- Dur Dur Band – Dur Dur of Somalia Vol 1 & 2 (Analog Africa)
- Eddie Palmieri – Full Circle (Uprising/Ropeadope)
- Samba Toure – Wande (Glitterbeat)
- Fatoumata Diawara – Fernfo (Shanachie)
- Invisible System – Bamako Sessions (Riverboat)
- Cachaito – Cachaito (World Circuit)
- Afro Cuban All Stars – A Toad Cuba Le Gusta (World Circuit)
- Delgres – Mo Jodi (PAIS)
- Nes – Ahlam (ACT)
- Robi Svard – Alquimia (Asfalt Tango)
- Riccardo Tesi & Banditaliana – Argento (Visage)
- Mike Marshall & Caterina Lichtenberg – Third Journey (Adventure Music)
- Ken Wiley – Cuerno Exotica (Krug Park Music)
- Moonlight Benjamin – Siltane (Ma Casa)
- Samite – Resilence (Samite Music)
- Justin Hinds – Jah Know Better (Omnivore/Nighthawk)
- Cesare dell’Anna & GiroiBanda – Guerra (11/1)
- Amsterdam Klezmer Band & Sondorgo – Szikra (Vetnasj)
- RAM – RAM 7: August 1791 (Willibelle)
- Svang – Svang Plays Tango (Galileo)
- Cemil Qocgiri & Manuel Lohnes – Bedawiti (Ahenk)
- Barcelona Balkan Gipsy Orchestra – Avokanto (Satelite K)
- Itai Kraiss & Telavana – Itai Kriss & Telavana (Avenue K)
- Very Be Careful – Daisy’s Beauty Salon (Downtown Pijao)
- Kyriakos Sfetsas – Greek Fusion Orchestra Vol. 1 (Teranga Beat)
- Various Artists – Czech Up! We’d Be Happy (VampiSoul)
- Kabaka Pyramid – Kontraband (Kabaka Pyramid)
- Angelique Kidjo – Remain in Light (Kravenworks)
- Ali Akbar Khan – Rough Guide to Ali Akbar Khan (World Music Network)
- Zakir Hussain – Rough Guide to Zakir Hussain (World Music Network)
- Ananda Bhattacharya – Joys Abound (Riverboat)
- Mulatu Astatke & His Ethiopian Quintet – Afro Latin Soul Vols. 1 & 2 (Strut)
- Ebo Taylor – Yen Ara (Mr. Bongo)
- Eliades Ochoa & Alejandro Almenares - Dos Gigantes De La Musica Cubana (Tumi Music)
- Various Artists – Listen All Around (Dust to Digital)
- Red Barat – Sound the People (Rhyme & Reason)
- Various – African Scream Contest 2 (Analog Africa)
- Slightly Stoopid – Everyday Life, Everyday People (Stoopid)
- Malagasy Guitar Masters – Volo Hazo (Buda Musique)
- Various Artists - Nordic Notes Vol.5: Folk from Estonia (Nordic Notes)