- Söndörg? - Nyolc 8 Nyolc (SNDRG)
- Santana – Africa Speaks (Concord)
- Lucibela - Laco Umbilical (LusAfrica)
- Tiken Jah Fakoly – Le Monde Est Chaud (Barclay)
- Coladera – La Dotu Lado (Agogo)
- Yapunto – Yapunto (Yapunto)
- Dong Xi – Out of the Blue (Dong Xi)
- Romano Drom – Give Me Wine (Riverboat)
- Cimarron – Orinoco (Cimarron)
- Angelique Kidjo – Celia (Verve)
- Las Hermanas Caronni – Santa Plastica (Adami)
- Cimbalom Brothers – Brotherhood/Testveriseg (Fono)
- Rhiannon Giddens – There Is No Other (Nonesuch)
- Various Artists – Cumbia Beat Vol. 3 (Vampi Soul)
- Oumar Konate – I Love You Inna (Clermont)
- Co?kun Karademir – Öz (Kalan)
- Kongo Dia Ntotila – 360° (Pussyfoot)
- Steel Pulse – Mass Manipulation (Steel Pulse)
- Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan – Times of Maharajas (Arc Music)
- AKA Trio – Joy (Bendigedig)
- Aziz Sahmaoui & University of Gnawa – Poetic Trance (Adami)
- Gyedu-Blay Ambolley – Ambolley (Mr. Bongo)
- BiFlats – Hummusman! (Pilap)
- Various Artists – Putumayo Presents World Peace (Putumayo)
- Gaiteiros de Lisboa – Bestiario (Uguru)
- Dizzy Mandjeku & Ale Kuma – De Palenque à Matongé (Zephyrus)
- Minyo Crusaders – Echoes of Japan (Mais Um Discos)
- Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek – Kar Yagar (Bongo Joe)
- Madalitso Band – Wasalala (Bongo
- Flook – Ancora (Flatfish)
- Constantinople & Ablaye Cissoko – Traversees (Autra)
- Altin Gun – Gece (Glitterbeat)
- Lila Downs – Al Chili (Sony)
- Umut Adan – Bahar (Riverboat)
- Kel Assouf – Black Tenere (Glitterbeat)
- Monkuti – Vile (Nootropic Lab)
- Debashish Bhattacharya – Joy! Guru (Unzipped Fly)
- Mimmo Epifani – Putiferio (Finisterre)
- Adir Jan – Leyla (Trikont)
- Dobranotch – Mercedes Kolo (CPL)
Chris Heim produces and hosts Global Village, a nationally and internationally distributed world music show; the nightly jazz show Night Train, and Crossroads, KMUW’s twice-weekly blues and R&B show. Chris is also a critic and freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Utne, Global Rhythm, Dirty Linen, and Option, among others.