September 2016 Chart

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1. Refugees for Refugees – Amerli – Muziekpublique (1=)
2. Kayhan Kalhor, Aynur, Cemîl Qoçgirî & Salman Gambarov – Hawniyaz – Harmonia Mundi (7)
3. Kristi Stassinopoulou & Stathis Kalyviotis – Nyn – Riverboat Records / World Music Network (21)
4. Ana Alcaide – Leyenda – ARC Music (2)
5. Khmer Rouge Survivors – They Will Kill You, if You Cry – Glitterbeat Records (23)
6. Kepa Junkera & Sorginak – Maletak – Fol Música (10)
7. Constantinople & Ablaye Cissoko – Jardins Migrateurs – Ma Case (-)
8. Calypso Rose – Far from Home – Because Music (5)
9. Lakou Mizik – Wa Di Yo – Cumbancha (3)
10. Mabiisi – Mabiisi – Akwaaba Music (6)

11. Richard Bona & Mandekan Cubano – Heritage – Qwest Records (34)
12. Elza Soares – The Woman at the End of the World / A Mulher do Fim do Mundo – Mais Um Discos (8)
13. Yo-Yo Ma & Silk Road Ensemble – Sing Me Home – Sony Masterworks (16)
14. Tuuletar – Tules Maas Vedes Taivaal – Bafe’s Factory (-)
15. 2016: Afro Celt Sound System – The Source – ECC Records (4)
16. M.A.K.U. Soundsystem – Mezcla – Glitterbeat Records (9)
17. Leyla McCalla – A Day for the Hunter, a Day for the Prey – Jazz Village / Harmonia Mundi (11)
18. Quintet Bumbac – Libre Voyage dans les Musiques des Balkans – Collectif Çok Malko (12)
19. Kimi Djabaté – Kanamalu – Red Orange Recordings (15)
20. Fanfare Ciocărlia – 20 – Asphalt Tango Records (29)

21. Vieux Kanté – The Young Man’s Harp – Sterns Africa (-)
22. Wu Wei & Wang Li – Overtones: Les Saisons Harmoniques – Harmonia Mundi (-)
23. Miramar – Dedication to Sylvia Rexach – Barbès Records (-)
24. Jean-Guihen Queyras, Bijan Chemirani, Keyvan Chemirani & Sokratis Sinopoulos – Thrace: Sunday Morning Sessions – Harmonia Mundi (-)
25. Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Khan, Ayaan Ali Khan & Elmira Darvarova – Amalgam – Affetto Records
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26. Bossacucanova – The Best of Bossacucanova – Six Degrees Records (-)
27. Söndörgő – Live Wires – Riverboat Records / World Music Network (-)
28. Maarja Nuut – Une Meeles – Marina Records (32)
29. Gerardo Núñez & Ulf Wakenius – Logos – ACT Music (14)
30. V.A. – Space Echo: The Mystery Behind the Cosmic Sound of Cabo Verde Finally Revealed – Analog Africa (30=)

31. Anoushka Shankar – Land of Gold – Deutsche Grammophon (17)
32. Aziza Brahim – Abbar el Hamada – Glitterbeat Records (18)
33. Elektro Hafız – Elektro Hafız – Pharaway Sounds (28)
34. Vigüela – Temperamento – ARC Music (22)
35. Derek Gripper – Libraries on Fire – New Cape Records (37)
36. Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra – Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra – Glitterbeat Records (-)
37. La Banda Morisca – Algarabya – Fol Música (27)
38. Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate – Monistic Theory – Cumbancha (20)
39. Mor Karbasi – Ojos de Novia – Alama Records (35)
40. Mi Solar – Tiempo Libre – Galileo Music (-)

Members of the TWMC panel (September 2016 vote): Ángel Romero (US), Araceli Tzigane (ES), Juan Antonio Vázquez (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).