- Gao Hong/Kadialy Kouyate – Terri Kunda (ARC Music)
- Luis de la Carrasca – Baro Drom (Adami)
- Dur Dur Band International – The Berlin Session (Out/Here)
- Ireke – Tropikadelic (Underdog)
- Altin Gun – Ask (Glitterbeat)
- Driss El Maloumi – Aswat (Contre Jour)
- Vasen – Melliken (Olov Johansson Musik)
- Faith I Branko – Duhovi (World Music Network)
- Grupo Compay Segundo – Vivelo (ANZN)
- Various – Ecuatoriana (Analog Africa)
- King Ayisoba – Work Hard (Glitterbeat)
- Paco de Lucia – The Montreux Years (BMG)
- Karkum Project – Sahira (Karkum Project)
- Alhaji Waziri Oshomah – Vols. 1-5 1978-1984 (Luaka Bop)
- Solomane Doumbia – Segou to Lagos (Mieruba)
- Roberta Roman – Le Petite Naples (Vol. 2) Operation Sultan (Entourage Contempo)
- Kimi Djabate – Dindin (Cumbancha)
- of Tropique – Buster Goes West (Electric Cowbell)
- Tarkany Trio – A Cimbalomprimas (Fono)
- Taraf Syriana – Taraf Syriana (LulaWorld)
- Gaye Su Akyol – Anadolu Ejderi (Glitterbeat)
- Meral Polat Trio – Ez Ki Me (Amarte)
- Lorraine Klassen & Mongezi Ntaka – Gratitude (Justin Time)
- Nino Josele – Galaxias (Nino Josele)
- Duplex – Maelstrom (ARC Music)
- Jiraan – Sirto (Zephyrus)
- Majid Bekkas – Joudour (Igloo)
- Moonlight Benjamin – Wayo (Ma Case)
- Marcus Gad – Ready for Battle (Balo Music)
- Kala Jula & Gangbe Brass Band – Asro (Buda Musique)
- Kosmo Sound – Fruit of the Void (Zephyrus)
- Mwezi WaQ. – Le Blues des Sourds-Muets (Buda Musique)
- Adedeji - Yoruba Odyssey (One World)
- Cserepes – The Sold Girl (Fono)
- Orchestra Gold – Medicine (Orchestra Gold)
- Gang Jah Mind – Refugees (Believe)
- Baul Meets Saz – Banjara (Uren)
- Flowk – Trobada (Segell Microscopi)
- Tradifusio – Empeltant Arrecs (Segell Microscopi)
- Mostar Sevdah Reunion – Lady Sings the Balkan Blues (Snail)
Global Village top 40 for April 2023
