1. Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita – Transparent Water – Otá Records / World Village (16↗)
2. Cemîl Qoçgîrî – Zalâl – Ahenk Müzik (2=)
3. Bargou 08 – Targ – Glitterbeat Records (-↗)
4. Bonga – Recados de Fora – Lusafrica (1↘)
5. Amira Medunjanin – Damar – World Village (3↘)
6. L’Orchestre Afrisa International – Melanie – Colomotion Records (25↗)
7. Tinariwen – Elwan – Wedge (-↗)
8. Aurelio – Darandi – Real World Records (17↗)
9. Kanazoé Orkestra – Miriya – Buda Musique (11↗)
10. Baba Zula – XX – Glitterbeat Records (23↗)
11. Gaye Su Akyol – Hologram İmparatorluğu – Glitterbeat Records (5↘)
12. Voxtra – The Encounter of Vocal Heritage – Muziekpublique (4↘)
13. The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc – Deliverance – The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc (13=)
14. Girma Bèyènè & Akalé Wubé – Éthiopiques 30: Mistakes on Purpose – Buda Musique (39↗)
15. The Klezmatics – Apikorsim / Heretics – World Village (7↘)
16. Mariem Hassan – La Voz Indómita (del Sáhara Occidental) – Nubenegra (10↘)
17. Kefaya – Radio International – Radio International Recordings (27↗)
18. Roberto Fonseca – ABUC – Impulse! (9↘)
19. George Telek, David Bridie & Musicians of the Gunantuna – A Bit Na Ta – Wantok Musik (12↘)
20. Noura Mint Seymali – Arbina – Glitterbeat Records (6↘)
21. Abou Diarra – Koya – Mix et Métisse (8↘)
22. Pascuala Ilabaca y Fauna – Rey Loj – Petit Indie (18↘)
23. Katarína Máliková – Pustvopol – Slnko Records (-↗)
24. Ethio Stars | Tukul Band featuring Mulatu Astatke – Addis 1988 – Piranha Records (-↗)
25. V.A – Une Anthologie du Khöömii Mongol – Routes Nomades / Buda Musique (-↗)
26. Orchestra Baobab – Tribute To Ndiouga Dieng – World Circuit Records (-↗)
27. Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha – Näennäinen – Playground Music / Asphalt Tango Records (-↗)
28. Piccola Orchestra Gagarin – Vostok – Whatabout Music (32↗)
29. Serendou – Zinder – Hirustica (-↗)
30. Simon Thacker & Justyna Jablonska – Karmana – Slap the Moon Records (-↗)
31. The Nile Project – Jinja – Zambaleta (-↗)
32. Black Flower – Artifacts – Sdban Ultra (-↗)
33. Inna de Yard - The Soul of Jamaica – Chapter Two Records (-↗)
34. Constantinople & Ablaye Cissoko – Jardins Migrateurs – Ma Case (15↘)
35. Richard Bona & Mandekan Cubano – Heritage – Qwest Records (19↘)
36. Kazut de Tyr – Jorjuna – Hirustica (-↗)
37. Çiğdem Aslan – A Thousand Cranes – Asphalt Tango Records (14↘)
38. Dhafer Youssef – Diwan of Beauty and Odd – Okeh Records (-↗)
39. Rhiannon Giddens – Freedom Highway – Nonesuch Records (-↗)
40. Andrea Pancur – Alpen Klezmer: Zum Meer – Galileo Music (35↘)
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