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1. Noura Mint Seymali – Arbina – Glitterbeat Records (4)
2. Constantinople & Ablaye Cissoko – Jardins Migrateurs – Ma Case (5)
3. Kayhan Kalhor, Aynur, Cemîl Qoçgirî & Salman Gambarov – Hawniyaz – Harmonia Mundi (2)
4. Kristi Stassinopoulou & Stathis Kalyviotis – Nyn – Riverboat Records
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5. Khmer Rouge Survivors – They Will Kill You, if You Cry – Glitterbeat Records (3)
6. Richard Bona & Mandekan Cubano – Heritage – Qwest Records (7)
7. Tanga – Madagascar: Le Trésor des Ancêtres – Buda Musique (15)
8. Refugees for Refugees – Amerli – Muziekpublique (6)
9. V.A. – Urgent Jumping!: East African Musiki wa Dansi Classics – Sterns Africa (21)
10. Tuuletar – Tules Maas Vedes Taivaal – Bafe’s Factory (10=)
11. Jean-Guihen Queyras, Bijan Chemirani, Keyvan Chemirani & Sokratis Sinopoulos – Thrace: Sunday Morning Sessions – Harmonia Mundi (17)
12. Abou Diarra – Koya – Mix et Métisse (-)
13. Barcelona Gipsy balKan Orchestra – Del Ebro al Danubio – Satélite K (-)
14. Vieux Kanté – The Young Man’s Harp – Sterns Africa (13)
15. Orkesta Mendoza – ¡Vamos a Guarachar! – Glitterbeat Records (-)
16. Bitori – Legend of Funaná: The Forbidden Music of the Cape Verde Islands – Analog Africa (12)
17. Bonga – Recados de Fora – Lusafrica (-)
18. Harold López-Nussa – El Viaje – Mack Avenue Records (14)
19. Çiğdem Aslan – A Thousand Cranes – Asphalt Tango Records (-)
20. Kepa Junkera & Sorginak – Maletak – Fol Música (11)
21. Moussu T e lei Jovents – Navega! – Manivette / World Village (-)
22. Terrakota – Oxalá – Terrakota (-)
23. Dawda Jobarteh – Transitional Times – Sterns Africa (-)
24. Calypso Rose – Far from Home – Because Music (8)
25. Jitka Šuranská Trio – Divé Husy – Indies Scope (27)
26. Metá Metá – MM3 – Jazz Village (23)
27. Ana Alcaide – Leyenda – ARC Music (9)
28. Alsarah & The Nubatones – Manara – Wonderwheel Recordings (-)
29. Constantinople – Passages – Buda Musique (38)
30. Söndörgő – Live Wires – Riverboat Records (18)
31. Waed Bouhassoun – La Voix de la Passion – Buda Musique (26)
32. Bashka – Fihi Ma Fihi – Orient Records (29)
33. Zomba Prison Project – I Will Not Stop Singing – Six Degrees Records (19)
34. Fungistanbul – Phenology – Hits on Air Music (31)
35. Kolektif İstanbul – Pastırma Yazı – Ada Müzik (-)
36. Quique Sinesi – Cuchichiandos: Legizamón x Sinesi, Vol. II – Sura Music (-)
37. Quintet Bumbac – Libre Voyage dans les Musiques des Balkans – Collectif Çok Malko (28)
38. Acid Arab – Musique de France – Crammed Discs (-)
39. Mabiisi – Mabiisi – Akwaaba Music (16)
40. Bossacucanova – The Best of Bossacucanova – Six Degrees Records (32)
Members of the TWMC panel (November 2016 vote): Juan Antonio Vázquez (ES), Ángel Romero (US), Araceli Tzigane (ES), Seth Jordan (AU), Tony Hillier (AU), Charlie Crooijmans (NL), Nigel Wood (IE), Dore Stein (US), Roger Holdsworth (AU), Madan Rao (IN), Gil Medovoy (US), Chris Heim (US), Ciro De Rosa (IT), Scott Stevens (US), Hendrick T S Foh (MY), Cliff Furnald (US), Rob Weisberg (US), Toni Polo (FR/ES), Nicolás Falcoff (AR), Masakazu Kitanaka (JP), Jordi Demésenllà (ES), Rafael Mieses (DO/US), Luís Rei (PT), Jean Trouillet (DE), Evangeline Kim (US), Willi Klopottek (LU/DE), Betto Arcos (MX/US), Thorsten Bednarz (DE), Alejandro López (ES), Jon Kertzer (US), Ken Stowar (CA), Jiří Moravčík (CZ), Mu Qian (CN), Carlos Ferreira (PT), Anna Rzhevina (RU), Gil Rouvio (IL), Bouna Ndiaye (SN), Kutay Derin Kugay (TR), Robert Gregor (SK), Ponxo Taifa Ángeles (MX), Yatrika Shah-Rais (IR/US), Armen Manukyan (AM), Rolf Beydemüller (DE), François Bensignor (FR), Sergey Maiboroda (KZ), Cecilia Aguirre (AR/DE), Husniddin Ato (UZ), Eleni Ziliaskopoulou (GR), Marija Vitas (RS), Jaïr Tchong (NL), Enrique Blanc (MX), Tiago Lucas Garcia (BR), Zekeriya S. Şen (TR).
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