| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 |
Issa Bagayogo |
Tassoumakan |
Six Degrees |
| 2 |
Zap Mama |
Ancestry In Progress |
Luaka Bop |
| 3 |
Various |
Trust, Belief, Love, Respect: Select Cuts |
Select Cuts |
| 4 |
Various * |
Matsuri: A Collection Of Japanese Canadian Artists |
Powell Street Festival |
| 5 |
Autorickshaw |
Four Higher |
Tala-Wallah |
| 6 |
Steel Pulse |
African Holocaust |
Sanctuary |
| 7 |
Ring Craft Posse |
St. Catherine In Dub 1972-1982 |
Moll-Selekta |
| 8 |
Rokia Traore |
Bowmboi |
Nonesuch |
| 9 |
Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra |
Who Is This America? |
Ropeadope |
| 10 |
Various |
Hot Women: Women Singers From The Torrid Regions |
Klein & Aber |
| 11 |
Sly And Robbie |
The Dub Revolutionaries |
Ras |
| 12 |
Various |
Is It Rolling Bob? A Reggae Tribute To Bob Dylan |
Ras |
| 13 |
Eccodek * |
More Africa In Us |
Independent |
| 14 |
Paco De Lucia |
Cositas Buenas |
Blue Thumb |
| 15 |
Afrodizz * |
Kif Kif |
Do Right |
| 16 |
Mory Kante |
Sabou |
Riverboat |
| 17 |
Barry Brown |
Rich Man Poor Man: 1978-1980 |
Moll-Selekta |
| 18 |
Ravi Shankar |
Rough Guide To Ravi Shankar |
World Music Network |
| 19 |
Bossacucanova |
Una Batida Diferente |
Six Degrees |
| 20 |
Les Gitans De Sarajevo * |
En Voyage |
CDL |
