• Top 10 World Music Songs

  1. Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo’ole

  Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole from the album Alone in IZ World

  2. Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World - Israel Kamakawiwo’ole

  Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole from the album Facing Future

  3. Wonderful World - Israel Kamakawiwo’ole

  Wonderful World by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole from the album Wonderful World

  4. River Flows In You - Yiruma

  River Flows In You by Yiruma from the album First Love (Yiruma Piano Collection)

  5. Who Let the Dogs Out - Baha Men

  Who Let the Dogs Out by Baha Men from the album Who Let the Dogs Out

  6. Quelqu’un M’a Dit - Carla Bruni

  Quelqu’un M’a Dit by Carla Bruni from the album Quelqu’un M’a Dit

  7. Suavemente - Elvis Crespo

  Suavemente by Elvis Crespo from the album Suavemente

  8. Pata Pata - Miriam Makeba

  Pata Pata by Miriam Makeba from the album Pata Pata

  9. My Own Worst Enemy (Decade In The Sun Version) - Stereophonics

  My Own Worst Enemy (Decade In The Sun Version) by Stereophonics from the album Decade In the Sun: Best of Stereophonics (Standard)

  10. Raphael - Carla Bruni

  Raphael by Carla Bruni from the album Quelqu’un M’a Dit

• Top 10 World Music Albums

  1. Ssempeke! - Albert Ssempeke

  Ssempeke! by Albert Ssempeke

  2. Quelqu’un M’a Dit - Carla Bruni

  Quelqu’un M’a Dit by Carla Bruni

  3. The Greatest Journey - Essential Collection - Celtic Woman

  The Greatest Journey - Essential Collection by Celtic Woman

  4. Decade In the Sun: Best of Stereophonics (Standard) - Stereophonics

  Decade In the Sun: Best of Stereophonics (Standard) by Stereophonics

  5. Day By Day - Femi Kuti

  Day By Day by Femi Kuti

  6. Rodrigo y Gabriela - Rodrigo y Gabriela

  Rodrigo y Gabriela by Rodrigo y Gabriela

  7. Facing Future - Israel Kamakawiwo’ole

  Facing Future by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole

  8. Asa (Acoustic Live In Tokyo) - EP - ASA

  Asa (Acoustic Live In Tokyo) - EP by ASA

  9. First Love (Yiruma Piano Collection) - Yiruma

  First Love (Yiruma Piano Collection) by Yiruma

  10. No Promises - Carla Bruni

  No Promises by Carla Bruni

• Top 10 World Music Artists

  Rihanna

  Talent and a dose of good luck got Barbados-born Rihanna signed to Def Jam when she was 16 years old. She was discovered by producer Evan Rogers, who was visiting Barbados in 2003, and went on to so impress Def Jam CEO Jay-Z that he grabbed her for a

  Bob Marley

  Since just about every human on the planet seems to own Legend, it’s hardly necessary to describe the King of Reggae’s music. Marley’s style developed early under the tutelage of Lee Perry, who influenced Marley’s phrasing. His voice graced early Ska

  Enya

  After leaving her siblings’ outfit Clannad, Enya (born Eithne Ni Bhraonain) enjoyed a short stint of television and film score appearances before embarking on a solo career. Produced by Nicky Ryan to accentuate her angelic, atmospheric vocal style, l

  Santana

  Carlos Santana has been mixing blues, Afro-Cuban jazz, rock, fusion, and psychedelic guitar elements into his brand of Latin rock since the 1960s. Many of today’s musicians hold Santana responsible for picking up where Ritchie Valens left off, bringi

  Enrique Iglesias

  As the son of Julio Iglesias — perhaps the most famous singer in the Spanish-speaking world — Enrique was born to stardom. He recorded his demo tape under a false name, not wanting to be seen as the son of Julio, but the relationship was ultimately

  Peter Gabriel

  As frontman for the British progressive-rock band Genesis [see entry], Peter Gabriel cowrote, sang, and acted out elaborate story songs, wearing masks and costumes. Since leaving Genesis in 1975 to begin a solo career, Gabriel has revealed a new arra

  Shakira

  When Shakira shimmied her way onto MTV in 2001 with a steamy video for a slick, cookie-cutter dance-pop song, some people associated the Colombian singer with her American pop-music contemporaries Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. But the stylis

  Mana

  Touring with Santana in support of Supernatural, this Mexican rock band has arrived at the pinnacle of Latin Rock stardom. They’ve marched forward since the early ’90s with a blend of pop hooks and hard riffs, shocking conservative Latinos while deve

  Wyclef Jean

  More Bob Marley than Bambaataa, Haitian emcee/producer Wyclef Jean is hip-hop’s most globally minded star. Jean shot to stardom in the mid-’90s as a key member of the immensely popular Fugees. Though that group only released two proper albums, and di

  Celtic Woman

  How many Irishwomen does it take to make a Celtic Woman? Five, apparently: four singers (Chloe Agnew, Orla Fallon, Lynn Hilary and Lisa Kelly) and one violinist (Mairead Nesbitt). The vocal group threatened to surpass even Michael “Lord of the Dance”

Afro-Pop

From the Sahara to the Serengeti, from Timbuktu to Tanzania, this is the music that makes Africa dance.

Bossa Nova

The girl from Ipanema goes to Sao Paulo, Salvador, Brasilia, and beyond.

Cafe Montmartre

Lounge day and night in our Parisian indie pop watering hole.

Celtic

Jig your way through the fiddlin’ fields of green tinged lands.

Cuba Libre

Decades of classic music from the little island with the big voice. Azucar!

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