- Girma Beyene & Akale Wube – Mistakes on Purpose/Ethiopiques 30 (Buda Musique)
- Debashish Bhattacharya – Hawaii to Calcutta (Riverboat)
- Montreal Guitare Trio – Danzas (Analekta)
- The Bongo Hop – Satingarona Pt. 1 (Underdog)
- Various Artists – Lost in China (Riverboat)
- L’Orchestre Afrisa International – Melanie (Colomotion)
- Aurelio – Darandi (RealWorld)
- Tamikrest – Kidal (Glitterbeat)
- Tinariwen – Elwan (Anti-)
- Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita – Transparent Water (Ota)
- Steve Khan – Backlog (Tone Center)
- Systema Solar – Rumbo a Tierra (Nacional)
- Baluji Shrivastav – Best of Baluji Shrivastav (Arc Music)
- Michel Camilo & Tomatito – Spain Forever (Verve)
- Various Artists – Synthesize the Soul (Ostinato)
- Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra – Revuelta Danza Party (Girovago)
- Mickey Hart – Planet Drum (Universal)
- Mamud Band – Dynamite on Stage! (Felmay)
- Various Artists – Togo Soul 70 (Hot Casa)
- Ogun Afrobeat – Koko Iroyin (Kamala)
- The Nile Project – Jinja (Zambaleta)
- Clinton Fearon – This Morning (Boogie Brown Productions)
- Anda Union – Homeland (Hohot)
- Alsarah & the Nubatones – Manara (Wonderwheel)
- Dawda Jobarteh – Transitional Times (Sterns Music)
- Lorraine Klaasen - Nouvelle Journee (Justin Time)
- Gaye su Akyol – Hologram Imparatorluga (Glitterbeat)
- Pascuala Ilabaca y Fauna – Rey Lojh (Petit Indies)
- Otros Aires – Perfect Tango (Galileo)
- Tiken Jah Fakoly – Racines (Barclay)
- Abou Diarra – Koya (Mix Metisse)
- Takuya Kuroda – Zigzagger (Concord)
- Bahama Soul Club – Havana ’58 (Buyu)
- Terrakota – Oxala (Altafonte)
- Le Tout-Puissant Orchestre Poly-Rythmo – Madjafalao (Because Music)
- Mei Han & Red Chamber – Classical and Contemporary Chinese Music (ARC Music)
- Yishak Banjaw – Love Songs Vol. 2 (Teranga Beat)
- Dzambo Agusevi Orchestra – Brass Like It Hot (ARC Music)
- Kottarashky & the Rain Dogs – Cats, Dogs and Ghosts (Asphalt Tango)
- The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc – Deliverance (Nordic Fiddlers Bloc)