| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 |
Various |
Congotronics 2 |
Crammed Discs |
| 2 |
Various * |
Jamaica To Toronto: Soul, Funk And Reggae 1967-1974 |
Light In The Attic |
| 3 |
Roots Tonic Meets Bill Laswell |
Roots Tonic Meets Bill Laswell |
Roir |
| 4 |
Ali Farka Toure |
Savane |
World Circuit |
| 5 |
Ska Cubano |
Ay Caramba! |
Cumbancha |
| 6 |
Dubmatix * |
Atomic Subsonic |
7 Arts |
| 7 |
Bombay Dub Orchestra |
Bombay Dub Orchestra |
Six Degrees |
| 8 |
Cheb I Sabbah |
La Ghriba: La Kahena Remixed |
Six Degrees |
| 9 |
Cesaria Evora |
Rogamar |
Bluebird |
| 10 |
Natacha Atlas |
Mish Maoul |
Mantra |
| 11 |
Black Ox Orkestar * |
Nisht Azoy |
Constellation |
| 12 |
Toumani Diabate's Symmetrical Orchestra |
Boulevard De L'Independance |
World Circuit |
| 13 |
Novalima |
Afro |
Quango |
| 14 |
Eccodek * |
Voices Have Eyes |
Independent |
| 15 |
Extra Golden |
OK-Oyot Sysytem |
Thrill Jockey |
| 16 |
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars |
Living Like A Refugee |
Anti |
| 17 |
Tandava * |
Tandava |
Independent |
| 18 |
Ladysmith Black Mambazo |
Long Walk To Freedom |
Heads Up |
| 19 |
Chicago Afrobeat Project |
Chicago Afrobeat Project |
CabP |
| 20 |
Seckou Keita Quartet |
Afro Mandinka Soul |
ARC |
