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Best world/ethnic albums of the 1980s

The top 31 world/ethnic albums of the 1980s on Riffiter, ranked by popularity. Community ratings take over as they come in.

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  1. The Serpent's Egg cover№ 1The Serpent's EggDead Can Dance · 1987
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  2. 2Within the Realm of a Dying Sun coverWithin the Realm of a Dying SunDead Can Dance · 1987
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  3. 3Dead Can Dance coverDead Can DanceDead Can Dance · 1983
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  4. 4Spleen and Ideal coverSpleen and IdealDead Can Dance · 1984
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  5. 5An ba chen'n la coverAn ba chen'n laKassav' · 1985
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  6. 6Aye coverAyeKassav' · 1984
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  7. 7Revolution coverRevolutionAlpha Blondy · 1987
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  8. 8Os Dias da MadreDeus coverOs Dias da MadreDeusMadredeus · 1988
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  9. 9The Prophets coverThe ProphetsAlpha Blondy · 1989
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  10. 10Esmer Günler coverEsmer GünlerNilüfer · 1988
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  11. 11Nilufer '84 coverNilufer '84Nilüfer · 1984
  12. 12Majestik zouk coverMajestik zoukKassav' · 1989
  13. 13Bir Selam Yeter coverBir Selam YeterNilüfer · 1987
  14. 14Vini pou coverVini pouKassav' · 1987
  15. 15L'esclave coverL'esclavePapa Wemba · 1986
  16. 16Zouk Is the Only Medicine We HaveKassav' · 1988
  17. 17Corruption coverCorruptionThomas Mapfumo · 1989
  18. 18Chamunorwa coverChamunorwaThomas Mapfumo · 1989
  19. 19Synchro System coverSynchro SystemKing Sunny Adé & His African Beats · 1983
  20. 20Aura coverAuraKing Sunny Adé & His African Beats · 1984
  21. 21Ajoo coverAjooKing Sunny Adé & His African Beats · 1983
  22. 22The Kershaw SessionsPapa Wemba · 1989
  23. 23Wango coverWangoBaaba Maal · 1989
  24. 24Cocody Rock!!! coverCocody Rock!!!Alpha Blondy · 1984
  25. 25Jérusalem coverJérusalemAlpha Blondy · 1986
  26. 26Djam Leelii coverDjam LeeliiBaaba Maal · 1989
  27. 27Apartheid Is Nazism coverApartheid Is NazismAlpha Blondy · 1987
  28. 28Rasta Poué coverRasta PouéAlpha Blondy · 1983
  29. 29Pakistan: Vocal Art of the Sufis, Volume 2 - QawwaliNusrat Fateh Ali Khan · 1987
  30. 30Sevgilerimle coverSevgilerimleSezen Aksu · 1980
  31. 31Sezen Aksu '88 coverSezen Aksu '88Sezen Aksu · 1988

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