About World Hits

1 Peter Tosh with Mick Jagger • (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back • (Jamaica/UK)
2 Touré Kunda • E'mma • (Senegal)
3 Youssou N'Dour with Neneh Cherry • 7 Seconds • (Senegal/UK)
4 Mongo Santamaria • Watermelon Man • (Cuba)
5 Santana • Oye Como Va • (Mexico/US)
6 Jimmy Cliff • The Harder They Come • (Jamaica)
7 Kaoma • Lambada • (Brazil/France)
8 Miriam Makeba • Pata Pata • (South Africa)
9 Johnny Clegg and Savuka • Scatterlings of Africa • (South Africa)
10 Manu Dibango • Soul Makossa • (Cameroon)
11 Gipsy Kings • Bamboleo • (France)

For those of you who don’t consider yourselves fans of world music, we have a few words that you’re sure to understand: Santana. Lambada. Mick Jagger… yes, Mick Jagger. Though most world music exists largely under the radar, every once in a while a song comes along that achieves international success. For World Hits, Putumayo World Music turns its attention to these crossover success stories, bringing together chart toppers from around the globe.