| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 |
Ring Craft Posse |
St. Catherine In Dub 1972-1982 |
Moll-Selekta |
| 2 |
Wasis Diop |
Everything Is Never Quite Enough |
Triloka |
| 3 |
Aboubacar Camara |
Fanyifan |
Independent |
| 4 |
Sergent Garcia |
La Semilla Escondida |
EMI |
| 5 |
Ravi Shankar |
Rough Guide To Ravi Shankar |
World Music Network |
| 6 |
Barry Brown |
Rich Man Poor Man: 1978-1980 |
Moll-Selekta |
| 7 |
Cheb Mami |
Du Sud Au Nord |
EMI |
| 8 |
Ed S. |
Sound & Images From Eupatoria |
Top40.org |
| 9 |
Various |
Rough Guide To Mambo |
World Music Network |
| 10 |
Various * |
Matsuri: A Collection Of Japanese Canadian Artists |
Powell Street Festival |
| 11 |
Leahy * |
In All Things |
EMI |
| 12 |
Various |
Rough Guide To The Music Of Kenya |
World Music Network |
| 13 |
Karminsky Experience Inc. |
Power Of Suggestion |
Beggars |
| 14 |
Various |
The Rough Guide To Morocco |
World Music Network |
| 15 |
Toots & The Maytals |
True Love |
V2 |
| 16 |
Mohammed Rafi |
Rough Guide To Bollywood Legends |
World Music Network |
| 17 |
Ozomatli |
Street Signs |
Concord |
| 18 |
Nachito Herrera |
Puro Cubanu |
Dakota |
| 19 |
Various |
Rough Guide To Italia Nova |
World Music Network |
| 20 |
Various |
Sahara Lounge |
Putumayo |
