GenRank™

World & Traditional Music Artists

Rankings are recomputed on the monthly poll cycle.

AI Consensus Ranking

  1. #1Youssou N'Dour141.5
  2. #2Angelique Kidjo116.2
  3. #3Ravi Shankar79.4
  4. #4Fela Kuti74.0
  5. #5Buena Vista Social Club63.7
  6. #6Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan62.7
  7. #7Ali Farka Touré58.0
  8. #8Cesária Évora54.3
  9. #9Salif Keita48.1
  10. #10Paddy Moloney45.4
  11. #11Oumou Sangaré42.3
  12. #12Gilberto Gil42.2
  13. #13Ladysmith Black Mambazo41.7
  14. #14Woody Guthrie39.9
  15. #15Tinariwen39.1
  16. #16Bob Marley34.4
  17. #17Pete Seeger31.6
  18. #18Doc Watson31.2
  19. #19Gipsy Kings31.1
  20. #20Caetano Veloso30.7
  21. #21Amadu Bansang Jobarteh30.4
  22. #22Rokia Traoré29.1
  23. #23Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter)28.4
  24. #24The Chieftains26.4
  25. #25Anoushka Shankar24.6
  26. #26Doudou N'Diaye Rose24.3
  27. #27NEA23.1
  28. #28Peter Gabriel22.5
  29. #29Yacub Addy20.3
  30. #30Orchestra Baobab19.7
  31. #31Songlines19.5
  32. #32Bad Bunny19.5
  33. #33Baaba Maal19.2
  34. #34AllMusic19.2
  35. #35Mike Seeger17.7
  36. #36Sona Jobarteh16.9
  37. #37Alan Lomax16.9
  38. #38Tito Puente16.9
  39. #39Khadja Nin16.3
  40. #40Ibrahim Ferrer16.3
  41. #41Bombino15.8
  42. #42Omara Portuondo15.8
  43. #43Neneh Cherry15.6
  44. #44Aster Aweke15.4
  45. #45Anselmo Ralph15.0
  46. #46Manu Dibango14.4
  47. #47kidjo.com14.1
  48. #48A.R. Rahman13.6
  49. #49Martin Hayes13.6
  50. #50Time magazine13.5

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