| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 |
Konono No.1 |
Live At Couleur Cafe |
Crammed Discs |
| 2 |
Vieux Farka Toure |
Remixed: UFOs Over Bamako |
Modiba |
| 3 |
Habib Koite & Bamada |
Afriki |
Cumbancha |
| 4 |
Manu Chao |
La Radiolina |
Radio Bemba |
| 5 |
Oliver Mtukudzi |
Tsimba Itsoka |
Tuku Music |
| 6 |
Federico Aubele |
Panamerica |
ESL |
| 7 |
Taraf De Haidouks |
Maskarada |
Crammed Discs |
| 8 |
Ojos De Brujo |
Techari Remixes |
Six Degrees |
| 9 |
Various |
World Hits |
Putumayo |
| 10 |
Anoushka Shankar And Karsh Kale |
Breathing Underwater |
EMI |
| 11 |
Prince Fatty |
Survival Of The Fattest |
Mr. Bongo |
| 12 |
Toots And The Maytals |
Light Your Light |
Concord |
| 13 |
Compadres, James Keelaghan And Oscar Lopez * |
Buddy Where You Been? |
Independent |
| 14 |
M.I.A. |
Kala |
XL |
| 15 |
Gaudi + Nursat Fateh Ali Khan |
Dub Qawwali |
Six Degrees |
| 16 |
Various |
Israel |
Putumayo |
| 17 |
Mr. Something Something And Ikwunga The Afrobeat Poet* |
Deep Sleep |
World |
| 18 |
Zap Mama |
Supermoon |
Everloving |
| 19 |
Various |
Gozalo! Bugalu Tropical: Vol. 2 |
Vampisoul |
| 20 |
The Silk String Quartet |
Contemporary & Traditional Chinese Music |
ARC |
