Metacritic Aggregate: 2020 New Music: World
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- Bad Bunny: YHLQMDLG (Rimas) {135}: AM:+*, BB:4, Bo:17, Btz:15, BV_r:17, C:19, Clv:18, Cmp:16, Crz:16, CS:16*, DVk:6, DW:6, E:+, E_UK:13, EW:9, FO:47, GC:4, Gg:13, Glm:30, I:11, Ins:7, IR:22, Jp:9, MoM:8, Ms:15, N:14, NPR:7, NPR_l:30, NYT:*, PB:15, PCv:8, Pf:10*, Pf_r:37, PM:15, Ps:18, PW:48, RS:3*, RS_Ar:3, S:6, Sl:7, SoS:44, T:13, Up:28, Up_p:6, UpC:23, YF:17; am_w:+, hc:7, hc_g:1, ma:10, n_sp:+, npr_l:+, npr_sf:2, ny_c:12, ri:2, v_ja:+, vac:2, vcm:6, ved:5, vhg:2, vjly:10, vml:3, vsk:8, vti:+, wwl:4, xdws:6 -- M:88/5, TH:**
- BTS: Map of the Soul: 7 (Big Hit) {38}: AM:*, BB:33, Cl:*, Clv:28, CS:12*, Ex:*, I:*, LAT:*, LBF:*, NME:*, NPR_l:18, PCv:27, Pf_r:6, Ps:28, RS:16*, RSh:10, Up_p:16, V:*, YF:*; ab_a:3, am_p:+, atl:+, scp:1, xgm:13 -- A:78/11, M:82/10, TH:*
- Keleketla!: Keleketla! (Ahead of Our Time) {29}: AM:*, Ex:*, G:*, LQ:*, Mj:*, MO:*, MuL:21, NYT:*, PM:30*, Q:*, Rec:10, RT:34, Try:8, Zf:62; am_w:+, bv_j:14, g_w:7, mj_w:7, pm_w:1, xsa:7 -- A:79/9, M:81/9, TH:**
- Songhoy Blues: Optimisme (Transgressive/Fat Possum) {29}: AD:*, AM:*, ClR:41*, DJ:44, Gl:++, Gw:40, KW:85, L:36, Mj:57*, RC:14*, Rec:33, Rf:44, U:29*; am_w:+, mj_w:10, ms_b:4, rld:+, vrjs:+ -- A:83/7, M:90/5, RC:**, TH:**
- Burna Boy: Twice as Tall (Atlantic) {28}: AD:*, AM:*, CS:37, Fa:23, G:*, GC:41, GQ:16, HDX:+, LBF:N:21, 41, Pf:46*, PW:12, PO:+, T:*, Up:44, Up_h:18; am_w:+, npr_lh:8, ny_p:7, via:3, wsj:+ -- A:73/7, TH:**
- BlackPink: The Album (YG Entertainment/Interscope) {27}: AM:*, BB:25, Bo:16, DW:69, Dz:15, G:*, GC:14, Glm:25, Id:23, PCv:34, Ps:23, Rf:75, T:*, Up:41, Up_p:9; am_p:+, scp:5, wwl:15, xci:+ -- A:68/9, TH:**
- Toots & the Maytals: Got to Be Tough (BMG/WEA) {21}: AM:*, Gw:33*, Mj:18*, RS:35*, RS_Ar:22, Rx:58, V:*; am_w:+, aqd:+, bv_g:+, mm:+, xci:+ -- A:73/7, M:74/10, RC:A-, TH:*
- Kali Uchis: Sin Miedo (Del Amor Y Otros Demonios) (Interscope) {20}: AD:*, Fld:23, IS:35, Jp:34, LAT:9, NF:56, NME:*, PCv:14, PO:+, SoS:25, Yb:26; fst:+, v_ja:7, vsk:7, xbf:+, xrc:8 -- A:70/5, TH:*
- Natalia Lafourcade: Un Canto Por Mexico Vol 1 (Sony Mexico) {19}: AM:+*, EE:19, Ne:9*, RY:11, SoS:35; am_w:+, ms_w:6, npr_fc:7, npr_l:+, sdu:+, vjo:3, xph:+ -- A:80/2
- BTS: BE (Big Hit) {16}: AD:*, AM:*, CS:*, E:+, Ex:*, GC:35, I:*, Id:53, LAT:*, NME:*, NPR_l:21, Pf_r:34, Ps:29, YF:*; wwl:13 -- A:79/10, M:84/4, TH:*
- Afel Bocoum: Linde (World Circuit) {15}: LQ:*, Gl:*, LQ:*, Mj:*, O:*, PM:*, RM:66, U:31*; mj_w:8, ms_w:2, sol:+, sol_af:+, xrt:12 -- A:79/6, M:82/5, TH:**
- Thiago Nassif: Mente (Gearbox) {15}: DW:78, FB:40, NF:41, U:*; jml:+, xbf:9, xbl:6, xjdc:47, xrt:6, yjrs:4 -- TH:A-
- Les Amazones d'Afrique: Amazones Power (RealWorld) {14}: Mj:*, MO:*, PM:52*, PO:+, Q:*, Rx:30, U:* -- A:85/2, RC:A-, TH:**
- Groupe RTD: The Dancing Devils of Djibouti (Ostinato) {12}: PM:*, SMH:*, VF:41, YW:55; pm_w:3, sol_af:+, yrhg:5 -- A:85/2, TH:***
- Meridian Brothers: Cumbia Siglo XXI (Bongo Joe) {12}: AM:*, Bc:+, Ne:27*, PM:*, Q:*, Qt:29, SoS:100; ms_w:8 -- A:74/5, M:75/4, TH:***
- Tamikrest: Tamotait (Glitterbeat) {12}: Mj:*, PM:*, PO:+, Qt:*, U:72*, W:*; mj_w:5, ms_w:9 -- M:79/6, TH:**
- Al Bilali Soudan: Tombouctou (Clermont Music) {11}: DW:39, PO:+, Rx:70 -- RC:A-, TH:A-
- Bab L'Bluz: Nayda! (Real World) {11}: AD:*, GTV:54; mj_w:3, ms_w:3, sol:+, sol_fu:+, tg:+, xpb:7 -- A:80/1, TH:*
- Guiss Guiss Bou Bess: Set Sela (Helico -19) {11}: Rx:22; sol_af:+, xci:+ -- RC:A-, TH:A-
- Popcaan: Fixtape (OVO Sound/Warner) {11}: Fa:10, HS:8, PW:25; bv_g:+, now_a:7 -- TH:**
- Benjamin Biolay: Grand Prix (Polydor/Wrasse) {10}: AM:*, EE:10, LI:13, MM:54; am_w:+, mj_w:2 -- A:90/1
- Hailu Mergia: Yene Mircha (Awesome Tapes From Africa) {10}: Bc:*, G:*, Dr:71, SMH:*; g_w:9, tbm:25, vsk:2 -- A:74/5, TH:**
- Onipa: We No Be Machine (Strut) {10}: MuL:20, PM:*, PO:+; pm_w:5, xbf:+ -- A:90/1, TH:***
- Pantayo: Pantayo (Telephone Explosion) {10}: AM:*, Ex:10*, LCA:45; am_w:+, now:8, vti:5 -- A:80/1
- Ghetto Kumbe: Ghetto Kumbe (ZZK) {9}: PM:*; npr_fc:10, npr_l:+, pm_e:5, vbz:9 -- A:80/1, TH:**
- The Mavericks: En Espanol (Mono Mundo) {9}: AM:*, BS:29, NPR:40, TL:25; npr_fc:5, npr_th:10, pm_a:23, scm:+
- Antibalas: Fu Chronicles (Daptone) {8}: DB:*, Gl:*, Mj:*, U:*; jcjw:10 -- M:80/4, TH:***
- J Balvin: Colores (Universal Latin) {8}: AS:13, BB:24, Cl:*, Ms:45, O:* -- A:73/6, TH:**
- The Budos Band: Long in the Tooth (Daptone) {8}: AM:*, KX:40, Mj:*, RM:75; pm_s:18, rld:+, ycw:+, ydh:10 -- A:80/2
- Duckwrth: SuperGood (Universal) {8}: LBF:*, N:91, NF:57, NME:*, O:*, Up_h:28; vjj:10, xxl:+ -- A:74/5
- Maluma: Papi Juancho (Sony Latin) {8}: Id:38, Ps:2, ; p:10 -- A:63/2, TH:**
- Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience: To Know Without Knowing (Agogo) {7}: MuL:24, Q:*, Trk:50; sl:+ -- A:68/4, M:70/4, TH:***
- Sunny Jain: Wild Wild East (Smithsonian Folkways) {7}: AM:+*, Mj:*, PM:*; am_j:+, sol_fu:+ -- M:85/4, TH:*
- Nidia: Nao Fales Nela Que A Mentes (Principe) {7}: Bc:+, G:*, Qt:67, Rdx:41, VF:6 -- A:80/1
- Manuel Valera New Cuban Express Big Band: Jose Marti En Nueva York (Greenleaf Music) {7}: Cpu:22, DB:*, JC:+; jjc:+, jpl:+, jtn:+, vbr:8 -- TH:[+]
- Aksak Maboul: Figures (Crammed Discs) {6}: CM:+, LI:98, Qt:93, W:22 -- TH:**
- Ammar 808: Global Control/Invisible Invasion (Glitterbeat) {6}: AD:*, MO:*, PO:+; am_w:10 -- A:90/2, TH:**
- Jane Birkin: Oh! Pardon, Tu Dormais . . . (Wrasse/Universal) {6}: Mj:*; mj_w:1, yrh:2
- Chouk Bwa and the Angstromers: Vodou Ale (Bongo Joe) {6}: aqd:+, pm_w:10, tg:+, vjk:+ -- TH:**
- Bela Fleck & Toumani Diabate: The Ripple Effect (Craft) {6}: AAJ:*, AM:*, Gl:*, U:*; am_f:+, sol_fu:+ -- A:80/1, M:77/4
- Protoje: In Search of Lost Time (RCA) {6}: AM:*, BV:52; am_w:+, bv_g:+ -- TH:**
- Qwanqwa: Volume 3 (Wuzzawazee Industries) {6}: yjrs:10 -- RC:B+, TH:**
- Oumou Sangare: Acoustic (No Format!) {6}: G:*, Gl:*, Mj:*, PM:*, U:*, YW:36 -- A:70/1, M:86/5
- Thaba: Eyes Rest Their Feet (Soundway) {6}: PM:*; pm_s:3 -- A:75/2, TH:*
- Baba Zula: Hayvan Gibi (Night Dreamer/Gulbara) {5}: YW:46 -- TH:A-
- Bad Bunny: El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo (Rimas) {5}: Ps:19; nyl:+, xscw:+ -- TH:*
- Vladislav Delay/Sly Dunbar/Robbie Shakespeare: 500-Push-Up (Sub Rosa) {5}: FB:97, No:20 -- TH:**
- Etran De L'Air: No 1 (Sahel Sounds -18) {5}: Rx:63; n_ap:1, xjdc:43 -- RC:[A-], TH:[***]
- Fra Fra: Funeral Songs (Glitterbeat) {5}: Mj:*, PO:+, Qt:*, U:*, W:* -- M:84/4, TH:B
- Rita Indiana: Mandinga Times (self-released) {5}: npr_fc:4, npr_l:+, npr_sf:3
- Mukdad Rothenberg Lankow: In the Wake of Memories (Clermont Music) {5}: Rx:50 -- TH:A-
- Okan: Espiral (Lulaworld) {5}: npr_fc:8, npr_l:+ -- TH:***
- Tenderlonious: Ragas From Lahore (22a) {5}: G:*, MJ:*, VF:48; g_w:5
- Villaelvin: Headroof (Hakuna Kulala) {5}: AM:*, Bc:*, Btz:31; am_e:+, yclw:9
- X Alfonso: Inside (FACMusic) {5}: NPR:43; npr_fc:1, npr_l:+
- Babe, Terror: Horizogon (Glue Moon) {4}: G:*, PO:+; g_w:4 -- TH:B-
- Carne Doce: Interior (Tratore) {4}: xgm:19, xrt:4 -- TH:*
- Ceu: Apka! (Six Degrees) {4}: mj_w:6, mm:+, pm_w:4
- Kiko Dinucci: Rastilho (Mais Um Discos) {4}: Bc:+, No:34; tg:+, xrt:13
- DJ Diaki: Balani Fou (Nyege Nyege) {4}: Ex:*, G:*; g_w:2 -- A:80/2
- Gloria Estefan: Brazil 305 (Sony) {4}: Al:54*, AM:*; am_w:+ -- A:80/2
- Good Bad Happy Sad: Shades (Textile) {4}:
- Group Doueh & Cheveu: Dakhla Sahara Session (Born Bad -17) {4}: Rx:3 -- RC:[A], TH:[A-]
- Lila Ike: The ExPerience (RCA -EP) {4}: PW:44; bv_g:+, vgh:4
- Maria Jose Llergo: Sanacion (Sony) {4}: npr_fc:2, npr_sf:8, npr_su:9
- Loona: [12:00] (BlockBerry Collective -EP) {4}: AM:*, Id:56; am_p:+, npr_lh:6
- Ras Michael: Live by the Spirit (Hen House Studios) {4}: Bc:+* -- TH:**
- Mdou Moctar: Mixtape Vol 1 (self-released) {4}: PO:+ -- TH:***
- NLE Choppa: Top Shotta (Warner) {4}: AM:*, HDX:+; am_h:+, xxl:+ -- A:63/3
- Tiwa Savage: Celia (Universal) {4}: PO:+; asp:7, ti:10 -- TH:*
- Antonio Adolfo: BruMa: Celebrating Milton Nascimento (AAM Music) {3}: AAJ:*; jb:+, jtr:+
- Gyedu-Blay Ambolley: 11th Street, Sekondi (Agogo -19) {3}: sol_af:+ -- TH:**
- Jeich Ould Badou: Music From Saharan WhatsApp 03 (Sahel Sounds -EP) {3}: PO:+, YW:144 -- TH:*
- Dzambo Agusevi Orchestra: Brasses for the Masses (Asphalt Tango) {3}: ms_w:5, xbf:+
- Ellen Fullman & Theresa Wong: Harbors (08-14) {3}:
- Bebel Gilberto: Agora (PIAS) {3}: AM:*, TS:+; am_w:+ -- A:75/2
- Damir Imamovic: Singer of Tales (Wrasse) {3}: ms_w:7, sol:+, sol_eu:+
- Lina/Raul Refree: Lina_Raul Refree (Glitterbeat) {3}: Rdx;45; pm_w:9, tg:+ -- A:74/2
- Sergio Mendes: In the Key of Joy (Concord) {3}: AAJ:*, AD:*, Gl:* -- M:70/4
- Sexores: Salamanca (Buh) {3}: npr_l:+, npr_sf:4
- Tidiane Thiam: Siftorde (Sahel Sounds) {3}: yjs:1
- Etuk Ubong: Africa Today (Night Dreamer) {3}: PO:+ -- TH:**
- Caetano Veloso & Ivan Sacerdote: Caetano Veloso & Ivan Sacerdote (Universal Music International) {3}: tg:+, vsk:3
- Wu Fei/AbigailWashburn: Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn (Smithsonian Folkways) {3}: TS:+; g_f:10, sol_fu:+
- 3unshine: We Are 3unshine (Real Show) {2}: -- TH:**
- Agust D [Suga]: D-2 (Bighit Entertainment) {2}: GC:18
- Alkibar Junior: Music From Saharan WhatsApp Volume 04 (Sahel Sounds -EP) {2}: PO:+, YW:66
- Buju Banton: Upside Down 2020 (Roc Nation) {2}: O:*; bv_g:+ -- A:70/2
- Nathanael Cano: Trap Tumbado (Rancho Humilde) {2}: N:54; ny_c:+
- Regulo Caro: Todo Va A Estar Binean (Aioros Entertainment) {2}: AM:*; am_w:+
- Dumama + Kechou: Buffering Juju (Mushroom Hour Half Hour) {2}: Bc:*, G:* -- A:80/1
- Etran De L'Air: Music From Sahara WhatsApp 01 (Sahel Sounds -EP) {2}: PO:+, YW:149
- Extra Soul Perception: New Tangents in Kampala, London & Nairobi Vol 1 (Extra Soul Perception -EP) {2}: PO:+ -- TH:*
- Kany Garcia: Mesa Para Dos (Sony Music Latin) {2}: BB:44; hc_g:9
- Amaria Hamadahler: Music From Saharan Whats App 5 (Sahel Sounds -EP) {2}: PO:+, YW:129
- HHY & the Kampala Unit: Lithium Blast (Nyege Nyege Tapes) {2}: VF:34 -- TH:*
- Hesam Inanlou: Amid (Rahgozar Haft Eghlim) {2}: vbd:5
- IZ*ONE: BLOOM*IZ (Stone Music Entertainment) {2}: BPM:20
- Kassav: 40eme Anniversaire: Le Concert (Note A Bene) {2}: npr_nb:2
- La Dame Blanche: Ella (Nacional) {2}: AM:*; am_w:+
- Mon Laferte: Sola Con Mis Monstruos (Polydor) {2}: AM:*; am_w:+
- Mehdi Nabti: Grooves A Mysteres (DK) {2}: AM:*; am_w:+
- Fabiano Do Nascimento: Preludio (Now-Again) {2}: xbf:+, xrt:19
- NCT 127: NCT #127 Neo Zone (SM Entertainment) {2}: Cl:*, CS:* -- A:82/2
- NCT: NCT2020: Resonance Pt 1 [The 2nd Album] (SM Entertainment) {2}: AM:*; am_p:+
- Orquesta Failde: Failde Con Tumbao (EGREM) {2}: npr_fc:9, npr_l:+
- Penya Na Msafiri Zawose: Penya Safari EP (On the Corner) {2}: tg:+ -- TH:*
- The Rumba Madre: Prisiones Y Fugas (Criteria Entertainment) {2}: AM:*; am_w:+
- Oumou Sangare: Acoustic (No Format!) {2}: -- A:70/1, TH:**
- Mehmet Ali Sanlikol: The Rise Up (Dunya) {2}: AAJ:*; jml:9
- Lingo Seini Et Son Groupe: Musique Hauka (Sahel Sounds) {2}: -- TH:**
- Se So Neon: Nonadaptation (Magic Strawberry Sound) {2}: p_r:+, pf_k:+
- Tomorrow X Together: The Dream Chapter: Eternity (Big Hit/Republic -EP) {2}: LBF:*, NME:* -- A:83/2
- Twice: Eyes Wide Open (JYP Entertainment) {2}: BPM:45, Id:41
- We Here Now: The Chikipunk Years (Elektrohasch/Homemade Gifts -EP) {2}: FB:15
- Dzambo Agusevi Orchestra: Brasses for the Masses (Asphalt Tango) {1}: ygc:+
- Ak Dan Gwang Chil: Such Is Life (Adangeban) {1}: mj_w:9
- Eslabon Armado: Vibras De Noche (DEL) {1}: N:89
- Ayom: Ayom (Flowfish) {1}: sol:+
- Baco Exu Do Blues: Nao Tem Bacanal Na Quarentena (999) {1}: xrt:15
- Liam Bailey: Ekundayo (Big Crown) {1}: bv_g:+
- Boogat: El Gato Y Los Rumberos (Ray-On -EP) {1}: Ex:* -- A:90/1, TH:B
- Susan Cadogan: Hurt So Good: Storybook Revisited (Burning Sounds) {1}: rc_r:10
- Caixa Cubo: Angela (Tratore) {1}: Bc:+
- Gina Chavez: La Que Manda (self-released) {1}: npr_fc:6
- Cocanha: Puput (Pagans) {1}: sol:+
- Constantinople & Ablaye Cissoko: Traversees (Ma Case) {1}: PO:+
- Contours: Balafon Sketches (self-released) {1}: tg:+
- Mauro Arias Contreras: Abismo De Los Pajaros (self-released) {1}: tg:+
- DakhaBrakha: Alambari (self-released) {1}: sol_fu:+
- Oumou Diabate Et Kara Show Koumba Frifri: Music From Saharan WhatsApp 02 (Sahel Sounds -EP) {1}: PO:+
- DJ Dolores: Recife 19 (Sterns Music) {1}: sol_am:+
- Dre Island: Now I Rise (Kingston Hills/DubShot) {1}: bv_g:+
- Ekiti Sound: Abeg No Vex Remixes Vol 1 (Crammed Discs -EP) {1}: bc_e:*
- Evritiki Zygia: Omenion (Teranga Beat) {1}: pm_w:7
- Gaudi: 100 Years of Theremin (The Dub Chapter) (Dubmission) {1}: ES:27
- Leela Gilday: North Star Calling (Diva Sound -19) {1}: sol_am:+
- Govana: Humans and Monsters Are Not the Same (Raheef Muzik Group) {1}: bv_g:+
- GuiltyBeatz: Different EP (Banku Music -EP) {1}: PO:+
- Ria Hall: Manawa Wera (Loop) {1}: rnz:7
- Jah9: Note to Self (VP) {1}: bv_g:+
- Kabaka Pyramid x Federation Sound: Immaculate (self-released) {1}: bv_g:+
- Kes: We Home (Ineffable) {1}: npr_nb:8
- Keznamdi: Bloodline (self-released) {1}: bv_g:+
- Khusugtun: Jangar (Buda Musique) {1}: sol:+
- K-Trap: Street Side Effects (Black Butter) {1}: rd:+
- Los Blenders: Mazunte 2016 (Devil in the Woods) {1}: AM:*
- Luka Productions & Kandiafa: Music From Saharan WhatsApp Volume 6 (Sahel Sounds -EP) {1}: PO:+
- Skip Marley: Higher Place (Island -EP) {1}: bv_g:+
- Andre Mehmari and Danilo Brito: Nosso Brasil (Tratore) {1}: tg:+
- Lloyd Miller: At the Ends of the World (Fountainavm) {1}: vbd:7
- Mdou Moctar: Mdou Moctar Mixtape Vol 5 (self-released) {1}: YW:70
- Juana Molina: ANRMAL (Crammed Discs) {1}: Zf:65
- Morris: Homem Mulher Cavalo Cobra (YB Music) {1}: xrt:18
- Vee Mukarati: Vital Signs (Primrose -EP) {1}: -- TH:*
- Nidia: Nidia (Principe -EP) {1}: pf_e:+
- Obinrin Trio: Origem (Tratore) {1}: xrt:16
- ReoNa: Unknown (Sony) {1}: vgm:+
- Tarrus Riley: Healling (Zojak World Wide) {1}: bv_g:+
- Ustad Saami: Pakistan Is for the Peaceful (Glitterbeat) {1}: MO:* -- A:70/2
- Sevana: Be Somebody (RCA -EP) {1}: bv_g:+
- Soom T: The Arch (Kunta Production) {1}: Zf:69
- Sotomayor: Origines (Wonderwheel) {1}: Bc:*
- SuperM: SuperM: The 1st Album: Super One [Super Version] (SM Entertainment) {1}: AM:*
- Svang: In Trad We Trust (Galileo Music Communication) {1}: sol:+
- Tailcoat: Tall Tales in Tiny Pieces (Go' Danish Folk Music -19) {1}: sol_eu:+
- The Teskey Brothers: Live at the Forum (Glassnote) {1}:
- Sidi Toure: Afrik Toun Me (Thrill Jockey) {1}: U:* -- A:80/1
- Trio Tekke: Strovilos (Riverboat) {1}: sol_eu:+
- Carlos Vives: Cumbiana (D) {1}: BB:+
- The Wailers: One World (Sony) {1}: bv_g:+
- Danyel Waro: Tinn Tout (Cobalt) {1}: sol_af:+
- Xylouris White: The Sisypheans (Drag City -19) {1}: sol_fu:+
- Xuefei Yang: Sketches of China (Universal Music China) {1}: pm_w:8
- Zonke Family: At the Studio (Lokalophon) {1}: sol_af:+
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