World Music Charts Europe  1999
all 880 nominated records

100

COMO LA MARIPOSA

Leyanis Lopez

Cuba

Lusafrica

101

RIEN DANS LES POCHES

Bratsch

France

Network

102

DRUM&TRIBE VOL. 1: ASIAN BREAKBEATS

Various Artists

UK/India/Germany/France

Black Flame

103

FRUTA BOMBA

JOVENES CLASICOS DEL SON

Cuba

Tumi

104

LIVE AT THE ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL

Baaba Maal

Senegal

Palm Pictures

105

UN POQUITO QUEMA'O

Sergent Garcia

France

Virgin

106

MORE HAPPY MOMENTS WITH HOVEN DROVEN

Hoven Droven

Sweden

Home Records

107

THE SOUND OF THE VANISHING WORLD

Kroke

Poland

Oriente Musik

108

PASSIONS DIAGONALES

Misia

Portugal

Detour/Erato

109

ROOTS

Various Artists

various

Nascente

110

HUNGARIAN & GYPSY FIDDLE MUSIC AND SONGS

Csokolom

Hungary

Arhoolie

111

A TRIP TO BRAZIL

Various Artists

Brazil

Polygram

112

BACKPACKING ON THE GRAVES OF OUR ANCESTORS

Transglobal Underground UK

Nation

113

ONE & ONE IS ONE

Joi

UK

Realworld

114

SOL NEGRO

Virginia Rodriguez

Brazil

Rykodisc

115

100% DYNAMITE, SKA, SOUL IN JAMAICA

Various Artists

Jamaica

Soul Jazz Records

116

NOSTALGIE

Tama

UK/various

Realworld

117

MUSIC EUROADS

Various Artists

Poland

TV Poland

118

CAFE CREOLE

Amanda

Sweden

CCn'C Records

119

SALSA DURA

Jimmy Bosch

Puerto Rico

Rykolatino

120

NIGHT IN CASAMANCE

Meissa

Senegal

Elephant

121

"3"

Lokua Kanza

Congo

BMG

122

NAFA

Nainy Diabaté

Mali

Stern's Africa

123

BRASIL 2MIL

Various Artists

Brazil

Crammed

124

ETHIOPIQUES VOL. 5

Various Artists

Ethiopia

Buda

125

MNANDISA

Monwabisi Sabani

Southafrica

Mountain/EMI

126

KUMURA

Bidinte

Guinea-Bissau

Nubenegra

127

RACINES

Bisso na Bisso

France/Congo

V2

128

NOW IS THE TIME

Ernest Ranglin

Jamaica

MPS

129

THE ROUGH GUIDE TO THE MUSIC OF JAPAN

Various Artists

Japan

World Music Network

130

OMELETE MAN

Carlinhos Brown

Brazil

EMI

131

AREMBELO

Senge

Senegal

Cobalt/Mélodie

132

E VOCE DI E PELLE

A Cumpagnia, Les Elegantes Machines

France

Casa Musicale

133

GALING GALING

Mokhira

Uzbekistan

Blue Flame

134

RE-ROOTED

Various Artists

Southafrica

Black Flame

135

STRIP TO THE BONE

Sly & Robbie

Jamaica

Palm Pictures

136

BLACK ANGEL

Edesio

Cuba

Stella

137

ORISHA DREAMS

Sin Palabras

Cuba

Zig Zag

138

VON DER KHUPE ZUM KLEZKAMP

Various Artists

USA

Piranha

139

TO BENNY MORE

Benny Santos y Su Banda

Cuba

Tumi

140

PODNIESIENIE

Trebunie Tutki

Poland

Kamahuk

141

MUSTA

Sanna Kurki-Suonio

Finland

Zengarden

142

BALVVOSLATJNA

Marie Boine Band

Norway

Antilles

143

NAKED SPIRIT

Sainkho

Tuva

Amiata

144

WAMBARA

Oumou Diabaté

Guinea

Stern's Africa

145

ORIGINALITE

Franco & OK Jazz

D.R.Kongo

Retroafric

146

OS AMORES LIBRES

Carlos Nunez

Spain

BMG

147

JUNTOS Y REVUELTOS

Plena Libre

Cuba

Rykodisc

148

CAMELSPOTTING

Various Artists

various

Hemisphere

149

POLSKI BLUES

Slawk Wierzchowski

Poland

Polskie Radio

150

MNEMOSYNE

Jan Garbarek & Hilliard Ensemble

Norway/UK

ECM

151

NO, RUSSIA CANNOT BE PERCEIVED BY WIT

Terem Quartet

Russia

Intuition

152

DOROTANETY

Rajery

Madagascar

Indigo/Label Bleu

153

WORLD PLAYGROUND

Various Artists

various

Putumayo

154

ATHENS TO ANDALUSIA

Various Artists

various

Putumayo

155

CAMBA MAR

Maio Coopé & Gumbezarte

Guinea-Bissau

Lusafrica

156

CALIMA

Gerado Nunez

Spain

Alula

157

DANCING WITH THE DEAD

Various Artists

various

Ellipsis Arts

158

I E VERDAD I E MENTIRA

Leilia

Spain

Virgin

159

GLOBAL VOICES

Various Artists

various

Music of the World

160

THE TRALLALERI OF GENOA

Various Artists

Italy

Rounder

161

TARKAN

Tarkan

Turkey

Polygram

162

LOS SUPER SEVEN

Los Super Seven

USA

BMG

163

CLANDESTINO

Manu Chao

Spain/France

Virgin

164

TABACO Y RON 6

Various Artists

Cuba

Tumi

165

FRAGILE BALANCE

Rüdiger Oppermann

Germany

Shamrock

166

LA CULEBRA

Osdalgia

Cuba

Lusafrica

167

TRAVELLER '99

Various Artists

various

Six Degrees

168

VOL. 1: MUMMY I GO FOR TOWN

Toups Bebey & Le spirit pan-african brass company

Cameroun/France

Buda Musique

169

ZANZIBAR

Bi Kidude

Tanzania

Retroafric

170

REMIXES

Nahawa Doumbia/Neba Solo

Mali/France

Frikywa/F Communication

171

LA CASA EN EL AIRE

Canta Bovea y sus Vallenatos con Alberto Fernandez

Colombia

Riverboat

172

CORACON LEVE

Herminia

Cape Verde

Celluloid

173

MOSTROS

Maldita Vecinidad y Los Hijos del 5to Patio

Mexico

RCA/BMG

174

BORN FREE BUT ALWAYS IN CHAINS

Mzwakhe Mbuli

Southafrica

CCP/EMI

175

CHÖ

Choying Drolma & Steve Tibbetts

USA

Hannibal

176

Ni es lo mismo, ni es igual

Juan Luis Guerra

Dom.Rep.

BMG

177

NOIS DOIS

Monika Vasconcelos

UK/Brazil

Nois

178

FOLKMUSIK U FORVANDLING

Various Artists

Sweden

Caprice

179

P. N. BANERJEE

Pandit Nikhil Banerjee

India

Amigo

180

LOGOZO

Sidestepper

UK/Colombia

Apartment 22

181

SACRIFICE TO LOVE

Rizwan-Muazzam Quawwali

Realworld

Pakistan

182

TUKU MUSIC

Oliver Mutukudzi

Zimbabwe

Label Bleu

183

NIRVANA

Mungal Patasar & Pantar

Trinidad/Tobago

Rituals

184

IN MY HANDS

Natalie McMaster

Canada

Greentrax

185

PIXINGUINHA

Paulo Moura

Brazil

Blue Jackel

186

TIBET TRANCE

Red Buddha

Germany

Blue Flame

187

THE WORLD THAT REMAINS

Solas

Ireland

Shanachie

188

ETANOL

Urga

Sweden

Silence

189

ÖRÖME

The Transsylvanians

Germany

Transsylvanians

190

RETROSPECTIVE OFICIELLE DES MUSIQUES CUBANES

Various Artists

Cuba

Fremeaux & Associes

191

CAIRO TO CASABLANCA

Various Artists

various

Putumayo

192

ANDES TO AMAZON

Various Artists

various

Echo Beach

193

THE SPIRIT OF CAPE VERDE

Various Artists

Cape Verde

Lusafrica

194

CHANTE OMAR KHAYYAM

Abed Azrie

Syrie/France

Saint George

195

FROM NATCHEZ TO NEW YORK

Olu dara

USA

Atlantic

196

IDENTITES

Idir

Algeria

Sony

197

THE COLOURS OF LOVE

Loudovikos Ton Anoyion

Greece

Network

198

CASA DE LA TROVA

Various Artists

Cuba

Detour/Erato

199

MUSIC FROM SOUTHERN AFRICA

Mahube

Southafrica

Sheer Sound