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Eva Ayllon "Kimba Fa" (Times Square)
Blick Bassy "Leman" (Four Quarters)
Francoiz Breut "A L'Aveuglette" (Le Pop Musik)
Eliyahu & The Quadim Ensemble "Eastern Wind" (Embarka)
Instituto El Cimarron "Music From Argentina: Folk Music & Tangos" (Arc Music)
Klezmer Juice "Klezmer Juice 2: Yiddish Lidele" (Arc Music)
Mariachi Real De San Diego "Mariachi Classics" (Mardi Gras Records)
The Rail Band "Belle Epoque, v.1: Soundiata" (Stern's Africa)
The Rail Band "Belle Epoque, v.2: Mansa" (Stern's Africa)
The Rail Band "Belle Epoque, v.3: Dioba" (Stern's Africa)
Tahiti Here Group "Music From The South Pacific" (Arc Music)
Jacqueline Taieb "The Complete Masterworks Of The French Mademoiselle" (Anthology's-France)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: ITALIA" (Putumayo)
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Ballet Exotic Du Robert "Caribbean Tropical Music: Martinique" (Arc Music)
Karan Casey "Ships In The Forest" (Compass)
Franco & Le TP OK Jazz "Francophonic" (Stern's Africa)
Corrina Hewat "Harp I Do" (Big Bash)
Christy Moore "Whatever Tickles Your Fancy/Christy Moore" (Raven)
Karine Polwart "Fairest Floo'er" (Hegri Music)
A. R. Rahman "Music And Magic From The Composer Of Slumdog Millionaire" (Sony-BMG Legacy)
Eva Scow & Dusty Brough "Sharon By The Sea" (Adventure Music)
Alain Souchon "100 Chansons" (box set) (EMI-France)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: SALSA" (Putumayo)
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Cris Aflalo "Quase Tudo Da" (Tratore)
Niyireth Alarcon "Musica Colombiana Andina" (Arc Music)
Ancient Future "Planet Passion" (expanded edition)
Dick Annegarn "Soleil Du Soir" (Warner-France)
Paul Bryan "Listen Of Paul Bryan" (Sonar Kollectiv) Liz Carroll & John Doyle "Double Play" (Compass)
Chen Dacan Chinese Ensemble "Classical Chinese Folk Music" (Arc Music)
Eliane Elias "Bossa Nova Stories" (Blue Note)
Etran Finatawa "Desert Crossroads" (Riverboat)
Cesaria Evora "Radio Mindelo" (Lusafrica)
The Green Fields Of America "The Green Fields Of America" (Compass)
Tony McManus "The Maker's Mark" (Compass)
Tito Puente "The Complete 78s, v.3" (Universal)
The Rail Band "Belle Epoque Series, v.1: Soundiata" (Stern's Africa)
The Rail Band "Belle Epoque Series, v.2: Mansa" (Stern's Africa)
Kate Rusby "Awkward Annie" (Pure, 2008)
Kate Rusby "Sweet Bells" (Pure, 2008)
Various Artists "TOULOUSE EN CHANSON" (Mosaic Music)
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Salvatore Adamo "Le Bal Des Gens Bien" (Polydor-France)
A Filial "$1,99" (Verge)
Beoga "The Incident" (Compass)
Leonardo Cioglia "Contos" (Quizamba Music)
Garoto "Historical Guitar Recordings: 1950-1954" (Chanterelle)
Loane "Jamais Seule" (Virgin-France)
The Sakura Ensemble "Minyo Du Japon/Minyo Of Japan" (Fremeaux)
Tommy Sands "Let The Circle Be Wide" (Appleseed)
Vassilis Tsitsanis "1936-1940" (JSP)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: AFRICAN REGGAE" (Putumayo)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: INDIA" (Putumayo)
Various Artists "REMBETIKA: GREEK MUSIC FROM THE UNDERGROUND" (JSP)
Various Artists "WELLS FOR ZOE: WATER FOR LIFE" (Compass)
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Bat Makumba "Boteco" (Bat Makumba)
Benabar "Infrequentable" (Sony-BMG)
Mathieu Boogaerts "I Love You" (Discograph)
Francoiz Breut "A L'Aveuglette" (Le Pop Musik)
Coralie Clement "Toystore" (Discograph)
Vincent Delerm "Favourite Songs" (Tot O Tard)
Vincent Delerm "Quinze Chansons" (Tot O Tard)
Marianne Dissard "L'Entredeux" (Le Pop Musik)
Fairport Convention "Live At The BBC" (Universal/Hip-O)
The Hot Club Of San Francisco "Bohemian Maestro" (Azica)
Loane "Jamais Seule" (Virgin-France)
Sharon Shannon "Galway Girl: The Best Of Sharon Shannon" (Daisy)
Alain Souchon "Ecoutez D'Ou Ma Peine Vient" (EMI)
Verdes Anos "Coimbra Fado" (Arc Music)
Various Artists "LE POP: LES FILLES" (Le Pop Musik)
Various Artists "LES MECS QU'EMBRASSENT" (Productions Speciales)
Various Artists "LES P'TITES QUE PIAFFENT" (Productions Speciales)
Various Artists "MIGRATING BIRD: THE SONGS OF LAL WATERSON" (Honest Jon's)
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Leci Brandao "Eu E O Samba" (Som Livre)
Leonardo Cioglia "Contos" (Quizamba Music)
Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze "Sira" (ObliqSound)
Curumin "JapanPopShow" (Quannum)
Manze Dayila & The Nago Nation "Sole" (As Is Entertainment)
Juaneco Y Su Combo "Masters Of Chicha, v.1" (Barbes)
Omara Portuondo "Gracias" (World Village)
Sol Y Canto "Cada Dia Un Regalo" (MusicAmador)
Sir Victor Uwaifo "Guitar Boy Superstar 1970-1976" (Soundway)
Various Artists "SAMBISTAS" (Solid Air)
Various Artists "SOUL OF ANGOLA: 1965-1975" (BMG-France/Lusafrica)
Various Artists "SOUND OF THE WORLD PRESENTS: BEYOND THE HORIZON" (Warner Classics)
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Aracy De Almeida "Warner 30 Anos" (Warner)
Jorge Ben "Solta O Pavao" (Philips)
Luiz Bonfa "O Violao E O Samba" (Odeon)
Gal Costa "Gal" (Dusty Groove reissue)
Feufollet "Cow Island Hop" (Valcour)
Katerine "8eme Ciel" (Barclay)
Leleo "Maravilhas" (Acid Jazz)
Leonardo Paniagua "La Bachata Original" (Universal)
Alceu Valenca "Vivo!" (Som Livre)
Samba Meets Boogie Woogie "Samba Meets Boogie Woogie" (Adventure Music)
Various Artists "JAPANESE ROCKIN' PSYCHE & PUNK" (Toshiba-EMI)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: SESAME STREET PLAYGROUND" (Putumayo)
Various Artists "SAINT-GERMAINE-DES-PRES: 1926-1954" (Fremeaux)
Various Artists "TRIOS PODEROSOS EN 3 CD" (Sony)
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Cyro Baptista "Banquet Of The Spirits" (Tzadik)
Carla Bruni "Comme Si De Rien N'etait" (Naive)
Elizeth Cardoso & Cyro Monteiro "A Bossa Eterna De Elizeth E Cyro" (reissue) (Copacabana)
Curumin "JapanPopShow" (Adrenaline)
Archie Fisher "Windward Away" (Red House)
Celso Fonseca "The Leblon Sessions" (Six Degrees)
James Galway & Tiempo Libre "O'Reilly Street" (Sony-BMG)
Seckou Keita Quartet "The Silimbo Passage" (World Artventures)
Annbjorg Lien "Waltz With Me" (Compass)
Tito Puente "The Complete 78's, v.1: 1948-1955" (Universal)
Tito Puente "Live At The 1977 Monterey Jazz Festival" (Monterey Jazz)
Os Ritmistas "Os Ritmistas" (Dubas)
Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko "Africa To Appalachia" (Self-Released)
Michalis Terzis/Various Artists "Best Greek Songs" (Arc Music)
Zuco 103 "After The Carnaval" (Six Degrees)
Various Artists "BATANGA HISPANIC HERITAGE SAMPLER" (Six Degrees)
Various Artists "BRAZIL CLASSICS AT 20: ANTI-AGING SOLUTIONS REVEALED" (Luaka Bop)
Various Artists "PAPAGAYO! THE SPANISH SUNSHINE POP COLLECTION" (Toytown)
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Natacha Atlas & The Makeeza Ensemble "Ana Hina" (World Village)
Jorge Ben "Jorge Ben: 1969" (Dusty Groove reissue)
Maria Bethania "...Canta Noel Rosa E Outras Raridades: 1965" (Sony-BMG)
Buika "Nina De Fuego" (Warner Music Latina)
Chiwoniso "Rebel Woman" (Cumbancha)
La Clave "La Clave" (Dusty Groove reissue)
Cordero "De Donde Eres" (Bloodshot)
Funkadesi "Yo Baba" (Self-Released)
Kayhan Kalhor & Brooklyn Rider "Silent City" (World Village)
Sandrine Kiberlain "Manquait Plus Qu'a" (EMI-Virgin France)
Sandrine Kiberlain "Coupes Bien Net et Bien Carre" (EMI-Virgin France)
Catriona McKay "Starfish" (Compass)
Arsenio Rodriguez "El Alma De Cuba" (box set) (Tumbao)
Alexandra Roos "Huit Du Pique" (Naive)
Solas "For Love And Laughter" (Compass)
Beto Villares "Beto Villares" (Six Degrees)
Various Artists "ABSOLUTELY IRISH" (Compass)
Various Artists "BATANGA HISPANIC HERITAGE SAMPLER" (Six Degrees, 2008)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: ACOUSTIC ARABIA" (Putumayo)
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Maria Bethania & Omara Portuondo "Omara Portuondo & Maria Bethania" (Biscoito Fino)
Cilibrinas Do Eden "Cilibrinas Do Eden" (Philips)
Clube Do Balanco "Swing & Samba-Rock" (Spin Music/MCD)
Fausto Delgado "Fausto Delgado Y Los Amigos" (Flex Media)
Fausto Delgado "Mojica En Puerto Rico: Latin Favorites" (Lata)
David Fanshawe/Various Artists "Chants From The Kingdom Of Tonga" (Arc Music)
Marc Gunn & The Dubliners Tabby Cats "Whiskers In The Jar" (Mage Records)
Benedito Lacerdo "Bene, O Flautista" (Maritaca)
Tom Lellis & Toninho Horta "Tonight" (Adventure Music)
Momo "A Estetica Do Rebisco" (Dubas)
Fernando Otero "Pagina De Buenos Aires" (Nonesuch)
Plena Libre "Plena Al Salsero: Live In Monterrey, Mexico" (GN Musica)
Sidestepper "The Buena Vibra Sound System" (Palm Pictures)
Tcheka "Lonji" (Times Square/Lusafrica)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS ACOUSTIC FRANCE" (Putumayo)
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Daoud & Saleh Al-Kuwaity "Masters Of Iraqi Music: Original Recordings Remastered" (Arc Music)
Breabach "The Big Spree" (Compass)
Hamilton De Holanda & Andre Mehmari "Continuous Friendship" (Adventure)
Dengue Fever "Venus On Earth" (M-80)
Helena "Bang! Dillinger Girl & Baby Face Nelson" (Sunnyside)
Kakande "Dununya" (Jumble)
Aidan O'Rourke "Sirius" (Compass)
Rupa & The April Fishes "Extraordinary Rendition" (Cumbancha)
Various Artists "BRAZILIAN BEATS" (boxset) (Mr. Bongo)
Various Artists "DUTCH RARE FOLK" (Food For Thought)
Various Artists "MAMBO A PARIS: 1949-1953" (Fremeaux)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: QUEBEC" (Putumayo)
Various Artists "SCOTTISH FOLK AT ITS BEST" (Arc Music)
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Badma Khanda Ensemble "Mongolian Music From Buryatia" (Arc Music)
Joe Barbieri "In Parole Povere" (Le Pop Muzik)
Mbilia Bel "Bel Canto: Best Of The Genidia Years: 1982-1987" (Stern's Africa)
Capercaillie "Roses And Tears" (Compass)
Chambao "Con Otro Aire" (Sony-BMG/Norte)
Toumani Diabate "The Mande Variations" (World Circuit/Nonesuch)
Mary Fettig "Brazilian Footprints" (F Major Records)
Kassin +2 "Futurismo" (Luaka Bop)
Claudius Linton "Roots Master" (Sun King)
Lydia Mendoza "The Best Of Lydia Mendoza" (Arhoolie)
Os Mutantes "Live At The Barbican Theatre" (Luaka Bop)
Niyaz "Nine Heavens" (Six Degrees)
Lisa Ono "Best"
Sonantes "Sonantes" (Six Degrees)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: AFRICAN PARTY" (Putumayo)
Various Artists PUTUMAYO PRESENTS CAFE CUBANO (Putumayo)
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Vashti Bunyan "Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind" (Dicristina Stair Builders)
Generoso Jimenez "Ritmo/Trombon Majadero" (Malanga Music)
Nic Jones "Game Set Match" (Topic)
Peru Negro "Zamba Malato" (Times Square)
Maria Rita "Meu Samba" (Universal)
Tabu Ley Rochereau "The Voice Of Lightness" (Sterns Africa)
Various Artists "BLACK MIRROR - REFLECTIONS IN GLOBAL MUSICS" (Dust-To-Digital)
Various Artists "LA FRANCE ET LE BEATLES, v.1-5" (Magic) (series)
Various Artists "UMALALI: THE GARIFUNA WOMEN'S PROJECT" (Cumbancha)
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African Virtuoses "The Classic Guinean Guitar Group" (Sterns)
Auktyon "Girls Sing" (Geometriya)
Celtic Fiddle Festival "Equinoxe" (Loftus)
Joao Gilberto "For Tokyo" (Universal-Japan)
Jovino Santos Neto "Alma Do Nordeste: Soul Of The Northwest" (Adventure Music)
Various Artists "COLOMBIA: THE GOLDEN AGE OF DISCOS FUENTES" (Soundway)
Various Artists "NIGERIA SPECIAL" (Soundway)
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Jorge Ben "Recuerdos De Asuncion 443" (Som Livre)
Chico Buarque "Os Primeiros Anos" (Som Livre box set)
Cheb I Sabbah "Devotion" (Six Degrees)
Nat "King" Cole "A Mis Amigos" (Collector's Choice)
Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill "Welcome Here Again" (Compass/Green Linnet)
Ojos De Brujo "Techari Live" (Six Degrees)
Steve Reid "Daxaar" (Domino)
Sacambaya "From The Heart Of South America" (Arc Music)
Son De La Frontera "Son De La Frontera" (World Village)
Son De La Frontera "Cal" (World Village)
Heidi Talbot "In Love & Light" (Compass)
Various Artists "THE ETHIOPIAN MILLENNIUM COLLECTION" (AIT)
Various Artists "HISTORIA DA ODEON: VOLUME 2" (EMI-Odeon)
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Alex Alvear "Equatorial" (Colorado Music)
Jorge Ben "Big Ben" (Philips-Japan)
Benjamin Biolay "Trash Yeye" (Virgin-France)
Fredda "Toutes Mes Aventures" (Le Pop Musik)
Grey Larsen & Cindy Kallet "Cross The Water" (Sleepy Creek)
Mozaik "Changing Trains" (Compass)
The Savoy Family Band "Turn Loose But Don't Let Go" (Arhoolie)
She'koyokh Klezmer Ensemble "Sandanski's Chickens" (Arc Music)
Various Artists "AUTHENTICITE" (Stern's/Syllart)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: LATIN REGGAE" (Putumayo)
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Sola Akingbola "Routes To Roots: Yoruba Drums From Nigeria" (Arc Music)
O Bando "O Bando" (Discos Mariposa reissue)
Jorge Ben "Forca Bruta" (Dusty Groove reissue)
Grada "Cloudy Day Navigation" (Compass)
Sol Hoopii "Sol Hoopii In Hollywood" (Grass Skirt)
Eileen Ivers "An Nollaig: An Irish Christmas" (Compass)
Konono No.1 "Live At Couleur Cafe" (Crammed Disc)
Ladysmith Black Mambazo "Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu" (Heads Up Africa)
Youssou N'Dour "Rokku Mi Rokka (Give And Take)" (Nonesuch)
Orquestra Imperial "Carnaval So Ano Que Vem" (Som Livre)
Las Rubias Del Norte "Panamericana" (Barbes)
Les Sans Culottes "Le Weekender" (VibraTone)
Jake Shimabukuro "My Life (EP)" (Hitchhike) Martin Simpson "Prodigal Son" (Compass)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS TANGO AROUND THE WORLD" (Putumayo)
Various Artists "20 WAYS TO FLOAT THROUGH WALLS" (Crammed Disc)
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17 Hippies "Heimlich" (Hipster)
Muiza Adnet "...Sings Moacir Santos" (Adventure Music)
Gaby Lita Bembo "Kita Mata ABC" (RetroAfric)
Los Gatos Salvajes "Complete Recordings" (No Fun)
Habib Koite "Afriki" (Cumbancha)
Mike Marshall/Darol Anger/Vasen "Mike Marshall & Darol Anger With Vasen" (Adventure Music)
Loreena McKennitt "Nights From The Alhambra" (Verve)
Clara Moreno "Meu Samba Torto" (Atracao/Compass)
Shahram Nazeri & Hafez Nazeri "The Passion Of Rumi" (Quarter Tone)
Patrick Street "On The Fly" (Loftus)
Puerto Plata "Mujer De Cabaret" (Iaso)
Henri Salvador "Reverence" (V2/Circular Moves)
Elza Soares "Beba-Me" (Biscoito Fino)
Taraf De Haidouks "Maskarada" (Crammed Disc)
Athena Tergis "A Letter Home" (Compass)
Yamato Ensemble "Japanese Music By Michio Miyagi, Vol. 1" (Arc Music)
Various Artists "BACHATA ROJA" (Iaso)
Various Artists "LA BELLE EPOQUE -- EMI'S FRENCH GIRLS: 1965-1968" (EMI)
Various Artists "BRAZILIAN BIG BANDS" (Fremeaux)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS ISRAEL" (Putumayo)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS NEW ORLEANS BRASS BANDS" (Putumayo)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS WORLD HITS" (Putumayo)
Various Artists "THE ROOTS OF CHICHA" (Barbes)
Various Artists "SONGS OF THE AFRICAN COAST" (Yarngo)
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Antonio Adolfo & Carol Saboya "Ao Vivo" (Kuarup)
Boca Do Rio "Boca Do Rio" (Vagabundo)
Ceu "Ceu" (Six Degrees)
Cindy Combs "Sunny Rain: Guitar Solos" (Dancing Cat)
Hamilton De Holanda "Intimo" (Adventure Music)
Ibrahim Ferrer "Mi Sueno" (Nonesuch/World Circuit)
Julie Fowlis "Cuilidh" (Spit & Polish)
Bebel Gilberto "Momentos" (Six Degrees)
Francoise Hardy "(Parentheses)" (Virgin)
Joyce "Passarinho Urbano" (reissue) (WEA/Continental)
Oliver Mtukudzi "Tsimba Itsoka" (Heads Up)
Cyril Pahinui "He'eia" (Dancing Cat)
Karine Polwart "Scribbled In Chalk" (Spit & Polish)
Rodrigo & Gabriela "Rodrigo y Gabriela" (ATO)
Ricardo Silveira "Outro Rio" (Adventure Music)
Socalled "Ghettoblaster" (JDub)
Waterson:Carthy "Holy Heathens And The Old Green Man" (Topic)
Various Artists "CASA EDISON E SEU TEMPO" (Biscoito Fino)
Various Artists "LE POP, v.4" (Le Pop Musik)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS LATIN JAZZ" (Putumayo, 2007)
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Bole 2 Harlem "Volume One" (Sounds Of The Mushroom)
Havana Carbo "Through A Window, Like A Dream" (Modl Music)
Contemporary America "Another Center" (Adventure Music)
Cubanismo "Greetings From Havana" (AIM)
Roberto Fonseca "Zamazu" (Enja/Justin Time)
Mariza "Concerto Em Lisboa" (Times Square)
Os Mutantes "A Arte De Os Mutantes" (Universal-Brasil)
Novos Baianos "E Ferro Na Boneca" (RGE)
Oojami "Boom Shinga Ling" (CIA)
Baluji Shrivastav "Shadow Of The Lotus: Classical Indian Ragas" (Arc Music)
Spanish Harlem Orchestra "United We Swing" (Six Degrees)
Turbo Tabla "The Belly And The Beat" (CIA)
Various Artists "JEWFACE" (Reboot Stereophonic)
Various Artists "LAGOS CHOP UP" (Honest Jon's Records)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO WORLD PARTY" (Putumayo)
Various Artists "TAMBURITZA!" (Arhoolie)
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Mario Adnet "Jobim Jazz" (Adventure Music)
Tony Allen "Lagos No Shaking" (Honest Jon's)
Zeca Baleiro "Raimundo Fagner & Zeca Baleiro" (Universal-Indie)
Keola Beamer "Ka Hiniki O Ka Hau" (Dancing Cat)
Maria Bethania "Viva Bethania!" (reissue series) (Universal)
Casa Das Maquinas "Casa Das Maquinas" (reissue) (Som Livre)
Ojos De Brujo "Techari" (Six Degrees)
Andy Palacio "Watina" (Cumbancha)
Som Nosso De Cada Dia "A Procura Da Essencia: Ao Vivo 1975-1976" (Editio Princeps)
Andy Statman "Awakening From Above" (Shefa)
Tinariwen "Aman Iman" (World Village)
Vieux Farka Toure "Vieux Farka Toure" (World Village)
Caetano Veloso "Ce" (Nonesuch)
Various Artists: "BRAZILIAN FUNK EXPERIENCE" (Nascente)
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Apollo Nove "Res Inexplicada Volans" (Crammed Disc)
Blackbeard "Strictly Dub Wize" (reissue) (EMI Front Line)
Blackbeard "I Wah Dub" (reissue) (EMI/More Cut/Zonophone)
Cubanoson "Recordando A Cuba: Papo Ortega Presente Cubanoson" (Self-Released)
Hamilton De Holanda & Mike Marshall "New Words/Novas Palabras" (Adventure Music)
Loreena McKennitt "An Ancient Muse" (Verve)
Natalie McMaster "Yours Truly" (Rounder)
Marisa Monte "Universo Ao Meu Redor" (EMI)
Marisa Monte "Infinito Particular" (EMI)
Michael O'Neill "Ontophony" (Adventure Music)
Idan Raichel "The Idan Raichel Project" (Cumbancha)
Hossam Ramzy "Bedouin Tribal Dance" (Arc Music)
Marta Topferova "Flor Nocturna" (World Village)
Various Artists: "LONDON IS THE PLACE FOR ME, v. 1-2" (Honest Jon's)
Various Artists "NEVER THE SAME" (Honest Jon's)
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Mario Adnet "From The Heart" (Adventure Music)
Los Amigos Invisibles "Super Pop Venezuela" (Gozadera)
Luiz Bonfa "Le Roi Du Bossa Nova" (reissue) (Sunnyside)
Hamilton De Holanda "Brasilianos" (Adventure Music)
Seckou Keita Quartet "Tama-Silo: Afro-Mandinka Soul" (Arc Music)
Lenine "Vamos Pro Mundo" (Six Degrees/Crammed Disc)
John McSherry & Donal O'Connor "Tripswitch" (Compass)
Roberto Mendes "Traducao" (Atracao)
Fernanda Porto "Giramundo" (Trama/Circular Moves)
Philippe Baden Powell "Estrada De Terra" (Adventure Music)
Daniel Santiago "On The Way" (Adventure Music)
Ska Cubano "Ay Caramba!" (Cumbancha)
Solas "Reunion: A Decade Of Solas" (Compass)
Techung "Songs From Tibet" (Arc Music)
A Voz Do Morro "Os Sambistas" (reissue) (RGE)
Various Artists: "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: ACOUSTIC AFRICA" (Putumayo)
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Csokolom "Dog Daze" (Arhoolie)
Prince Diabate "Djerelon" (Kora Company)
Kad "Societe" (Beleza)
Sao Paulo Underground "Sauna: Um, Dois, Tres" (Submarine/Aesthetics)
Son Sublime "Bailando Con Son Sublime!" (LasemCo)
Various Artists: PUTUMAYO PRESENTS MUSIC OF THE WINE LANDS (Putumayo)
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Geraldo Azevedo & Alceu Valenca "Quadrafonico" (reissue) (Copacabana)
Cabruera Cabruera "Proibido Cochilar" (Piranha)
Danilo Caymmi "Cheiro Verde" (reissue) (Whatmusic)
Cheb i Sabbah "La Ghriba: La Kahena Remixed" (Six Degrees)
Trio Hugo Diaz "Classical Tango Argentina" (Arc Music)
Lila Downs "La Cantina: Entre Copa Y Copa..." (Narada)
Kal "Kal" (Asphalt Tango)
Romica Puceanu & The Gore Brothers "Sounds From A Bygone Era, v.2" (Asphalt Tango)
Think Of One "Trafico" (World Village)
Sam Ku West "Hawaiian Hula Blues: 1928-1929" (Grass Skirt)
Various Artists "YOUNG SCOTTISH PIPERS" (Arc Music)
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Marcos Amorim "Sete Capelas" (Adventure Music)
Ancient Future "Planet Passion" (Self-Released)
Gotan Project "Lunatico" (XL)
Charles Lloyd/Zakir Hussain/Eric Harland "Sangam" (ECM)
Boban Markovic Orkestar "The Promise" (Piranha)
Tony Mola "Samba + Samba" (Blue Jackel)
Jovino Santos Neto "Roda Carioca" (Adventure Music)
Novos Baianos "Vamos Pro Mundo" (Som Livre)
Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys "Dominoes" (Rounder)
Sara Tavares "Balance" (Times Square)
Le Trio Joubran "Randana" (Harmonia Mundi)
Alceu Valenca "Molhado De Suor" (Som Livre)
Marcos Valle/Various Artists "Vila Sesamo" (Som Livre)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS TURKISH GROOVE" (Putumayo)
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Asha Bhosle "Love Supreme" (Times Square)
The Chieftains "The Essential Chieftains" (Sony-BMG Legacy)
Danu "When All Is Said And Done" (Shanachie)
Sergio Mendes/Various Artists "Timeless" (Concord)
Soweto Gospel Choir "Blessed" (Shanachie)
Marcos Valle "Jet Samba" (Planet Rhythm)
Various Artists "DEVOTION: RELIGIOUS CHANTS FROM INDIA" (Arc Music)
Various Artists "ORIGINAL IRISH TENORS" (Sony-BMG/Legacy)
Various Artists "WHAT THE SHITE: SHITE 'N' ONIONS, v.2" (Omnium)
Various Artists "WHISKEY IN THE JAR" (Sony-BMG/Legacy)
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Anga "Echu Mingua" (Nonesuch/World Circuit)
Susan McKeown "Blackthorn: Irish Love Songs" (World Village)
Perez Prado "The Best Of Perez Prado" (Sony-BMG Legacy)
Samite "Embalasasa" (World Village)
Nii Tagoe "African Roots" (Arc)
Zemog "Cama De La Conga" (Aagoo)
Various Artists "CAYMMI: 90 ANOS -- MAR E TERRA" (BMG)
Various Artists "SAMBA" (Arc Music)
Various Artists "TROPICALIA: A BRAZILIAN REVOLUTION IN SOUND" (Soul Jazz)
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Rachel Magoola "Songs From The Source Of The Nile" (Arc Music)
Karen Matheson "Downriver" (Compass)
Michael McGoldrick "Wired" (Compass)
Plena Libre "Evolucion" (Times Square)
Oleg Ponomarev "Master Of The Russian Gypsy Violin" (Arc Music)
Julia Sarr & Patrice Larose "Set Luna" (Universal-France/No Format)
Sharon Shannon "The Sharon Shannon Collection: 1990-2005" (Compass)
Thandiswa "Zabalaza" (Gallo/Escondida)
Trio Esperanca "Nos Somos O Sucesso" (reissue) (EMI-Odeon)
Various Artists "ASAP: THE AFROBEAT SUDAN AID PROJECT" (Mobida)
Various Artists "ZIRIGUIBOOM: NOW SOUND OF BRAZIL 2" (Six Degrees)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: BRAZILIAN LOUNGE" (Putumayo)
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Rogerio Duprat "A Banda Tropicalista Do Rogerio Duprat" (reissue) (Philips)
Frank London "Carnival Conspiracy" (Piranha)
Motion Trio "Play Station" (Asphalt Tango)
Cathie Ryan "The Farthest Shore" (Shanachie)
Savae "La Noche Buena" (World Library)
Silvinha "Silvinha" (reissue) (Odeon)
Ukulele Club Of Paris "Manuia!" (Universal-France)
Le Yeuxs Noirs "Tchorba" (World Village)
Various Artists: "AFRO BABY" (Strut/Soundway)
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Carlinhos Brown "Milagro De Candeal" (BMG-Spain)
Lula Cortes & Ze Ramalho "Paebiru" (Rozenblit/Mocambo)
Curumin "Achados E Perdidos" (Quannum)
Ibrahim Ferrer "Ay, Candela" (Escondida)
Great Big Sea "The Hard And The Easy" (Rounder)
Winifred Horan & Mick McAuley "Serenade" (Compass)
Jorane "The You And The Now" (Six Degrees)
Klezmer Juice "Klezmer Juice " (Arc Music)
Baaba Maal "Palm World Voices: Baaba Maal -- Senegal" (Palm Pictures/Universal)
Souad Massi "Mesk Eli (Honeysuckle)" (Wrasse)
Nous Non Plus "...Nous Non Plus" (Aeronaut)
Moacir Santos "Choros & Alegria" (Adventure Music)
Ravi Shankar "The Essential Ravi Shankar" (Sony Legacy)
Ion Petre Stoican "Sounds From A Bygone Era, v.1" (Asphalt Tango)
Vocal Baobab "Yoruba Dream: Afro-Cuban Chant" (Arc Music)
Zarbang "Persian And Middle Eastern Percussion" (Arc Music)
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Bantu "Fuji Satisfaction: Soundclash In Lagos" (Piranha)
Andy Cummings "... And His Hawaiian Serenaders" (Hana Ola)
Follow Follow "Afro-Groove" (Ombu)
Toninho Horta & Nicola Stilo "Duets" (Adventure Music)
Kronos Quartet & Asha Bhosle "You've Stolen My Heart" (Nonesuch)
Various Artists "ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE" (Uncivilized World)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS CELTIC CROSSROADS" (Putumayo)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS FRENCH PLAYGROUND" (Putumayo)
Various Artists "SOUNDS OF THE WORLD" (Wrasse)
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Amadou & Mariam "Dimanche A Bamako" (Nonesuch)
BiD "Bambas & Biritas, v.1" (MCD Soulcity)
Liz Carroll & John Doyle "In Play" (Compass)
Thalma De Freitas "Thalma De Freitas" (EP) (EMI-Cardume)
Boris Kovacs & La Campanella "World After History" (Piranha)
Old Blind Dogs "Play Live" (Green Linnet)
Kate Rusby "The Girl Who Couldn't Fly" (Compass)
Jake Shimabukuro "Dragon" (Hitchhike/Sony-Japan)
Ciaran Tourish "Down The Line" (Compass)
Boubacar Traore "Kongo Magni" (World Village)
Zuco 103 "Whaa!" (Crammed Disc/Six Degrees)
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Kiran Ahluwalia "Kiran Ahluwalia" (Triloka)
Baka Beyond "Rhythm Tree" (March Hare Music)
Compay Segundo "El Compadre Again" (Escondida)
John Doyle "Wayward Son" (Compass)
Daniel Gonzaga "Areia" (Dabliu)
Tony MacManus & Alain Genty "Singing Sands" (Compass)
Omara Portuondo "Sentimiento" (Escondida)
Ritmo y Canto "Ritmo y Canto" (Everlovin' Records)
Seu Jorge "Cru" (Wrasse)
Shooglenifty "Radical Mestizo" (Compass)
Various Artists: "THE SEXUAL LIFE OF THE SAVAGES" (Soul Jazz)
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Salma Al Assal "Women Singers Of Sudan" (Arc Music)
Fanfare Savale "Speed Brass Of The Gypsies" (Sub Rosa)
Gnoua Brotherhood Of Marrakesh "Moroccan Trance II: Sufi" (Sub Rosa)
A Hawk And A Hacksaw "Darkness At Noon" (Leaf)
Christopher Hedge "The New Heroes" (Triloka)
Chris Burton Jacome "Flamenco" (CBJ)
Antonio Carlos Jobim & Mario Adnet "Symphonic Jobim" (Adventure Music)
Ananda Shankar "Ananda Shankar" (reissue) (Reprise)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS ITALIAN CAFE" (Putumayo)
Various Artists "RIO BAILE FUNK: FAVELA BOOTY BEATS" (Essay)
Various Artists "SON CUBANO NYC" (Astralwerks)
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Keren Ann "Nolita" (Blue Note)
Waldemir Bastos "Renascence" (Times Square)
Carlinos Brown "...E Carlito Marron" (BMG-Ariola)
Carla Bruni "Quel Qu'un Ma' Dit'" (V2)
Cheb i Sabbah "La Kahena" (Six Degrees)
Coralie Clement "Bye Bye Beaute" (Nettwerk)
Joao Donato "A Bad Donato" (Blue Thumb)
Lura "Di Korpu Ku Alma" (Lusafrica/Escondida)
Ali Farka Toure "Red & Green" (Nonesuch)
Transglobal Underground "Impossible Broadcasting" (Triloka)
Various Artists "EARLY GUITAR MUSIC OF WEST AFRICA" (Heritage)
Various Artists "THE HISTORY OF SLACK KEY GUITAR" (Harlequin)
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Altaf Gnawa Group "Gnawa Music From Morocco" (Arc Music)
Bauls Of Bengal "Mystic Songs From India" (Arc Music)
Simon Dias "Mis Canciones" (World Village)
Celso Fonseca "Rive Gauche Rio" (Crammed Disc/Six Degrees)
Kasumai "Senegal: Urban Rhythms" (Arc Music)
Oliver Mtukudzi "Nhava" (Heads Up)
Ismael Reinhardt "Gypsy Swing" (Arc Music)
Sharon Shannon "Spellbound"; "Out The Gap"; "Each Little Thing" (Compass)
O.K. Subramaniam "Inde De Sud: Nagaswaram In The Carnatic Tradition" (Inedit)
Super Uba "Tierra Lejana" (Iaso)
Various Artists "CAMBODIAN ROCKS, v.3" (Khmer Rocks)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS MALI" (Putumayo)
Various Artists "STEELING 'ROUND THE WORLD" (Heritage)
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Bonga "Kaxexe" (Lusafrica/Times Square)
Branko Krsmanovic Group "Music Of Serbia And Montenegro" (Arc Music)
Charanga Cakewalk "Loteria De La Cumbia Lounge"(Triloka)
Pedro Luis Ferrer "Rustico" (Escondida)
Jim Jensen & The Hawaiian Hotshots (Cumquat)
The Klezmatics "Brother Moses Smote The Water" (Piranha)
Ana Moura "Guarda-Me A Vida Na Mao" (World Village)
Ojos De Brujo "Remesclas De La Casa" (World Village)
Rachid Taha "Tekitoi" (Wrasse)
Savina Yannatou "Sumiglia" (ECM)
Various Artists "ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA" (Arc Music)
Various Artists "MUSIC OF SARDINIA" (Arc Music)
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Brazilian Girls "Brazilian Girls" (Verve)
Ensemble Al-Kindi "Les Derviches Tourneurs De Damas" (Le Chant Du Monde)
Ensemble Al-Kindi "Transe Soufie D'Alep" (Le Chant Du Monde)
Ladysmith Black Mambazo "No Boundaries" (Heads Up Africa, 2004)
Lo'Jo "Ce Soir La..." (World Village)
Masters Of Persian Music "Faryad" (World Village)
Orchestra Makassy "Legends Of East Africa" (Arc Music)
Paris Combo "Motifs" (Universal-DRG)
Chango Spasiuk "Tarefaro De Mis Pagos" (Piranha, 2004)
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Eva Ayllon "Leyenda Peruana" (Times Square)
Issa Bagayogo "Tassoumakan" (Six Degrees)
Batucadeiras De Rincon "Cap-Vert: Batuco De l'Ile De Santiago" (Inedit MCM)
Marcel Khalife "Caress" (Nagam)
Kitka "Wintersongs" (World Village)
Sandra Luna "Tango Varon" (Times Square)
Motion Trio "Pictures From The Street" (Indigo)
Ojos De Brujo "Bari" (Times Square)
Radio Tarifa "Fiebre" (Nonesuch)
Johan Christher Schutz "Passion" (Acousticolour)
Rokia Traore "Bowmboi" (Nonesuch)
Warsaw Village Band "People's Spring" (World Village)
Various Artists "INDIA: THE GREATEST SONGS EVER" (Time-Life)
Various Artists "RITMO AFRO-CUBANO" (Fantasy)
Various Artists "WORLD 2004" (Wrasse)
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Dzihan Kamien Orchestra "Live In Vienna" (Six Degrees)
Fula Flute "Fula Flute" (Fula Flute Music)
Ely Guerra "Sweet & Sour, Hot & Spicy" (Higher Octave)
Joji Hirota "Japanese Taiko" (Arc Music)
Stephen Kent "Oil & Water" (Family Tree)
N'faly Kouyate & Dunyakan "Kora Grooves From West Africa" (Arc Music)
Maria Marquez "Princesa De La Naturaleza" (Adventure Music)
Youssou N'Dour "Egypt" (Nonesuch)
Gonzalo Rubalcaba "Paseo" (Blue Note)
Tinariwen "Amassakoul" (World Village)
Tummel "Klezmerised" (Arc Music)
Various Artists "FESTIVAL IN THE DESERT" (DVD) (World Village)
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Bebo & Cigala "Lagrimas Negras" (Calle 54)
Sean Doyle "The Light And The Half-Light" (Compass)
Ex-Centric Sound System "West Nile Funk" (Indieland)
Hidekazu Katoh & Richard Stagg "Masters Of The Shakuhachi" (Arc Music)
The Klazz Brothers & Cuba Percussion "Classic Meets Cuba" (Sony Classical)
Miriam Makeba "Reflections" (Gallo)
The Outernationalists "Ethnomixicology" (Six Degrees)
Omara Portuondo "Flor De Amor" (Nonesuch)
Darko Rundek "Ruke: La Comedie Des Sens" (Piranha)
Les Sans Culottes "Fixation Orale" (Aeronaut)
Heidi Talbot "Distant Future" (Compass)
Various Artists "MEXIQUE: LA HUASTECA - DANSES ET HUAPANGOS" (Ocora)
Various Artists "THE PULSE OF AFRICA" (Arc Music)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: NUEVO LATINO" (Putumayo) ()
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: SAHARA LOUNGE" (Putumayo) ()
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Abyssinia Infinite "Zion Roots" (Network)
Benjamin Biolay "Negatif" (Virgin-France)
Karan Casey "Distant Shore" (Shanachie)
Daara J "Boomerang" (Wrasse)
Dando Shaft "Anthology" (RPM)
Danu "The Road Less Traveled" (Shanachie)
Earth-Wheel-Sky-Band "Waltz Rromano" (Piranha)
Ensemble Ibn Arabi "Chants Soufis Arabo-Andalous" (Institut Fran Ais De L'Oriental)
Mahmoud Fadl "The Drummers Of The Nile In Town" (Piranha)
Kayhan Kalhor & Ali Akbar Moradi "In The Mirror Of The Sky" (World Village)
Shujaat Husain Khan "Hawa Hawa" (World Village)
Habib Koite & Bamada "Foly! Live Around The World" (World Village)
Baaba Maal "The Best Of The Early Years" (Wrasse)
Ustad Farida Mahwash "Radio Kaboul" (Harmonia Mundi)
Miriam Makeba "The Best Of The Early Years" (Wrasse)
Miriam Makeba "The Definitive Collection" (Wrasse)
Boban I Marko "Balkan Brass Fest" (Piranha)
Juanito Marquez "Arrimate Pa'ca" (Caney)
Dorothy Masuka "The Definitive Collection" (Wrasse)
Pablo Milanes "The Definitive Pablo Milanes" (Wrasse)
Tommy Peoples "Waiting For A Call" (Shanachie)
Peru Negro "Sangre De Un Son" (Times Square)
Ravi "The Afro Brazilian Project" (Arc Music)
Tino Rossi "Compositions: 1932-1950" (Fremeaux)
Gregori Schechter & The Wandering Few "Klezmer" (Arc Music)
Solas "Another Day" (Shanachie)
Idrissa Soumaoro "Kote" (Wrasse)
Atahualpa Yupanqui "Piedra Y Camino: 1936/1947" (Discmedi)
Atahualpa Yupanqui "Buenas Noches, Compatriotas" (Fremeaux)
Various Artists "AFRICA STRAIGHT AHEAD" (Heads Up)
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Baka Beyond "East To West" (Narada)
Dilon Djindi "Dilon" (Riverboat)
Etoile De Dakar & Youssou N'Dour "Rough Guide To..." (Rough Guide)
David Hillyard & The Rocksteady 7 "United Front" (Do Tell Records)
Jalilah's Raks Sharki 6 "In A Beirut Mood" (Piranha)
Mamani Keita & Marc Minelli "Electro Bamako" (Universal-Palm)
Tania Libertad "Costa Negra" (World Village)
Gary Lucas "The Edge Of Heaven" (Indigo)
Lunasa "Redwood" (Green Linnet)
John McCusker "Goodnight Ginger" (Compass)
Nicolas Menheim & Le Super Sabador "Commandante Che Guevara" (Popular African Music)
Old Blind Dogs "The Gab O Mey" (Green Linnet)
Eddie Palmieri "Ritmo Caliente" (Concord)
Kate Rusby "10" (Pure/Compass)
Ryukyu Underground "Ryukyu Underground" (Riverboat)
The Skatalites "From Paris With Love" (World Village)
Tinariwen "The Radio Tsidas Sessions" (World Village)
Wapa Sakitanou "The Music Of Martinique" (Arc Music)
Zemog El Gallo Bueno "Zemog El Gallo Bueno" (Aagoo)
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Alexandra Youth Choir "South African Choral" (Naxos)
The Allenko Brotherhood Ensemble "The Allenko Brotherhood Ensemble" (Shanachie)
Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra "Talkatif" (Ninja Tune)
Battlefield Band "Happy Daze" (Temple)
Tarun Bhattacharya "The Art Of The Indian Santoor" (Arc Music)
Bohola "Bohola" (Shanachie)
Paul Brady "The Liberty Tapes" (Compass)
Anouar Brahem "Le Pas Du Chat Noir" (ECM)
Liz Carroll "Lake Effect" (Green Linnet)
The Chieftains "The Wide World Over" (BMG-RCA)
Stella Chiweshe "Talking Mbira" (Piranha)
Danu "All Things Considered" (Shanachie)
Roger Espinoza "Cafe Fuego" (New World)
Dick Gaughan "Outlaws And Dreamers" (Appleseed)
Hassan Hakmoun "The Gift" (Triloka)
Andy Iona "Hawaiians In Hollywood" (The Old Masters)
Generoso Jimenez "Generoso Que Bueno Toca Usted" (Pimienta/Universal)
Nic Jones "Unearthed" (Mollie's Music)
Laito Jr. & Laito Sr. "Siempre Juntos" (Ahi-Nama)
Lo-Jo "Au Cabaret Sauvage" (World Village)
Frank London "The Zmiros Project" (Traditional Crossroads)
Tejendra Narayan Majumdar "Raga Ahiri" (India Archives)
Maraca "Tremenda Rumba!"(Ahi-Nama)
Masters Of Persian Music "Without You" (ECM)
Stephan Micus "Desert Poems" (Ahi-Nama)
Oliver Mtukudzi "Vhunze Moto" (Putumayo)
Eddie Palmieri "La Perfecta II" (Concord)
Niamh Parsons "Heart's Desire" (Green Linnet)
Cesar Pedroso "Pupy, Y Los Que Son, Son" (Pimienta/Universal)
Gino Sitson "Song Zin... Vocadelic Tales"(Piranha)
Son Sublime "Gran Reserva" (LASEMCo)
Tabla Beat Science "Live In San Francisco At Stern Grove" (Palm/Axion)
Ziroq "Ziroq" (Triloka)
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Afel Bocoum "Alkibar" (Nonesuch)
Arte Mixto "Sin Chisme" (Ahi-Nama)
Sandy Denny "No More Sad Refrains" (A&M)
Candido Fabre "La Habana Quiere Guarachas Contigo" (Tumi)
Ghazal "Moon Rise Over The Silk Road" (Shanachie)
Kila "Lemonade And Buns" (Green Linnet)
Habib Koite "Baro" (Putumayo)
Kornog "Korong" (Green Linnet)
Wendo Kolosoy "Marie Louise" (Indigo)
Lalezar "Music Of The Sultans, Sufis and Seraglio" (Traditional Crossroads)
Manhattan Brothers "The Very Best Of... 1948-1959" (Stern's Africa)
Maraca "Descarga Total!" (Ahi-Nama)
Gopal Shankar Misra "Out Of Stillness" (Real World)
Toto La Momposina "Carmelina" (Indigo)
Cathal McConnell "Long Expectant Comes At Last" (Compass)
Youssou N'Dour "Joko" (Nonesuch)
Anders Norudde "Himself" (Northside)
Radio Tarifa "Cruzando El Rio" (Nonesuch)
Ravi "The Afro-Indian Project" (Arc Music)
Greg Ribot & Cumbia Del Norte "The International Conspiracy" (Cathexsis)
Kate Rusby "Sleepless" (Compass)
Anoushka Shankar "Anourag" (Angel)
Sharon Shannon "Sharon Shannon" (Compass)
Omar Sosa "Preitos" (Ota)
Tarika "Soul Makassar" (Triloka)
Ali Farka Toure "Radio Mali" (Nonesuch)
Pepe Vasquez "Ritmo De Negros" (Network)
Various Artists "PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: DOMINICA REPUBLICA" (Putumayo)
Various Artists "WOMEN OF REMBETICA" (Rounder)
