- Hugh Masekela – ‘66-’76 (Wrasse)
- Ebo Taylor – Yen Ara (Mr. Bongo)
- Sonido Gallo Negro – Mambo Cosmico (Glitterbeat)
- Kiala & the Afroblaster – Money (Turnagain Music)
- Leni Stern – 3 (LSR)
- Shina Williams & His African Percussionists – African Dances (Mr. Bongo)
- Malagasy Guitar Masters – Volo Hazo (Buda Musique)
- Catrin Finch/Seckou Keita – Soar (ARC Music)
- Femi Kuti – One People, One World (Knitting Factory)
- Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 – Black Times (Strut)
- Lucibela – Laco Umbilical (LusAfrica)
- Rahim Alhaj Trio – One Sky (Smithsonian Folkways)
- Auli & Tautumeitas – Lai Masina Kotajas! (CPL Music)
- Sameer Gupta – A Circle Has No Beginning (Sameer Gupta)
- Gili Yalo – Gili Yalo (Dead Sea)
- Gao Hong & Issam Rafea – Life As Is (Innova)
- Karim Maurice & Sid-Ahmed Belksier – Koum Tara (Odradek Records)
- The Turbans – The Turbans (Six Degrees)
- Playing for Change – Listen to the Music (Motema)
- Qais Essar – The Ghost Who Loves You Most (Qais Essar)
- Kiran Ahluwalia – 7 Billion (Kiran Ahluwalia)
- 47Soul – Balbron Promise (Cooking Vinyl)
- Orquesta Akokan – Orquesta Akokan (Daptone)
- Fanfarai Big Band – Rai Is Not Dead (Tour'n'sol Prod)
- Justin Hinds & the Dominos – Travel with Love (Omnivore/Nighthawk)
- Samurai Accordion – Te (Visage)
- Djeneba & Fousco – Kayeba Khasso (LusAfrica)
- Nancy Vieira -Manha Florida (LusAfrica)
- Gabacho Maroc – Tawassol (Sony)
- Nordic Raga – Nordic Raga (Riverboat)
- Oumar Kounate – Live in Bamako (Clermont)
- Sidi Toure – Toubalbero (Thrill Jockey)
- Kora Jazz Trio – Part IV (Giro Music)
- Lunasa – Cas (Lunasa)
- Tootard – Laisser Passer (Glitterbeat)
- El Naan – La Danza de Las Semillas (El Naan)
- Monsieur Doumani – Angathin (Monsieur Doumani)
- Gaiteiros de Lisboa – A Historia (Uguru)
- Emilia Lajunen/Suvi Oskala – Piilokisa (Nordic Notes)
- Afrika Mamas – Iphupho (ARC Music)
Chris Heim produces and hosts Global Village, a nationally and internationally distributed world music show; the nightly jazz show Night Train, and Crossroads, KMUW’s twice-weekly blues and R&B show. Chris is also a critic and freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Utne, Global Rhythm, Dirty Linen, and Option, among others.