Metacritic Aggregate: 2024 New Music: World

Notes

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Sub-Lists

Some breakdowns by genre:

Ranking

  1. Mdou Moctar: Funeral for Justice (Matador) {46}: CS:++, Ex:*++, FO:*, G:+, HV:+, LBF:*, Mj:22*, MO:*, NME:*, NT:*, O:*, P:+, Pf:*+, PM:*+, PO:+, Qt:+, RC:*, RS:*+, S:*, SC:*, Sl:+, SLi:+, Sp:*, Tr:+, U:14*, UR:*; am:*, e:+, ti:+, xco:+, xjdc:*, xsp:*, ysp:* -- A:88/19, MT:***, TH:***
  2. Kali Uchis: Orquídeas (Geffen) {31}: AV:+, BB:+, Cl:*, Ev:*, G:*, HV:+, LBF:*, NME:*+, O:*, P:*+, Pf:*+, PM:*+, RS:+, Sk:*, Sl:+, SSt:+, U:77Up:+, V:+; am:*, cmp:+, ti:+, xsp:* -- A:80/15, MT:B-, TH:A-
  3. Arooj Aftab: Night Reign (Verve) {29}: BPM:*, BV:+, CS:+, FO:*, G:*, IT:*, Mj:39*, Ne:*, NT:*, Pf:*, PM:*+, Qt:+, RS:*+, S:*, Sl:+, Spk:*, U:4*; am:*, ysp:* -- A:86/14, TH:***
  4. Les Amazones d'Afrique: Musow Danse (Real World) {22}: AD:*, DW:+, GTV:*, HV:+, Mj:*, PM:*+, RS:*+, U:*, XCI:**; xjdc:*, xsp:*, ysp:* -- A:78/9, RX:A-, TH:***
  5. Hermanos Gutiérrez: Sonido Cósmico (Easy Eye Sound) {13}: Cl:*, Mj:62*, PM:*+, SC:*, U:*, V:+; am:* -- A:82/6, TH:A-
  6. Shakira: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran (Sony Music Latin) {13}: BB:+, Cl:*, NME:*, O:*, RS:*+, SpL:**, V:+; am:* -- A:72/8, TH:***
  7. Ngwaka Son Systeme: Iboto Ngenge (Eck Echo) {12}: SpL:**, XCI:**; ysp:* -- MT:A-, TH:***
  8. Ibibio Sound Machine: Pull the Rope (Merge) {9}: FO:*, PM:*+, U:*; am:*, ysp:* -- A:78/5, MT:*, TH:**
  9. Zawose Queens: Maisha (Real World) {9}: Mj:*, PM:*+, XCI:* -- A:73/4, MT:A
  10. Manu Chao: Viva Tu (Because Music) {8}: Mj:*, PM:*, U:*, XCI:* -- A:78/4, TH:A-
  11. Sahra Halgan: Hiddo Dhawr (La Région/Danaya Music) {7}: -- MT:A-, TH:***
  12. Aziza Brahim: Mawja (Glitterbeat) {5}: AD:*, MO:*, U:* -- A:80/3, TH:**
  13. Milton Nascimento/Esperanza Spalding: Milton + Esperanza (Concord) {5}: G:*, IT:*, Mj:*, U:*; am:* -- A:77/9
  14. Omar Souleyman: Erbil (Mad Decent) {5}: DW:+; xjdc:* -- TH:***
  15. Anitta: Funk Generation (Republic) {4}: xjdc:* -- TH:***
  16. Avalanche Kaito: Talitakum (Glitterbeat) {4}: Qt:+; ysp:* -- MT:**
  17. Bab L' Bluz: Swaken (Real World) {4}: AD:*, Mj:*, S:* -- A:83/4, TH:*
  18. Bruno Berle: No Reino Dos Afetos 2 (Psychic Hotline) {4}: PO:+ -- TH:***
  19. Etran De L'Aïr: 100% Saharan Guitar (Sahel Sounds) {3}: -- TH:***
  20. Lord Spikeheart: The Adept (Hækalu) {3}: G:*, Qt:+, Tr:+ -- A:75/3
  21. Lee "Scratch" Perry & Youth: Spaceship to Mars () {3}: -- DiS:*, Mj:50, RC:*
  22. Ann Savoy: Another Heart (Smithsonian Folkways) {3}: PO:+; ysp:* -- TH:*
  23. Triples: Assemble24 (Modhaus) {3}: NME:*+, Spk:* -- A:80/2
  24. Okaidja Afroso: Àbòr Édín (Chechekule) {2}: XCI:* -- TH:*
  25. DJ Anderson do Paraiso: Queridao (Nyege Nyege Tapes) {2}: G:+, Qt:+ -- TH:B
  26. El Khat: Mute (Glitterbeat) {2}: PO:+ -- TH:*
  27. Kokoko!: Butu (Transgressive) {2}: -- MT:**
  28. Reyna Tropical: Malegría (Psychic Hotline) {2}: PM:*+ -- A:79/2
  29. Sisso & Maiko: Singeli Ya Maajabu (Nyege Nyege Tapes) {2}: ysp:* -- TH:*
  30. Twice: With You-th (JYP/Republic -EP) {2}: SpL:**
  31. Ateez: Golden Hour: Part 1 (KQ Entertainment -EP) {1}: Cl:* -- A:80/1
  32. Baekhyun: Hello, World (INB100 -EP) {1}: NME:* -- A:80/1
  33. Ana Loua Caiano: Vou Ficar Neste Quadrado () {1}: SLi:+
  34. Alvaro Diaz: Sayonara (Universal Music Latino) {1}: RS:+
  35. Grupo Frontera: Jugando a Que No Pasa Nada () {1}: BB:+
  36. Jimin: Muse (Big Hit/HYBE) {1}: NME:* -- A:75/2
  37. JIN: Happy (Big Hit/HYBE -EP) {1}: -- A:75/2
  38. Del McCoury Band: Songs of Love and Life (McCoury Music) {1}: ysp:*
  39. Msaki x Tubatsi: Synthetic Hearts Part II (No Format!) {1}: SC:+
  40. RaiNao: Capicu (Sonar) {1}: RS:+
  41. Salma e Mac: S&M (self-released) {1}: SpL:*
  42. Mama Sissoko: Live (Meruba-ML) {1}: SpL:*
  43. Takkak Takkak: Takkak Takkak (Nyege Nyege Tapes) {1}: PO:+
  44. Tomorrow X Together: The Star Chapter: Sanctuary (Big Hit/HYBE -EP) {1}: AD:* -- A:80/1