- Various artists – Zaire 74: The African Artists (Wrasse)
- Vasen – Brewed (Northside)
- Trio Mediaeval & Arve Henriksen – Rimur (ECM)
- Sabil – Zabad, Twilight Tide (Harmonia Mundi)
- Ozomatli – Non-Stop: Mexico to Jamaica (Cleopatra)
- Quadro Nuevo & Cairo Steps – Flying Carpet (Fine Music)
- Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues – Different Voices (Dawnserly)
- Oumou Sangare – Mogoya (No Format!)
- Tony Allen – A Tribute to Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers (Blue Note)
- Kingston All Stars – Presenting Kingston All Stars (Roots and Wire)
- Ray Mantilla – High Voltage (Savant)
- Various artists – Pop Makossa (Analog Africa)
- Zampogneria – Fiumerapido (Finis Terre)
- Afrikan Protokol – Beyond the Grid (Abozame)
- Morgan Heritage – Avrakedabra (CTBC Music Group)
- Elida Almeida – Djunta Kudjer (LusAfrica)
- Various – Uzelli Psychedelic Anadalou (Uzelli)
- Sver – Fryd (Folkhall)
- Griselda Sanderson & Ricardo de Noronha – Veer (Waulk)
- Girme Beyene & Akale Wube – Mistakes on Purpose/Ethiopiques 30 (Buda Musique)
- Tinariwen – Elwan (Anti-)
- Toko Telo – Toy Taha Toy (Anio)
- Maria Kalaniemi & Eero Grundstrom – Svalan (Akero)
- Vocal Sampling – Asi de Sampling! (Zig Zag World)
- Orchestra Baobab – Tribute to Ndiouga Dieng (World Circuit)
- Various – Togo Soul 70 (Hot Casa)
- L’Orchestre Afrisa International – Melanie (Colomotion)
- Vieux Farka Toure – Samba (Six Degrees)
- Systema Solar – Rumbo a Tierra (Nacional)
- Debashish Bhattacharya – Hawaii to Calcutta (Riverboat)
- Various Artists – Synthesize the Soul (Ostinato)
- Rakkatak – Small Pieces (Rakkatak)
- Amine & Hamza – Fertile Paradoxes (ARC Music)
- Jerez Texas – Clar de Lluna (Jerez Texas)
- Tarek Yamani – Peninsular (Edict)
- Les Amazones d’Afrique – Republique Amazone (Real World)
- Maes/Martin/Gruel – Feule Caracal (Buda Musique)
- Quercus – Nightfall (ECM)
- Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita – Transparent Water (Ota)
- Ethio Stars/Tukul Band featuring Mulatu Astatke – Addis 1988 (Piranha)
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