1. Tinariwen · Amatssou · Wedge [40]
  2. Kayhan Kalhor and Toumani Diabaté · The Sky Is the Same Colour Everywhere · Real World [2]
  3. Bokanté · History · Real World [8]
  4. Fatoumata Diawara · London Ko · 3ème Bureau / Wagram Music [1]
  5. Bantu · What Is Your Breaking Point? · Soledad Productions [11]
  6. Damir Imamović · The World and All That It Holds · Smithsonian Folkways Recordings [4]
  7. Ali Farka Touré · Voyageur · World Circuit [3]
  8. Omara Portuondo · Vida · One World [7]
  9. Saîdê Goyî · Jinê · Saîdê Goyî [12]
  10. Blick Bassy · Madiba · InFiné [6]
  1. Wilson das Neves · Senzala e Favela · FundiSom [-]
  2. Jawa · Last Breaths from Aleppo · Muziekpublique [13]
  3. Mari Kalkun · Stories of Stonia · Real World [-]
  4. Baaba Maal · Being · Marathon Artists [5]
  5. Seckou Keita with BBC Concert Orchestra · African Rhapsodies: A Work for Kora and Symphonic Orchestra · Claves [10]
  6. Eliades Ochoa · Guajiro · World Circuit [9]
  7. Shono · Kolkhozoy Traktor · CPL-Music / CPL-Musicgroup [15]
  8. La Cantiga de la Serena · La Novia · Zero Nove Nove [23]
  9. Cantares del Pacífico · Aguajes de Mar y Manglar · Chaco World Music [-]
  10. Matthieu Saglio · Voices · ACT [17]
  1. Frigg · Perintö / Heritage · Bafe’s Factory [19]
  2. Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood · Jarak Qaribak · World Circuit [28]
  3. Inna Baba Coulibaly · Djilly Kawral · Remote / Studio Mali [16]
  4. Rastak · Essentials · Rastak [18]
  5. Mehmet Polat Trio · Embodied Poetry · Aftab / AudioMaze [-]
  6. Sissoko, Segal, Parisien, Peirani · Les Égarés · Nø Førmat [29]
  7. Inna de Yard · Family Affair · Chapter Two / Wagram [36]
  8. Lankum · False Lankum · Rough Trade [34]
  9. Tony Allen & Adrian Younge · Tony Allen JID018 · Jazz Is Dead [-]
  10. Son Palenque · Itan Pa’loyo · Palenque [-]
  1. V.A. · Taa! Our Language May Be Dying, but Our Voices Remain · Glitterbeat [27]
  2. Oghlan Bakhshi · Across the Steppes · Felmay [-]
  3. Pausis · Pausis · Seikilo Ancient World Music [-]
  4. Al Bilali Soudan · Babi · Clermont Music [14]
  5. Faizal Mostrixx · Mutations · Glitterbeat [-]
  6. Balamuc · Tarkabarka · Balamuc [-]
  7. Balimaya Project · When the Dust Settles · New Soil x Jazz re:freshed [-]
  8. V.A. · Made in Zemo Alvani: Batsbi (Tsova Tushetian) Music from Georgia · Antonovka [-]
  9. Okwy Osadebe and Highlife SoundMakers International · Igbo Amaka · Palenque / Odogwu Entertainment [31]
  10. Tri Nguyen · Duos Alone · Naxos World [-]