The Roots Music Report's
Top World Album Chart
for the Year of 2023
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sahel | Bombino | Partisan | World |
| 2 | Amatssou | Tinariwen | Wedge | World |
| 3 | Roll on | Michael Doucet and Tom Rigney | Parhelion | World |
| 4 | El Bueno Y El Malo | Hermanos Gutierrez | Easy Eye Sound | World |
| 5 | Zango | Witch | Desert Daze Sound | World |
| 6 | Jaguar Sound | Adrian Quesada | ATO | World |
| 7 | Living in a Daydream | Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion | Self-Release | World |
| 8 | In Between Thoughts...A New World | Rodrigo y Gabriela | ATO | World |
| 9 | Talking Hands | Greg Hatza and Enayet Hossain | Aimrec | World |
| 10 | Bob Marley Legacy: 75 Years a Legend | Bob Marley & The Wailers | Tuff Gong | World |
| 11 | Dindin | Kimi Djabaté | Cumbancha | African |
| 12 | Tony Allen JID018 | Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad | Jazz is Dead | World |
| 13 | The Dryad | Ifihadahifi | Nake Muse | World |
| 14 | Ali | Vieux Farka Toure | Dead Oceans | World |
| 15 | De Verdad Verdad | Gonzalo Grau Y La Clave Secreta | Self-Release | World |
| 16 | Marching on | Ozomatli | Blue Elan | World |
| 17 | Being | Baaba Maal | Atelier Live | World |
| 18 | Thieves of Dreams | Lenka Lichtenberg | Sunflower | World |
| 19 | Tradisyon | Wesli | Cumbancha | World |
| 20 | Chicken or Pasta | Oscar Penas | Musikoz | World |
| 21 | Kurbits & Flames | Spoket I Koket | Gammalthea | World |
| 22 | Duhovi | Faith i Branko | Riverboat | World |
| 23 | Gabriella | Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion | Self-Release | World |
| 24 | Guajiro | Eliades Ochoa | World Circuit | World |
| 25 | Muse Cafe | Buzz Amato | Blue Canoe | World |
| 26 | Esponja | Magalí Sare | Segell Microscopi | World |
| 27 | Soul & Science | Nickodemus | Wonderwheel | World |
| 28 | Errante | Adriana Calcanhotto | Modern | World |
| 29 | Yes!!! | Duduka Da Fonseca | Sunnyside | World |
| 30 | History | Bokanté | Real World | World |
| 31 | Ask | Altın Gün | ATO | World |
| 32 | No Paço E No Terreiro | Ningue Ningue | Self-Release | World |
| 33 | The Cycle | Raz Olsher | Mawimbi | World |
| 34 | Islais a Genir | VRi | bendigedig | World |
| 35 | Mama Africa | Julio Montoro y Alma Latina | Tumi | World |
| 36 | El Swing Que Yo Tengo | Alex Cuba | Caracol | World |
| 37 | Radio Sechaba | Bokani Dyer | Brownswood | World |
| 38 | Isambulo | Linda Sikhakhane | Ropeadope | World |
| 39 | Blow the Wind Southerly | Esbe | NewCat | World |
| 40 | Zivo | Vlado Kreslin | Zalozba Kreslin | World |
| 41 | Vox Humana | Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band | Jazzheads | World |
| 42 | Refugees | Jimmy Cliff | UMG | World |
| 43 | O Paraíso | Lucas Santtana | No Format | World |
| 44 | Chardi Kala | Sonny Singh | Self-Release | World |
| 45 | En Är För Mycket Och Tusen Aldrig Nog (One is Too Much and a Thousand is Never Enough) | Dungen | Mexican Summer | World |
| 46 | Corazones and Canciones | Los Texmaniacs | Smithsonian Folkways | World |
| 47 | Telenova | Zuco 103 | Zuco Sound | World |
| 48 | Starting Point | Grupo Um | Far Out | World |
| 49 | ARAR | ARAR | Segell Microscopi | World |
| 50 | Dose a Nova | Shotnez | Batov | World |
| 51 | Somnis Per a Tu I Per a Mi | Biel Martí | Microscopi | World |
| 52 | Mazel Tov Cocktail Party! | David Krakauer | Self-Release | World |
| 53 | Biensüre | BIENSÜRE | Wewantsounds | World |
| 54 | Midnight Alvorada | Pedro Rosa | Ajabu! | World |
| 55 | London Ko | Fatoumata Diawara | Montuno | World |
| 56 | Miracle I Misteri | Oller i Guerra | Segell Microscopi | World |
| 57 | Timbuktu | Oumou Sangare | World Circuit | African |
| 58 | Rikataka (New Balkan Rhythm) | Alice in WonderBand | CPL-Music | World |
| 59 | Sounds Like Home | Captain Planet | MERLIN - Bastard Jazz Recordin | World |
| 60 | Sol D'hivern (Winter Sun) | Laia Llach | La cate-nària | World |
| 61 | Tusona | Mokoomba | Outhere | World |
| 62 | Charity Begins at Home | Eji Oyewole | BBE | World |
| 63 | The Sky is the Same Colour Everywhere | Kayhan Kalhor and Toumani Diabaté | BMG | World |
| 64 | Dost 2 | Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek | Disques Bongo Joe | World |
| 65 | In Solitude | J-P Piirainen | Zen Master | World |
| 66 | Silent Tears | Payadora Tango Ensemble | Six Degrees | World |
| 67 | Poema Livre | Nicolas Farruggia | Cantores del Mundo | World |
| 68 | Voices | Matthieu Saglio | ACT | World |
| 69 | Semillas | Remedio | Gutenberg | World |
| 70 | Nowruz | Aga Khan Master Musicians | Smithsonian Folkways | World |
| 71 | Sequana | Souad Massi | Backingtrack | World |
| 72 | Marchita | Silvana Estrada | Glassnote | World |
| 73 | Lo último En La Avenida | Ismael Rivera & Kako and His Orchestra | Craft | World |
| 74 | Havana Meets Kingston Part 2 | Mista Savona | Cumbancha | World |
| 75 | Leon Keita | Leon Keita | Analog Africa | World |
| 76 | Vol. 2: Baca Sewa | Cochemea | Daptone | World |
| 77 | Tunisian Tale | Didon | Electrofone | World |
| 78 | La Musique Traditionelle Debranchee | Kevin Naquin | Swallow | World |
| 79 | Alegria | FlamenGrass | Microscopi | World |
| 80 | Espurnes I Coralls (Sparks and Corals) | Mar Grimalt | Segell Microscopi | World |
| 81 | La Novia | La Cantiga De La Serena | Zero Nove Nove | World |
| 82 | Elesa | Mze Shina | Buda Musique | World |
| 83 | Zenzile: the Reimagination of Miriam Makeba | Somi | Salon Africana | World |
| 84 | Intercosmic | Slavo Rican Assembly | Riverboat | World |
| 85 | Perfeitamente, Justamente Quando Cheguei | Rubinho E Mauro Assumpcao | Mr Bongo, Tapecar | World |
| 86 | Credo | Pekko Käppi & K:H:H:L | Nordic Notes | World |
| 87 | Ali | Khruangbin | Dead Oceans | World |
| 88 | Five Seasons | Eje Eje | Batov | World |
| 89 | Um Gosto De Sol | Ceu | Urban Jungle | World |
| 90 | Kintal Da Banda | Bonga | Lusafrica | World |
| 91 | Where's the One | Congotronics International | Crammed Discs | World |
| 92 | Amelias | Amelia Muge | Uguru | World |
| 93 | Tres Golpes (feat. Raül Refree) | Perrate | Lovemonk | World |
| 94 | Sim Sim Sim | Bala Desejo | Mr. Bongo | World |
| 95 | Oas | Dina Ögon | Playground | World |
| 96 | Banda Da Capital (Live in Brasília, 1976) | Som Imaginário | Far Out | World |
| 97 | Renacimiento | The Cuban Orquesta | 59music | World |
| 98 | Endless Summer | The Elovaters | Belly Full | World |
| 99 | Teatro Lúcido | La Femme | Disque Pointu | World |
| 100 | Djawla | Anouar Kaddour Chérif | Riverboa | World |
| 101 | The Coastal Invasion: Cumbia, Porro, Gaita & Mapalé from Colombia's Caribbean Coast (1946 - 1961) | Lucho Bermúdez y su Orquesta | Radio Martiko | World |
| 102 | Não Fale Com Paredes | Modulo 1000 | Mr Bongo | World |
| 103 | Badinyaa Kumoo | Sona Jobarteh | West African Guild | World |
| 104 | Deboche | Troá! | Mr Bongo | World |
| 105 | The Wolf and the Lamb - Live at the Shakh | Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi | Leaping Waters | World |
| 106 | Substrat | Guillem Ballaz | Segell Microscopi | World |
| 107 | O Futuro é Mais Bonito | Anna Setton | Galileo | World |
| 108 | Mariage | Wau Wau Collectif | Self-Release | World |
| 109 | Ziggy Stardub | Easy Star All-Stars | ORCHARD | World |
| 110 | Sin Fronteras | Mireya & The Poor Choices | Self-Release | World |
| 111 | 18 Piano Sutras & 25 South Asian Pianisms | Tanya Ekanayaka | Naxos World | World |
| 112 | Pandemusica | Cantodiscanto | Visage | World |
| 113 | The Movers - Vol. 1 - 1970 - 1976 | The Movers | Analog Africa | World |
| 114 | ٣ (Trois) | Acid Arab | Crammed Disc US | World |
| 115 | Finding Home | Maya Youssef | Seven Gates | World |
| 116 | Meu Unico Medo E Primavera | Ian Lasserre | Ajabu! | World |
| 117 | Djilly Kawral | Inna Baba Coulibaly | Remote | World |
| 118 | De La Terra | ROS | Microscopi | World |
| 119 | A Trip to Bolgatanga | African Head Charge | On-U Sound | World |
| 120 | La Tierra Blanca | Anna Murtola | Nordic Notes | World |
| 121 | Tot Es Ara | Carles Gutiérrez | Self-Release | World |
| 122 | Remixed | Acid Arab | Crammed | World |
| 123 | Terri Kunda | Gao Hong and Kadialy Kouyate | ARC | World |
| 124 | Rhapsodic | Nicolas Repac | No Format! | World |
| 125 | Jarak Qaribak | Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood | World Circuit | World |
| 126 | Dunjaluk | Dunjaluk | Cantus | World |
| 127 | Switched-On | Pachyman | ATO | World |
| 128 | Strata | El Buho | Wonderwheel | World |
| 129 | Boleros Psicodélicos | Adrian Quesada | ATO | World |
| 130 | Punku | Punku | Six Degrees | World |
| 131 | Paz En La Tierra | Meridian Brothers | Bongo Joe | World |
| 132 | BOOK | They Might Be Giants | Idlewild | World |
| 133 | Dice Que Vive (Signs of Life) | Rafael Greco | Blue Canoe | World |
| 134 | La Flor Del Dimoni (The Flower of the Devil) | Claudia Colom | Segell Microscopi | World |
| 135 | Minka | Eva Quartet | Riverboat | World |
| 136 | Meridian Brothers & El Grupo Renacimiento | Meridian Brothers | Ansonia | World |
| 137 | Natureza | Joyce Moreno | Far Out | World |
| 138 | Nio | Momi Maiga | Segell Microscopi | World |
| 139 | Beauty in the Silence | Soja | ATO | World |
| 140 | Agadez | Etran de L'AÏr | Sahel Sounds | World |
| 141 | Alma | German Lopez | Musique et Equilibre | World |
| 142 | Work Hard | King Ayisoba | Glitterbeat | World |
| 143 | Ukubonga Gratitude | Lorraine Klaasen & Mongezi Ntaka | Justin Time | World |
| 144 | Sonce | Dunja Knebl | Geenger | World |
| 145 | Marzipan (Habibi Funk 023) [Bonus Edition] | Charif Megarbane | Habibi Funk | World |
| 146 | All Rivers | karolina | Tru Thoughts | World |
| 147 | Origins | Hippo Sound System | Galletas Calientes | World |
| 148 | Astrolabe | Astrolabe | Self-Release | World |
| 149 | L'oiseau Magnifique | Alice | Bongo Joe | World |
| 150 | 7 Estrelas quem Arrancou O Céu? | Luiza Lian | ZZK | World |
| 151 | Moving Forward | Lola Rising | Self-Release | World |
| 152 | Treides Comigo! | Xoán Curiel | Xunta de Galicia | World |
| 153 | Passarinho | Joao Selva | Underdog | World |
| 154 | Ooroo | Sangit | Riverboat | World |
| 155 | A.M.I.E.S.A.M.O.U.R | Lumiere | Bonsound | World |
| 156 | Songs for Leena: Contemporary Hopi Long Flute Music | Gary Stroutsos | ARC | World |
| 157 | Empatica | Vanessa Bissiri | Segell Microscopi | World |
| 158 | Neon Colonialismo | Batida | Batida | World |
| 159 | LO-LIFE! | Immy Owusu | HopeStreet | World |
| 160 | Off the Grid | Onipa | Real World | World |
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