   83. Zedashe · Silver Sanctuary · Electric Cowbell
   84. Eliseo Parra · Cantar y Batir · Dalamix
   85. V.A. · Edo Funk Explosion vol. 1 · Analog Africa
   86. Modeste Hugues & Kilema · Ala Maintso / Green World: Songs from Madagascar · ARC Music
   87. Namgar · Nayan Navaa · ARC Music
   88. Esma Redžepova and Nune Brothers · My Last Song: A Tribute to Macedonia’s Gypsy Queen · ARC Music
   89. Luedji Luna · Bom Mesmo É Estar Debaixo d’Água · Luedji Luna
   90. David Krakauer & Kathleen Tagg · Breath & Hammer · Table Pounding
   91. Shiran· Glsah Sanaanea with Shiran · Batov
   92. Gájanas · Čihkkojuvvon · Bafe’s Factory
   93. Sidi Bemol · Chouf! · CSB Productions
   94. Songhoy Blues · Optimisme · Transgressive / Fat Possum
   95. Kajsa Balto · Buot Ealla · DAT
   96. Nakany Kante · De Conakry a Barcelone · Kasba Music
   97. Witch Camp (Ghana) · I’ve Forgotten Who I Used to Be · Six Degrees
   98. Tania Saleh · 10 A.D. · Kirkelig Kulturverksted
   99. Merema · Kezeren Koiht · CPL-Music
   100. Ikoqwe · The Beginning, the Medium, the End & the Infinite · Crammed Discs

TWMC 2020-2021 SEASON BEST 10 LABELS

1. Buda Musique
   2. Glitterbeat Records
   3. ARC Music
   4. Nø Førmat!
   5. World Circuit Records
   6. Kirkelig Kulturverksted
   7. World Music Network
   8. Ajabu!
   9. Six Degrees Records
   10. Karrot Kommando