Metacritic Aggregate: 2024 New Compilations of Old/Various Music: World

For information on what lists are consulted, and what the various abbreviations and notes mean, click here.

Reissues, compilations, vault music, etc. For new records, click here.

Sub-Lists

Some breakdowns by genre:

• Blues/Gospel
• Country/Americana/Folk
• Classical/New Age
• Electronica/Dance
• Hip-Hop/R&B
• Jazz
• Metal
• World
• Everything

Ranking

1. Rail Band: Buffet Hotel De La Gare, Bamako (1973, Mississippi) {10}: PO:+; xsp:* -- MT:A-, TH:A-
2. Franco & OK Jazz: Franco Luambo Makiadi Presents Les Editions Populaires (1968-1970) (Planet Ilunga) {7}: PO:+, SpL:** -- TH:A-
3. Congo Funk: Sound Madness From the Shores of the Mighty Congo River: Kinshasa/Brazzaville 1969-1982 (Analog Africa) {7}: PO:+, XCI:*; xjdc:* -- MT:*, TH:***
4. Emahoy Tsegue Maryam Gebru: Souvenirs (1977-85, Mississippi) {5}: Pf:*, SC:* -- A:90/2, TH:***
5. Grupo Irakere: Teatro Amadeo Roldan Recital (1974, Mr Bongo) {1}: PO:+