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Best world artists of the 2010s

Streaming rewrote every incentive underneath a record: its length, its release date, whether it needed a single at all. Trap production became pop's default rhythm, and a lot of the decade's best artists arrived through a laptop rather than a label.

Everyone who released a world album in the 2010s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

Angélique Kidjo№ 1Angélique Kidjo6 albums here4.7Weighted score5.0 avg · 13 ratings
  1. 2Fally IpupaFally Ipupa11 albums here4.44.8 avg · 5 ratings
  2. 3FairuzFairuz54 albums here4.24.5 avg · 6 ratings
  3. 4Ibibio Sound MachineIbibio Sound Machine3 albums here3.73.3 avg · 3 ratings
  4. 5Dead Can DanceDead Can Dance6 albums here3.73.2 avg · 3 ratings
  5. 6Gaye Su AkyolGaye Su Akyol4 albums here2 ratings
  6. 7Nancy AjramNancy Ajram8 albums here1 rating
  7. 8Sezen AksuSezen Aksu1 album here1 rating
  8. 9Fela KutiFela Kuti1 album here1 rating
  9. 10GökselGöksel4 albums here1 rating
  10. 11TinariwenTinariwen5 albums here1 rating
  11. 12Rachid TahaRachid Taha2 albums here1 rating
  12. 13Oi Va VoiOi Va Voi1 album here1 rating
  13. 14Alpha BlondyAlpha Blondy9 albums here
  14. 15Murat BozMurat Boz3 albums here
  15. 16Cesária ÉvoraCesária Évora3 albums here
  16. 17A. R. RahmanA. R. Rahman55 albums here
  17. 18Kassav'Kassav'8 albums here
  18. 19Daniela MercuryDaniela Mercury8 albums here
  19. 20Fabrizio De AndréFabrizio De André1 album here
  20. 21Amadou & MariamAmadou & Mariam5 albums here
  21. 22Lila DownsLila Downs6 albums here
  22. 23AtiyeAtiye3 albums here
  23. 24Pink MartiniPink Martini9 albums here
  24. 25Ali Farka TouréAli Farka Touré1 album here
  25. 26Salif KeitaSalif Keita6 albums here
  26. 27Papa WembaPapa Wemba20 albums here
  27. 28Özcan DenizÖzcan Deniz8 albums here
  28. 29Oumou SangaréOumou Sangaré3 albums here
  29. 30Tony AllenTony Allen10 albums here
  30. 31NilüferNilüfer11 albums here
  31. 32Burcu GüneşBurcu Güneş3 albums here
  32. 33Ahmet AslanAhmet Aslan7 albums here
  33. 34Eyal GolanEyal Golan3 albums here
  34. 35Ajda PekkanAjda Pekkan9 albums here
  35. 36Orange BlossomOrange Blossom1 album here
  36. 37Celtic WomanCeltic Woman16 albums here
  37. 38Souad MassiSouad Massi5 albums here
  38. 39Anouar BrahemAnouar Brahem2 albums here
  39. 40Mahsun KırmızıgülMahsun Kırmızıgül11 albums here
  40. 41Baaba MaalBaaba Maal3 albums here
  41. 42MadredeusMadredeus2 albums here
  42. 43Deep ForestDeep Forest5 albums here
  43. 44Idan RaichelIdan Raichel10 albums here
  44. 45Orchestra BaobabOrchestra Baobab4 albums here
  45. 46Cheikh LôCheikh Lô2 albums here
  46. 47RaftaarRaftaar4 albums here
  47. 48Vieux Farka TouréVieux Farka Touré4 albums here
  48. 49Nu GeneaNu Genea3 albums here
  49. 50Gaelic StormGaelic Storm3 albums here

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