The AllMusic 2022
Year In Review
Music from all over the world filtered into our ears and onto our favorite Latin and Global albums list. Afrofuturists Ibibio Sound Machine, genre-flexing Rosalía (pictured), Rwandan folk artists The Good Ones and gypsy-punks Gogol Bordello come from all corners of the globe to make our list of international albums of the year.
Adrian Quesada
Boleros Psicodélicos
The Grammy-winning producer revisits the tear-stained romantic baladas of his youth with the able help of a top-notch roster of vocalists.
Antonio Sanchez
Shift (Bad Hombre, Vol. 2)
Enlisting an all-star international cast, the drummer/composer shines as producer, multi-instrumentalist, and collaborator on this provocative set.
Asake
Mr. Money With the Vibe
The breakout Nigerian star delivers a confident, relaxed, and highly appealing debut.
Bad Bunny
Un Verano Sin Ti
The Puerto Rican superstar distills the summer itself into his expansive fourth LP, a representation of the year's warmer months packed with new rhythms and emotionally driven anthems.
Black Flower
Magma
On their fifth long-player, the Belgian quintet debut a new keyboardist and deliver a more ambitious, eclectic, and holistic set of global grooves.
Burna Boy
Love, Damini
The Nigerian Afro-fusion star continues his path to global dominance on a guest-heavy, but still personal sixth album.
Christina Aguilera
AGUILERA
The second Spanish-language set from the Y2K generation's strongest voice is a celebration of heritage and Latin genres.
Combo Chimbita
IRE
The Brooklyn psychedelic cumbia quartet explore revolutionary politics and spiritual growth on this inspired and sometimes transcendent third album.
Congotronics International
Where's the One?
Cross-cultural collaboration bringing musicians from the Congotronics scene together with several experimental rock artists.
Divino Niño
Last Spa on Earth
The Chicago-by-way-of-Colombia band take a left turn and stylishly add many flavors of modern Latin pop to their laid-back indie approach.
El Grupo Renacimiento / Meridian Brothers
Meridian Brothers y Grupo Renacimiento
Meridian Brothers collaborated with "long lost" salsa dura band Grupo Renacimiento on this wildly imaginative, utterly accessible long-player.
Ferry Djimmy
Rhythm Revolution
Rescued from obscurity by England's Acid Jazz label, the lone album by this Afro-funk master is a treasure we didn't know existed.
Fireboy DML
Playboy
The Nigerian Afrobeats star builds on his global success with an appealing third set.
Gaby Moreno
Alegoria
The L.A.-based singer/songwriter teams up with her favorite guitarists and others on this evocative, dramatic 11-song set.
Gloria Trevi
Isla Divina
The Latin music legend criss-crosses urbano, rock, tropical, Latin pop, and of course, ballads, on a powerful, emotionally resonant 12-song set.
Gogol Bordello
Solidaritine
This furious punk outing offers rousing, poignant songs addressing humanity about oppression, Ukraine's invasion, dispossession, and more.
Hermanos Gutiérrez
El Bueno y el Malo
For their first widely distributed album, the Swiss-Ecuadorian siblings deliver atmospheric desert music with producer Dan Auerbach.
Horace Andy
Midnight Rocker
Reggae vocalist is in prime form more than 50 years in, with production from Adrian Sherwood helping to place this dubby, mysterious among his best.
Ibibio Sound Machine
Electricity
The Afrofuturist dance band teams with Hot Chip to deliver a soulful, militant dancefloor manifesto.
iLe
Nacarile
An album made up mainly of quiet, reflective songs that deal largely with love, longing, and self-doubt.
Jorge Drexler
Tinta y Tiempo
On his first outing in five years, the Uruguayan songwriter offers a sophisticated collection of pop songs examining the many facets of love.
Joyce / Mauricio Maestro
Natureza
In 2022, after 45 years, a long-lost album from Brazilian singer/songwriters Joyce and Mauricio Maestro, produced by Claus Ogerman, finally surfaced.
Khruangbin / Vieux Farka Touré
Ali
Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré interprets the music of his legendary father, accompanied by the versatile Texan trio.
Kokoroko
Could We Be More
Four years after their global smash "Abusey Junction," this London-based octet delivers a seamless meld of jazz, funk, Afrobeat, and highlife.
Lucrecia Dalt
¡Ay!
Lucrecia Dalt sets a sci-fi story line to a warped blend of bolero, salsa, and merengue, inspired by the music she grew up hearing in Colombia.
Mansur
Oscuras Flores
The otherworldly trio blend hypnotic oud playing, enchanting vocals, post-industrial electronics, and flamenco elements on their third album.
Natalia Lafourcade
De Todas Las Flores
On her first album of original material in seven years, the great Mexican songwriter enlists an all-star international band.
Nduduzo Makhathini
In the Spirit of Ntu
On his tenth album, the South African pianist and composer sums up his musical philosophy thus far with a star-studded, homegrown cast and guests.
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Original Soundtrack
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Taking inspiration from the music of Mesoamerica and the African diaspora, this soundtrack is a wealth of discovery.
Rosalía
Motomami
Juxtaposing the jarring, dissonant, and experimental with the sweet, tender, and nurturing, the Spanish singer revels in musical contradiction.
Roxana Amed
Unánime
The Argentine singer celebrates the work of Latin American composers with a lush production.
Silvana Estrada
Marchita
The Mexico City-based songstress delivers a simply rendered set of emotionally powerful songs that reflect tradition but are not traditional.
The Good Ones
Rwanda...You See Ghosts, I See Sky
The Rwandan folk group returns with their fourth collection of raw and poignant, yet always compassionate songs.
Yahritza y Su Esencia
Obsessed
The five-track debut from Yakima, Washington's sibling Regional Mexican music trio melds originals and covers in a cyclical love story.
